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This year our annual cemetery reading will be on Sunday June 3 from 9:00am,
in the RMs of Francis
and Lajord. Detailed arrangements to follow.
For information on the cemetery indexing project, see the Cemetery Index page.
Email Shelley Kloczko at SGS Regina Branch for more information or to volunteer.
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Next Scotland SIG meeting at the SGS provincial library:
Tue Sep 18 7:00 pm - Sources and Resources - member sharing
Come to the meeting prepared to tell other members about
your favorite source(s) of genealogical information on Scotland:
websites, discussion groups, libraries, archives, books, databases, trips, etc. etc. |
First regular Branch meeting of fall at the SGS provincial library:
Sep 25 2012 7:00 - Don’t let your memories fade - Renae Grubb & Shelley Kloczko
Shelley and Renae will speak on how to preserve family photos. |
May 22 2012 - Researching Women - Celeste Rider
Genealogy research on women faces special challenges:
There were fewer public records of women, and they changed names at marriage.
Celeste provided many strategies to deal with this, providing many specific examples. Much is good research advice in general: Use home sources. Start with
recent events and work backward in time. Use a timeline. Hone your search skills.
However, to deal with the special issue of name change upon marriage(s), look for special clues in sources. A brother's surname in an obituary provides a maiden name.
A mother's maiden name may be found on a birth certificate. Census documents
and wills provide relationship information. Focus on witnesses and informants
in documents, as these people may be sisters or other close relatives. |
Apr 24 2012 - A Good/Slipp Family Reunion - Phoebe Banbury & Renae Grubb
Renae and Phoebe gave a slide presention of a well-organized
Good and Slipp family reunion they attended recently in New Brunswick.
The reunion featured a river cruise and three days of events at family locations
dating back to their arrival as United Empire Loyalists in 1783-84.
Practical advice on organizing a successful reunion includes:
decide what type of event it is, allow lots of planning time, use many volunteers, communicate regularly, plan for kids and teens, and choose accommodation carefully. |
Tue Mar 20 2012 - Social Geography of Scotland - Dave Wessel
With the aid of several maps and historical timelines found on websites,
we looked at an overview of the geography and history of Scotland.
We could pinpoint specific ancestral locations on maps of the appropriate period.
An app on the National Library of Scotland website enabled us
to lay selected historical maps over present-day Google maps.
For more information, see our new Scotland SIG page. |
Memento-Mori -
Central Scotland Monumental Inscriptions
www.memento-mori.co.uk
Searchable indices containing names, ages and death dates read from headstones in several cemeteries in central Scotland. Women are listed by both maiden and married surnames. Photos of headstones are available for sale. |
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