SGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING, OCTOBER 9, 2021 at 12:30 PM
The next membership meeting will take place via Zoom on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 12:30 PM and will be followed by a new Second Saturday Speaker Series presentation at 1:00 PM.
Come hear what’s happening at SGS – the move and the new library space.
Not a SGS member? Join online today and enjoy discounted class and event fees, free research requests, special interest groups, and access to exclusive SGS publications and databases, as well as video recordings of some of our past Second Saturday Speaker presentations.
SGS members, have you renewed? Check that by logging in at Members Home.
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO ANCESTRY TERMS & CONDITIONS
On August 3, 2021, Ancestry.com announced changes to their Terms and Conditions. Judy Russell, the Legal Genealogist, was concerned enough by the addition of these two words, “perpetual” and “irrevocable”, that she devoted her blog on August 4, 2021, to the subject. In a nutshell and quoted here, what Judy Russell thinks the new terms mean for Ancestry users is :
“In plain English, the rights to use that family photo you posted, that story you wrote and uploaded, that snippet of family history you’ve shared basically now belong to Ancestry. You can continue to use it elsewhere if you wish, since you’re still technically the owner, but you can’t do anything to stop Ancestry from using it any way it wants, forever. That’s a very big change.”
To deflect the flak they were receiving, Ancestry walked it back a bit. They modified their Terms and Conditions yet again on August 5th. “Making Our Terms and Conditions Clearer: Modifications to the August 2021 Update” was the claim and the headline of the release. These two paragraphs in the release explain Ancestry’s position and answer the questions many users had:
“When a user chooses to delete their tree or other content they have contributed, it is removed. However, this clarification to the Terms and Conditions enables Ancestry to allow other users to keep a copy of the previously shared user provided content in their own family trees, even after the original contributor has made their tree private or deleted their content. The change made today further clarifies this point.”
“Part of the Ancestry experience has always been connecting our users and enabling them to share discoveries about their family history with each other. Each user is able to choose the privacy and sharing settings for their family tree. We honor those choices. If a user chooses to share photos, documents, and stories from their tree with the community, we also honor the experience other users have should that tree be made private or user provided content be deleted in the future.”
What this means is if you posted a photo or story as content to your public tree on Ancestry, and you later take that item down, or make the tree private, or delete the tree all together, as long as another user has saved or posted your item to their own tree, then Ancestry continues to have rights to it.
The lesson to be learned here, the experts say, is to always pay attention to terms and conditions of use. And to think very carefully about what you allow to be public.
If you would like to read more about this, go to Judy’s blog (the link is below) and search for her entries for August 4 and August 6. Also inserted below is the link to Ancestry’s release about the new terms and conditions.
https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/
https://www.ancestry.com/corporate/blog/making-our-terms-and-conditions-clearer-modifications-our-august-2021-update
* SAVE THE DATE *”Back 2 Research”, a Virtual Conference
featuring Lisa Louise Cook & Devon Noel Lee,
Saturday, September 11, 2021
10:00 am EDT (7:00 am PDT)
Early bird price $19.99 through August 31, 2021. After August 31, 2021 it’s $24.99.
Topics include:
* How to Reopen & Work a Genealogical Cold Case
* Creating Simple & Complex Clue Webs to Solve Family Mysteries
For additional topics and registration, visit:
https://www.familyhistoryfanatics.com/back2research
SGS 2021 Fall Seminar – Online with Ari Wilkins
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mark your calendars now for our all-day seminar!
Ari Wilkins is a genealogist and library associate at Dallas Public Library, where she provides genealogy-programming education. She specializes in African American genealogy and research, with a focus on North Carolina and Louisiana, and has been researching her family history since 1998.
Ari worked with the esteemed genealogist, Dr. James Rose, on his project, “Generations: The WPA Ex-Slave Narrative Database.” She has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies, RootsTech, Texas State Genealogical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, American Library Association, and at a multitude of local societies.
SGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS*
The SGS Library is open Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, for computer-based research only. Visit the SGS Website for details.
We recommend you plan your visit and call ahead – 206 522-8658.
** Always check the SGS Website Calendar of Events for the meeting links and for any last minute updates or changes to the schedule.
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Wednesday, Sep 8, 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Tuesday, Sep 14, 2021, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, Sep 15 , 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021, 10:00 am-11:00 am, Tech Tuesday (Virtual), back by popular demand, the informal consultation time on DNA, genealogy software, or genealogy-related technical issues. All are welcome. No appointment necessary.
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021, 10:00 am-11:30 am, Brags & Bricks Social Interest Group (Virtual), Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges, or just come to hang out with other genealogists.