DearMYRTLE is the nom de plume of Pat Richley, author of DearMYRTLE’s Joy of Genealogy (2006), The Everything Online Genealogy Book (2000), instructor at DearMYRTLE’s Salt Lake Study Group, hostess of DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour genealogy podcasts, author of Teach Genealogy Blog, and coordinator for UGG (The Union of Genealogy Groups) in Second Life.

Friday 4:30 p.m.  FR-023. The Time Machine: Offbeat Resources for Family Historians.  Perplexed by where to turn next in your research? Get out of the rut and explore new avenues of research.  [B]

Saturday 7:00 a.m.  SA-A.  (Special Presentation)  Great Lectures on the Cheap Using GoToMeeting.com.  Save travel time and expense by using technology to bring lecturers to your Society.  Additional fee required. This session may also be viewed remotely, anywhere in North America, via GoToWebinar. To enroll for the Web session, see https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/534345009 [All]

Saturday 10:00 a.m. SA-034  Blogger Summit Part 1:  From Novice to Reader to Blogger in Sixty Minutes.  (Doerflinger, MacEntee, Midkiff, DearMYRTLE, Seaver).  Watch as the mystery of genealogy blogs is revealed before your very eyes.  You’ll learn what blogs are as well as how to read blogs to find genealogy research leads.  Finally, you’ll see how easy it is to create a blog in under 5 minutes!  [BI]

Sunday 12:30 p.m. SU-094.  Women Are From Venus: Finding Female Ancestors.  Case studies for locating those elusive maiden names.   [BI]

Sunday 10:00 a.m.  Mini-SU2. Second Life:  A New World of Online Genealogy. Find out why genealogists are flocking to Second Life, creating an avatar, and spending time together in this "virtual world." We will cover installing the program, setting up your avatar, and navigating to three genealogy locations.  Homework: Verify that your laptop can handle the 3-D virtual environment by checking out system specs and download the free program file at http://tinyurl.com/Jamboree2ndLife