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You already know what digital records and archiving have done for genealogical research -- it's taken you out of the stacks, away from the microfiche readers and put you in front of your computer for hours, finding more from your home than you ever could in a dozen research trips.  Social media has done the same thing for family history -- it's taken the family reunion and made it digital.  Imagine being able to find relatives old and new, access resources and information that will never be indexed, share photographs, documents and stories that help you fill in the gaps.  When you collaborate, it's no longer research, it's a genealogy party!  Learn how to join the party or start your own, using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, and more. Download presentation notes (pdf format)

 

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May 20th, 2012  2p

Steve Morse -- 1940 census research

When the 1940 census was released in April 2012, it did not have a name index, so finding people in the census will initially require searching by location instead. The census is organized by Enumeration Districts (EDs), so locations will need to be converted to an ED before the census can be accessed. The One-Step Website contains numerous tools for obtaining EDs. This talk will present those tools and show circumstances in which each can be used. It will also demonstrate a tutorial quiz for determining the best tool to use in each situation.

 Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies.

In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering.  He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today's Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution 30 years ago. 

 



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Sachem Public Library
150 Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741

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