<div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:initial">Need to </span><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/mailman/listinfo/genealogy_genealogytipoftheday.com" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:initial">unsubscribe</a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:georgia,serif;text-align:initial">?</span></div><div><p style="font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Genealogy Update</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">27 August 2026</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4"><br></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">** The Importance of Process Tracking</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">** Notebook for Genealogy</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">** Skinny Yodeler</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">** Consultations</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">** Keep Getting the Update</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">-------------------------</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">The Importance of Process Tracking</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">------------------------</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Solutions manuals to math text books have the answers and sometimes the correct work to get that answer. That\u2019s all fine and good if one has a reasonable idea of what one is doing.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">It is not so good when one is struggling with process and does not know what to do when, does not know why certain processes are preferred over others, and does not know what to do when things don\u2019t work the way they are supposed to. Neatly written up examples with the correct answer do not explain insight nor do they show how the solver of the problem struggled with wrong process and incorrect assumptions.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">That\u2019s when teachers, in one form or another, are helpful. That\u2019s also where it is helpful for the student to see not just the complete, neat, and written-up answer, but also the process, the mistakes, and the reasons behind what was done. They need to see the messy process that lead to the answer\u2013assuming that there is an answer.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">The same is true in genealogical research.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">I can read all the neatly written up case studies that I want. I can see conclusions made clearly, logically, and concisely. But sometimes that still does not tell me:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto 1.5em 1em;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%;color:rgb(23,37,42)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">how did you find that?</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">how did you know to look for that?</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">why did you try that first?</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">what did you try that did not work?</font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Some case studies explain those things. Many do not. Those details are frequently edited out in the interest of space and \u201cstaying on point.\u201d</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">That\u2019s a mistake for two reasons.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">The first is that the reader benefits from seeing process written in a clear and understanding way. The second is that readers who are analyzing the argument made by the writer can better judge the writer\u2019s research process and methodology if they at least know how the writer looked for things. This is especially true when databases and indexes are queried for individuals. Did those searches cover all reasonable variants? Were all reasonable locations checked for certain records and what were the records that were searched? It is great to say one has found things and what those things contain and to analyze that information, but</font></p><blockquote style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%;border-width:2px;border-color:rgb(0,115,170);color:rgb(23,37,42)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">if the reader knows nothing about the search process, then the reader cannot determine the perceived efficacy and exhaustiveness of that process.</font></p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Saying \u201cPeter Bieger could not be located in the 1850 census\u201d does not tell me anything. How was that search conducted? Were database queries used and, if so, what search terms were used? After all, I don\u2019t know if the author searched for Peter Bieger as that name exactly or if their search included constructs that would locate spellings such as Peter Pickert unless they tell me. Was a manual search of places where Peter Bieger is reasonably believed to have lived conducted in addition to database queries? Statements (particularly ones where something cannot be found) cannot be evaluated without knowing something about the research process.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Researchers who have no intention of publishing need to track their own process as well for two main reasons:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto 1.5em 1em;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%;color:rgb(23,37,42)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">it allows you later to re-evaluate your process and determine if that process was flawed</font></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">it allows you to conduct the search over to see if there were results that you overlooked</font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" style="" size="4">Citations are important, but they get at what we\u2019ve found and who created it. Process gets at how we got to that information we needed to cite. And that process matters as well.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">-----------------------------</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i><font size="6">All events are given in US Central Time--some messages had other time zones stated.</font></i></span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><b><u>Registration is ending</u></b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:xx-large;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Notebook for Genealogy\u2013A Four Session Pick Your Own Problem Course</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With Michael John Neill</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our focus is on being practical, exhibiting sound genealogy methodology, and demonstrating responsible use of Notebook (Google\u2019s suite of AI tools) in genealogy research. This course is for those who would like guidance and suggestions in how to use Notebook and have a place to get feedback and additional direction.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>What is Notebook?</b></span></p><span id="m_4886777977835941524m_-7216610640447128878m_-269202874313755319m_-6702210970305052691m_2100391533435976748m_2377364042854920861m_-2990715261132999274m_-6077320325811101306m_-7666443035751280623gmail-docs-internal-guid-59c02fff-7fff-a2d6-1515-b9cc5062f357" style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><font size="4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NotebookLM</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (often simply </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notebook</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) is Google\u2019s suite of AI-driven tools to analyze data from files and information you provide it. . </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notebook uses </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sources of your choosing, not what it found online</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. You upload your own materials\u2014including PDF files, text files, Google Docs, slides, or web links\u2014and the AI creates a private workspace built exclusively around that data. You can upload any genealogy information to it tht you wish , but it is recommended that only deceased people be included and that you not upload DNA information on living people. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Capabilities</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Answers with Citations:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> When you ask questions or search your uploaded files, every response includes citations to your uploaded documents, allowing you to double-check sources. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Synthesis & Content Creation:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Notebook automatically generates concise summaries, outlines main themes, and identifies connections or conflicts across dozens of sources at once. You do need to validate its summaries and conclusions.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Audio-visual Outputs:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Beyond text answers, Notebook can create study guides, briefing documents, timeline charts, slide decks, podcast interviews, and videos based on your content. Even if you never share the created materials, just viewing them and interacting with them may give you some insight into your genealogical problem.</span></p></li></ul></font></span><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Course Prerequisites & Required Materials</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> You should have digital records for one ancestor or a father-mother-children family, including every extant record available.</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Format:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> PDF or JPG for images; PDF, Word, or raw text for transcriptions.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Preparation:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Be familiar with the specific ancestral research problem you plan to work on to get the most from Notebook LM and AI concepts. Gather all materials between registration and the start of class.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Course Format & Zoom Sessions</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Pre-Recorded Lectures:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Students will view two hours of presentations before group sessions begin.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Live Zoom Sessions:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Held on Sunday nights (and recorded for later viewing). Sessions combine live demonstrations by Michael working through a set of family records alongside group discussions where students share prompts, results, challenges, and questions.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Class Focus & Weekly Assignments</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Weekly Assignments:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> One assignment per week focused on Notebook's media outputs using your own research problem.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Scope:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> The course focuses on mastering the tools and capabilities of Notebook rather than providing individual research advice, making it accessible to participants working on problems from any region.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Community Discussion & Communication</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Private Google Group:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Used for asynchronous discussion, peer interaction, Q&A, and prompt sharing outside of live sessions.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Email Requirement:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> A Gmail account is strongly recommended. Accounts with AOL, Yahoo, or Hotmail frequently experience delivery issues with group emails.</span></p></li></ul><div style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4">Take the class live on Sunday Night or Tuesday Mornings!</font></div><div><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline"><em><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Tuesday Sessions--10 AM Eastern Time--still available</font></em></span></strong></h2><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><strong><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Important Dates</font></strong></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><strong>1 September:</strong> Pre-recorded lectures become available for download, and the private Google Group opens.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><strong>Live Zoom Discussions (Tuesdays at 10:00 AM Central US time):</strong> 15 September, 22 September, 29 September, and 13 October. Time: 10 am US Central Daylight Time.</font></li></ul><div><p style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><strong>Registration & Tuition</strong>-</font></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42)"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><strong>Fee:</strong> $70\u2013<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T8YR5W34FDC4L" target="_blank">register now to save your spot</a> . </font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><strong>Availability:</strong> Registration is limited.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=T8YR5W34FDC4L" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Register for Sunday Night Sessions</font></a></li></ul><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Current offerings:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2026/08/12/notebook-for-genealogy-four-week-class/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Notebook AI\u2013four week class</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2026/08/16/using-ai-for-metes-and-bounds-deed-analysis/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Metes and Bounds AI\u2013one hour webinar</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Upcoming Trips:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/mid-continent-genealogy-library-october-2025-research-trip/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Midwest Genealogy Center\u2013Independence, Missouri</span></a>--October 2026</p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2025-library-of-virginia-research-trip-richmond-virginia/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Library of Virginia</span></a>--March 2027--make deposit and pay balance later</p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ready-to-Go Webinars\u2013download immediate:</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23,37,42);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/creating-childrens-stories-from-genealogy-information/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Creating Children\u2019s Stories from Genealogy Events</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/creating-families-from-pre-1850-census-records/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Creating Families from pre-1850 Census Records</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/deedmapper-intro-and-more-deedmapper-webinars/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">DeedMapper webinars</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/rooting-around-for-farmers-and-tenants-and-laborers/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Farming Ancestor webinars\u2013landowner and non-landowner versions</span></a></p></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4">-----------------------------</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Skinny Yodeler</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4">-----------------------------</font></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Some families are simply known for being long-winded.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">According to family tradition printed in a privately published 1950-era family history, John Michael Trautvetter went from Illinois to California during the great Gold Rush. Fortune did not smile on John Michael in California. He found no gold and became frustrated. He decided that panning for gold simply was not worth it. After all, the majority of the time goldseekers came up emptyhanded.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Frustrated with his lack of success in California, John Michael decided to return to Illinois by ship. This required that he sail around the tip of South America. He was headed to New Orleans so that he could continue north on the Mississippi until he reached Hancock County, Illinois.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">The ship ran out of water and was forced to land. John Michael and several other young men were sent ashore in search of water and were subsequently captured by cannibals. All hope seemed lost and the former goldseekers thought they would meet their end on the tip of South America, thousands of miles from home. It was not to be. John Michael was a musician and his yodeling scared the natives and they decided he was too skinny to eat anyway.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">They were freed and returned to the boat.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(37,41,42);text-align:initial;max-width:100%"><font face="georgia, serif" style="" size="4">Skinny yodelers simply are not appetizing.</font></p><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42);text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:300;font-size:2.625em;line-height:1.143">Genealogy Consultations</h2><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42);text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:300;font-size:2.625em;line-height:1.143"> with Michael John Neill</h2><div><br></div><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:300;font-size:2.625em;line-height:1.143">What is a consultation?</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">It\u2019s a chance to discuss your specific problem with a professional genealogist, one who can look at your problem family with a fresh set of eyes. It can help you get started if you are just getting started with your research or continue if you\u2019ve reached a point where you do not know what to do. It\u2019s like having a problem-solving class devoted to your family. We\u2019ll look at see if there any additional clues or leads in the records you have already located and discuss what the next steps are in your genealogy journey on your family of interest. It\u2019s also a time for you to ask specific questions about the materials you have found.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">People\u2014problem will revolve around one ancestor, a couple, or a couple and their children.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">Places\u2014problem will be US based, including people who were immigrants to the United States.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">Time period\u2014problem will focus on individuals born before 1900.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">Consultee will submit documents on ancestor in an electronic format as either an email attachment or via Dropbox. <strong style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px"><em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px">Submission should be no more than fifteen pages of records and one additional page of questions about those records</em></strong>. Submission should include materials located and materials searched negatively. Submission should include research goal.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">Fee is $140\u2013we are having a 2025 <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=N9T7VCB8DTJ7C" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(3,169,244);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:1em;line-height:1.5">holiday sale of $100</a> (number of consultations at reduced price is limited). Michael will review materials submitted and schedule a Zoom meeting for a discussion of the problem. Consultees are encouraged to have a list of questions</p><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:300;font-size:2.625em;line-height:1.143">About Michael</h2><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto 1.5em 1em;padding:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(70,112,127);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael has nearly forty years of research experience in courthouses, libraries, archives, and online.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael has led research trips to the FamilySearch Library and the Allen County Public Library where he helped participants on a regular basis.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael has worked on families in a variety of areas in the United States\u2014including rural and urban areas.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael can help you evaluate and interpret sources for perceived reliability.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael can help you create a to-do list based on your problem\u2014including materials to access and skills and methodologies that could be helpful generally.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael will let you ask questions as a part of the consultation process.</li></ul><h2 style="color:rgb(23,37,42);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:300;font-size:2.625em;line-height:1.143">What you\u2019ll get:</h2><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:auto 1.5em 1em;padding:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(70,112,127);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">Michael\u2019s notes (typed) on your problem that were used in preparation for the Zoom meeting\u2014including a section of where to go next.</li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;outline:0px">The Zoom meeting with Michael.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)">Zoom meetings are scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time based on the schedule of Michael and the consultee.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;outline:0px;font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(70,112,127)"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=N9T7VCB8DTJ7C" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(3,169,244);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:0px;text-decoration:none;font-size:1em;line-height:1.5">Register for a consultation today</a> ($100 sale price\u2013save $40!).</p></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="georgia, serif"><font size="4">
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