Honolulu County Genealogical Society Dec 10, 2022

 Honolulu County Genealogical Society   Dec 10, 2022

Next Zoom Meeting Jan 14, 2022 at 9am....

 

MINUTES FOR THE DECEMBER 10, 2022

MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING OF THE HONOLULU COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

 Present:  Lenore Hansen-Stafford, Karin Jones, Stanley Jones Deborah Richards, Isabelle Rivera,
Ellen Schneider and Donna Wendt

 Meeting officially began 9:13 a.m.                                      

OLD BUSINESS:

If you do not receive Lenore’s Zoom meeting notice, sent on January 9, 2023, or have a problem connecting onto the link she has attached to her email, go directly onto the Zoom website.  Enter the new ID number, 84220254009; and then the password, DNA.  If you have problems logging into the meeting, contact Lenore at (808) 341-0766.

 NEW BUSINESS:

During the pandemic Lenore Hansen-Stafford has faithfully continued to handle the business for the Honolulu County Genealogical Society the past 3 years. 

One item of business is the yearly P.O. Box fee.  With emails, the HCGS blog, online connections, the suspension of dues during the pandemic, and activities of other organizations cancelled or suspended during the pandemic era, there has been very little mail coming to the HCGS P.O. Box.

A suggestion was made by Lenore to close the P. O. Box. 

 Considering the dwindling number of members, for many valid reasons, a second suggestion was made to dissolve the Honolulu County Genealogical Society.  With the remaining funds we could meet to share a meal, or more, together.  If the membership chooses to dissolve, interested parties could continue to meet as a webinar group.

 PRESENTATION:  Photobooks

Donna Wendt shared a photobook she made with Shutterfly.com in honor of her mother, Nadine Pearce Hague.  The book had many photos of her family – her Welsh great-grandparents who immigrated to Iowa then Colorado Springs; the Fern Hotel in Los Angeles, California; Vincent Hague (Donna’s father) whom Nadine met and fell in love at the Fern Hotel; Donna, her brother, Dickie, as well as other relatives.  To end the photobook, Donna included a screenshot of the family tree she had on her Family Tree Maker software for ancestors and descendants of Nadine Pearce Hague.   Donna also uses these types of memory books to remember events experienced with her great-grandchildren.

 Karin Jones shared Volume 2 of the photobook she had created for Stan Jones, using Forever.com.  In Volume 1, Stan’s youth to adulthood was highlighted.  This Volume 2 covers his life with his first wife, their daughter and son.  Karin is working on another book for Stan’s great-grandchildren.  “So How Are We Related” pages show the generations how they are related within the family.  A fascinating new technology offered by Forever.com is the use of QR codes.  Karin placed a QR code on the final page which takes the viewer to a video of Stan speaking to his family.  History – a relative of Stan’s was one of the first Calvinist preachers in Ulster.   Note for our calendars – Stan will be a young 92 years-old in March 2023.

 Deborah Richards has many photo binders.  It was suggested that she can have them scanned and the images stored permanently at Forever.com.

  CALABASH BOWL:

This past summer, Karin and Stan Jones, experienced an exciting trip to Sweden.  Karin shared her discoveries with us of her visit to the second largest cathedral in Sweden.  Karin’s family are descendants of King Gustav Vasa who is interred in this cathedral.  She first was amazed by the beautiful stained glass windows. In the Treasury Room rests the Gustav Vasa Bible.  It was commissioned by King Gustav Vasa in the 16^th century.  Of note, this Bible is 100 years older than the King James Bible.

“Travel broadens our world.”  “Appreciate where you are.”  - Deborah Richards

 Forever.com has a sale on December 13, 2022.  You can purchase a box to convert media (ex: movies) for $28.  Forever will never delete your storage, they keep your files forever and up-to-date with the most current technology.  If you would like more information or help on projects, please contact Karin.

 Multiple Storage Options and Recommendations  -  It is so important to protect your digital records and photos.  Besides an outside storage source like Forever.com, you still want to preserve your hard work and collections at home.  Cloud storage sites, hard drives and external drives are recommendations as backup storage.

 Deborah is still searching for a projector.  She wants to project digital media onto a projector screen.

She has tried contacting previous suggested source(s) but was unable to get a representative on the phone.  It was recommended that she go down in person to the physical store to talk to someone. Another suggestion was to rent a projector, perhaps from a local university.

Still cleaning out your inventory of books?  Lenore took hers to the Kapolei Library (they do not provide donation receipts).  Donna has donated to the Friends of the Library of Hawaii.  Their drop off point is located at 501 Sumner Street, Unit 614 and you will need to make an appointment.  They will provide an online receipt.

 The Census for Scotland is now available, but on a pay-for-view basis.

 The newest My Heritage tool features artificial intelligence.  Their AI Time Machine creates avatars allowing you to picture yourself in different historical eras.  You can view yourself as you might have looked at the time your ancestors lived.

 Join us for our first meeting of 2023.  It will be on Saturday, January 14, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

 Meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.    ( by Bella Rivera)

 

 

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