Speakers Notes

The following compilation of handouts and other information were presented by speakers at Lee County Genealogical Society meetings.

All notes are the property of the speaker and are for personal research use only.
Commercial reproduction and/or distribution is prohibited.

All notes are the property of the speaker
and are for personal research use only.

Commercial reproduction and/or distribution is prohibited.

 

 

Date of Program Speaker(s) Title of Document

17 June 2010

Carol Rooksby Weidlich

That's Entertainment! Bibliography
Silent Film Stars
Early Radio Personalities

     

20 May 2010

Neil Smith

Women Activists
Genealogical Leads

     
 21 Jan 2010 Judy Bishara

Records of World War I

     
14 Nov 2009

Carol Rooksby Weidlich

Timelines
Using Time as a Tool

18 July 2009 Joanne Daerr Ryder Surname Search:
Ya Gotta Think Out of the Box!
     
21 May 2009 Anne Mrozinski Bibliographical Notes on Dolley Madison
National First Ladies Library

The White House Historical Association

Ladies of Liberty:
The Women Who
Shaped Our Nation

by Cokie Roberts

Strength And Honor:
The Life of
Dolley Madison

by Richard N. Cote

A Perfect Union: 
Dolley Madison
and the  Creation
of the
American Nation

by Catherine Allgor

     
16 April 2009 Bob Batty

Census from Heritage Quest 

Census from Heritage Quest Summary

     
14 March 2009 Judy Bishara Occupations of Our Ancestors
     
20 November 2008 Tom Wilcox
 One Man's Destiny by Thomas C. Wilcox

One Man's Destiny
by Thomas C. Wilcox

     
16 October 2008 Carol Rooksby Weidlich Is There a Witch in Your Family?
Bibliography
 

Victims of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 

Associated Daughters of Early American Witches
     
18 September 2008 Carolyn Ford Ancestors in the News: Using Newspapers to Document the Lives of Real People
     
13 September 2008 Carol Rooksby Weidlich Preserving Family Archives Organizing Your Research Materials
Using Favorites for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Home and XP
     
19 June 2008 Dr. Eric Strahorn

Oral History and Local History Bibliography

Oral History Association - established in 1966 to bring together all individuals interested in oral history as a way of collecting human memories.

U.S. Army Guide to Oral History
by Stephen J. Lofgren

     
10 November 2007 Carol Rooksby Weidlich

The 10 Most Common Mistakes We Make in Our Family Research

Genealogy Memorandum to My Last Will and Testament

     
18 October 2007 Ken Sonne, Jr. "Grave Secrets" Discovering Funeral Home and Cemetery Records
     
17 May 2007 Carol Rooksby Weidlich

Church Records
Part 1 - The Challenge of Church Records

Part 2 - The Challenge of Church Records - Definitions, Books, and Websites

Part 3 - The Challenge of Church Records - Denominational Archives and Repositories

     
19 April 2007 Susan Snow Some Evidence is Better Than Others
     
11 November 2006 Rita Rawlins Records Created by Immigration:
The Minor Ports
     
9 September 2006 Carol Rooksby Weidlich Now what do I do with all this information?
     
19 January 2006 Carol Rooksby Weidlich Timeline Web Sites
     
19 January 2006 Bryan Mulcahy Timelines
     
10 September 2005 Bob Batty / Carolyn Ford Bibliography - Cemetery Research
     
10 September 2005 Bob Batty / Carolyn Ford State Libraries and Archives
     
12 March 2005 Carol Rooksby Weidlich Mailing Lists and Message Boards