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 Sheridan on July 17th & 18th 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-WY (a Twitter account is not required to search). Simply go to http://search.twitter.com and search for #FHX09-WY
Our 'Blogger of Honor' team includes:
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.
Arlene H. 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, Virginia Genealogy, Kentucky Genealogy and can be followed on Twitter @arleneeakle.
Ruby Coleman, Blogger
Ruby is #1 of the You Go Genealogy Girls. Together with the other girl, they travel, blog, lecture and do research. Ruby is a professional genealogist, teacher, writer and President of the North Platte Genealogical Society. She is a mother and grandmother, living in North Platte, Nebraska. Ruby's blogs include You Go Genealogy Girls, Genealogy Lines, and Nebraska Roots and Ramblings and can be followed on Twitter @GenGirl1.
Cheri Hopkins, Blogger
Cheri is #2 of the You Go Genealogy Girls. Together with the other girl, they travel, blog, lecture and do research. Cheri also does photo restorations and family remembrance art and collects old photos. She is a mother and grandmother, living in Alliance, Nebraska. Cheri's blogs include You Go Genealogy Girls and Those Old Memories and can be followed on Twitter @GenGirl2.
Louise G. Taylor, Blogger
Louise Gordon Taylor of Casper, WY, has been interested in Geneaology since her college days. She has spent a lot of time doing research the "old fashioned way". She is really looking forward to expanding her abilities and resources by learning how to use the technology available to us. Louise is passionate about her family's personal histories and preserving memories through scrapbooking. She is the mother of 6 children and grandmother of 14. You will find Louise has a family history blog at Family Time with a Little History and can be followed on Twitter @GrannyWheez.
Holly T. Hansen: Blog Twitter
Arlene H. Eakle: Blog Twitter
Ruby Coleman: Blog Twitter
Cheri Hopkins: Blog Twitter
Louise G. Taylor: Blog Twitter
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