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== <u>'''Upcoming Events'''</u>  ==
 
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The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.  
 
The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.  
  
=== Saturday, July 21, 2012 / 9:00 a.m. - noon  ===
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=== Saturday, January 19, 2012 / 9:00 a.m. - noon  ===
  
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Keynote Address - "Descendancy Research" - Tim Bingaman&nbsp;<br>Tim Bingaman is a Research Specialist at the LDS Family History Library.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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*Keynote Address - "'''The Family Tree is Released!&nbsp; Now What?'''" - Ron Tanner<br>
  
*'''10:00 a.m.'''
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==== '''10:00 a.m.''' ====
  
“Using Newspapers in Research: &nbsp;You sNEWS You Lose" - Bret Peterson&nbsp;<br>"Magnifying Glass, Wide-Angle Lens or Telescope? &nbsp;Charts to Visualize Your Family Tree and Further Your Research" - Janet Hovorka&nbsp;<br>"Sharing Time" - Andrea Schnakenburg&nbsp;<br>"Topic to be Announced" - Fran Jensen &nbsp;  
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*“'''But She Died in Upstate New york in the 1850's - How Can I Identiry Her Parents?'''" - David Ouimette
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*'''"Introduction to Indexing'''" - Brad Jensen
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*"'''Family History for Those with Tongan Ancestry'''" - Molitika Vaivaka
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*"'''The 3 C's of Irish Research'''" -&nbsp;Judith Eccles Wight<br>
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==== '''11:00 a.m.'''  ====
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*'''"Who Made the Bread?&nbsp; Reconstructing Life in Your European Ancestral Hometown"''' - Peggy Ryskamp
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*'''"Scanning Images and Using Them Online"''' - Sarah Morrow
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'''11:00 a.m.'''  
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*"'''Immigration and Emigration Records'''" - Pat Jensen
  
Topic and Presenter to be Announced<br>“German Research" - Luana Darby&nbsp;<br>"Southern States Research - Duncan Kuehne&nbsp;<br>Topic and Presenter to be Announced
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== '''Merit Badge Workshop'''  ==
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*"<span style="font-weight: bold;">A Few of My Favorite Things in Irish Research</span>" - Judith Eccles Wight<br>
  
The library offers a monthly workshop to assist Boy Scouts with their Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop is held the second Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m.
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=== Future Seminar Keynote Presenters: ===
  
=== ******** No Workshop in July ********  ===
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February:&nbsp; Robert Raymond
  
=== Saturday, August 10, 2012&nbsp;/ 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; ===
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March:&nbsp; Barry Ewell&nbsp;  
  
===== Scouts must prepare for the workshop by doing the following before coming:<br>  =====
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April:&nbsp; Paul Nauta
  
1) Interview a family member about their life. The interview can be completed by telephone, e-mail or letter and the information learned must be recorded; <br>2) Complete a four-generation pedigree chart. Make sure this includes information about at least one ancestor who was living in 1930; <br>3) Complete two family group sheets (one listing your parents and your family, and another listing one of your parents and their parents and siblings); and <br>4) Bring a blue merit badge card (which can be obtained from the Scoutmaster). '''<br>'''If these items are completed and brought to the workshop, all other requirements for the merit badge can be completed at the workshop and authorized personnel can certify the completion of the merit badge.
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May:&nbsp; Karen Clifford
  
===== Genealogy Merit Badge Resources&nbsp; =====
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=== American Sign Language ===
  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Boy_Scout_Merit_Badge_in_Genealogy '''Boy Scout Merit Badge in Genealogy - FamilySearch Wiki''']
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The keynote address at each seminar will be interpreted in ASL.&nbsp;<br>  
*[http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Genealogy.pdf '''Boy Scouts of America Genealogy Merit Badge Workbook'''&nbsp;'''- BSA'''&nbsp;]<br>
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Upcoming Events

Saturday Seminar 

The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, January 19, 2012 / 9:00 a.m. - noon

9:00 a.m.

  • Keynote Address - "The Family Tree is Released!  Now What?" - Ron Tanner

10:00 a.m.

  • But She Died in Upstate New york in the 1850's - How Can I Identiry Her Parents?" - David Ouimette


  • "Introduction to Indexing" - Brad Jensen


  • "Family History for Those with Tongan Ancestry" - Molitika Vaivaka


  • "The 3 C's of Irish Research" - Judith Eccles Wight

11:00 a.m.

  • "Who Made the Bread?  Reconstructing Life in Your European Ancestral Hometown" - Peggy Ryskamp


  • "Scanning Images and Using Them Online" - Sarah Morrow

 

  • "Immigration and Emigration Records" - Pat Jensen


  • "A Few of My Favorite Things in Irish Research" - Judith Eccles Wight

Future Seminar Keynote Presenters:

February:  Robert Raymond

March:  Barry Ewell 

April:  Paul Nauta

May:  Karen Clifford

American Sign Language

The keynote address at each seminar will be interpreted in ASL.