Ann
Staley, introduced in a previous post on the Blog, is the featured speaker at
the Annual PGS Seminar on 13 February 2016, held at the Largo Public Library in
Largo, Florida. She will give four presentations during that all-day event.
Here they are with some short explanations:
1. The
Everyday Life of Our Ancestors
Piecing together information on how our
ancestors lived their lives is both challenging and rewarding. They ate and
drank, married and had families, dressed, had trades and occupations, practiced
a religion, dabbled in the arts and sciences, participated in politics and
economics, etc. Placing our ancestors into their historical context &
adding the personal details takes time, but it can be done.
2. Claws
or Clues
How to attack brick walls with a systematic
research approach. Evidence criteria, timelines and spreading your research net
outwards will be discussed.
3. Organizing,
Analyzing, and Sharing
Put technology to work for you with
software applications that can be used to analyze, organize and share your
genealogical data. Computers can help us analyze our research to discover what
information we don’t have and need to find, and then how we can share it with
other family members.
4. Online
Resources for Free
Exploration of some of the popular, as well
as some not-so-well-known, free websites that hold digital images, databases,
and text files that may contribute to your family research.
We are
excited about Ann’s presentations, and anticipate they will offer something for
everyone, beginning and experienced researchers alike.
In addition
to Ann, we will also feature three break-out speakers. An upcoming post will
introduce them and their topics.
Seminar
registration forms are available in the Genealogy Center and online at the PGS
website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs (follow the “Special Events”
tab at the top of the home page). There you will find not only the registration
form, but a complete schedule of events.
Register
early to reserve a seat at what will be a very popular event, and save money in
the process.
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