HCGS Meeting March 9, 2019 - LDS Resources

Honolulu County Genealogical Society  March 9, 2019  9 am - Noon  Saturday.... Please join us for our monthly meeting of the Honolulu County Genealogical Society.   1465 ʻAʻala St, Honolulu, HI 96817 Note that we will be having a special election for new Board members. 09:00 - Welcome 09:05 - Introductions 09:15 - Special Election of Board Members (at least 2) 09:25 - Member Family Research Activity (family names, geographic areas, time periods, etc.) 09:45 - Research Tips 10:00 - Genealogy News (conferences, webinars, publications, etc.) 10:15 - Break for Refreshments 10:30 - Program: James “Sonny” Gay, “The Continuing Commitment of the LDS to Genealogical Research” We look forward to seeing you. For all things genealogical, join our Honolulu County Genealogical Society Facebook Group. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Minutes of the March 9, 2019 meeting: As President Stanley Yon was absent, Vice President Stan Jones called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. Announcements included the following:     Donna Wendt told us there is a revolution going on in genealogy and it’s DNA - Thrulines on Ancestry in a beta format is not so perfect but it does make it easier to match the family trees connected to one's own family.  Donna recommended RootsTech 2019 in S.L.C. on Youtube.  Google it.  Crista Cowan, a top genealogist and the #1 genealogist on Ancestry, did a broadcast, "What You Don't Know About Ancestry."      Stan Jones warned of scams in genealogy and scams in general.      The April meeting will be presented by Stanley Yon on Pennsylvania, specifically immigrants to the US from the Palatinate region.      Donna may do a future program on Wales; and Stan Jones one on names.      We then reintroduced ourselves.      V.P. Jones announced that we need more members for the Board.  Larry Meyers was approved as a new board member.       It was pointed out to us that there is a subscription on-line, "Storyworth" which emails  the subscriber for answers to questions about his life and subsequently publishes a book re. same.  There was a negative comment posted on Facebook about advertisements included in the book.   We took a break for wonderful snacks provided by Angela and Martha! Presentation:  Sonny Gay was the featured presenter, focusing on why the LDS does genealogy.  Apparently, the church strives to redeem the dead.  Brigham Young University gave degrees early on in genealogy, so it appears that this philosophy was an early part of the church.  Sonny passed out forms that LDS uses and the Elizabeth Shown Mills glossary.  He suggests doing what he does when going to other states, checking the laws there for their regulations, as each state varies.        There is the International Genealogical Index (IGI), a family history data base on www.FamilySearch.org  that lists millions of names around the world.       Faith suggested "Family Search," and also gave further explanation of LDS tenets.  LDS believes genealogy is a sacred work because they believe in eternal families.      We discussed local Family History Centers of the Mormon Church and how different they can be depending on the volunteers at each one.  Donna said that LDS is no longer sending films to the Family History Centers but on Family Search one can see an icon for either finding the source on the FamilySearch website, or if it can be viewed at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It was noted that Family History consultants are receiving more vigorous training. For local vital records of the 1800's, see the Hawai'i State Archives. Respectfully submitted,  Leilani Maguire