Work From Home As An Internet Researcher

If you enjoy finding answers to questions and you are easily able to locate the information that you need on the internet, you may have what it takes to be an internet researcher. Many individuals and companies have questions that they need answered, and they simply do not have the time to look around online for the answer. Internet researchers find the answers to questions posed by their clients and then report back to their clients with their findings. The type of questions as well as the length of the assignments varies greatly. This can be a good thing because … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of July 23, 2012

This could be your week to attend a genealogy workshop, course, conference, webinar, or other event. Before you can check out one of these interesting genealogy opportunities, you have to find out about them. Here is a quick list of genealogy events that will be happening in the upcoming week. On July 26, 2012, the Oak Park Public Library, which is located in Oak Park, Illinois, will hold a free “Genealogy on the Internet” class. Review some of the top genealogical sites, and get instruction on searching for census and vital records. The class will begin at 9:30 in the … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of July 8, 2012

Will you be attending a genealogy conference, workshop, or event this week? There are plenty of them going on. All you have to do is find on that is located near you. This blog has a quick list of some of the genealogy events that are going on this week. On July 10, 2012, the Harris County Library, which is located in Cypress, Texas, will host a genealogy seminar. It will be presented by Kimberly Gay, resident academic reference librarian. She will discuss new research practices to use with genealogy. This is for library patrons who want to research their … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of March 18, 2012

It can be exciting to learn something new about your favorite hobby – genealogy! A great way to do that is to take a genealogy class, or to attend a workshop or genealogy event. Here are some that will be happening this week. If you don’t see one that is located near where you live, I would recommend checking your local newspaper to find one. On March 19, 2012, the Allen County Public Library, which is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will hold a program called “French Canadian Research at the Genealogy Center”. It will start at 2:00 in the … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of February 26, 2012

You can learn a lot from a good genealogy class, workshop or event. The trick, of course, is being able to find one. Here are some upcoming genealogy events that will be happening this week. One might be near where you live! If not, then check your local newspaper to find out about more. On February 27, 2012, the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, which is located in Port Townsend, Washington, will present the fifth, and final, part of a five – week genealogy course. The course is called “Introduction to Family Research History”. It provides an overview of the basic … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – Week of February 12, 2012

Learning more about your favorite hobby, genealogy, is always interesting! A fun way to do that is to attend a genealogy workshop, class, or event that is located near where you live. Here are a few upcoming genealogy events, from all around the United States, that will be happening this week. On February 13, 2012, the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, which is located in Port Townsend, Washington, will present the third part of a five-week genealogy course. The course is called “Introduction to Family Research History”. It provides an overview of the basic steps for successful genealogy research. On February … Continue reading

Upcoming Genealogy Events – January 29 – February 4, 2012

Every genealogy conference, workshop, or class holds within it an opportunity for you to learn more about your favorite hobby. It also can be a good way to meet other genealogists. Here are a few genealogy events that will be going on this week. If you don’t see one near where you live, then check your local paper to find out about more. Today, January 29, 2012, Temple Beth Israel, which is located in Skokie, Illinois, will hold a presentation called “Tips, Tricks, and Tools to organizing your genealogy records with Family Tree Maker”. It will be presented by Jewish … Continue reading

Final Presentation

I just finished a day where I had to give two 20 minute presentations over two topics in one day. This was an interesting project for me because I really like to give personal presentations without notes or specifically written down arguments in order to let those listening influence my presentation held together by the forward progress of selected slides. On a day when one presentation determined my ability to continue as a doctoral student there was no room for error (Don’t worry, I passed). I’ve never so fully planned out and plotted a presentation before. One of the things … Continue reading

Research & Presentation (Part 3)

If you missed parts 1 and 2 you should click here and here to catch up. For those of you who’ve been keeping up lets move forward in our quest of researching and presenting! Last time we equated the notion of telling a story with structure. If you tell a story about the research you’re instantaneously creating something interesting because stories are interesting. We want to know “how things turn out” or “why things turned out the way they did” (especially if we already know the ending… like the film Titanic). The boats gonna sink… people are gonna die, but … Continue reading

Research & Presentation (Part 2)

If you missed Part 1 of Research & Presentation be sure to read that here. At any rate (where was I? Oh yes!) I was talking about note taking and the dual-crucial skills of Structure and Importance. Now, note taking is just one area where these two skills are important. It turns out that they are important for a wide variety of activities (both in school and in the “real world”). One of those areas is for giving a presentation. Today I’ll be talking about prepping for a presentation. You know that whole saying about first impressions? If you’re thinking … Continue reading