Bringing the Expo to You!
Blogger Bistro & Twitter Café
We have invited in a group of bloggers who will extend the expo experience to those of you who may not have the opportunity to join us in Loveland on June 12th & 13th or for those who want to receive additional insights from those attending the expo. There is so much going on you just cannot see it all!
For those of you new to blogging, a blog is a type of Web site. The word blog is a contraction of the term Web log. It is a chronological publication of personal thoughts, kind of like an online journal. Blogs may also contain Web links and graphics that will expand the view and understanding of a subject for the reader. A blog is frequently updated and intended for public viewing.
Our bloggers will also be using Twitter. Twitter is a short message service that allows users to send short text messages of up to 140 characters in length from their cell phones and laptop computers. (Of course you can use it from your desktop computer at home too!)
You can expect to read several tweets a day coming live from the Expo followed up by blog entries that take a little more time to compose.
We are looking forward to hearing what you think about this innovative way to share the Expo experience. Please be sure to give us some feedback!
We have invited some very special 'Bloggers of Honor' to provide you with information on their blogs and Twitter throughout the two-day Expo. Other attendees will be using Twitter to communicate highlights of the activities, share photos, and link to blog posts, while also providing additional related information.
Everyone is invited to stop by the Blogger Bistro and Twitter Café to ask questions, use one of our work stations to blog or tweet, and follow what is happening on a 32" big-screen TV.
Family History Expos will be tweeting live from the expo follow us @FHExpos.
While you can follow people individually on Twitter you can also search on the expo hashtag #FHX09-CO (a Twitter account is not required to search). Simply go to http://search.twitter.com and search for #FHX09-CO
Our 'Blogger of Honor' team includes:
Holly T. Hansen: Blog Twitter
Bernie Gracy: Blog Twitter
Arlene Eakle: Blog
Janet Hovorka: Blog Twitter
Dean Richardson: Blog Twitter
Laura Craner: Blog
Becky Jamison: Blog Twitter
Sarah Strong: Blog
Holly T. Hansen, President Family History Expos, & Blogger
A lifelong resident of Croydon, Utah, Holly has been a family history educator for more than 15 years. Although she sponsors elaborate events, she also enjoys helping people one-on-one as they learn how to make technology work for them. Author, lecturer, and editor, Holly devotes time every day to education. She publishes the Family History Expos Genealogy Blog and can be followed on Twitter @FHExpos.
Bernie Gracy, Keynote Speaker & Blogger
Vice president of Strategy and Business Development for a Fortune 500 company. But for the last 10 years, he has also been an avid field genealogist. Bernie has a BS and MS in Computer Science, an MS in E-Commerce, and writes a blog on Location-Based Genealogy at HistoricalTownMaps Blog and can be followed on Twitter @Bernie_Gracy.
Arlene Eakle, Speaker, Exhibitor, & Blogger
President and founder of The Genealogical Institute, Inc., Dr. Eakle is a professional genealogist with more than 30 years’ experience in research, consulting, lecturing, and writing. An expert in tracing families from New York, Southern U.S., British Isles, Switzerland, and parts of Germany, she claims a 96% success rate. Arlene's blogs include Arlene H. Eakle's Genealogy Blog, Tennessee Genealogy, and Virginia Genealogy.
Janet Hovorka, Speaker, Exhibitor, & Blogger
With a BA in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and an MA in Library Science from BYU, Janet held positions at BYU and Salt Lake Community College before having her children. Janet and husband Kim own Generation Maps, an online genealogy chart printing service. She authors The Chart Chick Blog and can be followed on Twitter @JanetHovorka.
Dean Richardson, Speaker, Exhibitor, & Blogger
Creator of Genlighten.com, a new online resource accessing offline genealogical records through assistance of skilled local researchers. With a BS from BYU, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, and a PhD from the University of Arizona, Dean has pursued genealogy on an amateur basis for over 25 years. Dean contributes to the GenLighten Blog, his personal blog, and can be followed on Twitter @hikari17 or @genlighten.
Laura Craner, Blogger
Mom, blogger, and writer living in Longmont, Colorado. Between caring for her three children she has been helping people write their personal histories for the last five years. Currently she is working on a book about deaf Holocaust survivors. You can read her blogging at Depressed (But Not Unhappy) Mormon Mommy and A Motley Vision: Mormon Arts and Culture.
Becky Jamison, Blogger
Originally from Great Bend, Kansas, but a Colorado resident for 20 years, she was encouraged by her husband to actively research her family's history. Ten years later, Becky considers it her third greatest blessing-after family and church. She is a Church Administrator in Canon City, genealogy teacher, and FHC volunteer. Becky blogs at 'Grace and Glory' and can be followed on Twitter @beckyjamison.
Sarah Strong, Blogger
This mother of two little boys and wife of a busy graduate student uses blogging as a social and creative outlet. Blogging helps her keep her personal history, share recipes and traditions, and record her family history research. Sarah also enjoys reading, crocheting, garage sales, and finding a great deal. Sarah's family history blog is Family Tree Climbing.
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