{"id":308,"date":"2009-05-31T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T18:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=308"},"modified":"2009-05-31T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2009-05-31T18:35:55","slug":"blogger-bistro-and-twitter-cafe-the-count-down-began-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/31\/blogger-bistro-and-twitter-cafe-the-count-down-began-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogger Bistro and Twitter Cafe, the Count-down began Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The count-down to The Colorado Family History Expo\u00a0<\/strong>has already b<\/span>egun.\u00a0The Expo\u00a0<\/strong>will be held 12-13 June 2009 in Loveland CO bringing you the latest tech to trace your roots. \u00a0I’m serious. \u00a0No other conference series strives harder to teach what is new and what works. http:\/\/www.fhexpos.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So Holly Hansen and her army of cohorts are launching their Blogger Bistro<\/strong> and Twitter Cafe<\/strong> in a white tent with a state-of-the-art computer, a live internet connection, and a huge screen tv. \u00a0I have the distinct honor of being one of 7 bloggers who will report on the Expo and its doings during the conference itself.<\/p>\n

I have done this independently before with the help of my webmaster Kathryn and her equip. \u00a0And Dick Eastman’s online wireless connections. This will be different, because you can be there: \u00a0in person or by remote access. \u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s right, you can follow the two-day event on Twitter, even if you cannot attend. Obviously, the best thing is to attend, get your own Twitter pass, and share what you are learning with your own circle of friends and family.\u00a0Second-best, is to follow the bloggers and their Twitter trail.<\/p>\n

This is the latest NEW thing to capture tech attention. \u00a0For persons and celebrities. \u00a0For businesses and the media. \u00a0And for genealogy!<\/p>\n

Twitter and Your hardest-to-find Ancestor–<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just capture the vision<\/span>: \u00a0140 characters per message is enough to promote your hardest-to-find ancestor. \u00a0Promote to the world–people who will never read or write a genealogy. \u00a0People who share the same hard-to-find relatives you have. \u00a0People who may have the old family Bible or who know where it is. People who grew up with their folks’ “Rogue’s Gallery” \u00a0(my Mom called it) of ancestors on both sides of the stairs.<\/p>\n

An email came to me asking for relatives and I discovered the writer was living in China. \u00a0Related to me, residing in China.<\/p>\n

Capt James Brown of North Carolina and my Yorkshire Horrocks girls–<\/strong><\/p>\n

On my way to the Family History Library a couple of weeks ago, I encountered Erold Wiscombe walking down the sidewalk. \u00a0He was carrying a very large book. \u00a0 It was the history and genealogy of \u00a0Capt James Brown of North Carolina. \u00a0Erold researched and wrote the book with the help of a cousin Jim Klein.<\/p>\n

In this huge book were my Horrocks girls, the daughters of my 2nd great grandfather, Hezekiah Mitchell of Honley, Yorkshire, England! \u00a0Can you imagine my surprise? \u00a0In a book that I knew was being written. \u00a0By two men that I knew quite well. Information on my own hard-to-document ancestry–I am a believer.<\/p>\n

Millions of persons and companies and churches and relatives are already using Twitter to follow each other around, sharing their every inane thought and action.<\/p>\n

Let’s put them all to work sharing what they know about your hard-to-find ancestors. \u00a0And mine. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Doesn’t take hours; only takes minutes a day to pose your query and monitor responses. \u00a0Who would have thought it could be that easy!<\/p>\n

First, you learn how. \u00a0Second, \u00a0you ramp up your doings a notch.<\/p>\n

The difference between reality and fiction: \u00a0fiction has to make sense. \u00a0Tom Clancy, Larry King Live.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, by the way, I am also speaking at the Expo. \u00a0And selling books about my research system which quarantees a 96% success rate. \u00a0And sharing my vast research experience and knowledge to all who come by my booth in the exhibit hall. \u00a0And blogging and tweeting my readers and genealogy friends. Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle \u00a0 http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

PS \u00a0Stay tuned. \u00a0There is much more to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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