Program of Speakers

Ten Things a Genealogist Should Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives
Melissa Barker

SEPTEMBER 24, SUNDAY, 3 pm

As we enter the third act of the year and get back to genealogy research mode after our summer break, let’s take time to reset our thinking and focus on how to make the most of the holdings available at a library/archive center.

As you get home from a research trip, don’t find yourself in the trap of “I forgot to do that!”.

Learn the 10 things genealogists should do before leaving a library or archives to make the research trip a success.

General Meeting: In Person
Presentation: via Zoom

Melissa Barker
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She is affectionately known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled A Genealogist in the Archives and is a well-known published book reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 19 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 33 years.

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THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE ON MEETING DATES:

  • The LIBRARY is open from 12 – 2 pm.
  • The GENERAL MEETING followed by refreshments takes place from 2 – 3 pm.
  • THE GUEST SPEAKER PRESENTS FROM 3 – 4 pm.

 

INTEREST GROUPS MEET IN THE CORRIDOR OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY:

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Researching WWI and WWII soldiers/Legacy of Honor Project
Denise Robinson

OCTOBER 22, SUNDAY, 3 pm

General Meeting: In Person
Presentation: TBA

 

Genealogical Research for Adoptees, Foundlings, and Brick Walls
Shannon Combs-Bennett

NOVEMBER 26, SUNDAY, 3 pm

General Meeting: In Person
Presentation: TBA

Shannon Combs-Bennett, QG
Shannon is a professional genealogist based out of Northern Virginia. She is a graduate of the Boston University Certificate program, ProGen, and in 2016 Shannon was awarded her PLCGS in American Studies from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Shannon is also recognized as a QG, Qualified Genealogist, through the Register of Qualified Genealogist of the United Kingdom for completing her Post Graduate Diploma in Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Indiana University with an emphasis in human genetics and is currently working toward her Masters of Science in Genealogical, Heraldic, and Paleographic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Shannon lectures and writes on a variety of topics from methodology to genetic genealogy both nationally and internationally and her book “Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes” won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in 2017 . Her next book, “The DNA Guide for Adoptees,” will be released May 30th. Shannon is as a columnist for the Federation of Genealogical Societies magazine Forum and the Southeast Regional Director for the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors

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Research Day

JANUARY 28, SUNDAY, 12-4 pm

Everyone is invited to use all of the research assets of our Library from 12:00 Noon until 4:00 PM.

The Computer Genealogy Interest Group meets at 1 pm.

  • We will be scanning Bibles and historical documents.
  • Bring in what you have and have it copied to digital media. Please bring a USB drive to make a copy of these scans.

 

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