Fold3, Full-Text Searching, Online Search Strategies--save 5 on each through 15 June--don't delay

Release of

Fold3 (do you think it's confusing?),

FamilySearch Full-Text,

and Search Techniques

save $5 on each through 15 June 11:59 pm Pacific

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Using Fold3.com

This session will provide a brief overview of what is on Fold3.com (mainly military records, but will instead focus on how to navigate material on the site and the site itself, how to browse images, how to perform searches, downloading of images, and problem-solving strategies.

Options:

· Immediate download of recording and handout for $24

Full-text Searching at FamilySearch

and

Understanding Search Options

Full-Text Searching at FamilySearch: Effective Search and Citation Strategies

This presentation discusses the full text search at FamilySearch Labs. The following will be included:

· Search techniques and strategies--it is not just about the names.

· Tracking your searches—this is crucial.

· Organizing and tracking results and located items.

· Determining exactly what it is you found.

· Downloading images.

· Essentials for citation.

Handout included

· Order for immediate download $22.

Understanding Search Options and Effectively Searching Databases

Confused by Soundex, “sounds like,” wildcards, unexact matches and the like? Confused when different sites have different search options? This presentation will discuss what each of these options do, how to navigate websites that use different searches.

We will see how to effectively use these options to increase the chance you find the names you need in a database. We will also see how to formulate search strategies and create a search tableau to organize your searches and track your progress. Handout included.

· Order for immediate download $22

All presentations are made by Michael John Neill. Michael has been an active genealogical researcher, writer, and lecturer for over thirty years. He has sponsored research trips to Salt Lake City, Ft. Wayne, and RIchmond and gives lectures on a variety of topics.