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Saturday 13th November 2010
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Freedman’s Bank Records and Southern Claims Commission Records for African American Research
by David Dilts
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Scanning and Photo Retouching Basics
by Tom Underhill
Digitizing your existing photos requires more than just clicking the scan button. This class teaches techniques to maximize scanning of historical photographs, focusing on tin‐types and overly‐silver originals, faded images, and red‐shifted photos from the 1960s and '70s.
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Technology and Techniques for Conducting Location Based Field Research
This session will provide an overview of readily available location based technology and information sources that can be applied in genealogical research. Case studies will also be presented which demonstrate how these sources can be leveraged to plan, discover, record, and analyze that research.
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The DAR Library for All: Near or Far, Member or Not
by Jennifer Dondero
The DAR Library is a genealogical library. Learn how to access it's unique sources from home whether your family arrived in 1690 or 1890.
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Where in the World? GPS and the Genealogist
by Michael Booth
The Global Positioning System (GPS) makes navigating the world easy. But its applications to family history may surprise you. We will talk about what is GPS, choosing a GPS receiver, recording GPS data in your family history software, and what to do with it when you have it.
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A Ton of Thompsons? A Bounty of Browns? – Researching the Common Surname
by Deborah Campisano
This presentation will offer tips and techniques to help researchers with common‐surnamed ancestors overcome difficulties in determining which of many John Browns or William Thompsons is their ancestor.
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Discovering an African American Community’s History Through Civil War Research
Genealogists often hear about the term cluster genealogy, which encourages researchers to look not only at the family, but at the community to learn more details about the people and places that affected their own ancestors. But other than recording the names of the people – how can one find the stories of how some of the families living nearby interacted with each other?
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FamilySearch Made Easy with RootsMagic 4
by RootsMagic
Get a brief overview of the New FamilySearch system, and then discover how easy it is to access this new system from inside your RootsMagic software. Learn how to find people, sync (share) your data (in both directions) between RootsMagic and New FamilySearch, and find out what the future holds for software applications accessing this new system.
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Finding Your Civil War Era Ancestors
Come and learn ways to locate your Civil War era ancestors!
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Genealogy Resources on the Internet
by tami glatz
An overview of the different types of information available on the internet that can be of benefit to the genealogical researcher, with specific website suggestions for each.
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German Records Other Than Parish and Vital
by Tamra Stansfield
German parish and civil registration records may contain a gold mine of information. Exceptions do exist, especially the early records, though for the most part they include the key elements needed for genealogical research. When available, the parish and civil registration records are our primary record source of individual life events. Unfortunately, there are instances when these vital records do not exist or are not accessible. In such cases, other types of records may be able to provide needed information. Too often these other records are overlooked in the research process.
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Getting NARA Records from Washington, DC
by Jennifer Dondero
Need a record from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. but don't know how to get it? This lecture looks at some of the most common records requested and what you can do before ordering them, hiring someone to find them, or visiting NARA I.
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New Family History Technology
by Paul Larsen
There are so many new family history tools and web sites. It's easy to feel somewhat overwhelmed. Here's a colorful tour of much of the new stuff to make it easier, save you hundreds of hours, and have fun connecting to your ancestors. Learn about the best of the Internet, free websites, and unique resources. Join the author of the book Crash Course in Family History, Paul Larsen, and see what you're missing!
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Powerful Tips and Tricks for FamilySearch Record Search
by Nate Barrett
Record Search is a quick and easy way to search millions of historical records for clues about your ancestors. Come see an overview of Record Search.
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U.S. Vital Records Overview
by David Dilts
This class is designed to provide patrons with a basic understanding of U.S. vital records, including the various types of records, the civil jurisdictions that have responsibilities for the records, and the regional differences in the availability of those records.
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What is "The South," and Why is it Different?
by Arlene Eakle
Southern pedigrees present a big research challenge. There are 10 specific variants that give you a genealogy edge‐‐specific research differences from other parts of the United States (and perhaps the world at large) which shift the challenge in your favor! From Florida to Texas, from the Carolinas to Delaware, you can find your "lost" Southern ancestors!
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Kiss Those Brick Walls Good‐bye! Research Success Stories
Holly Hansen, President of Family History Expos, will share some of her personal research stories and tell how she learned to break down those brick walls. She will also show how easy it can be to share research experiences.
Atlanta Family History Expo 2010
United States United States, Duluth
12th–13th November 2010
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