Jan_22_2006


	“How to Make Your Own Family History Video Using Your Personal Computer” with Mark Heckman Sunday, January 22, 2006, 1:00 PM

Unleash your inner Spielberg and make an Oscar-worthy documentary about your family. In this talk you will learn how to use moderately-priced and easy-to-use computer software and hardware to create your own family history video – incorporating still pictures and documents, home movies, other video, music, narration, and titles – and how to share your work on videotape or DVD.

Pre-Meeting Program at 1:00 p.m.

"Features to Look for When Choosing Genealogy Software" - Mark Heckman

A brief overview on how to decide which family tree software to purchase for your computer.

Main Program at 1:30 p.m.

"How to Make Your Own Family History Video Using Your Personal Computer" with Mark Heckman

Mark Heckman: Giving talks on computer applications for genealogy has been a great excuse for Mark to try out new computer tools, which is something he enjoys as much as he enjoys genealogy. Ever since he began to study his family history, Mark has used his knowledge of computers to share what he has learned with his family and fellow researchers. Heckman originated web sites for the Romanian, Galician, and Volhynia SIGs, for the shtetls of Gorodenka, Kovel, and Kamen Kashirsky, and for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento, and has taught classes in creating web pages to hundreds of genealogists at genealogical conferences and via a JewishGen e-mail course.

Mark has previously lectured on computer applications for genealogy at genealogy conferences in New York, Salt Lake City, Jerusalem, and Las Vegas and has also given talks on Internet genealogical resources, Holocaust genealogical research, and other topics for various Jewish genealogical societies. He has a MA degree in History and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of California. He is on the Steering Committee for the Gesher Galicia SIG, and is the current president of the JGS of Sacramento.

LOCATION: University Synagogue – Klein Hall, 11960 Sunset Blvd.

From the San Fernando Valley, take the 405 south and exit at Sunset. Turn left from the off-ramp, then right on to Sunset. Drive one mile on Sunset going west, then turn left on Saltair, and left into the parking lot. From the South, take the 405 north, exit on Sunset, turn left on Sunset, and turn left on Saltair.

$5.00 for guests; no charge for members of JGSLA. Guests may join JGSLA at the door - $25.00 annual membership, $30.00 for two in the same household.