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Spring Seminar & Special Events

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Clues to Finding Your Ancestors

Date: 28 April 2012
Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm (registration, 9:30 am - 10:00 am)
Location: First Baptist Church of Augusta, Augusta, Georgia
Fees: Members $25 per person and Non-Members, $35 per person.
   Reservations with fees must be made. Payments by mail must be postmarked by 20 April 2012, and by PayPal/credit card by 23 Arpil 2012.
   Please note that a $5 surcharge will be assessed for late registrations.

Speakers & Topics
	Susan Sloan "Using Georgia's Land Lotteries to Prove Family Relationships" This lecture explains Georgia's Land Lottery system and how lottery information can be used to solve family relationship problems. Includes a review of each lottery, requirements to register, and how it can be used in research family history research.
	Joanne Schleier "Internet Tools for Genealogists" Explore the Internet for particular tools genealogists could use and discover innovative ways to leverage them to further enhance your genealogical research and skill-building. Genealogy-specific and more generalized tools will be covered.
	Monical L. Hopkins "World Cat-It's Not Just for Librarians" WorldCat is an online catalog connecting libraries all over the world. Obviously this makes it a valuable source for locating books and other media. Find out more ways it is useful and how to get the most out of it.
	Nancy Waters Lauer "When a Brick Wall Crumbles onto the Wrong Path - a Case Study" The exuberance when a brick wall crumbles often causes us to overlook the evidence that may point in a different direction. This study evaluates the new-found evidence and guides us onto a different Path: Resources for climbing over brick walls Collateral and cluster research Case Studies - How the brick wall was broken Evaluating the evidence Conclusions

Spring Seminar Special Events, Friday 27 April

• AGS Adamson Library Research and Tour, April 27th
  The AGS Adamson Library will be open for research on Friday April 27, 2012, between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. There will be a tour of the library for those attending the GGS meeting beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday.
  For additional information and directions go to the AGS website.
• Living History Park, North Augusta, SC - Dinner April 27th
  Join the Georgia Genealogical Society and Augusta Genealogical Society members for dinner at the Living History Park, located in North Augusta, SC. You will meet hosts/hostesses dressed in colonial attire and tour the woodworking shop. The woodworking shop will open at 4:30 pm with dinner being served at 6:00 pm. Cost for the buffet dinner is $15.00 (non-refundable) per person paid in advance with your registration.
  Map and Directions to the Park

Free Webinar, 21 May 2012, 8 pm

Kayla Barrett
Kayla will provide views with an overview of the Georgia Archives Website and tips for Use the Site Effectively.

Free Webinar, 18 June 2012, 8 pm

Jim Ison, AG, CG
Using FamilySearch to Solve Genealogical Problems
Learn to take advantage of powerful new features of FamilySearch to solve genealogical research problems

Free Webinar, 16 July 2012, 8 pm

Fall Seminar - "Technology for the Genealogist"
with Dick Eastman

Date: 29 September 2012
Location: National Archives at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Georgia

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