Computer Assisted Genealogy Group – Cleveland Area is an outgrowth of a group of Roots 3 users who met in a private home. In 1991, a seminar was held at the Beachwood Library to gauge the interest in expanding the group to encompass other genealogy software programs. The positive response resulted in the launching of the monthly user-group meetings.
The earlier meetings covered Roots 3 and PAF programs, and later expanded to include other versions of Roots, Family Gathering, Ancestral Quest, Brother’s Keeper, Family Tree Maker, Modem Networking and Computer Research Techniques. In January, 1994, the group adopted organizational rules which outlined our purpose, called for election of officers, and annual membership dues.
CAGG grew as more and more people undertook genealogy as a hobby and found that use of genealogy software makes for easier data entree and retrieval. In fact it is almost an essential tool for successful research.
We are prepared to expand to other programs as interest deems necessary.