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see links on right. - New Minor RootsMagic and Personal Historian Updates Available
- Three Great New Webinars Coming Up
- Five New Free Webinar Recordings
- Tip of the Month: Backing Up Your Database
- New User Group in Fairfax Virginia
- User Groups Around the World
- Upcoming Events
New Minor RootsMagic (5.0.3.1) and Personal Historian (2.0.2.3) Updates Available New minor updates to RootsMagic 5 and Personal Historian 2 were released in April. This update added a couple of small features and fixed several bugs. To see a list of what is new and fixed, visit: http://forums.rootsmagic.com/index.php?/forum/14-announcements/ If you haven't already downloaded the update, look for the "Update Available" indicator in the lower right corner of your program screen, and click on it.
If you don't already have RootsMagic 5 or Personal Historian 2, you can see what is new or order the upgrade at:
http://rootsmagic.com/Store Three Great New Webinars Coming Up
We have three great webinars scheduled for the next couple of weeks.
Creating a 1940 US Census Citation in RootsMagic
The 1940 US Census has been released, so join us this Thursday as we show you how to properly cite this great source for that family you just found in it.
We'll look at an actual census page and show you how to add a census event, create a census source, and cite that source for the people in your RootsMagic file.
How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers with Lisa Louise Cooke
Yearning to "read all about it?" Newspapers are a fantastic source of research leads, information and historical context for your family history. However, finding the exact newspaper you are looking for can seem daunting. Many classes tell you what you can find, but not how to find it.
Learn the specialized approach that is required to achieve success in locating the news on your ancestors. Author, speaker and podcaster Lisa Louise Cooke (The Genealogy Gems Podcast at www.GenealogyGems.com) will show you three cutting edge tools that will help you get the job done!
Fixing Incorrect Links in RootsMagic
Even the most careful family historian can make a mistake while recording family relationships- a person married to the wrong or unknown spouse, a child linked twice to the same set of parents, or a man listed as his own grandpa.
Join us as we show you how to use RootsMagic to painlessly fix these mistakes and straighten out those tangles in your family tree.
To sign up for these webinars, visit: http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars
Five New Free Webinar Recordings We have held and recorded 5 webinars since the last newsletter, and they are all available to watch for free on our webinar page. These webinars cover just a few of the new features in RootsMagic 5. - RootsMagic's "Who Was There" Report
- New Timeline View in RootsMagic 5
- Installing and Upgrading Personal Historian 2
- New County Check in RootsMagic 5
- New Reports and Options in RootsMagic 5
To watch or download these webinars visit our webinar page at:
http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars
And don't forget about all the other free recorded webinars while you're there. We have classes for everyone, from beginners "Getting Started with RootsMagic" to classes for more advanced users, like "Creating Custom Reports with RootsMagic. We have classes which everyone should watch like "Sources, Citations, and Documentation with RootsMagic". We even have classes on using our other software Personal Historian and Family Atlas.
Tip of the Month: Backing Up Your Database One of the biggest heartaches we have in tech support is when we receive an email or phone call from a user whose computer has crashed, and they are without a backup copy of their database. Think about how much time you have invested in your database, and how long it would take to re-create that database from scratch. Having a backup copy of your database protects you if your computer crashes, or you accidentally delete your file, or your database somehow gets corrupted. A backup is a compressed copy of your RootsMagic database and has a .rmgb extension. A backup is better than a GEDCOM file because it will save all your RootsMagic specific settings, and ensure you have the same record numbers assigned each person. By default each RootsMagic backup has the date assigned to the file name (YYYY-MM-DD). Having the date for each backup is important. This will allow you to have multiple backups going back in time, and will show you which backup is the most recent. There may be times you need to return to an earlier file in your database, i.e. file corruption, incorrect merging, deleting of individuals or facts unintentionally, etc. You can keep as many backups on your computer as your hard drive space will allow. We have some users with backups going back several years. It is best to get into the habit of creating a backup each time you exit the program after changes have been made. When you have been working in RootsMagic for several hours at a time, stop and make a backup at whatever point you would hate to recreate your work if you computer suddenly failed. Simply add a letter after the date in the backup to denote your work throughout the day. Once you have made a backup it is good practice to store that backup somewhere other than your computer. Backups can be stored on external hard drives, flash drives, and CDs. Saving to the "cloud" will give you access to your backup away from home. Check into services such as Mozy, Carbonite, Backblaze and Dropbox. Don't let the cloud fool you into a false sense of security if it is only saving a copy of your database file (.rmgc). There will be times you need to restore from a backup and it won't be there when you need it. Have your database (.rmgc) and backup (.rmgb) file both saved to your computer hard drive and then use a cloud service to protect yourself. Web based email services, such as GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc can also act as a cloud service. Simply email your backup (.rmgb) to yourself and access it later from anywhere. For details on creating and restoring backups, watch our free webinar #6 "Working with Files and Folders in RootsMagic" at: http://www.rootsmagic.com/webinars If you haven't made a backup of your RootsMagic database, stop and do it now!
New User Group in Fairfax Virginia A new user group is forming in the Fairfax/Northern Virginia area. Here is information on the first meeting. You can also visit our user group page (link is in the next article) to see a contact email. Contact: Jane Pearson Organization: RootsMagic Users Group Library: City of Fairfax Regional Library 10360 North Street Fairfax, VA 22030-2514 Room: City of Fairfax Meeting Room B Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012 Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM User Groups Around the World There are RootsMagic user groups all over the world, and several more start up every month. Users are looking to start up user groups in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, England, Germany, Mexico, Panama, and South Africa. To find out if there is a user group in your part of the world, or if you would like to help start a user group in your area, visit: http://rootsmagic.com/User-Groups/ Upcoming Events
Here's a list of the places RootsMagic will be exhibiting, teaching classes or doing workshops. - Jun 8-10, 2012 - Southern California Jamboree (Burbank, California)
- Jun 9, 2012 - Murray Utah FHC Conference
- Jul 6-7, 2012 - Northern California Family History Expo (Sacramento, California)
- Jul 28, 2012 - Oregon State Genealogy Conference (Eugene, Oregon)
- Jul 31-Aug 3, 2012 - BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference (Provo, Utah)
- Aug 18, 2012 - UGA (Cedar City, Utah)
- Aug 29-Sep 1, 2012 - FGS Conference (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Sep 15, 2012 - Ogden Utah FHC Conference
- Sep 21-22, 2012 - UGA (Sandy, Utah)
- Sep 22, 2012 - Las Vegas Sandstone Family History Conference
- Oct 13, 2012 - Logan Utah FHC Conference
- Oct 18-20, 2012 - Black Genealogy Summit (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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