Please join us for Tri-City Genealogical Society’s January General meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8.  The presentation will be at the Richland FamilySearch Center located at 1314A Goethals Dr.  Entrance is down the ramp from the parking lot that is to the north of Dairy Queen.  The presentation will also be on Zoom so you can join in from the comfort of your own home.  See below for the Zoom link.

  The January presentation will be by Thomas MacEntee.  Thomas is a professional genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and as a means of interacting with others in the family history community.  A handout will be available upon request.

  The subject of the talk will be After You’re Gone: Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research

 Have you ever considered what will happen to your years of genealogy research once you’re gone? Learn how to ensure that your hard work carries on.  Through a combination of planning, common sense, and new technologies, we’ll review how to create an action plan for preserving your genealogy research.  Topics include

●       The Perils of Inaction: Lost Genealogy

●       Basic Planning and Data Successor ship

●       Working with Societies, Libraries and Archives

●       Technology to the Rescue

●       Best Practices for Genealogy Future Proofing

●       Resource List

  Thank you to everyone who has already joined TCGS for 2025.  For those who would like to join, the online application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/join/join_renew/ and a printable application can be found at https://tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/q/wp-content/uploads/2023TCGSBrochure.pdf .

Time: Jan 8, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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