4th
annual.....Genealogical Conference
March 30 & 31, 2012
Gainesville, Texas
"OUR
ROOTS RUN DEEP ..........
Tracing your Ancestors"
Presented by
Cross Timbers Genealogical Society
North Central College
Cooke County Heritage Society
Friday - March 30
Authors Luncheon* & Lecture
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Museum at the Santa Fe Depot (California St. and Depot Lane)
Featuring Carolyn B. Leonard, author of "Who's Your Daddy"
Nancy Ellen Carlberg, "Joys and Problems of Genealogy"
*Fully catered lunch and dessert *Reservations required
Cost - $15.00
ALL ABOARD at the historic Santa Fe Depot and then enjoy a great afternoon
shopping
in historical downtown Gainesville or the Morton Museum
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Friday Evening - March 30 Book Signing & Lecture
6 to 7:00 pm Book signing
7 to 8:30 pm Nancy Ellen Carlberg, "Climb Your Tree Fast and Right"
Refreshments served 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Walk-ins Welcome
"FREE"
North Central Texas College - "The Little
Theater"
1525 W. California Street, Gainesville, Texas
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Saturday - March 31
All Day Conference Sessions 8:00 am -
4:30 pm
Cost - $20.00 Full Day or $10.00 1/2 Day North
Central Texas College
1525 W. California St., Gainesville, TX
Registration / Welcome
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Session 1
9:05 am - 10:30 am
"The Texas Military Experience" by Richard
B. McCaslin
(Bio)
"Let's Talk About the Archives" by Aaron Holt
(Bio)
"Overcoming Dead Ends" by Nancy Ellen Carlberg
(Bio)
Session 2
10:45 am - 11:30 am
"Research German Roots, Here and Abroad" by Ken Fette
(Bio)
"An Introduction to the 1940 Census" by Aaron Holt
"Ten Easy Steps; Writing a Family History" by Carolyn B.
Leonard (Bio)
Lunch
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Session 3
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
"The Texas Military Experience" by Richard B. McCaslin
"Let's Talk About the Archives" by Aaron Holt
"Overcoming Dead Ends" by Nancy Ellen Carlberg
Session 4
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
"Research German Roots, Here and Abroad" by Ken Fette
"An Introduction to the 1940 Census" by Aaron Holt
"Fun for All Plan a Genealogy Vacation" by Carolyn B. Leonard
Questions/Answers/Closing
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
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Saturday - March 31 - Computer
Workshop A Springboard to Your Ancestors
Location: The Woolf Den Restaurant Computer Room
1901 W. California, Gainesville, Texas
(2 workshops to choose from)
Description: The student will learn how to analyze various censuses from
1850 to 1930 as a bridge for further
research with search engines, Boolean searches, tips on Ancestry.com and
focusing on 1850 and before.
Workshop space is limited to 18 stations; first come, first serve.
Morning Workshop 9:30 am - 1200 pm "1850 to 1930 censuses"
Afternoon Workshop 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm "Records prior to 1850"
**Must pre-register Cost - $20.00 --
per Workshop
Prerequisites:
Basic computer skills are required. Familiarity with Windows software is
required. Experience navigating in Ancestry is helpful.
Instructors:
Nancy Bier - Professional genealogist for 32 years, lecturer and author,
co-founder of British Isles
Family History Society, conducts extensive research in archives and libraries
around the world.
Cindy Barnhart - Genealogy researcher for 22 years, certified in Family History
Research, and Member
Association of Professional Genealogists.
Darlene Denton - Retired teacher,
family genealogist for many years, served as Family History Director
of Gainesville Ward Family History Center.
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If you have any questions, please contact: Dick Sparkman, Chairperson
Phone: 940-665-7828 or 940-736-5307
email: 1933sparky@gmail.com
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcooke/
Registration:
"Form To Register"