GREEN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Programs for 2012-2013

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at St. Francis In The Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley from 1-3 PM on the third Thursday of the month.

Thursday 18 October 2012, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

Short Subject: "The Feng Shui Approach of Organizing Your Family Research" -- Jill Bailey

PROGRAM: "What You Can Find at the Courthouse" -- Margaret Rennaker

Thursday 15 November 2012, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

Short Subject: "Irfan View" -- Jon Otto describes Image file manipulation software. It is fast, small, innovative and FREE.

PROGRAM: "Wills and Probate" -- Susanne Brayer

Thursday 20 December 2012, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

SHORT SUBJECT: "Show and Tell -- Family Treasures" -- Do you have a family item passed down in your family that you would like to share with us? Pictures? Clothing? Military medals? Please send JoAnn Herbst (joannherbst@cox.net) a brief description of your treasured heirloom. Three treasures will be selected for the owners to share their story. All treasures will be put on display, and members may talk to the originators during the break.

PROGRAM: "What Laws governed your Ancestor" -- Clarice Bird

Thursday 17 January 2013, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

SHORT SUBJECT: "EverNote" computer software -- Jon Otto

PROGRAM: "Copy Right laws for genealogical publications and Web Pages" -- Marcia Lindley and Sharon Scott

Friday 15 February 2013, 9 AM to Noon

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 17699 S. Camino de las Quintas, Sahuarita.

Genealogy Workshop -- We are having the Genealogy Workshop and Seminar in place of our regular meeting this month, featuring speaker Jay Fonkert. The Workshop topic is "Direct Evidence". Click here for details and click here for a registration form you can print. The workshop is limited to 30 attendees and it is full, so no more registrations are being accepted for the workshop. There still are seats available for the seminar on Saturday 16 February. Sign up soon because the seminar is likely to fill up too!

Saturday 16 February 2013, 9 AM to 4 PM

Green Valley Recreation Desert Hills Social Center Auditorium, 2980 S Camino del Sol, Green Valley.

Genealogy Seminar -- We are having the Genealogy Workshop and Seminar in place of our regular meeting this month, featuring speaker Jay Fonkert. Click here for details and click here for a registration form you can print. Register early. We filled up both days last year and had to turn some people away.

• Solving Problems of Genealogical Identity
• Documenting the Imigration trail
• Finding your pre-1850 american ancestors
• Using DNA to fill a hole in traditional Research

Thursday 21 March 2013, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

PROGRAM: "Plan Your Way to Research Success", a webinar by Marian Pierre-Louis. This is longer than our usual program so there will be no short subject this month. Click here for details about the program and Marian's bio.

Thursday 18 April 2013, 1-3 PM

St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley.

SHORT SUBJECT: "-How to find a Professional Genealogist" -- Gordon Gray

PROGRAM: "The Good, The Bad, & The Query" featuring a panel of genealogy experts from our Society. Edie Sly, Gerald Wallin, Bud Jay, and Carol Bates-Smith will discuss and provide their best advice and mistakes to avoid followed by Q&A. Edie Sly has been searching her ancestors for over 25 years and has made previous presentations – the last was "Preparing for a Research Trip". Gerald Wallin is also an old hand at searching his family and has written a few family stories. Anyone who is brave enough to write about his family has got to be an expert genealogist! Carol Bates-Smith is another genealogist who has successfully searched high and low for ancestors. Although Bud Jay claims no expertise, he has visited numerous genealogy archival sites and has had his DNA done. He admits to a couple of major mistakes and a couple of best successes.

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