AlaBenton Genealogical Society

Presents

2009 Summer Workshop

Conducted by Linda Woodward Geiger, C.G., C.G.L.

 

Saturday, August 8, 2009

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Ayers Room, 2^nd Floor, Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library

108 East 10^th Street, Anniston, Alabama

 

 

10:00 AM-10:30 AM – Registration & coffee.

 

EVIDENCE:  GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING GENEALOGICAL EVIDENCE.  Discussion of the standards used to evaluate evidence found in a variety of sources and documents.

 

--------------------Lunch on your own--------------------

 

USING DEEDS TO SOLVE GENEALOGICAL PROBLEMS.  Case studies will be used to demonstrate how deeds and other records in deed books can surprise us and prove long-sought relationships.

 

DOCUMENTATION:  Never Having to ask “Where Did That Come From?  Successful documentation. 

 

HARK!  THAT TOMBSTONE IS TALKING TO US!  A light and funny segment.

 

Register now by mailing your application form to:  AlaBenton Genealogical Society Workshop, P. O. Box 308, Anniston, AL  36202, along with your check for $20 if you pre-register no later than August 1; $25 for registrations after Aug. 1 or at the door.   Application forms are available at the Alabama Room of the Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library or on the AlaBenton website at:  www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alabgs (you can use the form below)

 

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