Family Tree Maker User Group (FTM)

Meets: 2nd Sunday of most months (check calendar )
Hours: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Contact: Dick Humphrey rlh1335@gmail.com
Location: 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
Southern California Genealogy Society building

In 2013 Dick Humphrey leads the User Group with a series on the charts and reports in the Publishing Workspace in Family Tree Maker. Whether you are new to FTM, upgrading to the current version, or an experienced user, there is something for you. Come to learn and share your questions, comments and expertise.

Family Tree Maker is the flagship genealogy program from Ancestry.com. As such, it enjoys a close relationship with Ancestry's online features - synchronization with Ancestry online member trees and web search of Ancestry databases from within the Family Tree Maker program. The current version is Family Tree Maker 2012.

• Family Tree Maker is the flagship genealogy program from Ancestry.com. As such, it enjoys a close relationship with Ancestry's online features - synchronization with Ancestry online member trees and web search of Ancestry databases from within the Family Tree Maker program. The current version is Family Tree Maker 2012.

2013 Meeting Dates

April 14

May 12

No June meeting due to Jamboree

July 14

August 11

September 8

October 13

November 10

December 8

Legacy Family Tree Users Group (LUG)

Meets: 2nd Monday of each month except July
Hours: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Barb Randall barbmran@aol.com
Location: 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
Southern California Genealogy Society building

Whether you are a beginner or expert, the Legacy Family Tree User Group is for you. It's a forum to learn the basics of this software program, answer your questions to further your knowledge and efficiency and, to assist others with your expertise. All are welcome to participate! You are welcome to bring your laptop or tablet to practice skills and explore Legacy's capabilities.

2013 Meeting Dates:

April 8

May 13

June 10

No July Meeting

August 12

September 9

October 14

November 11

December 9

RootsMagic User Group (RM)

Meets: 3rd Sunday of each month
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Jay Holladay jholladay@ca.rr.com
Location: 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
Southern California Genealogy Society building

User group meetings will provide information for all levels of RM users from beginner to advanced and serve as a forum for all to share their knowledge of this great software tool for keeping track of your genealogical efforts.

• Roots Magic is a full-featured genealogy program with a very easy and intuitive user interface. The latest version is 6 and you can download a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com. For further information on RootsMagic Version 6, go to the RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com/

2013 Meeting Dates:

April 21

May 19

June 16

July 21

August 18

September 15

October 20

November 17

December 15

The Master Genealogist User Group (TMG)

Meets: 1st Saturday of most months (check calendar )
Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Cheri (kinklector@gmail.com) to be added to the meeting reminder list.
Location: 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
Southern California Genealogy Society building

We welcome all interested TMG users, beginning to advanced, to our meetings. 

The Master Genealogist facilitator is Evelyn Maynard (evmaynard42@yahoo.com). Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops or their project files on a removable disk (CD, USB/Flash/Thumb/Travel drive) for the Q&A session. Not only do we discuss TMG, we also discuss the TMG companion programs "TMG Utility" and "Second Site."

2013 Meeting Dates:

April 6

May 4

No June meeting due to Jamboree

July 6

August 3

September 7

No October meeting due to Volunteer Luncheon

November 2

December 7