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  Welcome to Day 26 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with Z !   Zion Genealogical Society of Lake County (Illinois) Family Organizations beginning with Z (Family Search Wiki)  Z is for Zoom How great is Zoom ???   How would we have survived without Zoom?   Zoom has had so many unexpected benefits for us.  It has enabled us to serve our regional members more effectively - nearly 40% of our membership base.  It has enabled us to have management committtee meetings in the comfort of our own home.     Members can now attend meetings from the comfort of their own homes without having to drive in the dark at night or step out into the cold in winter.   Of course nothing beats face to face contact but until we have the virus under control (if ev...

    Welcome to Day 25 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with Y !   Societies beginning with Y Young and District Family History Society    Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society    Family Organizations beginning with Y (Family Search Wiki)  Y is for YouTube Who hasn't consulted YouTube when they're stuck for knowledge?  As a Librarian I used it all the time; for my own use and to recommend to patrons.     My husband uses it when he has computer problems or wants to know how to fix the car or lawnmower.  I use it for refreshing my memory on knitting techniques or for inspiration.  As a university student you may have noticed that libraries make use of YouTube to guide their students in the use of the catalogue or how...

  Welcome to Day 24 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here . My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with X !  Um - none that I could find :(     Xtinction? Are we just facing the inevitable extinction of family history societies. In this day and age of labour saving devices and smart technology we seem to have less and less time.  Are Societies an old fangled concept, implying restricted access to information that should be free and shared anyway on the wonderful interweb? And yes, I am being deliberately provocative here.  Does family history even matter for goodness sake?   Can we ever learn from the past?  I am a slow learner at the best of times.  Maybe my time would be better employed in housework or making quilts and using up that wool I seem to be very good at collecting.  How can...

  Welcome to Day 23 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with W !   Societies beginning with W Australia Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society    West Gippsland Genealogical Society Inc.   West Australian Genealogical Society Inc.   UK Wakefield & District FHS    Wales Societies (Family Search Wiki)   Waltham Forest FHS   West Middlesex FHS    West Surrey FHS     Weston-Super-Mare & District FHS   Wigan Family and Local History Society   Wiltshire Family History Society    Woolwich & District FHS   USA Wake County Genealogical Society   Washington County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society    Western Massachusetts Genealogical Society Inc.   Wichita Genealo...

Welcome to Day 22 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here . My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with V !   Societies beginning with V Victorian Association of Family History Organisations    Virginia Beach Genealogical Society    Virginia Genealogical Society    Family Organizations beginning with V (Family Search Wiki)      V is for Volunteers How many volunteers work for your Society?  I've just gone through our Who Does What List and counted 53.  Of those 53, 33 are wearing multiple hats.  And I mean multiple! Often up to 7 hats.  Sometimes that's just a liaison or contact point role.  It might mean going to a meeting once a year but many have quite demanding responsibilities e.g. running the education workshops, being on the management committee and running ...

  Welcome to Day 21 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with U !     Societies beginning with U USA Underhill Society of America    Clan Urquhart Association     Uthus Family History Group    Family Search Wiki United States Societies   Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records    United States Military Veterans and Lineage Society Records   Ubiquitous Okay, so I just like that word and was looking for an excuse to use it.  Family History Societies are everywhere aren't they I think you will agree :)       Us  Most importantly societies are made up of us. And we are licorice allsorts  - that's for sure.  Everyone has something to contribute to a family history society.  We are all uni...

  Welcome to Day 20 of the  #AtoZChallenge.  Don't know what the AtoZChallenge is? Find out more here. My theme is about Family History Societies.  What they are, How they work, Who is in them, Why they exist. And which ones begin with T !     Societies beginning with T Australia Tumut Family History Group Inc.   Tasmanian Family History Society    Tweed Gold Coast Family History & Heritage Association Inc.    USA Tennessee Genealogical Society    Texas Czech Genealogical Society    The Black Family Genealogy and History Family Society    The Chandler Family Association    The John Endecott Family Association Inc.    The Villages Genealogical Society    The Towne Family Association Inc.    Tri-state genealogical society    Family Organizations: T (from Family Search Wiki)    TechnicalTeam So much of our family history is about technica...