tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post4734114659379038139..comments2024-02-26T21:27:39.462-06:00Comments on Deb's Delvings in Genealogy: More "Genealogy Worlds"Debbie Parker Wayne, Certified Genealogist®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15748059927786719845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-73752314928746137082011-02-25T14:21:52.913-06:002011-02-25T14:21:52.913-06:00Thanks for all the comments.
Harold, I did not sp...Thanks for all the comments.<br /><br />Harold, I did not speak up at the orientation meeting because I don't like to contradict my hostess in her own facility. And it was probably only me and the gentleman that left early who used computers for more than e-mail or as a typewriter substitute. I saw many nod their heads in agreement with the hostess.<br /><br />When I give presentations, when someone sees me working in the library, or when anyone asks about apps or computers I explain how much easier the computer can make your life if you are willing to spend some time learning how to use it. And now I can tell everyone that RootsTech had an attendance of approximately 3,000 so there ARE lots of genealogists who use technology even if some are more reluctant to embrace it. Attracting these potential members could save a society that is becoming smaller.<br /><br />Those of us who are technologically savvy need to reach out and help train the non-techies. We sometimes forget how intimidating it can be when there is so much to learn. I often remind myself of the lady who thanked me profusely for explaining how you could highlight text and print the "selected text" instead of printing an entire Web page. Those little things we think everyone already knows might be the trick that brings a non-techie over to our side and shows her the computer is more than a typewriter.Debbie Parker Wayne, Certified Genealogist®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15748059927786719845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-37703642921369814012011-02-22T17:10:06.145-06:002011-02-22T17:10:06.145-06:00Great post. I've been offline for about 10 day...Great post. I've been offline for about 10 days so I'm anxious to catch up on everyone's thoughts on this line. As someone who has recently become involved in a local society, you sure have got me to thinking...Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-19406810415640316522011-02-20T21:16:51.608-06:002011-02-20T21:16:51.608-06:00I don't know where to start with all these wor...I don't know where to start with all these worlds. Most people in my local society aren't involved in state or national societies, and most people I know at the state level aren't much involved nationally. And I'm quite sure that at all levels many people have tuned societies out and vice versa.<br /><br />Debbie, did anyone speak up for reality at this orientation? What would have happened if they did?Harold Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217640113047709249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-47269523895720899932011-02-16T17:18:44.949-06:002011-02-16T17:18:44.949-06:00Excellent points, Debbie. I feel like the man that...Excellent points, Debbie. I feel like the man that left your meeting. I always want to learn more, but sometimes I just get tired of hearing that the way I do it is somehow inferior to others. <br /><br />Based on what I saw during the "technology and genealogy societies" unconference session I attended at RootsTech, I really do think that there are a lot of people that don't go to society meetings. I'm still trying to figure out a ways to measure this.<br /><br />This topic will surely be discussed for a long time to come, and I think that's great! Thanks for chiming in.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-57989306519327176322011-02-16T14:48:51.715-06:002011-02-16T14:48:51.715-06:00The fishbowl reference brings to mind the concept ...The fishbowl reference brings to mind the concept of "little fish in big pond" versus "big fish in little pond." If every person teaches someone who teaches someone who teaches someone ... eventually all the pond edges might touch.<br /><br />I'm thinking we need a presentation like "Rainbow Swirl: Efficient Genealogy With a Dollop of Old and a Dollop of New." You entice the "traditional" by showing how easy it us to carry your entire genealogical research library and all of your research notes in your palm instead of carting around pounds of printed matter. Not to mention how Google Desktop can find that magazine article you remember seeing four or eight years ago on "Obscure Marriage Laws" that holds the answer to today's research problem. You entice the "online/technology" with a copy of a wonderful information-laden document that has never been digitized or even microfilmed and contains the key to a kinship problem. There must be hundreds of other examples that any genealogist would love even if it means expanding your comfort zone.Debbie Parker Wayne, Certified Genealogist®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15748059927786719845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-33158609840332887752011-02-16T14:01:22.822-06:002011-02-16T14:01:22.822-06:00YES. Exactly. This is why I don't even bothe...YES. Exactly. This is why I don't even bother with my local societies anymore. When I hear, "Real researchers use pencil and paper, not computers," to my ear it sounds like, "What are you doing here, you little chippie? We don't want you."<br /><br />So fine. I keep my money and I don't join. They continue to believe that all researchers are 70 years old and use paper, and I continue to use a computer and talk to other computer users (including many who are 70+), and there's no intersection at all.<br /><br />And then societies justify their lack of technology by saying, "None of our members want the newsletter via PDF/Kindle/Blog."<br /><br />It's crazy.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590443839479686201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631602813603580477.post-59934251923502833982011-02-16T12:34:48.564-06:002011-02-16T12:34:48.564-06:00Hi Debbie,
Excellent commentary, thank you. I ha...Hi Debbie,<br /><br />Excellent commentary, thank you. I had hoped that more bloggers would respond with ideas and comments. <br /><br />I only see this from my own fishbowl, just as you do from your own, and the presenters at your orientation session do. The more views we have, the better everyone will be able to understand the state of genealogy in 2011 and beyond. And,hopefully, we can grow the state to educate everyone in every fishbowl, er, genealogy world.<br /><br />Cheers -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.com