We are The ROOTS Users Group (RUG), a non-profit, incorporated in February 1989 and are celebrating our 37th year of continuous service to our members!

While we offer webinars and other materials to support the officially retired The Master Genealogist software, we continually review other genealogy programs looking toward future migration from TMG. Our online webinars are typically held the second Saturday of the month but we occasionally will skip a month for holidays.

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UPCOMING RUG MEETINGS

Times are US Eastern Time Zone

June 13, 2026

Time	Session	Title	Presenter
9:00 - 9:30 am	Session 1	Revolutionary War Pensions – Overview and Online Resources	Janis Rodriguez
9:30 - 10:30 am	Session 2	More Revolutionary War Ancestors "More Revolutionary War Ancestors" - RUG members and attendees are invited to introduce a Revolutionary War ancestor (Patriot or Loyalist) and share their story.	Janis Rodriguez, Wendy McGuire, and Sandra Clunies. Others welcome to share.
~10:30 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - Noonish	Session 3	“What’s Been Done: Using Someone Else’s Genealogy Research” and “Don’t Chop Off That Branch! A Genealogy Arborist’s Handbook” We plan to show both recorded webinars, time permitting. Discussion following each video. Played from RUG’s Members Only Webinar Library. Handout available in Library.	Thomas MacEntee Webinars from RUG’s Members Only Library

July 11, 2026 -- VACATION --No Meeting

Aug 8, 2026

Time	Session	Title	Presenter
TBD	Session 1	Focus on Censuses: Irish Census
TBD	Session 2	Focus on Censuses: Canadian Census
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

We welcome members and new users!

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.

TMG Links
The Master Genealogist Wholly Genes’ Software Support Page
The Master Genealogist Email Support List
Terry Reigel’s TMG Tips
John Cardinal’s Home Page
Lee Hoffman’s TMG Tips
Michael J. Hannah’s Home Page
History Research Environment (HRE)