We are The ROOTS Users Group (RUG) of
Arlington, VA, a
non-profit incorporated in February 1989. We are celebrating our 37th
year of continuous service to our members! Our address is PO Box 24,
Oakton, VA 22124-9998.
We offer webinars and other materials to support the officially retired The Master Genealogist software but we continually review other genealogy software looking toward future migration from TMG. Online meetings and webinars are typically held the second Saturday of the month but we occasionally will skip a month for holidays. Webinars are devoted to presentations and discussions of general interest to all genealogists, covering aspects of hardware and other software, and having an indirect impact on TMG users. The meetings are open to the public and there is no admission charge.
Join our ROOTS Users Group!
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Bob Velke's The
Master Genealogist
Tutorial Videos are now available FREE! Click here to learn more. |
Times are US Eastern Time Zone
| Time | Session | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Session 1 |
Focus on Censuses: the 1926 Irish Census |
Ed Potter, Irish Special Interest Group Leader, Fairfax Genealogical Society |
| TBD | Session 2 | Focus on Censuses: Canadian Census | David Walker, Canadian RUG Member |
| TBD | Session 3 | Getting the Most Out of a Census Record Played from RUG's Members Only Webinar Library. |
Thomas MacEntee Webinars from RUG’s Members Only Library |
Join us for our meetings by downloading and installing the FREE Zoom App. You can use the Basic Free application to view a meeting hosted by the RUG as our license can host up to 100 people. FOR ZOOM BEGINNERS: Please watch this video on YouTube.
RUG plans to inform members in three different ways of the link members need to access each meeting. First, an email with the ZOOM link will be sent the night before the scheduled meeting by the webmaster. The link also will be posted on the front page of the RUG website on the morning of the meeting. This same Zoom link will be posted for attendees on the TMG Mailing List. (If you are not a member of that list, you can join here.)
Please take time now to sign up for an account with ZOOM if you have not already. We would appreciate your creating a profile that states your first name or initial and last name, whether or not you are a RUG member, and your location. For example: Connie Jeremiah, RUG M, VA. If you wish, include a photo in your account profile. When you are in the meeting, you can change it by clicking on the ‘…’ on your picture or clicking on ‘…’ after your name in the Participants list, and then clicking on “Rename”. ZOOM has different functions that we will be using for the meeting, including the chat box for you to communicate with RUG and other attendees, the Raise and Lower Hand function, and the ability to voice your questions and comments live.
| The latest (or last) “Install” files are now available for TMGv9, plus TMGv8 and TMGv7 on our TMG Media page. |
| Second Site Version 8.03 Released! (as of 7 November 2022) (Visit Website) |
| GedSite Version 5.12 Released! (as of 1 June 2026) (Visit Website) |
| TMG to GEDCOM (T2G) Version 2 Released! (as of 13 January 2021) (Visit Website) |
| Gedcom Publisher Version 3.01 Released! (as of 15 February 2025) (Visit Website) |
| TMG Utility Version 7.5 is available for download! (as of 12 August 2020) (Visit Website) |
| Hot Key help — read
Keyboard Template Replacement article. Download your own TMG “Cheat Sheets” Link to DeAnna Burghart’s “Cheat Sheets” |
| “Research Checklist for Genealogists” by Rebecca Whitman Koford (Download PDF) |
| Members: Distribute our RUG Brochure at other Genealogy meetings! |
| Mount Vernon Genealogy Society has several Events every month. |
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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Calendar of Events. All events are free and open to the public. |