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2008 PRESENTATIONS

January 7 - 11, 2008, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Salt Lake City. (For more information www.infouga.org) "Messages from the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone" on Jan. 9 in the American Genealogy Course. "Advanced Search Techniques" on Jan. 9 in the Advanced Methodology Course. "Eating an Elephant: Organizing Large Projects" on Jan. 8, optional evening session. "Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data" on Jan. 10, an optional evening session.

Feb. 10, 2008, 2 p.m. Genealogical Society of SW Pennsylvania, Citizen's Library, Washington, PA. (See http://www.genealogicalsocietyswpa.com) "Get Paid for Your Passion: Becoming a Professional Genealogist"

Feb. 19, 2008, 7 p.m. North Hills Genealogists [of Pittsburgh], Northland Public Library, Pittsburgh, PA. (See www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org) "Sailing Into the Sunset: Tips on Finding Your Ancestors' Passenger Lists"

Feb. 23, 2008, Dupage County, Illinois, Genealogical Society, Wheaton, IL. (See www.dcgs.org) All day seminar:
"Finding Buried Treasure in the Published Pennsylvania Archives"
"Sailing Into the Sunset: Tips for Finding Your Ancestors' Passenger Lists"
"How Did My Pennsylvania Ancestor Get Here?: Migration Trails Out of the Keystone State"
"Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data"

Feb. 27, 2008, 7 p.m. Cranberry Twp. Genealogy Club, Municipal Library, Cranberry Twp., Butler County, PA. (See http://www.cranberrygenealogy.org.) "20 Years of Stuff, Now What?"

Feb. 28, 2008, 7 p.m. McKnight Village Women's Club, Pittsburgh, PA. "Beginning Genealogy."

March 10, 2008, noon, Auxiliary of Allegheny General Hospital, Allison Park. "Beginning Genealogy on the Internet"

April 5, 2008, Fairfax Genealogical Society Annual Conference, Fairfax Virginia. (See www.FxGS.org) All day 4-track conference and exhibits with three other separate tracks plus:
"Messages from the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone"
"Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data"
"The Research Cycle: Don't Pedal Backwards"
"Twenty Years of Stuff -Now What Do I Do?"

May 20, 2008, 7 p.m. North Hills Genealogists, Northland Public Library, "Hiding Behind Their Skirts: Finding Women in Records." (See www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org)

May 28, 2008, 7 p.m. Cranberry Twp. Genealogy Club, Cranberry Twp. Municipal Library, Cranberry Twp., Butler County, PA. (See http://www.cranberrygenealogy.org.) "Beating the Bushes: Finding Jacob Bush's Parents"

June 8 - 13, 2008, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Samford University, Birmingham, AL. (See http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr) "Compiling Source Materials for Publication," Internet Publishing," "Correlating Land and Census Records," "Land and Census Exercises: a hands-on workshop," BCG Certification Seminar.

June 21, 2008, Fayette County Genealogical Society, Uniontown, PA: (see http://www.fcgspa.org/Seminar.html) "What's a Prothonotary? Pennsylvania Courthouse Records" and "Thinking Outside the Index: Advanced Search Techniques"

June 24, 2008, Ashland County Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society, Ashland Public Library (See http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohacogs) "Hiding Behind Their Skirts: Finding Women's Records"

June 23 - 27, 2008, Mansfield, Ohio, Ohio Genealogical Society Summer Workshop (See http://www.ogs.org/workshop/) "Thinking Outside The Index: Advanced Search Techniques" and "Messages From the Grave, Listening to Your Ancestor's Tombstone"

September 3, 2008, Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (See www.fgs.org) "BCG Certification Seminar" sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

September 6, 2008, Federation of Genealogical Societies Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. (See www.fgs.org) "Finding Buried Treasure in the Published Pennsylvania Archives" sponsored by Footnote.com.

September 25, 2008, Christ Episcopal Church Seniors, Pittsburgh, PA. "Your Own Detective Story: How to Begin."

October 18, 2008, Tarentum Genealogical Society, Tarentum, PA. TBD

2009 PRESENTATIONS

January 12 - 16, 2009, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Salt Lake City. (For more information www.infouga.org)

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