Register Now
Member Registration |
Guest Registration |
Classes
- Ultimate Google Search Strategies & Tips: All the powerful search tips & tricks to maximize Google!
- Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors with Newspapers: Learn the specialized approach that is required to achieve success in locating the news on your ancestors. Includes 3 Cool Tech Tools to get started!
- How to Genealogist Can remember everything with Evernote: Fast and easy note taking, clip items from the Internet, use OCR technology and tap into a myraid of apps that help Evernote help you!
- How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case: Become a genealogical detective in this vital session. You’ll learn to track ancestors like a bloodhound, sniffing out hols in your research and getting missing information on the record.
Accommodations
The Candlewood Suites located 601 W Thompson Road, will set aside a group of Suites for reserving for our meeting on August 22 and 23. The rate will be $79.00 for a suite. The Candlewood does NOT serve a continental breakfast but all suite have a microwave, refrigerator and small kitchen.
The rate will be available to those who call for reservations on or before August 1st, 2014. To make reservations they should call 940-627-5722 Ext. 551 at the Decatur Candlewood and not call the national number for the Candlewood Suites. Please ask for the suites reserved for the Wise County Genealogical Society seminar to be held on August 23.
The Candlewood is located just off Highway 51 on Thompson Road. It is about 1 mile from the site of the seminar at The Decatur Church of Christ. This is probably the best location for ease of access to the seminar.
Agenda
| 8:00-9:00am: | Registration and Late Registration |
| 9:00- 9:15am: | Welcome, Invocation and Announcements |
| 9:15 – 10:15am: | Ultimate Google Search Strategies & Tips All powerful search tips & tricks to maximize Google! |
| 15 minute break | |
| 10:30 – 11:30am: | Get the Scoop on Your Ancestors with Newspapers Learn the specialized approach that is required to achieve success in locating the news on your ancestors. Includes 3 Cool Tech Tools to get started! |
| 11:30 – 12:30pm: | Lunch: Your choice of a Hamburger, Brat or Grilled Chicken with all the fixings. |
| 12:45 – 1:45pm: | How the Genealogist Can Remember Everything with Evernote Fast and easy note taking,clip items from the internet, use OCR technology and tap into a myriad of apps that help Evernote help you. |
| 15 minute break | |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm: | How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case Become a genealogical detective in this vital session. You’ll learn to track ancestors like a bloodhound, sniffing out holes in your research and getting missing information on the record. |
| Benediction | |
