Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society

Legacy Special Interest Group Meeting July 19th, 2022, 7:00 pm

This week we will be continuing 1 long video done by Geoff that is free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon.  The direct link to the video is listed below its title:

Hands-On with Legacy Hints: Using MyHeritage Record Matches and Smart Matches

Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.

We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, July 19th!

Our meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1^st Tuesday and one for the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section.  The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered.  If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.

1^st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09

3^rd Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839130000?pwd=dGdHY2wrZ0d1bDNRTEQ4Uk15OVk0Zz09

As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society

Legacy Special Interest Group Meeting July 5th, 2022, 7:00 pm

This week we will be viewing two short videos and starting 1 long video done by Geoff that are free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon.  The direct link to each video is listed below its title:

Using Legacy’s TreeFinder

Using Legacy’s Character Ribbon

Hands-On with Legacy Hints: Using MyHeritage Record Matches and Smart Matches

Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.

We hope to see you this coming Tuesday, July 5th!

Our meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1^st Tuesday and one for the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section.  The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered.  If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.

1^st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09

3^rd Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839130000?pwd=dGdHY2wrZ0d1bDNRTEQ4Uk15OVk0Zz09

As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

TPCGS DNA Special Interest Group 

Tuesday, June 28 at 7:00 pm PDT via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy.

We will be discussing The Leeds Method of Clustering Matches.

More information can be found here: https://www.danaleeds.com/the-leeds-method/

Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: 811780

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Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society

 Legacy SIG Meeting June 21st, 2022, 7:00 pm

This week we will begin reviewing a medium length video done by Geoff that is free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon.  The direct link to the video is listed below its title:

Legacy Family Tree and FamilySearch Family Tree

Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.

I hope to see you this coming Tuesday, June 21st!

Regards,

Tim Ward

Our meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1^st Tuesday and one for the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section.  The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered.  If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.

1^st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09

3^rd Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839130000?pwd=dGdHY2wrZ0d1bDNRTEQ4Uk15OVk0Zz09

As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club Meeting

Saturday, June 18 @ 3:00 pm via Zoom

Please join us as we discuss a genealogical murder mystery.

Switcheroo by Aaron Elkins involves anthropologist Gideon Oliver in a cold case from the 1960s.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Switcheroo-Gideon-Oliver-Mysteries-Book-ebook/dp/B011C9LPK6/

Worldcat link: https://www.worldcat.org/title/switcheroo/oclc/1023169452

We will also discuss the direction in which we would like this group to go and choose future books.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81999213610?pwd=Qkk2WFZTZ2Rzdzc1Z0szN1AzdEZCUT09

Meeting ID: 819 9921 3610

Passcode: 479394

The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society invites you to attend our Legacy Family Tree Special Interest Group meeting to be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, June 7th at 7:00 pm.  The links for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday meetings are included below.

This week we will be viewing four short videos done by Geoff that are free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon.  The direct link to each video is listed below its title:

Legacy QuickTip: How to make a list of ancestors in Legacy from ___________?

How to Record a Cremation

How to Add a Bookmark in Legacy

Creating a Custom Report, Hashtags, DNA and more

Please take some time this week to review the “FREE” videos available on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars site and bring your list of videos you would like to review back to the group next Tuesday.

I hope to see you this coming Tuesday, June 7th!

Regards,

Tim Ward

Our meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1^st Tuesday and one for the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section.  The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered.  If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.

1^st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09

3^rd Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839130000?pwd=dGdHY2wrZ0d1bDNRTEQ4Uk15OVk0Zz09

As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.

Saturday, May 21 3:00 pm

The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society Book Club invites you to attend our May meeting.

Please join us as we discuss a genealogical murder mystery.

Henrietta Who? by Catherine Aird is an older murder mystery from before the advent of genealogical DNA testing.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Henrietta-Who-Calleshire-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B00USNENPC/

We will also discuss the direction in which we would like this group to go and choose future books.

Our meeting this month is virtual via Zoom and if you would like to attend, we ask that you email info@tpcgs.org to request the meeting login.

Tuesday May 17th starting at 7:00 pm
The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society invites you to attend our Legacy SIG meeting

This week we will continue reviewing the video “Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful”.  It is free and available from the Help tab in Legacy by clicking to the QuickTip Videos icon.  The direct link to the video is: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/sources-and-citations-made-simple-standard-and-powerful/?category=software&subcategory=legacy-family-tree1&free=1&sortby=newest

Topics covered in this video include:

Welcome                                                             Introduction

Guidelines and Models                                  SourceWriter

Which Template to Use                                 Citations in Reports

Organizing Master Source List                     Source Clipboard

Advanced Source Clipboard                         Watch Geoff Live

Even More Sources

We hope to see you Tuesday, May the 17th!

Our meetings are held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm until 8:30. Links to the reoccurring Zoom Meetings are located at the bottom of this page, one for the 1^st Tuesday and one for the 3^rd Tuesday of each month.

The first half of each meeting we will work thru training videos, watching, and then pausing to talk about the section we just watched before moving on to the next section.  The second half will be used for open discussion of topics related to using Legacy. This could include any questions or problems we are having with the program or tips and features we have discovered.  If you think of something you would like to bring up, please write it down so you can share it with the group.

1^st Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495661568?pwd=dy85YmluVzF5aEU4SzFTcTUrVDlTUT09

3^rd Tuesday of Month Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87839130000?pwd=dGdHY2wrZ0d1bDNRTEQ4Uk15OVk0Zz09

As always if a hyperlink is not active just copy and paste it into your browser.

Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA SIG Meeting May 24th at 7:00 pm

The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group invites you to attend our May meeting.

Please join us as we discuss the use of DNA in genealogy.

At this meeting we plan to watch Crista Cowan’s webinar on color-coding your Ancestry DNA matches.

We will continue our discussion of The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine Bettinger.

Our meeting this month is virtual via Zoom and if you would like to attend, we ask that you email info@tpcgs.org to request the meeting login.