Hoover Dam Tour

The Hoover Dam is breathtaking. On the Tuesday before the conference, several buses of attendees enjoyed a tour of the Dam arranged by the Local Host Societies.

Thanks to Pat Stamm for sharing her photos and comments about the tour.

 The day was great for a tour. As the sun reflected off of the dam, the breeze picked up. The day was not too hot or too cold.

                                                                     

The tour guides took us down and gave us a brief overview of how the dam was built.

The giant turbines whirled noisily as the guild explained how they were maintained.

 After that we got a closer look at the dam itself.

Looking down the river, we saw the Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge which crosses the Colorado River.

Hoover Dam Tour

Memories from NGS 2013 Family History Conference and Vegas!

Thank you Scott Stewart for capturing these wonderful moments!

Memories from NGS 2013 Family History Conference and Vegas!

Kudos to the NGS media team

Kudos to the NGS media team who wrote, managed, and distributed NGS media before, during, and after the conference! Take a bow, Terry Koch-Bostic, for organizing NGS media; Julie Miller, CG, for writing and managing the new gold standard in conference blogs; Gayathri Kher for keeping conference attendees connected through a record number of timely social media feeds; Erin Shifflett for writing and distributing conference e-mails and serving as Conference Command Central; Diane L. Richard for adding buzz with UpFront publicity; and Phyllis Mathews Ziller for keeping us in grammatical style. Thank you all!

Guest blogger 

Stefani Evans, CG

Conference chair NGS 2013 Family History Conference

Photo Courtesy: Scott Stewart

Kudos to the NGS media team

Conference Challenge winner Denise Levenick

NGS held the Conference Challenge again this read. To read the details go to
http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/2013/05/win-conference-challenge-and-receive.html.
 

Congratulations to Denise Levenick! Denise was one of two winners, http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/2013/05/conference-challenge-winners-announced.html.
 

Thank you for sharing and we hope you enjoy your free registration to the NGS 2013 Family History Conference in Richmond, Virginia.

Challenge 1–Fashion!
Tweet a picture that proves you met an attendee wearing a kilt.

 

Genealogy Dress Code: Hard Hats Required (kilt wearers exempt)!

Challenge 2–Dining!
Tweet a picture that proves you dined with fellow genealogists.

 

No lunchbox & thermos needed at the BCG luncheon with Diane Gravel & Joan Peake.

Challenge 3–Literature!
Tweet a picture that proves you checked out the latest publications or education releases at the NGS booth.

 

 

Checking out new tools for building bridges w/NGS publications.

 

Challenge 4–Volunteerism!
Tweet a picture that proves you chatted with an ASK ME volunteer.

Found a helpful NGS Ask Me volunteer who fixed my specs without any tools! thanks Lenny!

 

 

 

 

 

Challenge 5–Shopping!
Tweet a picture that proves you visited exhibitors whose company names have an “I” or “T” in them.

 

NGS2013 Exhibit Hall buzzing.Talked w/Treelines about gr8 new tool to build bridges betwn now/then.

Challenge 6–Geekdom!
Tweet a picture that proves you attended a GenTech track lecture.

 

Spreadsheet as #genealogy tool for building bridges to ancestors' past w Jill Crandall.

Challenge 7–Travel!
Tweet a picture that proves you really are in Las Vegas.

 

 

 

Yes, it's Vegas, Baby for #NGS2013. Ready to build new bridges.

 

 

Challenge 8–Decorative Art!
Tweet a picture that celebrates the attendee with the most badge ribbons.

 

 

 

@walkingyourtree wins longest #NGS2013 badge WOW! She could build a bridge with those ribbons!

Challenge 9–Networking!
Tweet a picture that proves you talked with current NGS board members.

 

 

 

Networking about building bridges with Pam Eagleson & Stefani Evans.

 

 

 

 

Challenge 10–Celebrity!
Tweet a picture that proves you rubbed shoulders with a person featured in an NGS video.

 
Rubbing shoulders w/ NGS celeb Laura DeGrazia, she knows the best tools for NY Research.

 

Visit Denise at The Family Curator http://www.thefamilycurator.com/home/.

Conference Challenge winner Denise Levenick

Summary of Conference Blog Posts

A big thank you to Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings for putting together a list of blog posts about the conference. There are some very informative posts from many different perspectives.

Since we all can be in only one place at a time (which is definitely a disadvantage during the conference), the posts are a good way to hear about the sessions we had to miss. Also, they are very helpful for making a list of CDs to buy from Jamb, Inc., http://www.jamb-inc.com/genealogy. The 2013 conference list will be available for purchase in a few weeks.

Randy's list of blogs can be found at http://www.geneamusings.com/2013/05/blog-posts-from-ngs-2013-conference.html.

Summary of Conference Blog Posts

Conference Survey still open

Now that the conference is over, will you let us know how we did? A brief conference survey has been set-up so you can tell us about your experience at the NGS 2013 Family History Conference in Las Vegas.

The survey is located at http://goo.gl/Cxp8R and should only take from three to five minutes. Your feedback will help NGS in planning future conferences.

The survey will be open until Monday, 20 May.

Conference Survey still open

Special Edition of The Forget-Me-Not Hour Radio Show

Special Edition: NGS Las Vegas Recap

Jane E. Wilcox, host of The Forget-Me-Not Hour: Your Ancestors Want Their Stories to Be Told radio show, welcomed Julie Miller, CG^SM, Vice President of NGS, to this special edition of the show. 

The show was live from the NGS 2013 Family History Conference Media Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, 11 May and can now be viewed on-demand at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/janeewilcox/2013/05/11/ngs-las-vegas-recap-with-julie-miller

Special Edition of The Forget-Me-Not Hour Radio Show