Genealogical Society
Montgomery County, Ohio
Presentations Given by Past Speakers
at Society Meetings
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The purpose of this page is to provide handouts and presentations from past speakers to members and others who were unable to attend the Society's monthly meetings. Listed below is a brief overview of each particular presentation along with the presenter's name and a link to the associated file.
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Using Social Networking in Genealogy was the theme of the 2009 annual genealogy seminar. Our presenter, Dave Vickers, emphasized personal and data security, presented an overview of social networking as it applies to genealogy, and provided awareness of choices. In addition he covered topics such as "Blogging 101" and "What is a Wiki" as well as using Facebook, Twitter and other similar products.
This presentation discusses the many new developments that have happened recently in genealogical computing.
This overview of RootsMagic Version 4 provides valuable information on both new and updated aspects of the popular genealogy software.
Homespun and Calico
by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (April 11, 2009 Meeting)
This lecture provided some frequently overlooked sources concerning the women in our ancestry. In addition, a second handout provided the
Top Places to Find Maiden Names
Questions and answers from this panel discussion, which addressed a wide variety of topics, were recorded and can be read in this document.
The valuable information in this presentation will help you trace your French-Canadian ancestral lines back to your immigrant ancestors and beyond. The discussion includes a timeline of French immigration in North American and mentions many French-Canadian genealogical resources. In addition, there is a separate reference sheet that lists many readily available genealogy dictionaries and indexes that can provide help in tracing your French-Canadian ancestry.
French-Canadian Reference Materials
This presentation from our educational seminar provides the reader with direction when using computers for genealogical research. Besides discussing hardware and software trends, you will get ideas on how to manage your current information.
A timeline is a way of organizing multiple facts into a picture of events and their proper order. Once your thoughts are organized, you are better able to spot problems and to see new possibilities of research. In this document, Mike Kennedy shows how a timeline can assist you from the start of a project to the publication of the final results.
Although U.S. Federal Census population schedules provide the building blocks for researching our 19th century American ancestors and their families, there are other censuses many researchers overlook. Pamela Wolosz addresses the state censuses and U.S. Federal Census non-population schedules, their importance, and where to find them.
This excellent presentation sheds light on some of the roadblocks unique to ethnic genealogy, and ways to remove them or navigate around them.
This presentation provides an overview of current genealogy software and web sites.
In this presentaion, the focus was on two topics--using the basic features of Adobe Photoshop to enhance digital pictures, and importing these images into Microsoft Word to make stories and biographies more interesting.
Fundamentals of Ethnic Research, the introduction to the Chapter's October 2006 education seminar, deals with the "here and there model" -- how to get information "here" that will help you "there". This information will help greatly when researching ancestors in foreign countries.
In conjunction with the Fundamentals of Ethnic Research, the following three presentations were also given at the October 2006 education seminar.
FreeBMD
by Pam Wolosz (Jul 8, 2006)
The FreeBMD web site is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records. Pam's handout describes what is available through this web site.
Dr. Stephen McDonald provides an indepth look at DNA and genealogy research.
Patrick D. Kennedy, a native of Ontario, Canada, is archivist of the Local History Library in Troy, Ohio. Patrick has spent as much time as allowable during the past 25 years researching his family history, including the last 10 years, in which he has focused more on discovering his Canadian heritage. He has researched in several local libraries and historical societies related to regions of his paternal ancestry, examined records in Toronto (Archives of Ontario), Montreal (Provincial Archives of Quebec) and Ottawa (National Archives of Canada), and has accessed the burgeoning records available online for Canadian research. This document contains Patrick's handouts from his presentation
A brief synopsis of Adobe Systems' Adobe Reader.
Where to find court records and the effective use of court records to further your research.
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