That is a wonderful idea ! I am a google++ guy. Thanks for the great example and explanation. I have the Legacy team in my circle but have not done much that way.
Tim Rosenlof On 3/24/2012 10:03 AM, Tessa wrote: > We recently started a Legacy Virtual Users Group (we have had two > meetings so far). I decided to do this because I travel so I am not > in the same place all the time, and I wanted to be able to attend a > meeting without the concerns of travel, weather, finding the location, > etc. The people who expressed interest are from various places - one > travels in a motor home, some are in different timezones. If you can > agree on a time and day, it is quite workable and you can get input > from a diverse group of people who all have one thing in common - > Legacy Family Tree. > > I put the suggestion on Google+ and got 7 responses. Our first meeting > was to see if there was any interest (and we took a poll to gather > information, skill level, program usage, add on programs, what people > wanted to learn about, etc.). The second meeting was about introducing > ourselves and discussing our use of Legacy in general - we discussed > customizing the program and the look of our Legacy setups. Our third > meeting will be about sources and our fourth meeting will be about > tags/tagging. One person acts as moderator and after a 20-30 > presentation (you can use your screen or slides prepared in Google > that we can all see), the next 30 minutes is open to questions, > suggestions, "this is how I do" type of discussion. > > We "meet" on Google+ in a hangout (that is why it is virtual) which > allows for up to 10 attendees. If you have not tried a hangout they > are great for getting together in a small group tha you can see and > hear and speak with in real time. You can share screens to see what > someone is doing and talking about, you can work on a document > together and/or share notes. One of the people who has expressed an > interest is thinking of doing it for Canada (East). > > On a slightly different note, a similar idea is being processed by the > Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS) because the membership is regional, > national and international. I have been on with GOONS members as close > as Arizona (not that close) and as far away as England, Scotland and > Australia. It works brilliantly. > > I think the idea of "hanging out" is a good way to include homebound > (either due to illness or children!), time constrained (would love to > attend a meeting but only have the hour and don't have driving time), > transportation constrained (are unable to attend meetings due to > transportation issues), weather or distance constrained, or a variety > of other issues/reasons. > > If anyone is interested in this idea, please contact me and I would be > happy to work with you - webinars are great and I love them but it is > also nice to have a small group to bounce ideas off or share how each > of you do things in Legacy and be able to see real live screens and > input. Cheers. > > Tessa > > On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 8:14 AM, A. Ferony Ph.D.<[email protected]> wrote: >> Are there any Legacy user groups in Bellevue, Papillion or Omaha, >> Nebraska? How can I find one? >> >> Astrid >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Bobby Johnson<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Michele, >>> >>> >>> >>> I don’t know where in Georgia you are, but if you are in North Georgia >>> near the North Carolina line, we have a user’s group that meets once a >>> month >>> at the Moss Library in Hayesville, NC. Yes, we help each other and discuss >>> things such as is discussed on this list. >>> >>> Bobby >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Michele Lewis [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 8:58 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] The local legacy groups >>> >>> >>> >>> What do the local legacy groups do? There aren’t any in Georgia so it >>> doesn’t really matter but I am curious. Do y’all meet and discuss >>> Legacy >>> like we do on this list? Do y’all help each other with your research? >>> >>> >>> >>> michele >>> >>> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
