Roberts Roots & Branches

New Family Search , it is not out for full release to the public yet (it still has bugs to be worked out) so you must be a member of the Church to sign in, however, it will be fully released soon. https://new.familysearch.org/en/action/unsec/welcome Family Search Pilot, is adding new indexes daily. This is a little tricky to find, go to website below, then click on search records tab, and then click on record search pilo t tab https://new.familysearch.org/en/action/unsec/welcome Ancestors , is a companion web site for the television series on PBS about family history and genealogy. If you have not seen the television series, check out your local listings. The television program is a little dated when you view it, however, the research methods are still the same. (The web site is really easy to navigate.) http://www.byub.org/ancestors/ All of these new web sites have been added to the tool bar on the let, under the heading "Research Web Sites."

Last time my computer crashed it messed up my scanner. My scanner works on my laptop, but not on the computer connected to the internet. (Thus no new photograph postings on the blog) When transferring my files to the PAF program, it re-numbered my RIN's, so I can either use my very out-dated Roots program or manually re-number all my database (RIN's needed for Newsletter clarification). My sources all need to be re-cited so they are in uniform manner. I would like to scan & attach all of my sources (all 560 of them) to my genealogy program!!! It all seems like too much trouble, when I all want to do is research. . . But, there isn't a flower garden that just blooms, it takes ground work--- literally- -- a little weedin', fertlizin', and waterin' before it blooms. . .

Patrons in Salt Lake County will soon have another state-of-the-art genealogy facility. FamilySearch has consolidated the resources of 24 family history centers to provide enhanced patron experiences. The new Riverton FamilySearch Library will service residents on the south end of Salt Lake County. Patrons will enjoy extended hours, greater research assistance, and access to significant genealogical resources. The library is located on the main floor of the Church-owned Riverton Office Building at 3740 West Market Center Drive (13400 S. Bangerter Highway). Quick Facility Facts · 127 patron computers with free Web and premium subscriptions access · 20 microfilm and fiche readers · State-of- the-art computer training lab and 4 multi-purpose training rooms · Free research classes and assistance · 50,000 microfilms (in progress) · Youth and community groups welcome · Open to the public and no admission fee · Cafeter

It's possible that Google's defiance of China--on March 22 it stopped censoring its search engine there and redirected traffic to a Hong Kong site--is linked to co-founder Sergey Brin's roots. His parents, Soviet Jews, emigrated from Moscow to the U.S. at the Cold War's height, and Brin has a keen awareness of anything that smacks of political censorship. Google, of course, knew about the compromises one must make to do business in China when it entered the market in 2006. But it seems that Brin decided this year that the company could no longer abide the level of censorship, and hacking, and e-mail pilfering that takes place behind Beijing's Great Firewall. --By Bill Powell Time Magazine, April 5, 2010 How has your family roots affected what you do in your life and what you stand for?

What a wonderful and beautiful experience it is to serve a mission at the Family History Library. Let me share a little of what it has been like and what I have learned. The first week was training at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It is located just east of the the Salt Lake Temple, on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. My first test was trying to find what room to be in at what time. It was like the first day of high school all over again! My second test was timing rush hour traffic in the mornings! The first week in training we worked on our own personal family history and researched with our own trainer. The trainers took us from our own individual level of research and taught us from there. The second and third weeks, were on our own, then we followed with three more weeks of full-time classes. These classes covered the whole experience of genealogy from basic computer skills to research strategies. What did I learn? I learned--I know allot about