BROOKINGS SD Family History Center 25th Anniversary Open House

25^TH ANNIVERSARY

OPEN HOUSE

OF THE

BROOKINGS SD

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER

of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

200 22^nd Avenue, Brookings SD, NE doors

Saturday April 22 2017--1 to 4 pm

Individual Help Stations, Displays, Demos  

Celebrating 25 years of helping patrons

In the research and preservation of their family history

By providing access to records and free one-on-one individual assistance

WHERE DO I BEGIN?
Find an Ancestor in 5 minutes!

FAMILY HISTORY APPS

For all Ages!

FAMILYSEARCH BASICS
Try, Learn, and Grow Your Tree

PRESERVING YOUR PAST to LAST

Plan to Scan a few old photos/documents---bring a flash drive

CONVERTING OLD PAF DISCS

Bring your discs and a flash drive

WHAT’S ALWAYS FREE AT THE FHC?

Try Ancestry, NEHGS, Old Newspapers, Obituaries, FOLD3

WHY WE DO FAMILY HISTORY

BILLION GRAVES GREENWOOD

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT

How you can help!

INDEXING

How you can assist in the effort to index millions of digitized records

ROOTSTECH VIDEOS

Get a taste of the world’s largest genealogy tech  conference!

PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

 25 years of Family History Center

Directors and technology!

CLICK HERE to print a POSTER to SHARE!

No registration required--Just Come and Enjoy 

 

Dropbox vs. Google Drive vs. OneDrive: Which Cloud Storage Is Best for You?

Dick Eastman · March 22, 2017 · Cloud Services · No Comments 

 

I have written several times about the wisdom of keeping backup copies of your more valuable files. You can keep local copies or off-site copies but the important thing is to always have copies available someplace. One popular option is to keep copies in “the cloud,” using one of the file storage services, such as Dropbox or Google Drive or OneDrive.

Actually, there are dozens of available cloud-based file storage servies to choose from but Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive seem to be the three most popular, if not necessarily the best. 

Joel Lee has published a side-by-side comparison of the “big three,” pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of each. If you are thinking of using a file storage service, you might want to read the article on the Make Use Of web site at: http://bit.ly/2mRQmyW.

The Big 4: Comparing Ancestry, Findmypast, FamilySearch and MyHeritage

Dick Eastman · February 21, 2017 · Online Sites, Video & Television · 26 Comments

You may have asked, “Which is the best online genealogy service for me to use?” Or perhaps you want to know the best two or three services. Sunny Morton gave a presentation about these four online powerhouses at the recent RootsTech2017 conference that may answer your questions.

The one-hour four-minute presentation was videotaped and is now available as a video on the RootsTech.org web site. I suspect this video will answer most of your questions. Topics covered include cost, record types, geographic coverage, genetic testing, DNA matching, search flexibility, languages supported, mobile-friendly, automated matching, and a lot more. Sunny provides the most information about these four sites that I have ever seen in any other one document or video.
As Sunny states, “No site has it all.”

This is a keeper! I have been using all four of these web sites for years and yet I learned several new facts about them, thanks to Sunny’s online video presentation. I suspect you will learn some things as well if you watch the video.
The Big 4: Comparing Ancestry, Findmypast, FamilySearch and MyHeritage with Sunny Morton is available at https://www.rootstech.org/videos/sunny-morton.
Also, look at the size of that audience!