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 '''Seminars are free to the general public. All dates shown are on Thursday - Instruction from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. &nbsp;To be added to our email list and be notified of upcoming seminar's and events, [http://eepurl.com/TD8lD click here] '''
-== <br>'''September 1, 2016''' ==
+== '''October 6, 2016''' ==
-'''Seminar''': "Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch.org"
+'''Seminar: '''"Family History in a Digital Future"
-'''Description: '''What do you do if your ancestor's records doesn't come up in your initial search? A significant portion of the records on FamilySearch are not indexed and can't be searched using the form. For a number of historical, technical or genealogical reasons, an ancestor's record may be challenging to find. This session will walk through some of the common difficulties confronted by researchers and demonstrate how to use the FamilySearch systems to find that elusive record. (Video presenter: Robert Kehrer.  '''Class level:''' All)
+'''Description: '''As we shift toward an increasingly digital world, relics from the past, like photo albums and vintage videos are at risk of disappearing. We are at a pivotal point where bridging our tangible past to our pixelated present is still possible, but it's our responsibility to act now.  You'll learn how to preserve the memories stored in family photo albums, letters, scrapbooks, videos and more as a means to enrich your family legacy, using online technology and resources. Don't risk leaving future generations without all the memories that make up where they came from. (Video presenter: Sharleen Reyes. '''Class level:''' All)
-== '''September 15, 2016''' ==
+== '''October 20, 2016''' ==
-'''Seminar''': "Photos - Emerging Technologies in Photography for Family History"
+'''Seminar''': "Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy"
-'''Description''': Technology
+'''Description: '''As genealogist we follow a process, so why do we Google so haphazardly? Bring method to the madness of millions of results with this tried and true methodology for using Google for your genealogy research. Google expert and author of The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, Second Edition Lisa Louise Cooke will walk you through the process, provide you with the tools and WOW your socks off with real-life examples of Googling success. You will leave this class inspired to revisit using Google for your online searches, and armed with the latest strategies to do so successfully. Not everything is online by any stretch, but even offline sources are more efficiently discovered and accessed when you start online. And the fastest and most effective way to locate online data, whether it resides on a university website or the blog of a distant cousin you've never met, is Google!
-is moving at a rapid pace. Photography is evolving at a high speed. Let us slow
-down to observe the changes that has taken place recently and take a look at
-what the future has to offer. (Video presenter: Jens Nielsen. '''Class level''': All)
-== '''October 6, 2016''' ==
+(Video presenter:Lisa Louise Cooke  ('''Class level:''' All)
-'''Seminar: '''"Family History in a Digital Future"
+== '''November 3, 2016''' ==
+'''Seminar''': "Proven Methodology for Using Google for Genealogy"
+'''Description: '''Life is good when records with direct evidence exist, like a marriage license that gives the birth dates and places of both bride and groom and lists the full names of each set of parents. Typically that doesn't last long. At some point, one finds only bits and pieces of indirect or conflicting evidence and progress often comes to a screeching halt. This class examines a case study prepared for application to the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) where direct evidence was non-existent in identifying the family of Jesse Roberts of Greenville County, South Carolina. Key strategies are presented to piece together strands and threads of evidence from disparate sources using the Genealogical Proof Standard.  (Video presenter:James Ison  ('''Class level:''' Intermediate)
+== '''November 17, 2016''' ==
+'''Seminar''': "Homespun and Calico: Finding our Foremothers"
-'''Description: '''As we shift toward an increasingly digital world, relics from the past, like photo albums and vintage videos are at risk of disappearing. We are at a pivotal point where bridging our tangible past to our pixelated present is still possible, but it's our responsibility to act now.  You'll learn how to preserve the memories stored in family photo albums, letters, scrapbooks, videos and more as a means to enrich your family legacy, using online technology and resources. Don't risk leaving future generations without all the memories that make up where they came from. (Video presenter: Sharleen Reyes. '''Class level:''' All)
+'''Description''': Half of the names on your pedigree chart belong to women. These female ancestors sometimes have little proof that they even existed. In this class, we will discover some ways to find the women in our family's history, evidence of their lives, and perhaps some different ways they may have arrived in America.(Video presenter: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen. '''Class level''': All)
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