Learning about Google+ Hangouts and Hangouts On Air

I have spent an hour or more every evening for the past 8 days learning about using Google+ Hangouts and Hangouts On Air. We all learned a lot and had fun doing it. Thanks to Pat Richley Erickson, aka DearMYRTLE and her cousin, Russ Worthington, we were able to show each other what we were learning. We had people from all over the world participating.

There are some good videos on YouTube that can show you how to get an account with Google+ and set up both kinds of Hangouts.

Now I can see so many ways to use this in my life.

*  Planning our family reunion for 2014

*  Sending birthday greetings to family members

*  Visiting with family members in our "free" time

*  Sharing training sessions and other meetings with co-workers

*  Having genealogy discussions with others

Have you tried using Google+ Hangouts and Hangouts On Air?

Kemmerer, WY Family History Conference

Yesterday, I drove about 90 miles to Kemmerer to attend their Family History Conference.  It was the first time I've been to a smaller one put on by a stake.  It will not be the last time, for sure.
It was a very nice experience.  I learned some great things that I can put to use immediately.  Here are a few.

1.  Record and share family stories to help family members and others develop an appreciation for our ancestors.

2.  Learn about and use Mailing Lists, such as Rootsweb, to help you in your research.

3.  Family Search has some new tutorial videos to help us share stories and photos about our ancestors.  These videos are great!

4.  Www.findagrave.com is a wonderful site that we can use for sharing and acquiring information about our dear departed one.

5.  Last but not least, we can have a conference in our stake, just like they did.  It was a quality experience, to say the least.