Are you wondering what will happen to your years of research finds in the future?  Is no one interested in genealogy in your family?  Do you worry that the family lore and stories will be lost?  White River Valley Historical Society Managing Director Leslie Wyman will showcase a method of creating digital albums that can be prepared without scrapbooking software, showcasing your photographs and family stories while also preserving the "boring" documents that non-researching family members are not interested in!  Handouts will be provided to help you create your own brief digital family histories that are designed to pass on your most important information without putting others to sleep!

 

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by Daniel R. Lilienkamp, JD
The Draper Manuscript Collections is a unique and interesting source for researching 18th and 19th century ancestors who lived between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. The program will focus on types of documents in the collection and cover findings aids, indexes, transcriptions and similar sources. It will also feature three case studies of increasing complexity and discuss possible research strategies.

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Alan Barasch of St. Louis uses four case studies to demonstrate how “looking beyond the obvious” helped solve genealogical problems fraught with little known or wrong information. 

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by OGS member Rita Wallace

By Patti Lee Hobbs, CG

Because ancestors created the most records in the places they lived, the local county courthouse possibly holds the answers to your genealogical questions. Not only can the records directly or indirectly identify familial relationships, but they also help us to dig deeper—beyond vital events—to learn more about our ancestors. This session describes types of courthouse records, how to access them, and what you can expect to find. 

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Join OGS member Taylor Baldwin as she explores the vast array of features and records that Ancestry has to offer. Taylor will explain how to find frequently used genealogical records using Ancestry's search feature and catalog and the differences between Ancestry editions.

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