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Presentations
Below is a list of the
breakout presentations, for
the
2010 IAGenWeb
Conference.
First, we wish to
remember those who
volunteered to
present...
Another
big THANK YOU to
these volunteers!
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| David W. Dinham |
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I am
not
nearly
as mad
at the
world as
I appear
to be in
this
picture...
I am
a
retired
Computer
Systems
Engineer.
I was in
transportation
for over
32
years,
most
recently
as VP
Traffic
for a
major
LTL
truck
line,
which is
now
closed.
Due to
the lack
of
opportunities
in
transportation
after
deregulation,
I
converted
my
computer
experience
into a
full
time
computer
position
as a
network
administrator,
after
earning
my
certification
as a
Novell
CNE
(Certified
Netware
Engineer).
I was
then
offered
a
position
as a
Systems
Engineer
for a
major
nationwide
company,
from
which I
retired
in 2007
after 11
1/2
years
with
them. I
still do
part-time
computer
work for
people,
mostly
helping
them
with
computers
in their
homes.
Currently,
I have
been
county
coordinator
for
Clarke
County
since
2008 and
also
volunteer
for the
USGENWEB
Election
Committee. |
| I got
started
in
genealogy
by
offering,
as the
computer
person
in my
family,
to
computerize
the
genealogy
records
compiled
by an
Aunt
married
to my
Uncle on
my
mother's
side.
As
most of
you
know,
genealogy
kind of
takes on
a life
all of
it's own
after
that.
Now,
those
original
400
records
have
expanded
into
over
13,000
records.
Recently,
I have
been
able to
merge
with the
other Dinham
family
in this
country
as we
finally
were
able to
go back
another
generation
in
England
and find
the
necessary
link.
This has
been
very
exciting
for me
to find
all the
new
cousins. |
| Conni
McDaniel
Hall |
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I was
born in
Leon,
Decatur
County,
Iowa. I
have
lived in
five
states
and am
now in
south
Texas.
My heart
is in
Iowa and
most of
my
children
and
grandchildren
are in
Missouri.
So the
Midwest
is still
definitely
“home”.
I
started
with
transcribing
the WPA
cemeteries
for
something
“to do.”
I helped
with
transcribing
for Van
Buren
county,
and Rich
telling
me that
I needed
to think
about
becoming
a CC. So
in July
2007, I
became
the
Dallas
County
Coordinator.
I love
it! I
have no
ties to
Dallas
County
other
than a
set of ggg-grandparents
that
passed
through
and
showed
up in a
census.
In July
2008, I
became a
Welcome
Hostess.
I have
thoroughly
enjoyed
the
tasks
and have
learned
a great
deal.
That
brings
us to
why I
volunteered
to do a
break-out
session
presentation
at the
2010
Conference
– to
help
others
with
what
I’ve
learned.
“Do's
and
Don'ts
for
Organizing
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| Your
Site”. Do –
Because
it will
help you
in
locating
your
pages
when you
need to
add
data, do
updates
and make
corrections.
Result– Calmness.
Don’t –
And you
will
play
hunt and
peck for
broken
links
and
where to
add new
data.
Result – Frustration.
My
background
includes
being an
administrative
assistant
in
various
capacities
–
including
being a
city
clerk,
office
manager
and
directors’
assistant.
Organizing
the work
place is
second
nature
to me.
Although
you
wouldn’t
believe
it if
you saw
my desk!
I can
hardly
wait to
meet
everyone! |
| Linda
Ziemann |
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We are
honored
and
excited
that
Linda
has
decided
to join
our presenters!
She is
Coordinator
of
Monona,
Plymouth,
and
Sioux
Counties,
Vice
President
of
Friends
of
IAGenWeb,
and our
current
Assistant
State Coordinator.
Linda
will be
our
Leadership
Team
representative
at the
conference,
and as
such,
will
help to
open the
Saturday
event by
addressing
the
group.
She will
also be
presenting
on
Friday
night,
"Win-Win
Situation
—
Identifying,
Recording,
Collecting,
Preserving,
and
Sharing
Resources
concerning
county
history
and its
people!"
Originally
created
by Barb
Hug.
(This
can be
tweaked
to
relate
directly
to your
county.)This
presentation
is
designed
to:
1.
Explain
and
share
our
IAGenWeb
project
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with
local genealogy
society
groups,
building
a
strong,
working
relationship
with the
local
genealogical
societies.
2. Give
a quick
overview
of
USGenWeb.
3. Link
directly
to the
internet
inside
the
slide
show to
show
steps to posting
genealogical
information on the
IAGenWeb
boards
and Gravestone Photo Project,
explaining
how to
share
information
and
resources.
4.
Remove
old
competition
ideas
between
the
local
societies
and the
free
internet.
5.
Answer
concerns
&
questions
by the
audience
during
the Q&A
offered
at the
end of
the
slides.
6.
Listen
for (and
incorporate
later)
creative
suggestions
from the
audience
participants. |
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