Burnet County Genealogical Society and the Herman Brown Free Library.
Date:
Saturday
October 7, 2006
at the
Burnet Community Center
401 E. Jackson
Burnet, Texas
from
7:45 am to 4 pm
October 7, 2006
at the
Burnet Community Center
401 E. Jackson
Burnet, Texas
from
7:45 am to 4 pm
Choose from the following selection of genealogy topics:
Beginning Genealogy - 2 hour session
presented by Bill Buckner,
Manager of Periodicals/Genealogy Division at the Waco-McLennan County
Library. Mr. Buckner is a librarian with over fifteen years of
professional experience. Discover
how to begin your quest for finding your roots, and learn where to
find records to fill in the blanks in your family
history. This session will put you on track to join the
nation's most popular hobby, while reinforcing research skills that may
have become rusty.
Cemetery Preservation and Cemetery Do's and Don'ts - 2 hour session
presented by Gerron Hite,
Cemetery Preservation Coordinator for the Texas Historical
Commission.
Mr. Hite is a registered architect who has worked for the Texas
Historical Commission since 1983. In 1997 he started the Historic
Texas Cemetery Designation program and administers the RIP state-wide
cemetery project. In his presentation, Mr. Hite will discuss
various cemetery preservation programs available at the Texas
Historical Commission: the Historic Texas Cemetery Designation,
RIP Statewide Cemetery Survey Project, and the RIP Guardian
Program. In the second session, Mr. Hite will discuss basic
cemetery preservation techniques and how to identify important features
found in most cemeteries.
Little Known Sources for Genealogical Information - 2 hour session
by Elizabeth Hicks,
author and past president of Clayton Library Friends. In her
presentation, Ms. Hicks will give you research tips and tell you how to find
information in least 5 different resources you probably never thought
about in your records search. Hint: NUCMC and Law Library
for starters.
LDS Research Tools - 45 minute session
by Ken Fette,
a Records Acquisitions Specialist with the Genealogical Society of
Utah. He will give you tips to find information provided by the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) at their libraries as
well as their wonderful on-line site. He will also cover digital
imaging and about converting microfilm to digital images.
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) - 2 hour session
also by Ken Fette.
He will show how the program is set up on your computer and how to
configure the program, and how to exchange information with other
programs. PAF is offered free as a download from the LDS site or
for a small fee for a program disk.
Clayton Library Research - 45 minute session
also by Elizabeth Hicks.
Learn how to get the most out of your visit to the premier genealogy
library, The Clayton Library in Houston. Ms. Hicks will tell you
what is available there, the hours, how to find what you're looking
for, and much, much more.
Shop with Book Vendors
“The Stagecoach Library”, owned by Diane A. Lunow of Wimberly Texas, has a wide-ranging collection of genealogy books to choose from. Her assortment of research books represents a large variety of states, a diversity of topics and interests, -- all at bargain prices.
Cost for early registration, received by 3 October 2006, is $40 for a single registration.
Save $10 by registering two people at the same time for only $70.
Registration at the door is $45.
Registration fees include
morning snacks, beverages, and a delicious, catered BBQ lunch.
Save $10 by registering two people at the same time for only $70.
Registration at the door is $45.
Registration fees include
morning snacks, beverages, and a delicious, catered BBQ lunch.
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