We are pleased to sponsor the Salt Lake Family History Expo on August 27-28, 2010 at the South Towne Exposition Center, 9575 S. State Street, Sandy, Utah.   Visit our booth, attend our classes, or take away one of our over $1,000 worth of prizes!

Free Exhibit Hall!

Visit us at the RootsMagic booth in the Expo’s exhibit hall and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the RootsMagic software.  Don’t miss special conference discounts on various RootsMagic products. The Exhibit Hall also features family history vendors from across the world. The Exhibit Hall is free to the public and is open:

• Friday, August 27: 9 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, August 28: 9 am – 4:00 pm

Free RootsMagic Classes!

Come learn about the features in RootsMagic 4 in 3 free classes.  That’s right, these classes are FREE to anyone (but you do have to come pick up a ticket from our booth to attend).

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part I – Friday 11:30 am, Room 220B
• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part II – Saturday, 11:00 am, Room 200A
• New FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4 – Saturday, 2:30 pm, Room 200A

Free Exhibit Hall Mini-Classes!

In addition to our full-length classes, we’re also be teaching free RootsMagic mini-classes in the exhibit hall.  These mini-classes will be about 15 minutes long and will be held at our booth during the break between the regular classes.

• Writing Life Stories with Personal Historian, Friday 11:05am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping Your Ancestors with Family Atlas, Friday 12:35pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• New FamilySearch Overview, Friday 1:05pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Data Clean-Up in RootsMagic 4, Friday 2:35pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Entering Sources into RootsMagic 4, Friday 4:05pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Publishing a Book with RootsMagic 4, Friday 5:35pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Running RootsMagic from a Flash Drive, Saturday 9:05am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping Your Ancestors with Family Atlas, Saturday 10:35am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Writing Life Stories with Personal Historian, Saturday 12:05pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Using RootsMagic’s Research Tools, Saturday 12:35pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating a Shareable CD with RootsMagic 4, Saturday 2:05pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth

Fun Prizes!

And to help show off some of the great features in RootsMagic 4, we’re going to give away these great prizes in each of our free RootsMagic classes.

• Two 4GB RootsMagic flash drives with RootsMagic 4.  That’s right, RootsMagic 4 will run directly off a flash drive.  And with the included RootsMagic To-Go program you can easily transfer your data back and forth between your desktop computer and your flash drive as well.
• Two $25 gift certificates from Generation Maps.  Generation Maps makes it easy to print those large wall charts you’ve created in RootsMagic 4.
• Plus a bunch of stuff just for fun: RootsMagic tote bags, badge holders, genealogy ties, and more!

Other Classes!

Over 100 other classes will be presented by industry leaders and experts from the local and national genealogical community.  Products and services from genealogy companies will also be showcased in an exhibit hall where you can meet with specialists for free personal consultations on research questions or problems.

If you wish to attend the other classes, registration is just $75.00 for both days or $40.00 for a single day.  Individuals who want to attend only one or two classes and visit the Exhibit Hall can register for single classes at $12.00 each.

Expo details and the class schedule are available online at: www.FHExpos.com.

This update adds a few requested features, and fixes a number of pesky bugs.  If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.  Note: We updated the list below to include a few issues we fixed in the 4.0.9.6 update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

NEW

• New Research Notes report (prints the source detail text and comments for a person or family)
• Timeline lists now support source citations
• Added wordwrap command to note editor
• Added “Mark by parents” and “Unmark by parents” to the “Select Families” list to allow criteria for selecting families
• Added “Unused Places List” to show places in your database that aren’t used by any events
• Added sex, birth and death dates to the edit family screen in Tools > Problem list
• Wordwrap in notes works on selected text now (4.0.9.6)
• Added wordwrap button to note editor toolbar (4.0.9.6)
• Wordwrapping can be reversed by undo now (4.0.9.6)

CHANGED AND FIXED

• Pasting into RM notes now preserves bold, italics, and underlining
• Sped up duplicate search, SmartMerge, and ShareMerge
• Sped up scrolling through the list of potential duplicate records
• Sped up incremental search in the place list (for databases with large number of places)
• Fixed crashing when doing some “Fix broken media links” commands
• Print preview now defaults to 100% zoom (actual size)
• Info on right side of correspondence list (Lists > Correspondence) now shows type and sent/received properly
• Direct PAF import brings Military and Mission into existing RM fact types
• New FamilySearch import now imports sealing to spouse properly
• Sentence display on Edit Person screen displays alternate names properly now
• Parent name prefixes and suffixes are now displayed in Edit Person screen
• Some names in group sheets weren’t including the prefix or suffix
• Some names in individual summaries weren’t including the prefix or suffix
• Searching for dates containing terms like “the” or “/” works properly now
• Fixed problem where some identical sources wouldn’t automerge
• Fixed several reports / screens where accented characters didn’t uppercase properly
• Importing UTF-8 GEDCOM files w/o a Byte Order Marker (BOM) works properly now
• PAF import now converts private notes
• GEDCOM import converts private notes from PAF and Legacy GEDCOMs
• GEDCOM import reads ALIA tags in Generations GEDCOM files as alternate names
• Group timeline list now has place as a separate column
• Explorer now shows spouse for marriage events that don’t have a place
• Place details print for family events on the individual summary now
• Uppercasing month in narrative report dates doesn’t uppercase modifier text anymore
• Side list index and People view update after the automatic merges (ShareMerge/SmartMerge)
• View is refreshed after merges are performed
• Notes for shared events now print on Group Sheet and Individual Summary
• Issue with merging sometimes losing media attached to events
• Changed Cebu Philippines temple code from CEBU to CEBUP
• Added 6 new temples: Manaus Brazil, San Salvador, Quetzaltenango, Kansas City, Calgary, Brigham City
• Better handling of pasted text from certain websites and screens (4.0.9.6)
• Fixed font issues in PDF (smearing and mangled characters) (4.0.9.6)
• Fixed some issues with the recently opened database list (4.0.9.6)
• Start person is selected in side list when program starts (4.0.9.6)
• Opening RM in family view highlights the start person properly (4.0.9.6)
• Fixed some focus issues in the family view (which could lead to double click editing the wrong person) (4.0.9.6)
• Fixed SQLite error when trying to edit a place from the unused place list (4.0.9.6)
• Clicking blank root person slot on pedigree view will add the person as a child if there are parents (4.0.9.6)
• Fixed occasional blank narrative reports (4.0.9.6)

The Summer season of conferences continues and we’ve had a great time meeting many of our users face-to-face.  While we’ve been able to meet with many of you, we know that there are many more that we haven’t yet passed through your neck of the woods.  This week will hopefully rectify that for some of you.  Through the miracle of human cloning, we will be attending three separate conferences in three separate states this coming week!  (Well, not exactly cloning- just a lot of creative scheduling and travel.)  So if you live near Utah, Missouri, or Oregon, we’d love to meet you, answer your questions, and hear your suggestions.

Provo, Utah

First up is the 42nd annual BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy held from Tuesday, July 26 through Friday, July 30, 2010 in the BYU Conference Center in Provo, Utah.  This has always been a great event and this year will be no exception.  While you’re attending the over 100 classes during the day, be sure to stop by our booth in the exhibitor area.  And in the evenings, be sure to attend one of our free classes:

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Tuesday, 5:15 pm, Room 2258
• New FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4, Wednesday, 5:15 pm, Room 2258

Kansas City, Missouri

We are pleased to sponsor the Midwest Family History Expo on July 30-31, 2010 at the KCI Expo Center, 11730 N Ambassador Dr, Kansas City, Missouri.  Visit our booth, attend our classes, or take away one of our over $1,000 worth of prizes!

Free Exhibit Hall!

Visit us at the RootsMagic booth in the Expo’s exhibit hall and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the RootsMagic software.  Don’t miss special conference discounts on various RootsMagic products. The Exhibit Hall also features family history vendors from across the world. The Exhibit Hall is free to the public and is open:

• Friday, July 30: 9 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, July 31: 9 am – 5:30 pm

Free RootsMagic Classes!

Come learn about the new features in RootsMagic 4 in 2 free classes.  That’s right, these classes are FREE to anyone (but you do have to come pick up a ticket from our booth to attend).  We’ll even do some prize drawings to keep things interesting.

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part I – Friday 3:00 pm
• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part II – Saturday, 9:30 am

Free Exhibit Hall Mini-Classes!

We’ll be teaching free RootsMagic mini-classes in the exhibit hall.  These mini-classes will be about 15 minutes long and will be held at our booth during the break between the regular classes.

• Data Clean-Up in RootsMagic 4 – Friday 11:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• New FamilySearch Overview – Friday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Writing Life Stories with Personal Historian – Friday 1:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Entering  Sources into RootsMagic 4 – Friday 5:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping Your Ancestors with Family Atlas – Saturday 12:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Running RootsMagic from a Flash Drive – Saturday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Publishing a Books and CD’s with RootsMagic 4 – Saturday 2:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Writing Life Stories with Personal Historian – Saturday 3:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth

Other Classes

Over 100 other classes will be presented by industry leaders and experts from the local and national genealogical community.  Products and services from genealogy companies will also be showcased in an exhibit hall where you can meet with specialists for free personal consultations on research questions or problems.

If you wish to attend the other classes, registration is just $75.00 for both days or $40.00 for a single day.  Individuals who want to attend only one or two classes and visit the Exhibit Hall can register for single classes at $12.00 each.

Expo details and the class schedule are available online at: www.FHExpos.com.

Eugene, Oregon

Those of you in the Pacific Northwest will want to come to the Genealogical Council of Oregon State Conference held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Lane Community College, 4000 East 30th Ave, Eugene, Oregon.  This conference features Elizabeth Shown Mills, author of the popular book Evidence Explained from which RootsMagic’s SourceWizard and source templates are based.  Choose from several dozen classes by talented presenters and attend the popular “Ask the Experts” sessions.  And be sure to come meet Bruce Buzbee, the creator of RootsMagic at our exhibit booth and attend a class by the RootsMagician himself:

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4 – Saturday 2:00 pm, Room S-16

More Events to Come

If you’re not fortunate enough to attend any of these events, don’t worry, there are plenty more to come!  Within the next few months, we’ll be coming to Tennessee, California, New Mexico, Georgia, Ohio, Massachusetts, and South Carolina.  Be sure to check our calendar and newsletter to learn about where we are coming next.

We are pleased to sponsor the Colorado Family History Expo on June 25-26, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Conference Center, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland, Colorado.   Visit our booth, attend our classes, or take away one of our over $1,000 worth of prizes!

Free Exhibit Hall!

Visit us at the RootsMagic booth in the Expo’s exhibit hall and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the RootsMagic software.  Don’t miss special conference discounts on various RootsMagic products. The Exhibit Hall also features family history vendors from across the world. The Exhibit Hall is free to the public and is open:

• Friday, June 25: 9 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, June 26: 9 am – 5:30 pm

Free RootsMagic Classes!

Come learn about the new features in RootsMagic 4 in 2 free classes.  That’s right, these classes are FREE to anyone (but you do have to come pick up a ticket from our booth to attend).

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part I – Friday 1:30 pm
• What’s New in RootsMagic 4, Part II – Saturday, 1:00 pm

We’re also teaching some additional classes for registered expo attendees:

• Genealogy on the Go! – Friday 3:00 pm
• Writing a Personal History (and Living to Tell About It) – Saturday 8:00 am

Free Exhibit Hall Mini-Classes!

We had terrific feedback on our mini-classes in Arizona so we’re trying it again.  We’ll be teaching free RootsMagic mini-classes in the exhibit hall.  These mini-classes will be about 15 minutes long and will be held at our booth during the break between the regular classes.

• Getting Started with RootsMagic 4 – Friday 11:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• New FamilySearch Overview - Friday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating a Shareable CD - Friday 1:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping and Geocoding in RootsMagic 4 - Friday 4:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Entering Evidence Explained Sources - Friday 5:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Reports, Reports, Reports – Saturday 9:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Data Clean-Up in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 10:35 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating Wall Charts in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 12:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Running RootsMagic from a Flash Drive - Saturday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Publishing a Book with RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 2:30 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Using RootsMagic’s Research Tools - Saturday 3:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth

Fun Prizes!

And to help show off some of the great features in RootsMagic 4, we’re going to give away these great prizes in each of our free RootsMagic classes.

1. Two 4GB flash drives pre-installed with RootsMagic 4.  That’s right, RootsMagic 4 will run directly off a flash drive.  And with the included RootsMagic To-Go program you can easily transfer your data back and forth between your desktop computer and your flash drive as well.
2. Two $25 gift certificates from Generation Maps.  Generation Maps makes it easy to print those large wall charts you’ve created in RootsMagic 4.
3. Plus a bunch of stuff just for fun: RootsMagic tote bags, badge holders, genealogy ties, and more!

Other Classes!

Over 75 other classes will be presented by industry leaders and experts from the local and national genealogical community.  Products and services from genealogy companies will also be showcased in an exhibit hall where you can meet with specialists for free personal consultations on research questions or problems.

If you wish to attend the other classes, registration is just $75.00 for both days or $40.00 for a single day.  Individuals who want to attend only one or two classes and visit the Exhibit Hall can register for single classes at $12.00 each.

Expo details and the class schedule are available online at: www.FHExpos.com

The summer conference season is upon us and our first stop is sunny southern California!  We are pleased to sponsor the 41st Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, to be held this coming weekend (June 11-13, 2010) in Burbank, California.  If you live in the area, be sure to come by and see us in the exhibit hall or attend one of our classes taught by the RootsMagician himself, Bruce Buzbee:

Friday 1:30 p.m. Room FR-007: What’s New in RootsMagic4. Learn about new features like web search, place and person mapping, “Evidence Explained” based Source Wizard, plus running RootsMagic directly from a flash drive.

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Room SU-076. Advanced RootsMagic 4 Features.  Learn about advanced features like shared events (witnesses), named groups, custom reports, customizing sentence and source templates, and more.

Saturday 2:00 p.m. Room SA-052.  Publishing and Sharing Your Family History with RootsMagic 4.  Learn how to create complete books, shareable CDs, websites and more with RootsMagic 4, the newest version of the award-winning genealogy software that makes family history easy.

For more information, or to register, visit http://scgsgenealogy.com/2010jam-home.htm.  Hope to see you there!

We’ve been busy adapting a lot of internal code preparing RootsMagic 4 for translation into other languages, but we decided to go ahead and release this update with some bug fixes in the meantime.  We realize it has been longer than usual between updates, but we had major parts of the program torn out during the language reconstruction.   But with that out of the way we will be getting back to a more normal update release schedule.

If you have the RootsMagic News screen come up when you start RootsMagic, it may have already notified you of this update.  If not, you can do “Help > Check for Updates” from the RootsMagic menu to download and install this update.

You can also download the update from http://www.rootsmagic.com/updates/rootsmagic.

Here are the new, fixed, and updated items in this update:

NEW AND FIXED

• Added “Online map” button to Edit Place Details form
• Added “LDS facts” button to edit screen when LDS features are enabled
• Calendar tool allows you to type in the year now
• Better handling of shared events in group sheets
• Individual Summary now includes shared events
• Source list report includes shared events in citation list now
• Direct Legacy import reads New FamilySearch links
• Numerous spelling and corrections to source templates
• AutoMatch feature added to New FamilySearch support
• WebSearch doesn’t require user to re-login to sites when popup windows occur
• Doesn’t add ‘Note: ‘ to place detail notes when importing from GEDCOM
• Doesn’t hang when importing some GEDCOM filess created by FTM 2005 with illegal tags
• Place details are now included in group sheet websites
• People sharing an event are now included in narrative index if they are printed in report
• Mapping events for a person (Tools > Mapping) now uses the place detail if it has lat/long entered
• Father/Mother label on family view now reflects the settings chosen by user for the family
• Merge screen now shows record number for the two individuals
• “Primary photo” and “Include in scrapbook” checkboxes no longer appear on non-image media items
• Outline, Henry, and D’Aboville reports now print marriage info before the spouse paragraph
• Married children in Ancestor+Children narrative report don’t have their paragraphs abbreviated anymore
• Deleting last item in a media album doesn’t cause crash anymore
• Suffix and Prefix now print in relationship chart if there is room
• Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements for new FamilySearch features
• Merging preserves the FamilySearch ID
• Phantom vertical line in various screens on XP doesn’t appear anymore (4.0.8.1)
• Groups list doesn’t display people by their alternate names anymore (4.0.8.1)
• Family List (Search > Family list) doesn’t display people by their alternate names anymore (4.0.8.1)
• Fixed a few New FamilySearch issues (4.0.8.1)
• Fixed a problem with not being able to connect to New FamilySearch if the computer’s clock is off (4.0.8.2)
• Fixed a compatibility issue with Windows 2000 (4.0.8.3)
• GEDCOM now supports sentence templates that are over 256 characters (4.0.8.3)
• GEDCOM now preserves custom sentences for events (4.0.8.3)
• GEDCOM now preserves custom source templates (4.0.8.3)
• Fixed living flag @ in sentence templates (4.0.8.3)
• Place list report can now include place details (4.0.8.4)
• Editing a shared event data or notes doesn’t hide shared event indicator anymore (4.0.8.4)
• Surnames now print uppercase in pedigree charts when that option is turned on (4.0.8.4)
• Fixed a couple of small issues with direct PAF import (4.0.8.4)
• Deleted relationships don’t show in the NFS Share Data screen anymore (4.0.8.4)
• Fixed some alignment issues with relationships in the NFS Share data screen (4.0.8.4)
• GEDCOM imports LDS confirmation and initiatory events now (4.0.8.4)
• Changed wording on select people screen buttons from “Mark people” to “Mark group” (4.0.8.4)
• Footnote.com search in WebSearch uses surname, birth, and death year properly now (4.0.9.0)
• Printing calendar with birthday and anniversary unchecked prints blank calendar instead of blank page (4.0.9.0)
• Search criteria for general and family source use source conditions and not text conditions now (4.0.9.0)
• Family Origins import now properly imports captions and descriptions for media items (4.0.9.0)
• Pedigree charts now use selected date format (4.0.9.0)
• “Start with what surname” in duplicate report and merging now works properly (4.0.9.0)
• Duplicate merge doesn’t crash when cancelling anymore (4.0.9.0)
• Added Gila Valley Arizona temple to temple list (4.0.9.0)
• Fixed shortcuts (hotkeys) which were broken in the 4.0.9.0 update (4.0.9.1)
• “Fix broken media links” works now (4.0.9.2)
• Fixed font issues in PDF (smearing and mangled characters) (4.0.9.2)
• Fixed black text boxes when user has Windows “themes” turned off (or is using “Windows Classic” theme (4.0.9.2)
• Fixed some issues with Family Origins import (4.0.9.3)
• Fixed some issues with RootsMagic 1, 2, and 3 import (4.0.9.3)
• Fixed some issues with FTM import (4.0.9.3)
• Headers and footers don’t disappear on some pages of pedigree charts and some other reports (4.0.9.3)

If you’ve never seen Family Atlas, then you’re really missing out. George Morgan of the Genealogy Guys Podcast said, “Family Atlas is a truly stunning new software product. A real winner!”

Family Atlas makes creating custom family maps fun and easy!  You start with an interactive world globe that you can explore.  Family Atlas lets you import your family data directly from RootsMagic or other genealogy software, and then create markers based on relationships, names, event types, and more.  You can even hand-enter set of markers such as “Civil War Battles”, “Places Where John Smith Lived”, or “Family Vacations”.

As places are imported or entered by hand, Family Atlas automatically matches them against its list of 3.5 million place names and locates them on the map.

Enhance your maps by adding lines, text, bubble pointers, title, legends and more.  You can even save your customized maps so that you can open and edit or print them later.

And when you are ready to make your map available for others, Family Atlas lets you print your maps, or save them to PDF or other popular graphics formats.

To see Family Atlas in action, be sure to watch our online video tutorial.

It’s never been easier to create completely custom family maps!  And for only $19.95, now is the perfect time to order your own copy of Family Atlas.  But hurry, our Mapping Mania only lasts until March 31, 2010!

It’s very exciting to see the growing interest and attention which genealogy and family history are now receiving in national media. Who Do You Think You Are? joins The Generations Project (also sponsored by RootsMagic) and Faces of America as current television series that follow individuals as they discover and connect with their personal family histories.  Not only are these programs entertaining for those already tracing their roots, but they introduce and inspire others to explore their own family trees.

To listen to the podcast and interview, click here to visit the Genealogy Gems website.

We are pleased to sponsor the St. George Family History Expo on February 26-27, 2010 at the Dixie Convention Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George, Utah.   Visit our booth, attend our classes, or take away one of our over $1,000 worth of prizes!

Free Exhibit Hall!

Visit us at the RootsMagic booth in the Expo’s exhibit hall and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the RootsMagic software.  Don’t miss special conference discounts on various RootsMagic products. The Exhibit Hall also features family history vendors from across the world. The Exhibit Hall is free to the public and is open:

• Friday, February 26: 9 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, February 27: 9 am – 5:30 pm

Free RootsMagic Classes!

Come learn about the new features in RootsMagic 4 ( including our award-winning integration with New FamilySearch) in 2 free classes.  That’s right, these classes are FREE to anyone (but you do have to come pick up a ticket from our booth to attend).

• New FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4 – Friday 11:30 am, Sunbrook B Room
• What’s New in RootsMagic 4 – Saturday 8:00 am, Sunbrook B Room
• New FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4 – Saturday 1:00 pm, Sunbrook B Room

Free Exhibit Hall Mini-Classes!

We had terrific feedback on our mini-classes in Arizona so we’re trying it again.  We’ll be teaching free RootsMagic mini-classes in the exhibit hall.  These mini-classes will be about 15 minutes long and will be held at our booth during the break between the regular classes.

• Getting Started with RootsMagic 4 – Friday 9:10 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• New FamilySearch Overview - Friday 9:30 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Fun RootsMagic Tools - Friday 11:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating a Shareable CD - Friday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping and Geocoding in RootsMagic 4 - Friday 1:00 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Entering Evidence Explained Sources - Friday 2:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Reports, Reports, Reports - Friday 4:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Data Clean-Up in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 9:10 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating Wall Charts in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 10:35 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Running RootsMagic from a Flash Drive - Saturday 12:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Publishing a Book with RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 12:30 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Using RootsMagic’s Research Tools - Saturday 3:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth

Fun Prizes!

And to help show off some of the great features in RootsMagic 4, we’re going to give away these great prizes in each of our free RootsMagic classes.

1. Two 4GB flash drives pre-installed with RootsMagic 4.  That’s right, RootsMagic 4 will run directly off a flash drive.  And with the included RootsMagic To-Go program you can easily transfer your data back and forth between your desktop computer and your flash drive as well.
2. Two $25 gift certificates from Generation Maps.  Generation Maps makes it easy to print those large wall charts you’ve created in RootsMagic 4.
3. Plus a bunch of stuff just for fun: RootsMagic tote bags, badge holders, genealogy ties, and more!

Other Classes!

Over 100 other classes will be presented by industry leaders and experts from the local and national genealogical community.  Products and services from genealogy companies will also be showcased in an exhibit hall where you can meet with specialists for free personal consultations on research questions or problems.

If you wish to attend the other classes, registration is just $75.00 for both days or $40.00 for a single day.  Individuals who want to attend only one or two classes and visit the Exhibit Hall can register for single classes at $12.00 each.

Expo details and the class schedule are available online at: www.FHExpos.com.

Thursday – Phoenix Family History Center

Our first stop is at the Phoenix Family History Center.  They have graciously offered to host Bruce Buzbee, author of RootsMagic, for a demonstration of RootsMagic 4, its features, and how it interfaces with new FamilySearch.  The demonstration is free to the public.

• Time: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7 pm
• Place: Phoenix Family History Center, 3102 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ

Friday – Saturday, Arizona Family History Expo

Come join us at the Arizona Family History Expo on January 22-23, 2010 at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center Street, Mesa, Arizona.   Visit our booth, attend our classes, or take away one of our over $1,000 worth of prizes!

Free Exhibit Hall!

Visit us at the RootsMagic booth in the Expo’s exhibit hall and experts will be on hand to answer questions about the RootsMagic software.  Don’t miss special conference discounts on various RootsMagic products. The Exhibit Hall also features family history vendors from across the world. The Exhibit Hall is free to the public and is open:

• Friday, January 22: 9 am – 6 pm
• Saturday, August 29: 9 am – 5:30 pm

Free RootsMagic Classes!

Come learn about the new features in RootsMagic 4 ( including our award-winning integration with New FamilySearch) in 2 free classes.  That’s right, these classes are FREE to anyone (but you do have to come pick up a ticket from our booth to attend).

• What’s New in RootsMagic 4 – Friday 3:00 pm, Robson Room
• New FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4 – Saturday 9:30 am, Robson Room

We are also teaching a couple of other classes as well:

• Mapping Your Family History with Family Atlas – Friday 4:30 pm, Robson Room
• Personal Historian: Bringing Life to Your Life Stories – Saturday 2:30 pm, Robson Room

Free Exhibit Hall Mini-Classes!

We’re trying something different at this expo and teaching free RootsMagic mini-classes in the exhibit hall.  These mini-classes will be about 15 minutes long and will be held at our booth during the break between the regular classes.

• Getting Started with RootsMagic 4 – Friday 9:10 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• New FamilySearch Overview - Friday 9:30 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Fun RootsMagic Tools - Friday 11:05 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating a Shareable CD - Friday 12:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Mapping and Geocoding in RootsMagic 4 - Friday 1:00 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Entering Evidence Explained Sources - Friday 2:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Reports, Reports, Reports - Friday 4:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Data Clean-Up in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 9:10 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating Wall Charts in RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 10:35 am, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Running RootsMagic from a Flash Drive - Saturday 12:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Publishing a Book with RootsMagic 4 - Saturday 12:30 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Using RootsMagic’s Research Tools - Saturday 2:05 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth
• Creating a Custom Report - Saturday 3:35 pm, RootsMagic Exhibitor Booth

Fun Prizes!

And to help show off some of the great features in RootsMagic 4, we’re going to give away these great prizes in each of our free RootsMagic classes.

1. Two 4GB flash drives pre-installed with RootsMagic 4.  That’s right, RootsMagic 4 will run directly off a flash drive.  And with the included RootsMagic To-Go program you can easily transfer your data back and forth between your desktop computer and your flash drive as well.
2. Two $25 gift certificates from Generation Maps.  Generation Maps makes it easy to print those large wall charts you’ve created in RootsMagic 4.
3. Plus a bunch of stuff just for fun: RootsMagic tote bags, badge holders, genealogy ties, and more!

Other Classes!

Over 100 other classes will be presented by industry leaders and experts from the local and national genealogical community.  Products and services from genealogy companies will also be showcased in an exhibit hall where you can meet with specialists for free personal consultations on research questions or problems.

If you wish to attend the other classes, registration is just $75.00 for both days or $40.00 for a single day.  Individuals who want to attend only one or two classes and visit the Exhibit Hall can register for single classes at $12.00 each.

Expo details and the class schedule are available online at: www.FHExpos.com.