UVTAGG
Press Release: Online Meeting Saturday Morning 14 Sep 2024: RICK
KLEMETSON on DNA
2024-09-09
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Don
Donald
R. Snow - snowd@math.byu.edu
[Short
Version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 14 Sep 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
10
am - 11 am MDT: RICK
KLEMETSON on IS
YOUR TREE REALLY CORRECT? HOW CAN DNA HELP?
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: RICK KELMETSON on DNA: QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
Details
on UVTAGG.org and
on the UVTAGG blog.
====================================.
[Long
version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 14 Sep 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
Details
and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org and
on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10
am - 11 am MDT: RICK
KLEMETSON on IS
YOUR TREE REALLY CORRECT? HOW CAN DNA HELP?
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: RICK KELMETSON on DNA:
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ABOUT
THE MAIN PRESENTATION:
You
have a great tree. Now what? How do you know it is correct? This
presentation reviews the many DNA tools available today to help
confirm each of your lines. Along
the way you may discover new truths, and help your DNA matches
discover their truths.
ABOUT
RICK KLEMETSON:
Rick
Klemetson caught the genealogy bug while taking a genealogy
class at
BYU in 1984. He helped many people around the world research their
genealogy. Rick has been involved in the computer industry since the
80's and currently teaches online classes for a Denver software
company. He was introduced to DNA a decade ago, and became addicted
to helping adopted people identify their birth families. He has
helped hundreds of adoptees find their families over the years.
ABOUT
THE CLASS:
We
will review several DNA search cases and how the tools were used to
solve them.
All
meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal
of helping people use technology to further their family and personal
history. The Group is in its 34th year and previously was called the
Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way for anyone to
receive the press releases via email. Members of the group
($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM,
receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology, and have access to
the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes. TAGGology
contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including
information for Temple and Family History Consultants. Free
sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by
emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com .
Officers
of UVTAGG are
Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP;
Beccy Martin, Secretary; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn
Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer;
Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James
Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson,
Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists.
For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf
at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048),
or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net,
or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.
Donald
R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu.
==================================.
UVTAGG
2024-08-04 - Press Release: Online Meeting Saturday Morning 10 Aug
2024: Dawn, Wendy, and Sandra, Brimhall on GETTING YOUTH INTERESTED
IN FAMILY HISTORY
2024-08-04
Journalists
and newsletter editors, please post this where you can. If you need
more information, please see our website -- https://uvtagg.org
and Press Release Blog https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .
If you have questions, please contact me. Thanks.
Don
Donald
R. Snow - snowd@math.byu.edu
[Short
Version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 10 Aug 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
10
am - 11 am MDT: DAWN BRIMHALL on Beyond
the Dusty Box: Turning Family History into a Teen Adventure
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: SANDRA AND WENDY BRIMHALL on Family
History Coloring Books: Making Your Heritage Accessible to Everyone
Details
on UVTAGG.org
and on the UVTAGG blog.
====================================.
[Long
version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 10 Aug 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
Details
and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.or
and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10
am - 11 am MDT: DAWN BRIMHALL on Beyond
the Dusty Box: Turning Family History into a Teen Adventure
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: Sandra and Wendy Brimhall
on Family
History Coloring Books: Making Your Heritage Accessible to Everyone
ABOUT
THE MAIN PRESENTATION;
Struggling
to get your teenager interested in family history? This presentation
explores interactive tech tools, creative projects, and collaborative
strategies to turn genealogy research into a rewarding family
adventure. Learn how parents and teens can work together to build a
family tree, unearth hidden stories, and connect with their ancestors
– all while strengthening family bonds in the process.
ABOUT
DAWN BRIMHALL:
Dawn
Retta Brimhall received a BA in History Teaching from Brigham Young
University (2011) and a Masters in Education from the University of
St. Thomas (2018). In 2020, she was named the Aldine Independent
School District (ISD) Secondary Teacher of the Year in Houston,
Texas. She currently serves as the Social Studies Instructional
Specialist at Davis High School in Aldine ISD. She enjoys travel,
photography, music, and family history.
ABOUT
THE CLASS:
Family
coloring books aren’t just for kids. They are a great way to make
your heritage accessible and interesting to everyone. This webinar
will discuss why and how to make a family coloring book and give
examples of the different types you can do. We will also provide
suggestions on ways to get everyone involved in the project,
including how to create or find illustrations.
ABOUT
SANDRA AND WENDY BRIMHALL:
Sandra
Brimhall has a B.S. in Mass Communication from the University of
Utah. She was a co-author of Brigham Young’s Homes and she has
published many times in the Utah Historical Quarterly. She has
received two awards from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies
for her articles. Wendy Brimhall has a B.A. in Family History from
Brigham Young University. She did a family history internship at the
Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky. She is employed as
an associate genealogist with ProGenealogists.
All
meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal
of helping people use technology to further their family and personal
history. The Group is in its 34th year and previously was called the
Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way for anyone
to receive the press releases via email. Members of the group
($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM,
receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology, and have access to
the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes. TAGGology
contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including
information for Temple and Family History Consultants. Free
sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing
uvtagginfo@gmail.com
.
Officers
of UVTAGG
are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd
VP; Beccy Martin, Secretary; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer,
Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick,
Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist;
James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Chris Stevenson, Brent
Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website
Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at
uvtagginfo@gmail.com
(801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net,
or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.
Donald
R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu.
==================================.
UVTAGG
- 2024-07-10
- Press Release: Online Mtg, 13 Jul
2024, 10-12 Noon MDT, DALLAN QUASS on
USING
AI TO TRANSCRIBE, SUMMARIZE, AND
EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM
HANDWRITTEN
DOCUMENTS followed
by OPEN DISCUSSION ON FAMILY HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
2024-07-10
Journalists
and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.
If you need more information, please see our website --
https://uvtagg.org
and Press Release Blog https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .
If you have questions, please contact me. Thanks.
Don
Donald
R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu
[Short
Version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 13 Jul 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
10
am - 11 am MDT: DALLAN QUASS on
USING AI TO TRANSCRIBE, SUMMARIZE, AND
EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM HANDWRITTEN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: OPEN DISCUSSION ON
FAMILY HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
Details
on UVTAGG.org
and on the UVTAGG blog.
====================================.
[Long
version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 13 Jul 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
Details
and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org
and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10
am - 11 am MDT: DALLAN QUASS on USING AI TO TRANSCRIBE,
SUMMARIZE, AND EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM HANDWRITTEN GENEALOGICAL
DOCUMENTS
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: CAROL HILL, RAYANNE
MELICK,
GERHARD RUF, AND OTHERS on OPEN
DISCUSSION ON FAMILY HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
ABOUT
THE MAIN PRESENTATION;
USING
AI TO TRANSCRIBE, SUMMARIZE, AND EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM HANDWRITTEN
GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS
This
presentation will explain how to use multi-modal large language
models (LLMs) to transcribe handwritten genealogical documents and
how to summarize the documents, including names, dates, and places.
It will compare the cost and performance of several LLMs so you can
decide which one is best for you.
ABOUT
DALLAN QUASS:
Dallan
Quass has a PhD
in Computer
Science
from Stanford University and Bachelors
and Masters degrees
in computer science from BYU. He
has extensive
software development experience, especially extracting information
from the Web and creating leading-edge search engines. He
has served as
the CTO of FamilySearch and has
co-founded several software startups: RootsFinder, acquired by
Findmypast, WhizBang! Labs, acquired by Inxight Software, FlipDog,
acquired by Monster.com, and Junglee, acquired by Amazon.com. His
interest in family history prompted him
to develop two other family history websites: gengophers.com
and werelate.org,
both of which have been listed among the top 101 family history
websites according to Family Tree Magazine. Finally, he
has written over
a dozen academic publications which have been cited over 6,000 times
according to academic.research.microsoft.com.
ABOUT
THE CLASS:
OPEN
DISCUSSION ON FAMILY HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY
This
will present an opportunity for any participant in the live broadcast
to share their positive experiences, frustrations or ask questions or
provide answers for other's questions related to family history and
using technology.
All
meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal
of helping people use technology to further their family and personal
history. The Group is in its 34th year and previously was
called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way
for anyone to receive the press releases via email.
Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with
presenters on ZOOM, receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology,
and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and
classes. TAGGology contains a wealth of information about
genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History
Consultants. Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be
requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com
.
Officers
of UVTAGG
are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd
VP; Beccy Martin, Secretary ; Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer,
Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick,
Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist;
James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Chris Stevenson, Brent
Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website
Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard
Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com
(801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net,
or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.
Donald
R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .
==================================.
UVTAGG -
2024-06-04 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 08 Jun 2024, 10-12 Noon MDT,
BONNIE DIMOND and CAROL HILL on YOUTH AND FAMILY HISTORY and
FAMILYSEARCH SUPPORT
2024-06-04
Journalists
and newsletter editors, please post this where you can.
If you need more information, please see our website --
https://uvtagg.org
and Press Release Blog https://blog.uvtagg.org/ .
If you have questions, please contact me. Thanks.
Don Donald
R. Snow -- snowd@math.byu.edu
[Short
Version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 08 Jun 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
10
am - 11 am MDT: BONNIE DIMOND on INVOLVING YOUTH IN FAMILY
HISTORY
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: CAROL HILL on FAMILYSEARCH SUPPORT REVEALED
Details
on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG
blog.
====================================.
[Long
version]======================.
UVTAGG
MEETING, Saturday Morning, 08 Jun 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
Details
and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org
and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10
am - 11 am MDT: BONNIE DIMOND on INVOLVING YOUTH IN FAMILY
HISTORY
11:10
- 12 Noon MDT: CAROL HILL on FAMILYSEARCH SUPPORT REVEALED
ABOUT
THE MAIN PRESENTATION; INVOLVING YOUTH IN FAMILY HISTORY
How
to host a youth family history camp using a FamilySearch Center to
train the youth in your area. Ideas for youth temple and family
history consultants.
ABOUT
BONNIE DIMOND:
Bonnie
Dimond has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from BYU.
She and her husband, Mike Dimond, have served as Stake Temple and
Family History Consultants and Associate Directors of the Alpine
FamilySearch Center since 2021. During this time, the Dimonds have
focused on teaching the youth in their area how to do family
history. They have taught multiple youth summer camps as well
as numerous activities and training for the youth in multiple stakes
in their area.
ABOUT
THE CLASS: FAMILYSEARCH SUPPORT REVEALED
Carol
Hill, who is currently serving a Service Mission for FamilySearch
Support, will be sharing FamilySearch Support Contact Options, what
it is like to Serve a Support mission, what skills we develop, what
resources we use to answer questions, etc. After listening to this
presentation, she hopes you will want to join the team!!
ABOUT
CAROL HILL:
Carol
Hill received her Bachelor’s Degree in Family History from BYU in
2003, and has been helping others with their family history since
then. She is currently serving a FamilySearch Support Mission and
serving as a YSA stake family history consultant. She creates Family
History YouTube videos to help others understand different features
of FamilySearch, and other genealogy sites, as well. She loves her 6
children, 31 grandchildren, and wonderful husband.
All
meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal
of helping people use technology to further their family and personal
history. The Group is in its 34th year and previously was
called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way
for anyone to receive the press releases via email.
Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with
presenters on ZOOM, receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology,
and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and
classes. TAGGology contains a wealth of information about
genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History
Consultants. Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be
requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com
.
Officers
of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don
Snow, 2nd VP; Beccy Martin, Secretary ; Jerry Castillo, Membership
Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne
Melick, Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media
Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Chris Stevenson,
Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and
Website Specialists. For further information contact President
Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048),
or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net,
or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.
Donald
R. Snow, 2nd VP, snowd@math.byu.edu .
==================================.
UVTAGG - 2025-05-08 - Press Release: Online Mtg, 11 May 2024, 10-12 Noon MDT, BETH ANN WISEMAN on METADATA OF PHOTOS
2024-05-08
Journalists and newsletter editors, please post this where you can. If you need more information, please see our website -- https://uvtagg.org and Press Release Blog https://blog.uvtagg.org/ . If you have questions, please contact me. Thanks.
Don
[Short Version]======================. UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 11 May 2024 on Zoom and Facebook 10 am - 11 AM MDT: BETH ANN WISEMAN on Metadata Magic: Preserving the Writing On the Back Of the Photo (Metadata) In Digital Photos 11:10-12 Noon MDT: BETH ANN WISEMAN on Metadata Magic: How Do I Embed Metadata In My Digital Photos? ====================================.
[Long version]======================. UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 11 May 2024 on Zoom and Facebook
10 am - 11 AM MDT: BETH ANN WISEMAN on Metadata Magic: Preserving the Writing On the Back Of the Photo (Metadata) In Digital Photos
11:10-12 Noon MDT: BETH ANN WISEMAN on Metadata Magic: How Do I Embed Metadata In My Digital Photos?
ABOUT BETH ANN WISEMAN: Beth Ann Wiseman's passion is preserving family photos, both personally and professionally. As a teenager in the 1970s, she received xeroxed copies of copies of family stories whose blubs and blurs were barely readable. Since she was not able to source photos and stories, she pondered how she could preserve her rich family heritage for her children and grandchildren. She has a B. A. in History and a Masters degree in Computer Science, initially working as a software developer, which included the scanning of digital images - the perfect solution for preserving and sharing family stories. At that time it was difficult to share scanned images. The rest of the story needed to go along with the images. She tried file system strategies, static html files on a CD, and even creating a database on CD. Nothing seemed to work really well.
Beth Ann was one of the original members of the engineering team at FamilySearch that implemented Memories and she still works on that team - her dream job. Memories addresses many of the sticking points for sharing family photos and stories. She is also involved with an organization created by Gordon Clarke at FamilySearch to standardize how the family history industry uses metadata properties and she has been testing and validating the standards proposed by the Family History Metadata Working Group (FHMWG).
ABOUT THE MAIN PRESENTATION; Embedding the writing on the back of the photo so that it travels with the photo as embedded metadata creates magic in finding and sharing your photos and their stories. Once you know why, you will want to know how. This main presentation discusses why you would want to go to the effort of embedding the writing on the back of the photo into your digital photos. And what do FamilySearch and others do with metadata in a photo?
ABOUT THE CLASS: OK, I'm convinced. I really want the magic of metadata in my digital photos. How can I do that? What tools can I use?
All meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history. The Group is in its 34th year and previously was called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group. On the blog is a way for anyone to receive the press releases via email. Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the monthly email newsletter, TAGGology, and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes. TAGGology contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants. Free sample copies of the Newsletter can be requested by emailing uvtagginfo@gmail.com .
Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Don Snow, 2nd VP; Secretary (Vacant); Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, Marilyn Thomsen, TAGGology Newsletter Editor; Rayanne Melick, Treasurer; Librarian (Vacant); Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; James Anderson, FamilySearch Coordinator; Chris Stevenson, Brent Nelson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-602-5048), or 1st VP Laurie Castillo at gengal@comcast.net, or 2nd VP Don Snow at snowd@math.byu.edu.
==================================.
Dr. Donald R. Snow, Retired Professor of Mathematics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA - snowd@math.byu.edu
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