Showing posts with label mygenshare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mygenshare. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Litigation Between Cyndi's List And MyGenShare Dismissed

The following is off the PRNewswire. I am so happy to hear this news. It just broke my heart when Cyndi Howells sued Barry Ewell and then Barry had to sue back to get his good name.  I hope all those that prejudged this case will respect the misunderstandings and move forward. Both Cyndi and Barry have much to offer the genealogy community and we are blessed by their efforts.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyndi's List and MyGenShare have successfully mediated a resolution of their pending legal actions and corrected any misunderstandings on mutually agreeable terms.
Cyndi's List filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington captioned Cyndi's List and Cynthia Howells v. MyGenShare.com, LLC and Barry Ewell, Case No. 3:12-cv-06074-RBL alleging copyright infringement, unfair trade practices, tortious interference, and unjust enrichment (the "Litigation"). MyGenShare denied the allegations by Cyndi's List and any "wrongdoing" and brought a counterclaim for defamation, tortious interference, and violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Cyndi's List denied the allegations of MyGenShare and any "wrongdoing."
The parties have dismissed all claims with prejudice.
Contact: Brad Warnock, brad@snappconner.com
SOURCE MyGenShare

Friday, June 14, 2013

Follow Barry's Weekly Genealogy Column in the Deseret News

The following is from Barry's Genealogy Newsletter.  I have personally been enjoying this well written weekly column. You don't need to be a subscriber to the paper to read the articles.

Follow Barry's Weekly Genealogy Column in the Deseret News

Barry J. Ewell has become a weekly contributor to the Salt Lake Desert News.  His column, unusually published in the Saturday online edition under "Faith" tab has become a very popular feature.  The following examples of the most recent work.
  1. Genealogy: Learning begins with a question
  2. Genealogy: Choose a record or source of information
  3. Family history is about collecting, sharing family stories
  4. Share family history by playing games
  5. Genealogy: Build an identity profile about ancestors
  6. Genealogy: Focusing on one ancestor at a time keeps the work simpler
  7. In genealogy work, home is a valuable source for family information
  8. Genealogy: Obtain and search the record
  9. Genealogy: Use and record what you learn
  10. U.S. census records from 1790-1940 are available for researchers
  11. Tips for getting — and keeping — your genealogy organized
  12. Memorial Day is the perfect time to remember the importance of genealogy and family history research
  13. Ideas to make remembering ancestors fun for your family
  14. Detailed, exhaustive research will yield success in genealogy pursuits

Saturday, May 25, 2013

MyGenShare Webinars

The following is from GenShare.


Join A Genealogy Webinar

The following webinars are schedule in the next two weeks.   Join us for great hour of learning and expanding you genealogy skills.

Supercharge Your Research:
Cut Ten Years off Your Learning Curve
Learn how to find your ancestors faster with substantially less road blocks, when you see your family in the times and seasons of their generation.  We will explore several simple, but very effective methods for creating a roadmap that you can follow, update, and change as you research your family.

Thursday, May 30, 7:00 PM Mountain Time | Register Here


Fifty Google Searches Every Genealogist Needs to Know
Search the internet like a genealogist.  Learn 50 of the most effective search queries that you, as a genealogist, can use to find what you want when you want it.

Thursday, June 6, 7:00 PM Mountain Time | Register Here

Important Note: Webinars will be aired in during the following times:
6:00 Pacific | 7:00 Mountain | 8:00 Central | 9:00 Eastern

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Free eBook Offer on Popular Genealogy Book

Here's a great chance to get a free ebook version of Barry J. Ewell's latest book!


Special Free eBook Offer:  Family Treasures—15 Lessons, Tips and Tricks for Discovering Your Family History

This is a limited time offer.   Barry J. Ewell will share with you a PDF of his book Family Treasures: 15 Lessons, Tips, and Tricks for Discovering Your Family History (437 pages).  The resource will help you increase your skills and speed at which you are able to improve you genealogy research success. 

If you or your friends would like a PDF copy of the book, do the following:
    Send email: bj57barry@gmail.com
    Subject Line: Free eBook

Book Overview

The following is an outline of the book and what you will find. The genealogy journey is not an easy one, but the treasures you'll discover on the way make the path well worth traveling —something Barry J. Ewell knows from personal experience.  In his travels he has found clues in everything from dusty relics to modern technology.  Now he is ready to share his experience and guide you through each step of your personal family history journey. Whether you're just beginning your family history journey or you're a seasoned genealogist, this book is the perfect road map to all the treasures still waiting for you in your personal family history.

Following is the book’s Table of Contents:
    Lesson 1: Genealogy Is a Repeatable Process
    Lesson 2: Start Organized, Stay Organized
    Lesson 3: Every Record Has Value
    Lesson 4: Where to Find Records
    Lesson 5: How to Search the Internet Like a Genealogist
    Lesson 6: Field Research Is Required
    Lesson 7: Cite and Verify Every Source
    Lesson 8: If Sherlock Holmes Were a Genealogist
    Lesson 9: Learn to Network
    Lesson 10: Stay Connected to the Network
    Lesson 11: Carefully Search Ancestor Writings
    Lesson 12: Search Every Page of Hometown Newspapers
    Lesson 13: Learn to Find the Origins of Immigrant Ancestor
    Lesson 14: The Oral Interview Is the Most Valued Research
    Lesson 15: Write and Publish Your Story
    Epilogue: Genealogy, Prayer, and Inspiration

   
Reviews of the book Family Treasures
The following reviews have been provided by genealogists who have read and used the book to enrich their research.  They reviews are very representative of the reivews.

Family Treasures is just that, a Genealogical Treasure
"From the beginning, this is a book that is designed to help the genealogy researcher accomplish more and in a more logical way. After starting two family tree projects about eighteen months ago, I adopted suggestions from a handful of newsletters along the way. What I found was a mixture of methodologies that didn't always work together well. My solution was to stop using the ineffective processes."

"The author, Barry Ewell, has the insights, ideas, and methods that seem to have evolved over years of genealogy researching. Most important for me is his way of keeping track of the work. "Where is it?" is a phrase that comes up too often in my conversations and thoughts. Maybe you can remember every research project you've taken on in the past year or more. I have too much going on to recollect what I've worked on, what the results were, and how it fits with my current work. Thank you, Barry Ewell, for making my genealogy work better, more efficiently, and faster."Dennis


Family Treasures 15 Lessons, Tips, and Tricks for Discovering your Family History
"This is an excellent book for the beginning genealogical Research. Full of great ideas, tips and resources to complete your research projects." Kathy

Learning My Lessons
"This is one of those books that I wish I had been able to read when I first began researching my family history.

Barry's suggestions about ways to keep the answers to those questions organized would have helped me to make better use of my research time. Using his approach to research, focusing on events rather than records, might have made my ancestor hunting a little more fruitful." Sherry

Great "How To" for Beginning Genealogist & Great Refresher Book
"I wish this book had been around six years ago when I first began my genealogy research. I was so lost and didn't know where to begin. I was fortunate enough to go to a Family History Fair where Mr. Ewell spoke. I was impressed by his knowledge and expertise in researching and how to organize your research plan BEFORE you go to a source."Lamb

For any and all genealogists!
"I would challenge any seasoned genealogist to read this and not find some new tip or a clearer explanation of something they already knew about.  I feel this book will make your research blossom anew for you, your uninterested-in-genealogy relatives, your clients or your students. I've been researching awhile and I took copious notes for myself in reviewing Family Treasures." Donna

Very helpful resource, especially for beginners
"I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in genealogy, but especially new genealogists. With his easy, clear narrative style, I enjoyed reading Ewell's book. With his well organized approach to family history research, Ewell walks us step by step through the process that helped him become an avid genealogist.." Monifa

Family Treasures: a treasure
"This is a very comprehensive book of genealogical resources and organization tips with a step by step approach ideal for the beginning genealogist. I was captivated by the introduction. Anyone who has done genealogy has experienced some of these same miracles." Susan

Family Treasures: 15 Lessons, Tips & Tricks for Discovering Your Family History
"Those serious about finding and accurately documenting their ancestors, their families, and fleshing out a picture of their lives together now have a volume designed to enable them to do that.  Family Treasures guides you in your research to find that elusive ancestor while continuing to be an "easy read"." Richard

Great Help, Great Read
" I just returned from spending two days at a genealogy expo - $75.00 dollars to attend. Add in a half tank of gas and two days of convention center food! And in two days, sitting at my desk in my bathrobe, I learned more from Barry Ewall's book, Family Treasure's, than at the expo." Mike

Thursday, December 20, 2012

How to Search the Internet like a Genealogist - Free eBook

The following is from MyGenShare.


NEW FREE eBOOK

How to Search the Internet like a Genealogist
This eBook provides hundreds of ideas and search queries that will help you quickly access valuable content about your family tree from across the web.  Like Barry Ewell's Facebook page to download.

MyGenShare Webinars

The following is from MyGenShare.


FREE GENEALOGY WEBINARS

Genealogy Webinar
MyGenShare FREE webinars are a hit.  Webinars are part of the MyGenShare portfolio of educational resources.

Note:  All Webinars are Mountain Time Zone

 Thurs. Dec. 20, 10:00 AM |  Wed. Jan. 23, 7:00 PM

Thurs. Dec. 20, 7:00 PM | Thurs. Jan. 17, 10:00 AM

Fri. Jan. 4,  7:00 PM | Wed. Jan. 9, 10:00 AM
Wed. Jan. 16, 7:00 PM | Fri. Jan 18, 7:00 PM

Mon. Jan. 3, 7:00 PM | Tues. Jan. 13, 3:00 PM

Sun. Jan. 6, 3:00 PM

Sun. Jan. 6, 4:30 PM

Mon. Jan.. 7, 10:00 AM

Tues. Jan. 8, 10:00 AM | Thurs. Jan. 31, 7:00 PM

Wed. Jan. 9, 7:00 PM

10. Saturday Seminar Jan 12, 2013:
Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know

Fri. Jan. 11, 10:00 AM | Fri. Feb. 1, 7:00 PM

Sun. Jan. 20, 3:00 PM

Wed. Jan. 16, 10:00 AM

Thurs. Jan. 10, 10:00 AM

Tues. Jan. 15, 10:00 AM

Thurs. Jan. 10, 10:00 AM

 Mon. Jan. 14, 7:00 PM

Mon. Jan. 21, 10:00 AM | Tues. Jan. 29, 10:00 AM

Note:  All Webinars are Mountain Time Zone

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Barry J. Ewell Launches MyGenShare.com

I have been long awaiting this day.  My schedule right now is to tight for me to actually review the site for you.  Barry creates quality presentations, I expect no less from this undertaking.  Please take a few moments to visit MyGenShare.

MyGenShare.com Launches
Supercharge Your Genealogy Research with MyGenShare.com
MyGenShare.com is a comprehensive digital library for genealogists. Within 30 seconds, start finding answers to your genealogy questions.  Use our seven day free trial to access the digital library's million-plus indexed resources which includes articles, eBooks, ePeriodicals, historical maps, podcasts, slideshows, videos, a genealogy links directory, and genealogy search engines. Learn more.
 

Special Offer:  Get 10% off MyGenShare Premium Subscription (Yearly). USE CODE: mgs1yr0915.  Expires 9/15/12.

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Get a Quick Start with MyGenShare.com How-to Videos 
MyGenShare has created a series of instructional videos to help you quickly access the various resources. You will also find instructional videos throughout MyGenShare.  To help you get off to a good start view "Introduction to MyGenShare Homepage" found on the homepage under the heading "How to Use MyGenShare.com." 

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Salt Lake Family History Expo 2010 - Day 2

I made it though the Saturday session of the Salt Lake Family History Expo yesterday. Then I went with the RootsMagic group over to a local restaurant to eat and relax. I thought I had done a good job not over doing but today I am completely drained. I know this past week was a long one for me, but good.

Here are a run down of the classes I attended Saturday.

Session 1 - Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know by Barry J. Ewell of MyGenShare
There's nothing like beginning a day of genealogy instruction than listening to Barry Ewell.  Great stories and examples with every "lesson" he taught. I had so many thoughts and ideas popping in my head while he spoke.

Barry told a story of how he prays over his research.  He will spread his research information and research logs in front of him.  He will review with the Lord what he has done to find the family he is looking for.  Then as inspiration comes by thoughts, ideas or impressions he will capture them and then act upon them. He gave beautiful stories of how his timely action on those impressions opened doors for him and broke down brick walls.

As I look over my notes from the class I realize that they all have personal meaning to me. I wrote down a whole list of To-Do items that I have got to act on now.  Barry's class was not preachy it was just plain inspiring.

Session 2 - Armchair Research: Easy Access to the World's Records by Gordon J. Clarke of FamilySearch
Gordon's class notes didn't make it into the syllabus. For a while I scribbled down notes on interesting facts and then I just sat back and enjoyed the class.

-Granite Mountain Vault holds 18 petabytes of information equaling 132 Library of Congresses. It will take 7 years to digitize.
-Only 5% of all genealogy records are online
-http://beta.familysearch.org has all the beta sites linked to it. There will be one search engine for everything FamilySearch has.
-30 Certified software companies share data with new FamilySearch.
-MacFamily Tree is the first Mac software to sync with new FamilySearch.

Gordon said something in jest that has been lingering on my mind.  He said that technology will advance to the point that we all will have our own "seer stone" that we could view our family histories, that are stored in the cloud. I had just remarked something similar to one of my children.  It was after I was telling them about my desire to digitize all my genealogy & family records. They asked how good would my genealogy be if there isn't any power. Sorta like last days stuff and the world going into chaos type of thing.  I said I just didn't think we would ever loose our genealogy, it's to important. You just have to keep up with technology.

Session 3 - American Migration Patterns by Arlene H. Eakle, Genealogy Institute
Arlene's class notes were not in the syllabus so she is going to email them to us.  I am always amazed at the depth of knowledge Arlene carries in her brain. She told us about the AIS Index on microfiche that you can find at the FHL.  It has a hot pink label on it.  She is always afraid they are going to get rid of the set.  It's something that hasn't been digitized.  It contains a list by names and places of everyone found in the U.S. Federal Census, State Census and Tax Lists starting around 1690. The beauty of this collection is you can see very easily patterns of where people lived during different time frames. This index was created before census indexes were created online. I really want to check out this resource.

Session 4 - Legacy Family Tree and New FamilySearch by Leonard Plazier of Legacy
I was very interested in seeing the long awaited Legacy's NFS sync feature.  Leonard said he just received the latest test version of 7.5 about 30 minutes before the class. I would say that Legacy's NFS feature is very similar to RootsMagic. The flow is about the same, some of the icons and colors are identical. They don't have a dashboard like RootsMagic's FamilySearch Central screen, but have a sidebar that you can open or close. You can find the same type of information in both, but Legacy uses drop down lists or filters.

Legacy's Temple Ordinance Reservation and Tracking system has the ability for you to filter the list by male, female, or sealing to spouse cards, making it easy to see which cards are available for temple work. You could tell it you wanted 20 baptisms for women and it would give you a list to print and take to the temple. I did like their setup for tracking temple cards you "check out" to others.  RootsMagic has temple card tracking but you are not able to track the names of who you assigned your cards to. I am waiting for RootsMagic to release that in the near feature.

Legacy's NFS feature operates as an add-on program. It will launch a separate window to access it. Very similar to how Legacy Charting works.  I was shown a screen I didn't quit understand that appeared to let you update your Legacy file with NFS changes. I don't know how often someone needs to do that housekeeping or not. RootsMagic doesn't need to operate in that same manner since the whole program was written in Delphi. Legacy's main program is Access based (?), and the NFS side had to be written in Delphi. Hense that is why the NFS feature in Legacy acts as an add-on program.

Legacy is still working on getting full NFS certification to sync and it will be a least a month or more before version 7.5 will be available. No exact date of release was made available.

(As a disclosure: I am a RootsMagic user and employee. That is why I can only compare it to what I already know.)

Session 5 - Getting the Most Out of New FamilySearch Family Tree with Certified Affiliates by Janet Hovorka of GenerationsMap
In January of this year, Janet gave this same presentation to the Utah Valley PAF Users Group (UVPAFUG). I couldn't wait to see her discuss all the new programs that have been released since then. I was not disappointed.  Janet reminds us that the LDS Church did not want to use our tithing money to further develop PAF, but build us an API, so we could exercise our free agency to have choice in software. There are web based software, Window and Mac version, and software now for our mobile devices. There are different styles and flavors to satisfy our needs. I can't wait to see what the list will look like next year.

For a complete listing of FamilySearch Affiliates and their software please visit: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/affiliates/index.html

Closing Session - Research Success Stories by Holly T. Hansen, President of Family History Expo
Holly told us a very riveting story of how she became involved in researching her genealogy. It was interesting to hear of the mentors she has had over the years. She described her path in founding Family History Expos and where it is today.  I would love to tell you the story but you need to hear it from Holly herself. We just never know where the quest to learn more about our families will lead us.

Holly and her husband joined our RootsMagic group for dinner and friendship after the conference. The whole conference was a great experience.  I have many new ideas and items on my to-do list.  Let's hope I get them done before next year!!

See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!

Monday, June 15, 2009

MyGenShare.com Update

I received the following from Barry Ewell about MyGenShare.com. I had been wondering what was happening with the site. I am personally very excited and anxious to see it go live, and think it will be a fantastic resource.

MyGenShare.com is almost ready for beta testing.

The planned launch of MyGenShare.com was set for May 2009. The launch of the website has been delayed for late summer. I have chosen to delay the launch so that the MyGenShare can team can:

· Take advantage of new technology that will greatly enhance the user experience.

· Expand available content for patron use.

Prior to the launch of MyGenShare, we will conduct beta testing to give the website a thorough review to make sure it is ready to serve the needs of genealogists.

MyGenShare.com is a website where genealogists will find thousands of educational and mentoring resources for the beginner to the most passionate across hundreds of topics. Resources include a rich and growing selection of articles, tutorials, videos, podcasts, and slideshows.

Kindest regards,

Barry J. Ewell

barry.ewell@mygenshare.com


MyGenShare.com is coming soon

Click here for more information: http://www.mygenshare.com

Register to become a beta tester for MyGenShare.com

http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1175822

Thursday, September 18, 2008

MyGenShare.com Coming in the Fall

I was so excited to received an email from Barry J. Ewell announcing a free genealogy website he is creating. I first sat in on one of Barry's presentations at Education Week 2007. He was practically the only speaker there on genealogy so I attended every one of his classes.

As each new day came, for another group of classes, I had to arrive earlier and earlier so I could even get a seat into his classes for the day. It appears everyone told someone, and they told someone, and they told someone, etc. about this new great genealogy lecturer. He had loads of materials and what more, if you would send him your email address he would give you 150 pages or more of the materials he also had on the subject.

Barry wasn't into making money from helping people with their genealogy. He freely shared his research on a variety of genealogy how-to topics with others. He won my heart over at once. I'm sure it has been an overwhelming thing for him to keep up with the demands of sending these genealogy research papers to everyone that attends his classes. This new website he has created sounds like the perfect match.

Here is a copy of the email he just sent out.
Over the last couple years, I have met genealogists world-wide through conference presentations, genealogy research, and common interest to help one another in our search for ancestors. The focus of this email is simply to let you know that a new and exciting genealogy website will launch in the fall of 2008.

www.MyGenShare.com

What is MyGenShare.com?

MyGenShare.com is a world-class website designed to provide genealogists with how-to resources. MyGenShare.com has been two years in the planning and development. You’ll find hundreds of knowledge-based articles, podcasts, and videos to help genealogists with their research.

What am I asking of you?

1. Please register with email to receive the announcement when my GenShare.com launches. In addition you will be given free access to free premium content.

2. Please share the news that MyGenShare.com is coming with others you think will have an interest.

Kindest regards,

Barry J. Ewell
barry.ewell@mygenshare.com

I hurriedly went to this new website www.MyGenShare.com to check out what he might have already put there. I found a little intro about the site, the header says "Sharing Information to Join Generations". It also has a sampling of the topics he will cover there. In the upper right hand side there is a box to type in your email address so you can be notified when the site is officially launched.

After filling in your email address this message comes up.
Thank you for your interest in MyGenShare.com. We'll notify you prior to launching our site.

When MyGenShare.com launches, you will find a resource that is designed to help you understand the how-to's of genealogy research. While we put the finishing touches on MyGenShare, we would like to know a little more about you and your needs as a genealogist. Click on the button to take a 5-7 minute survey. All answers are anonymous.

Upon completion of the survey, I will send you a 150-page article entitled "How to Effectively Work with Libraries and Historical Societies."
I always marveled over how he can refer to his materials as 150-page articles. That's actually the size of many one subject genealogy books. Didn't I tell you he was generous. Take him up on his offer. I just can't praise him enough and I so look forward to what his site will offer. I think we could all use a little Barry Ewell in our lives. Genealogy is not always easy and technology over-whelms many. It will be great to have a website willing to spread the knowledge and how-to's freely around.

See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!