In honor of spring training and Dodgertown, the March "Society News" item on each web page at IRGS.org features the colors Dodger Blue (1E 90 FF) and Spring Green (00 FF 7F).
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
NSDAR Genealogy Workshop
Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Subject: NSDAR Genealogy Workshop
Subject: NSDAR Genealogy Workshop
This is a reminder about our Genealogy Workshop this Saturday. We need help to set up for the 10:30 meeting, so if you are able to help, please come at 9:30AM. (Bring extra pencils.)
Genealogy Workshop
Researching Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Place: Indian River County Main Library Media Room
Cost: Free
Contact: Joan Mercer 231-3854 or Mary Rogers 231-0713
Researching Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Place: Indian River County Main Library Media Room
Cost: Free
Contact: Joan Mercer 231-3854 or Mary Rogers 231-0713
Debie Duay, Ph.D. has over ten years of experience in genealogy. She is the Lineage Research Chairman for the Florida State Society DAR and the Registrar of the Lighthouse Point Chapter. Debbie has helped over 90 people join the DAR in the last 4 years.
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.
Member Share Tip - Feb 2010
Heard during the Member Share segment of the February 2010 meeting:
For someone who wants to preserve those old homemade movies or VHS tapes, you need video capture all-in-one device or a capture device, cable and software. Google: convert vhs to dvd for a variety of solutions.
Several companies package the software and cables: Magix "Rescue Your Videotapes" or Roxio "Easy VHS to DVD" [also does records]. There are also several video tutorials online. Here is one: http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Convert-Old-VHS-Tapes-to-DVD-75782271
submitted by Sandy McKenny
submitted by Sandy McKenny
Member Share Tip - Jan 2010
Heard during the Member Share segment of the January 2010 meeting:
Sandy McKenny told us about a Roots Television segment from 2006, entitled "File not Found: Organizing your Computer," with Amy Johnson Crow. Click the link to play the video.
Sandy McKenny told us about a Roots Television segment from 2006, entitled "File not Found: Organizing your Computer," with Amy Johnson Crow. Click the link to play the video.
F&CHS march meeting
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.
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.
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