NOTE: Not sponsored by the IRGS. This blog entry is provided as a courtesy to our members. Please check with the sponsoring organization for exact details and the most current information.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
GSSB March 10, 2010 meeting announcement
NOTE: Not sponsored by the IRGS. This blog entry is provided as a courtesy to our members. Please check with the sponsoring organization for exact details and the most current information.
Saving a Life - Your Family's Health History
From IRGS President Tom Garvey's December 2009 newsletter column:
[A] very interesting presentation was given by Donna Moughty at the Nov FSGS conference titled "Saving a Life - Your Family's Health History". If you recall, last month I talked about the emerging importance of Family Health and the natural tie-in with Family Genealogy. My message was to get your information now while older generations are still with us so we have it in the future. Donna showed us a Family Health Pedigree Chart. She pointed out that this was extremely useful in providing your family doctor with a visual snapshot of your medical background which is present in your genes. Granted, not all doctors have the background to understand or appreciate such a chart. BUT, particularly with the younger doctors, doctors with the understanding will be delighted with this information and will be better able to guide you to better health management.
Sounds interesting but how can we do it? The Department of Health and Human Services under the U.S. Surgeon General's History Initiative has a web site http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ which walks you through creating your own Family Health Pedigree Chart. The information that you provide is not stored on line; it is only stored on your computer. This is a very sensitive issue with many people. You already have your genealogy pedigree chart so you have the people information. The web site has a list of 15 diseases with several sub divisions to help you put in the information. They have a different symbol for each disease which is then used to create your Family Health chart. It does take time but it seems very straight forward. Just go to the web site shown above and click on "My Family Health Portrait".
Let us know if this is of interest to you. If enough interest is shown, we will try to arrange a program with Donna Moughty. Donna is a fine lecturer and we had her last year talking about Irish Research. She has created her own family Health Pedigree Chart and has used it with her own doctor. As many of us are learning, the key to good health is finding the problem early. Many diseases follow family or regional lines.
[A] very interesting presentation was given by Donna Moughty at the Nov FSGS conference titled "Saving a Life - Your Family's Health History". If you recall, last month I talked about the emerging importance of Family Health and the natural tie-in with Family Genealogy. My message was to get your information now while older generations are still with us so we have it in the future. Donna showed us a Family Health Pedigree Chart. She pointed out that this was extremely useful in providing your family doctor with a visual snapshot of your medical background which is present in your genes. Granted, not all doctors have the background to understand or appreciate such a chart. BUT, particularly with the younger doctors, doctors with the understanding will be delighted with this information and will be better able to guide you to better health management.
Sounds interesting but how can we do it? The Department of Health and Human Services under the U.S. Surgeon General's History Initiative has a web site http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ which walks you through creating your own Family Health Pedigree Chart. The information that you provide is not stored on line; it is only stored on your computer. This is a very sensitive issue with many people. You already have your genealogy pedigree chart so you have the people information. The web site has a list of 15 diseases with several sub divisions to help you put in the information. They have a different symbol for each disease which is then used to create your Family Health chart. It does take time but it seems very straight forward. Just go to the web site shown above and click on "My Family Health Portrait".
Let us know if this is of interest to you. If enough interest is shown, we will try to arrange a program with Donna Moughty. Donna is a fine lecturer and we had her last year talking about Irish Research. She has created her own family Health Pedigree Chart and has used it with her own doctor. As many of us are learning, the key to good health is finding the problem early. Many diseases follow family or regional lines.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
TCGS Meeting 11/17, Elmer Spear
From TCGS via Suzy Bromwell:
NOTE: Not sponsored by the IRGS. This posting is provided as a courtesy to our members. Please check with the sponsoring organization for exact details and current information.
Elmer Spear, founder of Elmer’s Genealogy Library in Madison, Florida, will be the speaker at the Tuesday, November 17, Treasure Coast Genealogical Society meeting at 1:30 PM at the St. Lucie County Main Library in downtown Fort Pierce. Elmer’s Genealogy Library will merge with the Huxford Genealogical Library in Homerville, George in early 2010. It will be named the Folks Huxford and Elmer Spear Genealogical Library, will be managed by the Huxford Genealogical Society and will be located at City Municipal Complex in Homerville, GA. Website address is www.huxford.com and telephone is 912-487-2310. Homerville is in southeast Clinch County, Georgia, between Waycross and Valdosta. After the merger, this new library will be the largest private genealogy library in southeastern United States. Elmer's is located in downtown Madison, FL, website address is www.elmerslibrary.com; email to research@elmerslibrary.com.
All TCGS meetings are open to the public. TCGS volunteers are at the St. Lucie County Main Library in downtown Fort Pierce from 9 AM to 3 PM every Tuesday to help patrons with their genealogical research.
For more information, contact tcgsociety@gmail.com or lindahudsonbailey@yahoo.com or 772-467-1246.
NOTE: Not sponsored by the IRGS. This posting is provided as a courtesy to our members. Please check with the sponsoring organization for exact details and current information.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
reCAPTCHA
IRGS is now adding reCAPTCHA code to our Web site as a spam protection measure.
What is reCAPTCHA? You have probably encountered the process while using the Internet and probably didn't know the phrase. In simple terms, a CAPTCHA is a picture with a text box and you are asked to type the word or phrase you see into the text box before you are allowed to proceed. The idea is to add a challenge that a human can solve much better than a machine to stop the "bots" (roBOT code that scans the Internet looking for email addresses, places where spammers can insert a link, etc.)
This process has been around for a while and now someone came up with the great idea of having our interpretation actually accomplish something beyond just filtering man from machine. The reCAPTCHA program is using images from digitizing projects to get us to help with the transcription process. Currently, the project is digitizing old copies of the New York Times and certainly we know what that means to the genealogical community! Keep that in mind the next time you are fussing and fuming about having to decypher a blurry word - you might just be transcribing the key to breaking through one of your brick walls!
Of course that is a very simplified explanation and if you want to learn more, visit http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html and see what the project is all about.
What is reCAPTCHA? You have probably encountered the process while using the Internet and probably didn't know the phrase. In simple terms, a CAPTCHA is a picture with a text box and you are asked to type the word or phrase you see into the text box before you are allowed to proceed. The idea is to add a challenge that a human can solve much better than a machine to stop the "bots" (roBOT code that scans the Internet looking for email addresses, places where spammers can insert a link, etc.)
This process has been around for a while and now someone came up with the great idea of having our interpretation actually accomplish something beyond just filtering man from machine. The reCAPTCHA program is using images from digitizing projects to get us to help with the transcription process. Currently, the project is digitizing old copies of the New York Times and certainly we know what that means to the genealogical community! Keep that in mind the next time you are fussing and fuming about having to decypher a blurry word - you might just be transcribing the key to breaking through one of your brick walls!
Of course that is a very simplified explanation and if you want to learn more, visit http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html and see what the project is all about.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
IRGS Announces its Online Surname Registry
The Indian River Genealogical Society, Inc. announces the availability of its online Surname Registry to the general public. The registry contains over 550 entries of surnames being researched by members of the IRGS and is available to the general public at the Society's Web site: irgs.org
The list may be browsed alphabetically or searched using your browser's search feature. Each entry has an associated link that leads to a query form that will be dispatched in private to the member associated with the entry. The method works for members who have email accounts and for our non-computing members.
With the wonderful facility at the Vero Beach Main Library, you can be sure the IRGS members have some well-researched information to share and we hope this facility will lead to some meaningful data exchanges.
Members of the IRGS may submit an additional 5 surname entries with their 2010 membership application and renewal time is here. New members joining in 2009 will automatically have their membership extended through Dec 2010 so don't delay, join today. See the IRGS Web site for membership information: irgs.org
The list may be browsed alphabetically or searched using your browser's search feature. Each entry has an associated link that leads to a query form that will be dispatched in private to the member associated with the entry. The method works for members who have email accounts and for our non-computing members.
With the wonderful facility at the Vero Beach Main Library, you can be sure the IRGS members have some well-researched information to share and we hope this facility will lead to some meaningful data exchanges.
Members of the IRGS may submit an additional 5 surname entries with their 2010 membership application and renewal time is here. New members joining in 2009 will automatically have their membership extended through Dec 2010 so don't delay, join today. See the IRGS Web site for membership information: irgs.org
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Number 9, number 9 ...
More fun with dates; numerologists take note:
Coming up in a few short days is 09:09:09 09/09/09
Coming up in a few short days is 09:09:09 09/09/09
BGS September meeting
BREVARD GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
JOHN WHITNEY, SPEAKER
SEARCHING FOR RECORDS IN THE LDS LIBRARY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
9:30 A. M., Room 1
Central Brevard Library
308 Forrest Avenue
Cocoa, Florida
Visitors are welcome.
IRGS Fall program press release
Indian River Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1850
Vero Beach, FL 32961
PRESS RELEASE
The Board of Directors of the Indian River Genealogical Society is happy to announce its schedule of programs for fall 2009.
September 16 – “How to do German Research”
October 13 – “Using Memorabilia, Artifacts and Heirlooms to Tell Your Family Story”
November 10 – “In Deed”, property records research
December 8 – “Compare Software”, for researching and storing genealogy information
All general meetings of the IRGS are free and open to the public. The society holds its general meetings at 9:30 AM in the large first floor meeting room of the Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st Street, Vero Beach. With the exception of September’s meeting (that was scheduled to accommodate Labor Day weekend travelers), all general meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month.
Visitors, whether novice or experienced researchers or just inquisitive about genealogy, are encouraged to attend meetings. Membership dues are $25 a year. For more information about IRGS, please check our website: www.irgs.org. It contains newsletters and announcements of upcoming events.
Since its founding in 1983, IRGS members have published two books: one listing the county’s cemeteries and the other, a local best seller, depicting Indian River County in vintage postcards. Each year the society hosts its Valentines Seminar featuring a noted genealogist and, throughout the year, members volunteer to help others with their families’ histories. Plus, the society provides numerous classes for beginning genealogy researchers. Please join us at a meeting soon!
Suzy Bromwell, Public Relations Chair
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