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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Tech Talk with Dave - Part 3
DESCRIPTION:Have you started (or maybe finished) scanning all the photos in those albums\, boxes\, and file folders? Are there now dozens\, hundreds\, or thousands of photos on your computer in different folders? Have you simply transformed your physical photo mess into a digital photo mess? Can you find that one specific digital photo when you want or need it? \nAt our February training session\, Dave Lapierre will host another session of “Tech Talk with Dave.” Dave will field and (hopefully) answer your technology questions on a topic that often overwhelms many of us. \nMany of you will remember Dave’s previous presentations on photo preservation and how helpful they were. For this session\, Dave will give a brief overview of the basics of photo scanning and review file-naming conventions for those scanned digital photos to help you find them later. He’ll also go over some options for labelling digital photos with metadata (this is not what you name the image; rather\, it’s a description of what the image is\, who is in the image\, and where the photo was taken). Lastly\, he will talk about options for storing those digital photos so they are safe and can be retrieved when you want. He’ll also answer any questions that you would like to ask him. \nIf you would like to submit questions in advance\, please send them to Dave at westmassgen@gmail.com. Of course\, you can also ask your questions at the session. We hope you’ll join us for this very helpful presentation!
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-tech-talk-with-dave-part-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Murder\, Mayhem\, and Mystery!
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all had research discoveries that surprised and even shocked us. Have you discovered that an ancestor was murdered or was involved in a murder? An ancestor who was a horse thief\, robbed a bank\, or participated in a rebellion or another illegal event? Perhaps a story was passed down through the family\, and you have discovered\nevidence about what really happened! \nWe hope you’ll share your research discoveries with us at our January training session\, “Murder\, Mayhem\, and Mystery!” We all love a good story\, and your fellow members will appreciate hearing about your discoveries. \nShort (5 minutes or so) presentations about your ancestor and research will be combined with others from WMGS members for discussion and Q & A. \nThis will be an informal event\, so it isn’t necessary to provide tons of background\ninformation\, research documentation\, or other material about your ancestor or your\nresearch. We’re planning for this event to be fun and interactive\, so we hope you’ll\nconsider telling us about your ancestor! \nIf you’d like to share photos\, scanned documents\, or other digital material with your story\, please send the items to us at westmassgen@gmail.com by Friday\, January 12th\, and we’ll have them ready to share on the screen.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-murder-mayhem-and-mystery/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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SUMMARY:October Training Session: Back to the Future
DESCRIPTION:Remember the old days when members could chat about their genealogy research interests\, talk about discoveries and brick walls\, meet up with old friends\, and make\nnew friends at meetings? \nWell\, a worldwide pandemic upended all of that. We miss those opportunities and suspect that you do as well. The world has changed in many ways since COVID-19\narrived on the scene. Working from home and buying groceries online weren’t on our\nradar back then\, but we learned how. \nSocial and educational opportunities have changed as well. Virtual meetings and hybrid events needed an explanation\, but we’ve all become used to them now. \nBut what’s missing is our social time with members. Well\, that can still happen on Zoom and we’ll show you how at our October 19th training session! \nThis training session will be a follow-up to our Tech Talk with Dave – Take Two session\nin September. We’ll be practicing how to use Zoom breakout rooms\, the chat function\,\nand other options to visit with each other. We’ll have a chance to visit and get to know\nmore about our genealogy interests. \nWe hope you’ll join us for an evening of “Back to the Future” and enjoy spending some time with each other.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/october-training-session-back-to-the-future/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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SUMMARY:September Training Event: Tech Talk with Dave
DESCRIPTION:At our September training session\, Dave Lapierre will host another session of “Tech Talk with Dave.” Dave will field and (hopefully) answer your technology questions. \nDave will spend some time teaching us useful Zoom techniques\, including how to mute and unmute your mic\, turn your camera off or on\, set up a virtual background\, navigate\nZoom rooms\, use the chat and reactions functions (for example\, raise your hand to ask a question or applaud)\, share a document or website on screen\, change viewing  options from speaker only to gallery view\, and more. \nOur Program Committee is planning several interactive Zoom events for the next\nyear\, so Dave’s review of Zoom techniques will be helpful for everyone. He’ll then give members an opportunity to ask questions about computer and software problems that they might be experiencing.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/september-training-event-tech-talk-with-dave/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Hillary Schau presents Roots Magic Software - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:At our June training session\, Hillary Schau will be offering Part 2 of her presentation on the features of RootsMagic 8 software\, along with demonstrations on how to do the most common tasks of logging your family history and research. Time will be allowed\nat the end of the session for questions. \nIf you missed the first session\, the recording and handout are available in the Members\nOnly section of our website.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-hillary-schau-presents-roots-magic-software-part-1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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SUMMARY:WMGS Training Session: Hillary Schau presents Roots Magic Software - Part 1
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URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-training-session-hillary-schau-presents-roots-magic-software-part-1-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WMGS Training Session
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