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Legacy Genealogy Cruise - singles needed to share cabins

The 6th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise is only four months away now (we leave September 5, 2009). We're delighted that so many of you have already signed up. We're excited to see places like Rome, Athens, and Venice. We're also getting ready for a great assortment of Legacy classes. If this cruise is anything like our previous trips, you will enjoy the company of other like-minded genealogy enthusiasts and develop lasting friendships.

If you are single, we are looking for one single male and one single female to share a cabin with another of our Legacy guests. Let us know if you are interested, or want more information.

Airfare prices have dropped recently making the cruise even more affordable. Come with us for the experience of a lifetime.

Visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2009med.asp for information about where we are going, what we will see, and the lineup of genealogy classes.

Book now as we only have two weeks left for our current locked-in low rates.

Italy

Rome

Unlimited chocolate

 

And a decent-sized ship....

6th Annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise - September 5-17, 2009

In just 7 months and 3 days the 6th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise will set sail from Barcelona, Spain (September 5-17, 2009). We hope you will join us to write your very own "Once upon a time" as you explore some of the most beautiful and historic countries in the world. You will visit:

• Barcelona, Spain
• Rome, Italy
• Naples/Pompeii, Italy
• Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Venice
• Katakolon, Greece
• Athens, Greece
• Ephesus, Turkey
• Istanbul, Turkey

While you are traveling the world, you will also learn about Legacy and other genealogy technology directly from the Legacy developers. In 12 hours of personalized instruction, you will learn many of the powerful features of Legacy that will really help you advance your genealogy research.

Norwegian Cruise Line's description of this cruise makes me wish we were leaving today:

Naturally, there are ancient cities, castles, museums and cobblestone streets at every turn. And the boutiques down the street are waiting to be discovered. Experience Europe the way you've always dreamed from your balcony stateroom on the Norwegian Jade this fall. You will drive by landmarks such as Trajan's Column, the Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. If there is one memory you will take home with you, it is of drifting through Venice's canals on a gondola as darkened waters lap your boat and music melts on the air. A scenic drive, of Amalfi coast then on to Pompeii, where you'll visit the Roman resort buried by volcanic ash. Plaster casts mark the positions of the fallen, who were swiftly overcome by the ashes. Have the opportunity to admire some of the most important sites of Athens, including the Acropolis - one of the most photographed and recognizable hills in the entire world. Drive through the Turkish countryside along a hilly road to arrive at the House of Virgin Mary; the site where the Blessed Virgin is reputed to have spent the last years of her life. This trip will be one of a lifetime to remember!

Norwegian Jade has 10 international restaurants. So take your pick, you could dine when and with whom you choose. Add to that the most innovative accommodations on the high seas, and you’ll see there’s no limit to the Freestyle choices for fun and relaxation aboard Norwegian Jade.

Click here for pictures and descriptions of each of the places we will visit. Prices start at US $1,159 per person. If you want more information, contact our travel agency, AA Travel Time at 1-888-505-6997 or send an e-mail to book@aatraveltime.com.

Hope to see you all there!

Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2009 - Mediterranean/Greece - Sep 5-Sep 17

The 6th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, held September 5-17, 2009, will leave Barcelona and will sail to Rome, Naples/Pompeii/Capri Italy, Dubrovnik Croatia, Venice Italy, Katakolon Greece, Piraeus/Athens Greece, Ephesus Izmir Turkey, and Istanbul Turkey.

Genealogy Classes at Sea

Join the Legacy Family Tree experts for some of the best classes we have ever had. In addition to classes on using Legacy, learn about other genealogy technology. Here are the scheduled classes:

• Mapping Your Ancestors. Learn how to use Legacy's mapping, the Map My Family Tree software, AniMap, and other mapping software. Also learn the secrets of Legacy's geo-location database, cleaning up your places, and much more.
• Become a Smarter Researcher Through Technology. In addition to exploring Legacy's Research Guidance features, learn about the latest technologies to help you in your research including GenSmarts, wikis, blogs, podcasts and more.
• Timelines. Learn everything about using Legacy's Chronology View - entering events correctly, using the historical timelines, etc.
• Legacy: Just for Beginners. Learn the very basics of using Legacy for your genealogy. Learn how Legacy can help guide your research. Questions/answers.
• Sources made simple, standard, and powerful using Legacy 7's new SourceWriter. Learn how to easily enter your sources using industry standards. No expertise required.
• Creating Reports, Sharing Electronically, and Web Publishing Options. Learn how to create simple reports, a complete book, or an amazing wall chart. This class will teach about the various report options, how to print reports in other media such as RTF, HTML, and how to easily share the reports with others using email. Also learn the ins and outs of simple web publishing.
• Searching and Tagging Made Easy. Learn how to quickly and easily find and retrieve anything in your family file. Learn how to create custom reports. Learn "what-in-the-world-is-tagging?" and why it is such a valuable research tool.
• Working With Digital Pictures. Learn all of the "before-digitizing-your-pictures" rules, the ins/outs to using pictures in Legacy, and organizing your digital photo collections.
• Insider's Guide to Legacy: Tips & Tricks. Learn about the little-known tricks and features that makes Legacy so powerful and fun to use.
• Q/A with the Legacy Developers. This is your chance to "interrogate" the Legacy development team. These sessions usually produce the best ideas for future Legacy releases.
• Also other Q/A sessions dedicated to beginners and intermediate/advanced questions.

The Cruise

Naturally, there are ancient cities, castles, museums and cobblestone streets at every turn. And the boutiques down the street are waiting to be discovered. Experience Europe the way you've always dreamed from your balcony stateroom on the Norwegian Jade this Fall. You will drive by landmarks such as Trajan's Column, the Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. If there is one memory you will take home with you, it is of drifting through Venice's canals on a gondola as darkened waters lap your boat and music melts on the air. A scenic drive, of Amalfi coast then on to Pompeii, where you'll visit the Roman resort buried by volcanic ash. Plaster casts mark the positions of the fallen, who were swiftly overcome by the ashes. Have the opportunity to admire some of the most important sites of Athens, including the Acropolis - one of the most photographed and recognizable hills in the entire world. Drive through the Turkish countryside along a hilly road to arrive at the House of Virgin Mary - the site where the Blessed Virgin is reputed to have spent the last years of her life. This trip will be one of a lifetime to remember

On the days we are at sea attend the Legacy Family Tree genealogy classes and learn the real secrets to becoming an expert with Legacy and improving the way you do your research.   Go home with the knowledge and tools you need to be more successful than you ever thought possible.  You will be learning directly from the experts.

The Ship

Why not write your own "Once upon a time" as you explore some of the most beautiful cities in Europe? Norwegian Jade has 10 international restaurants, plus 10 bars and lounges so you can dine and drink where, when and with whom you choose. Add to that the most innovative accommodations on the high seas, and you'll see there's no limit to the Freestyle choices for fun and relaxation aboard Norwegian Jade.

Eat somewhere new every night. Choose from 12 international restaurants. French Mediterranean, Asian fusion, Japanese Teppanyaki, Sushi and Sashimi, and an all-American steakhouse await you.

Going big means feeling like a V.I.P. Our Courtyard Villas, located on exclusive Deck 14, share a private-access courtyard with pool, hot tub, exercise room, sundeck, cabanas, and more.

Two Garden Villas, each containing up to 5,000 sq ft, may entice you with three separate bedrooms, private garden with hot tub, and access to a private courtyard with pool.

Reservations or questions

Prices begin at US $1,159 per person, based on double occupancy. The price includes genealogy classes, shipboard accommodations, ocean transportation, meals, some beverages, and most onboard entertainment. Port charges, taxes, gratuities, airfare and optional tours are extra.

Visit https://www.legacyfamilytree.net/Secure/OrderCruise2009med.htm to securely book your cruise online.

To reserve a cabin, or ask questions, contact our travel agency, AA Travel Time, at 1-888-505-6997 or send an e-mail to book@aatraveltime.com.

More information
For class descriptions, frequently asked questions, descriptions of the cities we'll visit, or pictures of our past cruises, visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2009med.asp.

Legacy Cruise 2008 - An Enormous Success

Our Legacy Genealogy Cruise to the Baltic Capitals has sadly concluded. :) I must say it was one of our most successful genealogy cruises ever. Nearly 200 Legacy cruisers from all over the world attended, and for most, it was the vacation of a lifetime. What more could one want - genealogy, food, history, DearMYRTLE's classes, food, travel, and food (glad I bought those pants with the expandable waist)?

While at sea DearMYRTLE and the Legacy staff taught classes and everyone learned something. What a treat it was to have DearMYRTLE teach us about evaluating our sources, blogs and podcasts, locating digital records, and so much more. And despite being thousands of miles from home, she was still able to bring us breaking genealogy news. One of the best parts of the instructional time were the after-the-class breakout sessions where we discussed questions and received suggestions for future Legacy development.

We visited Denmark, Germany, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, and England. My personal favorite was our day in Denmark where I visited my Rasmussen ancestors' homeland. Thanks to one of our Danish translators, Poul Erik Sørensen, we located the small village and church where my ancestors attended. Luckily the 912-year-old church was open, and I sat where they once sat. We even got to climb the narrow, spiral staircase of the bell tower. It was an experience I will never forget.

Some of us will never forget this experience for other reasons. First of all, nearly all of the cruisers came down with desynchronosis. After about a week we were better, but upon our arrival back home, we once again were plagued with this terrible syndrome--otherwise known as jet lag.

DearMYRTLE will now appreciate every future vacation when her luggage actually arrives. We felt really bad for her when after the 2nd and 3rd days she was still without her luggage. Imagine going the entire trip without her luggage. Well, it never arrived. Hopefully now that she's back home it has caught up to her.

After a few days of recovering from desynchronosis, we're back to work developing Legacy. Thanks to our Support and Sales staff that stayed home we were still able to provide our customers with great service. And thanks again to all our Legacy users, and especially to DearMYRTLE, for making this a wonderful experience. We hope to see many of you next year (September 2009) when we sail the Mediterranean. Details to come....

Bon Voyage - Legacy Genealogy Cruise Begins

We're off to enjoy our 5th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, this year to Europe. We've got a great lineup of classes from genealogy's DearMYRTLE, Legacy's Geoff Rasmussen, and Legacy developers, Dave Berdan and Ken McGinnis. We'll visit England, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Finland, Estonia, and Sweden. We're looking forward to meeting many of our Legacy translators in these countries. Some of us have purchased new pants with the expandable waists to account for all the great food on board.

Our sincere thanks go out to our entire technical support staff who will continue to provide support services while we are gone.

Our sales department will also continue to operate. Either order online, call 1-800-753-3453, or email sales@legacyfamilytree.com.

Thanks again to all of our wonderful Legacy users for making our Legacy 7 release so successful! We'll see you in a couple of weeks.

Legacy Genealogy Cruise - single female needed to share cabin

If you are a single female with a desire to attend this year's Legacy Genealogy Cruise to Europe, please contact us. We need a roommate for one of our female Legacy cruisers to share an inside cabin.

For more information about our 5th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2008.asp.

For more information, please contact our cruise coordinator, Christy Downing at christy@agelessway.com.

Legacy Genealogy Cruise to Europe - last week for discount pricing

Our 5th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise is getting closer. On July 16, 2008 we will debark from Dover, England and sail to Denmark, Germany, Russia, Finland, Estonia, and Sweden. Along the way you will attend classes taught by genealogy's DearMYRTLE and Legacy Family Tree's developers.

Discount Pricing To End This Week
Because we always have a large group, the Norwegian Cruise Lines has given us a substantial discount from their normal pricing. This special discount pricing ends this Friday, March 21. If you are interested at all, please call our cruise director, Christy, at 1-888-505-6997 as soon as possible.

More Information
To learn more please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2008.asp

Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2008 to feature DearMYRTLE

The 2008 Legacy Genealogy Cruise to Europe will feature one of genealogy's favorites - DearMYRTLE! The 5th Annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, held July 16-28, 2008, will leave Dover, England and will sail to Copenhagen, Denmark; Berlin, Germany; St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Tallinn, Estonia; Stockholm, Sweden; and back to Dover.

Genealogy Classes at Sea

DearMYRTLE will join the Legacy Family Tree experts to present our best offerings of classes we have ever had. In addition to classes on using Legacy, Myrt has a lineup of classes on genealogy technology to enrich genealogists of all expertise. Here are the scheduled classes:

• Foundation for Success: Timelines. Learn how to research more effectively by building and analyzing your ancestor’s timeline. This class will teach how to easily create a timeline, analyze it for missing clues, automatically embed historical events, and use other tools and software to gain other perspectives of the family’s information.
• Finding the right records to search. (DearMYRTLE, instructor). Genealogy researchers are most likely familiar with the court system and vital records offices in their own localities, but rules vary from place to place. Diversity among record collections is further complicated by the passage of time, the requirements of the governing body and definitions of words at the time the record was created.
• Getting it right the first time: guide to proper data entry methods. Learn the golden rules of data entry including consistency techniques for entering names, dates, and locations.
• Legacy: Just for Beginners. Learn the very basics of using Legacy for your genealogy. Learn how Legacy can help guide your research. Questions/answers.
• Citing Sources: Leave a big audit trail. (DearMYRTLE, instructor). DearMYRTLE explores critical thinking processes when citing sources of information that may or may not provide evidence to prove lineage assumptions.
• Sources made simple, standard, and powerful using Legacy 7's new SourceWriter. Learn how to easily enter your sources using industry standards. No expertise required.
• Blogs & Podcasts. (DearMYRTLE, instructor). Visit with DearMYRTLE to discover how genealogists may to use these new communication tools for obtaining how-to info, preserving family history, or documenting society events.
• Reporting w/Legacy: Sharing Info Electronically. Learn how to create, share, and even publish your information via email, CD/DVD, and the Internet.
• Picturing your Legacy: a guide to using and organizing photos. Learn the “before-digitizing-your-pictures” rules, the ins/outs to using pictures in Legacy, and organizing your digital photo collections.
• Powerful searching and tagging techniques. Learn how to quickly and easily find and retrieve anything in your family file.
• Finding digital items in the Family History Library Catalog (DearMYRTLE, instructor). You’ve read about plans to scan & index nearly 3 million rolls of microfilm from the Family History Library, including records from over 80 countries throughout the world. DearMYRTLE explains how to access digital & microfilm records using the online FHLCatalog.
• Potpourri - Q/A with the Legacy developers. This is your chance to “interrogate” the Legacy development team.

About DearMYRTLE

DearMYRTLE is the nom de plume of Pat Richley, a retired computer software instructor from Manatee Technical Institute, grandmother of six. Since 1995 Myrt has been writing a daily genealogy column first for AOL’s Genealogy Forum and now on the net at DearMYRTLE.com. Her blog is Myrt’s first experience with web2 publishing. She is the author of DearMYRTLE’s Joy of Genealogy (2006) and The Everything Online Genealogy Book (2000), and hostess of DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour genealogy podcasts, interviewing genealogy researchers, webmasters, database managers and software designers.

The Cruise

Discover the lands of kings and tsars all the way up to the Vikings.  An area rich in folklore and fairy tales, you'll be transported back to the time of the original oceangoing explorers.  Naturally, there are ancient cities, castles, museums and cobblestone streets at every turn. But, to the trained eye, that patisserie on the corner is to die for. And the boutiques down the street are waiting to be discovered.

Enjoy exclusive Freestyle Cruising; it's about dining your way. Norwegian Jewel has 12 restaurants on board.  So take your pick, you could dine in a different restaurant every night of your cruise. Just let your palate be your guide.

The Ship

Norwegian Jewel sparkles with her exclusive Garden and Courtyard Villas - the biggest, most luxurious suites ever to hit the high seas. And that's just the beginning. Norwegian Jewel is like a giant, floating luxury resort with swimming pools, hot tubs, a health spa, casino, plus tons of other things to you can choose from to customize your vacation. And since we herald your indecisiveness, check out our 12 different restaurants, 24-hour room service or one of the 11 bars and lounges. You make the rules, ensuring you cruise the Baltic like a king.

Reservations

To reserve a cabin on the Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2008, call Christy of Travelworks International at 1-888-505-6997 or email her at twivacations@comcast.net. Or book securely at https://www.legacyfamilytree.net/Secure/OrderCruise2008.htm.

More Information

For class descriptions, frequently asked questions, descriptions of the cities we'll visit, or pictures of our past cruises, visit http://www.GenealogyCruise2008.com.

www.GenealogyCruise2008.com

Legacy Cruise to Hawaii - an enormous success

We've just returned from our 4th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise - a 12-day genealogy vacation to Hawaii. Most of us brought back souvenirs, hundreds of digital pictures, new genealogy and Legacy information, and a few extra pounds.

We saw volcanoes, fresh lava, waterfalls, rain, rainbows, surfers, and sea turtles. We rode trains, flew in float planes, and hiked rainforests. In the evenings we experienced Broadway-style shows, comedy acts, magic shows, and midnight buffets.

Legacy classes featured twelve hours of interactive, personal instruction; lots of door prizes; technology tips from Dick Eastman, a 48-page syllabus; and the opportunity to exchange suggestions and feedback personally with the developers of Legacy. Students enjoyed our announcement that all would receive Legacy v7 for free when it is released.

Cruisers had such a good time that many already signed up for next year's cruise to the Baltic Capitals. In fact, next year's cruise is filling up faster than any of our previous genealogy cruises. Our 5th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise features a 12 day European cruise departing from London, England - July 16-28, 2008. We hope to have several different tracks of genealogy instruction from Legacy instructors and other well-known speakers. You will discover the lands of kings and tsars all the way up to the Vikings.  An area rich in folklore and fairy tales, you'll be transported back to the time of the original oceangoing explorers.  Naturally, there are ancient cities, castles, museums and cobblestone streets at every turn. But, to the trained eye, that patisserie on the corner is to die for. And the boutiques down the street are waiting to be discovered.

For more information about our 5th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, please visit http://legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2008.asp. If you have any questions, please contact Christy, our cruise director, at Christy@agelessway.com.

Bon Voyage - Legacy Cruise and Technical Support

We're off to enjoy our 4th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise, this year to Hawaii. We'll enjoy Legacy classes, technology classes from Dick Eastman, way too much food, and entertainment both on the ship and on the islands.

If you need assistance from our Technical Support department while we're gone, these are the following choices:

• fly to Hawaii and try to locate us;
• email support@legacyfamilytree.com. We will continue to provide support while we're gone;
• ask your question via our email list, Legacy News.

Telephone support will not be available until we return.

Our sales department will continue to operate. Either order online, call 1-800-753-3453, or email sales@legacyfamilytree.com.

Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2008 - Europe

It's not yet too late to sign up for next year's cruise to Europe. For information, click here.

This Legacy News blog will resume upon our return on October 3.