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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Bob Velke's TMG Tutorial Videos are now available FREE!
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Upcoming RUG Meetings

UPCOMING RUG MEETINGS

Times are US Eastern Time Zone

February 14, 2026
Time Session Title Presenter
    NO MEETING THIS MONTH FOR  VALENTINES DAY  
MARCH 14, 2026
Time Session Title Presenter
9:00 am Session 1 "HRE (History Research Environment) Update," an important live session from the HRE software development team "down under"
https://historyresearchenvironment.org/
Don Ferguson
~10:15 - 10:30 am Break
Session 2 & 3 are tentative pending webpage completion
~ 10:30 am Session 2 "Demonstrate access to MEMBERS-ONLY WEBINARS webpage hosting Thomas MacEntee's GenSocSoup Webinars" Steve Ullrich
~ 11:00 am Session 3 Recorded Webinar: "Navigating the Seven C's of Genealogy"
Do genealogy “resolutions” really work? How about setting genealogy “goals” or “themes” instead? Here is a developed a list of seven “themes” to guide you this year and hopefully you can institute these as general “rules to do genealogy by” over the next few years. The themes cover most areas of concern for every family historian, whether you’ve been at this for some time or you are just getting started. Participants will learn how to focus on seven key areas in genealogy research: Clean, Collect, Curate, Create, Connect, Conserve and Continue.

Following the webinar there will be an opportunity for attendees to share comments.
(Played from the RUG's MEMBER-ONLY WEBINARS webpage.)
Thomas MacEntee
APRIL 11, 2026
Time Session Title Presenter
9:00 am Session 1 "Finding Living Relatives Using FamilyTreeNow.com" Larry Olson
~10:15 - 10:30 am Break
~ 10:30 am Session 2 "Added Resources for Finding Living People" Steve Ullrich
~ 11:00 am Session 3 "Adding to your Tree using Newspaper Obituaries" Janis Rodriguez
~ 11:15 am Session 4 Recorded Webinar: "US and Canada Newspaper Resources and Strategies"
(Played from the RUG's MEMBER-ONLY WEBINARS webpage.)
Thomas MacEntee
Join us for our meeting by downloading and installing the FREE Zoom App. You can use the 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 List.

Please take time now to create an account with ZOOM — if you have not already. We would appreciate you 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)

OTHER IMPORTANT TMG LINKS
The latest (or last) "Install" files are now available for TMGv9, TMGv8, TMGv7, TMGv6, TMGv5, and TMGv4 on our TMG Installer page.
TMG Version 9.05 is available for download!
(as of 3 December 2014) (tmg9setup.exe or tmg9uksetup.exe)
Licenses are available from Harry Goegebeur of Belgium (Harry.Goegebeur at genea.be)
Second Site Version 8.03 Released!
(as of 7 November 2022) (Visit Website)
GedSite Version 5.11 Released!
(as of 29 October 2025) (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!


OTHER EVENTS
Mount Vernon Genealogy Society has several Events every month.
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Calendar of Events. All are free and open to the public.
 
Links to TMG user groups listed on the Wholly Genes website.