Klamath County, Oregon

SEPTEMBER GENEALOGY WEEK:
 

We celebrate Genealogy Week the 3rd week of September each year.  This is our workshop schedule for September 12, 2012.

All Workshops are held at the Klamath County Library 
 3rd Street Entrance

The Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday session are in the Library Program Room,

The Friday workshop is in the  Library Media Room

To Register for the Saturday Workshop Call 
Dennis Long
 at 541-892-5880
or

Click here for a registration form

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:00-9:00 pm, FREE
           "Researching the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois"
            Presented by Patty Surprenant

Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:00-9:00 pm,  FREE
          "Original Land Owners Found on the Texas Land Office
           Website"    Presented  by Scharri Brennan 

Friday, September 14, 2012  FREE,  Choose among TWO times, 
          2:30-4:30  Beginning to Intermediate Computer Users
          7:00-9:00  Experienced Computer Users

          "Using the NEHGS's American Ancestors database in the
          Klamath County Library"   Presented  by Karen Kunz
           Both Sessions Held at the Klamath County Library Media Room
           Bring your own Laptop or Reserve a Library Computer by      
           calling the Library.

Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:00-4:00 pm, with a Lunch break
         Workshop Registration Fee:  $25 nonmembers, $20 members  
         Certified Genealogist: Jewell Dunn

Topics:    
     1. Using maps and Gazetteers to find Towns, Villages and Hamlets. 
         Learn how to pinpoint a town's location in present and former lands
         across the pond.  
     2 .Naturalizations: all the papers in the packet. Going past just the
         certificate, petition, and declaration to other pertinent naturalization
         papers.
     3. Getting around the Burned Courthouse. Covering un-indexed records
         in an area ravaged by fire.  Building a sound family structure when
         you are missing records lost in fire, flood or ?.
     4. The Dawes Commission and the five civilized tribes. Native American
         Oklahoma family case study; learn how to obtain and analyze 
         documents to prove a lineage.