Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Minutes March 23, 1016 Discussion Group




Date: 3/23/2016

Announcements:
1. Treasurer Report: Phyllis Edwards
      - $480.00 Donated from proceeds from first writing class
           taught by Phyllis Edwards
      - $150 additional income

      -expenses of $232.32 for training and $90 for posters

      - $307.68 remaining balance
      - Proceeds from 2016 writing class will be donated to NSC
      - $4,000.00 grant to the computer club has been used
2. Conference/Meetings:
      - Nancy Lyons presenting an Italian Genealogy lecture
          4/23/2016 10:30 ?Delaware Archives? not sure
          of location - if interested contact Helen Browne
      - Cherry Hill April discussion to be announced Shamalie
        - Susan Kirk Ryan, President of Delaware Genealogical Society
             will speak at our next Discussion Group Meeting, April 20
             Topic: Bumps in the Road: Quirks, Lucky Finds, Challenges
             on the Ancestral Trail
        - Phyllis Edwards will present a lecture on 7/23/2016, 3:00
             Topic: Claiming Your Heritage
        - Phyllis Edwards will be presenting a lecture at the Baltimore
             Lithuanian Society Meeting
        - Phyllis Edwards has been invited to have a table at the Lithuanian
             Festival in May
        - Genealogy Detectives Topic: Redoing Research File System
             Webinar - for info contact Helen Browne
        
3. Discussion Items:
          - Myron G: Apple will not support Family Tree Maker after the end
              of the year. Ged.com bought software and moving to another
              database.  Max DS leased - can be downloaded now - continues
              support. Roots Magic can be synced with Ancestry
         - Becky - 160 page list of of genealogy websites has been placed
              on the Genealogy Blog on our website
         - Becky - will give Discussion Group e-mail addresses to Genealogy
              Detectives to be placed on their mailing list. They have very good
              newsletters and information.
PLEASE NOTE: Next meeting will be the third Wednesday this month due to
          the Spring Fair - April 20

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