Comments on: Open Thread Thursday – Genealogy Societies and Technology

By: MN Family Historian

MN Family Historian — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:42:28 +0000

I agree for the most part (although I think we should retire the whole Sputnik meme, it’s way overused). One problem here is many participants of my local and state genealogical societies are not exactly computer literate. I’m going to volunteer to help in this area, but as a newcomer, there’s sometimes resistance to change among the old guard.

By: Donna Peterson

Donna Peterson — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:42:45 +0000

I am currently setting up a website for the fledgling local society I joined last Fall. They are just a group of genealogists who meet once a month to share their experiences. We have a genealogy library in the local library and volunteers work in the room to help others. We communicate by e-mail but there are no dues, officers, or meeting minutes. Mixed bag of technology here.

By: Kerry Scott

Kerry Scott — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:19:09 +0000

Interesting. I think we’ll see a far greater variety of degrees of tech-savvy-ness from societies than we do now. I have a hard time imagining my local county/state society doing some of the things I see the SCGS (for example) doing…but you never know.

By: Caroline Pointer

Caroline Pointer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:26:51 +0000

RT @geneabloggers: Open Thread Thu-Genealogy Societies & Technology in a post-RootsTech world. http://su.pr/217PQD #genealogy #rootstech

By: geneabloggers

geneabloggers — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:09:17 +0000

Open Thread Thursday – Genealogy Societies and Technology in a post-RootsTech world. http://su.pr/217PQD #genealogy #rootstech