Genealogical and Historical Society

Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society

Booth 119

The Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society was formed in 1995 for the purpose of maintaining an association of persons interested in the genealogical and historical information associated with Tyrrell County, North Carolina, and the surrounding area, and to promote the genealogy and history of that area.

The Society meets 10 times per year (January through October), and publishes monthly newsletters, as well as a yearly journal.  In past years, the Society has also published a magazine, where natives of the county could share the stories they heard while growing up, or other undocumented information they wished to share.  The Society also has published volumes of obituary records from Walker Funeral Home, a family Bible records book, several volumes of transcriptions of Federal Census records pertaining to Tyrrell County.

Tyrrell County, North Carolina is in the northeastern area of the state, and many of the earliest settlers of that area migrated from southeastern Virginia.  Formed in 1729, its mother counties are Bertie, Chowan, Currituck and Pasquotank.  In turn, Tyrrell County was a contributing county to the formations of Martin and Dare Counties, and the mother county of Washington County.

While the Society isn't offering any specials or discounts during the conference, we hope that everyone will stop by the booth, even if it's just to visit.  We love talking about the county and the families that settled there, and you just might find that you and our booth volunteers are related.

Genealogical and Historical Society

NGS Conference Recap

Jan Alpert

The Forget-Me-Not Hour: Your Ancestors Want Their Stories to Be Told radio show

Saturday, 10 May 2014, 2:30 p.m.

Live from the Social Media Press table in the Greater Richmond Convention Center

Tune in for a recap of the NGS 2014 Family History Conference when co-chair Jan Alpert joins Jane E. Wilcox on The Forget-Me-Not Hour: Your Ancestors Want Their Stories to Be Told radio show, broadcasting live from the conference in Richmond, Virginia on the last day.

Find out from Jan what the highlights of the conference were, what sessions were not to be missed, what activities outside the conference were happening, who won the writing awards, and a whole lot more. Jan will also tell us about the newest feature of the conference – living streaming of several of the presentations including sessions by Elizabeth Shown Mills and Dr. Thomas Jones. This special edition of the show airs at 2:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, 10 May on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/janeewilcox/2014/05/10/ngs-richmond-recap-with-jan-alpert, with on-demand listening any time after the show airs.

NGS Conference Recap

Evidence Management Software

Evidentia Software

Booth 115

http://evidentiasoftware.com/

Evidentia Software was established in the Spring of 2012, and we delivered our flagship product, Evidentia©, that December.  Back then many bloggers were noting the absence of genealogy software that addressed the concerns of the Genealogical Proof Standard, and we decided to fill the void. Version 2 was released just in time for RootsTech 2014, and provided many enhancements requested by our active user community.

Evidentia is an Evidence Management System that improves confidence in your research. Where most software starts with a person, allows you to attach a fact, then a source to backup that fact, Evidentia starts with the source. By starting with the source, Evidentia allows you to separate fact from claim, providing the flexibility needed to perform proper analysis of your data.

Evidentia let's you turn information into evidence, and its many reports allow you to share that evidence in a convincing manner.

We provide many free video tutorials on YouTube to get you started, and we are always available to answer your questions.

Learn more at http://evidentiasoftware.com/category/news/, and check out our very active user community on Google+

Come visit the Evidentia Software booth at the NGS Family History Conference in 2014! Booth #115

Evidence Management Software

Be Part of A Family History Researcher Network

Genlighten.com, Booth 514

Cyndy Richardson at cynthia@genlighten.com

We’re looking for skilled research providers  for every library and archive in the United States to join our network of Genlighten genealogists.

Why? Consider this true story:

Recently, a Facebook friend from the Midwest wanted to hire someone to quickly retrieve an obituary from a Pennsylvania library. She was finding it tough to locate a person to make the trip and she posted asking if anyone knew of anyone ...

It shouldn’t be that hard to find research help.

We’ve built a website that makes it easy to connect with local researchers--but it’s only easy if local researchers add their names to our database.

That’s where you come in.

Visit http://wwwGenlighten.com, click on “Discover Local Resources,” and check out the pages that cover your area.  Are there genealogists listed? If not, consider it to be a help wanted ad directed at you!

What are we looking for in Genlighten providers? People who will earn client feedback like this:

“prompt, knowledgeable, helpful and accurate”

“great job of communicating“

“very impressed with the thoroughness”

“absolutely went above and beyond”

If you see yourself in these comments, stop by our booth to find out more about how Genlighten works.  We’ll happily demo the site and answer your questions. And when you’re ready, we can help you sign up.

The 5 minutes you take to add your name to our database means that you’ll be there when someone needs you--and we hope that someone will be there when you need research help, too.

Be Part of A Family History Researcher Network

Keeping Vital Records Open and Accessible

Records Access and Preservation Committee
http://www.fgs.org/RPAC

Access to Vital Records is Under Attack! How Can You Help?

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 4:00 p.m. B15B, first floor GRCC

Vital records are being threatened at both the state and federal level. Learn about the 2011 Revision of the Model State Vital Statistics Act which if passed in your state will close access to birth records for 125 years and death records for 75 years. Also hear about how the 2013 Bipartisan Budget Act signed at the end of 2013 has limited access to the Social Security Death Index for three years after someone’s death. Find out how the genealogical community has responded at both the state and federal level to these initiatives and how you can help.

At the Opening Session, NGS President, Jordan Jones, announced the Genealogists’ Declaration of Rights which advocates open access to federal, state, and local public records. Stop by the RPAC booth #105 and sign the Declaration of Rights.

What is RPAC?

The genealogical community works together through The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC), a joint committee which includes The National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), and the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) as voting members. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), and the American Society of Genealogists (ASG) also serve as participating members. RPAC also includes participation from a few of the commercial providers of genealogical information including FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, and ProQuest. RPAC meets monthly or more often if required by current events, to advise the genealogical community on ensuring proper access to vital records, and on supporting strong records preservation policies and practices.

Keeping Vital Records Open and Accessible

Looking for an Old Book?

Genealogical Books in Print

http://www.gbip.biz

Booth 221 

Have you been wanting a large pedigree chart which allows pictures?  Genealogical Books in Print -- Booth # 221--has such a chart.  It has space for nine generations, is printed on a nice parchment paper, and is priced competitively with other such charts.  It is unique, however, because it comes with a template to help you fill in names, places and dates easily and attractively . . . AND it gives you the ability to place pictures (even color pictures) on it FREE.  Come let us demonstrate!

We also have a lot of old books—some now out-of-print--that we sold back in the 1990s (before we retired) but have never advertised since. This includes copies of our own publication: The 1787 Census of Virginia [:] An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male tithable Over 21 Years . . . a 3 volume set, 2,022 pages.  The internet has said it was out-of-print--which it has never been--but we don’t have many copies left and it will not be reprinted, so if you’ve been wanting this work come to our booth early!

If you miss us at the conference, we will be happy if you visit us at http://www.gbip.biz.

Netti Schreiner-Yantis

Looking for an Old Book?

Genealogical Society Booth

Georgia Genealogical Society, Atlanta, GA

http://www.gagensociety.org, Booth 720

Georgia Genealogical Society is 50 years old!  Celebrate with us at our booth and let us show you how GGS can benefit your research.  Free drawings at our booth while supplies last.  Visit us at our website http://www.gagensociety.org, like us on Facebook, follow us on our blog at http://www.georgiaarchivesmatters.org.

Genealogical Society Booth