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2007-2008 Education ProgramAll genealogists, amateur and professional, must continually educate themselves to remain current. Don't be left behind! Please take advantage of these FREE classes, taught by experts on their given subjects. It is a privilege of Society membership and you can't afford not to. Non-members are also welcome to come and join! Location for classes: Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station 2148 Gallows Road Dunn Loring, VA 22027
The Dunn Loring Fire Station, is located just 1.5 miles (toward Tyson’s Corner) from Thoreau School. Click here for MapQuest directions. This is a great facility, it is easy to find, and the parking is very convenient.
Field Trips: See the Field trips page.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
10:00 AM-12:00 Noon Charles
S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr., CG SM is a Certified Genealogist SM,
specializing in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century Death Records.
In 1994 he completed the NGS home study course and was an instructor for the
course for ten years. He is a member of both the Fairfax and the Mt.
Vernon Genealogical Societies and served in various positions on the board of
both societies and was the first person to serve three terms as President of
MVGS. Saturday, October
27, 2007 This one day event will
include sessions on: Using
Little Known & Neglected Sources – A Potpourri.
In this session, a
variety of records are discussed from land to federal to court and military. The
examples presented will open many doors to the researchers who think they’ve
examined everything. “Solving”
the Problem On-Site in 25 Hours or Less!
Strategies are presented to maximize on-site research, with a case study
to illustrate it. The same
strategies can be used even when not on-site. Transcribing
and Abstracting: The Technique and
Legalese.
Concrete examples are presented of how to transcribe, including the old
style letters and obsolete phrases, clauses to watch, how to treat additions and
questioned items, eliminating boilerplate, etc. Christine
Rose, CG, CGL, FASG, is a full-time professional genealogist with over 40
years experience, and a recipient of the 1987 Donald Lines Jacobus award.
She is a former vice president of APG, and a columnist for the FGS Forum
magazine. She is a lecturer at
Samford Institute, the Institute of Genealogical Research at the National
Archives, and at many national and regional conferences.
She has conducted on-site research in over 500 courthouses throughout the
US. She provides consultations and
problem solving on court records, land records, military records, on-site
courthouse research throughout the US, and on state and federal records. This is a great opportunity to further your knowledge in genealogical research. Don't miss it. Registration fee: $20.00 (includes a bag lunch.) Click here for Fair flyer and registration form Saturday, November
17, 2007 This will be a class to teach you how to use the Deedmapper software program to plat land. There will be a $25 fee for this workshop.
Victor
S. Dunn, CG, conducts client
research and has contributed to major genealogical publications including
feature articles in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Northern Virginia
Genealogy, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, & Virginia Genealogical Society
Newsletter. He is Vice-President and Projects Chairman for the Shenandoah Valley
Genealogical Society. Vic specializes in brick-wall solutions, land records,
neighborhood reconstruction and land platting using Deedmapper. He is a Graduate
of National Institute of Genealogical Research and Virginia Institute of
Genealogical Research, and has attended numerous national, state and local
genealogical Conferences and seminars.
Click here for more details and registration form Saturday,
January 26, 2008 Haven’t done research
in a large city such as New York City or the District of Columbia?
Find it a little intimidating? What
about researching in Virginia’s independent cities?
They may be small, but they’re different.
Discover what you need to know about researching in both large and small
locales and examples of types of records you may find. Sharon
Hodges is a professional genealogist, teacher and lecturer, and has been
doing genealogical research for almost 20 years.
Sharon is a grader for the NGS Home Study Course and specializes in
research in Northern New Jersey, District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and
the Northern Neck of Virginia. She
is a member of the Fairfax Genealogical Society and Mount Vernon Genealogical
Society, having served as secretary on both Boards.
Sharon also holds membership in several other genealogical societies.
She teaches a 6-week Basic Genealogy class for Mount Vernon Genealogical
Society. Saturday,
March 1, 2008
This class will present the basics of a spreadsheet, including terms and formats; selecting and exporting data from genealogy programs; hiding and revealing rows and columns; and sorting the data in the way most useful to you. NOTE: If you have a particular issue you wish to have addressed, please let Leslie know by January 1 so that she has time to make the addition. Examples of the types of data manipulation users will learn to use are as follows: identify where ancestors are buried, by cemetery (handy for a cemetery visit to record and photograph tombstones); group together all ancestors who lived in a particular place; determine what vital statistics have been entered for each person and which are missing; and compare all persons who share the same name so that their facts can be displayed together to help distinguish an ancestor from collateral relations and associated families. This data can be difficult to isolate in reports from genealogy programs and users may be limited as to what they can do to format it.
Leslie
Dalley Bouvier’s
careers have included teaching Latin, History, English, and Geography; technical
writing and editing; software quality assurance monitoring; and configuration
management. Throughout her careers,
she was always preparing and presenting lectures on various topics.
Genealogy became a major hobby for Leslie twenty years ago, and she has been a
professional genealogist for about five years.
She specializes in Colonial American research with an emphasis on Saturday,
April 26, 2008 Instructors
-- Jennifer Dondero Topic: Digital Imaging Workshop This class will cover various uses of scanners
and how to choose one. Scanners and digital cameras will be
compared with regards to their uses in genealogy. The main
presentation of this class will cover what to do with your images
once you get them home, i.e. how to improve their quality and
usefulness. This last section is a follow-up to Harold
McClendon’s presentation last spring to the Tech SIG. Harold
discussed the basics of using a digital camera and camera stand to
make copies. This information will not be repeated due to time
constraints. If you missed his presentation or need a
refresher, check out his article from the July/August 2007 issue of
Digital Genealogist (www.digitalgenealogist.com).
Unfortunately Harold has a family commitment that prevents him
from being with us for the Education Class. There will be
digital cameras on hand for attendees to check out as well as camera
stands. Jennifer Dondero is a professional genealogist living in northern Virginia. She has been involved in genealogy for 18 years, her areas of expertise are Northwest Georgia and technology. She has been a member of the Fairfax Genealogical Society since she moved to Virginia in 2005. She is co-coordinator of the Tech SIG and Education Committee Chair. She frequently works at the National Archives in D.C. using a digital camera and camera stand to make copies. |
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