The Baltimore County Genealogical Society, Inc. has a vast resource pool from which to draw the best speakers on genealogy topics.
Following is our planned program:
| 27 September '09 | Finding Original Records on the Internet |
Records are being digitized and put online at an ever increasing pace.
Come discover which original records are now available and where to find
them on the Internet. We will look at census, vital, land, military and
immigration records, along with maps and newspapers. Angela McGhie is a genealogical researcher, lecturer and instructor. She has attended the National Institute of Genealogical Research (NIGR) and the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR). Angela teaches genealogy at Howard Community College, manages the Professional Genealogy (ProGen) Study Program, and serves as Assistant Director of the Columbia Maryland Family History Center. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). |
| 25 October ‘09 | Planning a research trip |
This presentation will entail what you should and should not do on your research trip and also how to conserve money. Wanda Barnes Hall: Wanda began her genealogy career sixteen years ago and she has given talks at local libraries. She has been a fill-in instructor for several years at Harford Community College. She revised the course to make it more user friendly. Wanda was hired by the United Methodist Historical Society to work part time at their archives and has been helping with the genealogy queries for the past seven years. She has conducted research trips to Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi. Wanda is a member of the Baltimore County Genealogy Society, Frederick County Genealogy Society, Howard County Genealogy Society and the Maryland Genealogy Society. |
| 22 November '09 | Occupations of Our Ancestors |
Ancestral occupations give clues to who our ancestors were, how they
lived, where they lived, and give them identity, individuality and
personality. We will explore the various resources available to add
another dimension to your genealogical research such as; census records,
directories, church records, ship manifests, local histories,
newspapers, vital records, wills, and land records. There is much we
can discover about our families from their occupations. Allow them to
live again in your family histories so
that future generations can come to understand their heritage. Nancy Waters Lauer: Nancy Waters Lauer is a researcher, lecturer, college instructor, and award-winning author. She has extensive speaking experience throughout the Maryland – Virginia area. She has given presentations at national and regional conferences; e.g., the 2008 Brigham Young University Genealogy Conference, the 2008 Federated Genealogy Society Conference and the 2009 Brigham Young University Computerized Conference. |
| 24 January ‘10 | Research Day | Everyone is invited to fully utilize all of the research assets of our Library from 12:00 Noon until 4:00 PM. We currently have more than 2,500 volumes including Family Histories, Genealogies, volumes on Baltimore City, Baltimore and the other counties of Maryland, plus numerous other states and foreign countries. Also, the Vertical File collection of bible records, family group sheets, tax lists, land & cemetery records, plus our Microfilm and CD collections. |
| 28 February ‘10 | To Be Announced | |
| 28 March ‘10 | To Be Announced | |
| 25 April ‘10 | To Be Announced | |
| 23 May ‘10 | To Be Announced |
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| 27 June '10 | Research Day | Everyone is invited to fully utilize all of the research assets of our Library from 12:00 Noon until 4:00 PM. We currently have more than 2,500 volumes including Family Histories, Genealogies, volumes on Baltimore City, Baltimore and the other counties of Maryland, plus numerous other states and foreign countries. Also, the Vertical File collection of bible records, family group sheets, tax lists, land & cemetery records, plus our Microfilm and CD collections. |