SOUTHEASTERN  INDIAN  RESEARCH

MAY 2010 Seminar

Saturday, May 10, 2010

at the
Homerville Municipal Complex Auditorium
20 South College Street
Homerville, Georgia

Southeastern Indian Research
by Linda Woodward-Geiger

Linda Woodward-Geiger, CG, CGL, is an accomplished researcher, a national lecturer, an author and editor.  Linda is treasurer for Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and is one of the principals of Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance, conducting workshops in cooperation with National Archives regional facilities.

  This Seminar will begin at 9:00 AM and last until about 11:30 AM
 with a question and answer period before lunch.

  Lunch is on your own.

  The Huxford - Spear Library will be open for research from 1:15 PM to 3:00 PM

  At 1:15 PM, Robert B. "Rob" Noles will discuss genetic genealogy;
i.e., using DNA testing as a new tool to assist your genealogy research. 

Mr. Noles is the Director of the National Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the Huxford Genealogical Society.  He is also the Project Administrator for the Knowles Surname DNA Project, the Huxford / Wiregrass Georgia Regional DNA Project, the Lumbee Tribe DNA Project and nearly two dozen other surname and regional DNA projects, including projects for a number of Wiregrass Georgia surnames; e.g., Bagley, Courson, Hersey (Hursey), Paulk, Rowell, Spell(s), and Surrency.

Mr. Noles will explain how you can determine via a genetic genealogy test if you have Indian ancestry.

DNA kits for individuals (male or female) will be available for purchase.

If you have questions regarding DNA testing, Mr. Noles will be glad to help you understand your test results (if you already have them), as well as explain what you might learn if you are considering obtaining a test.  If you wish to discuss your DNA test results with Mr. Noles on an individual basis, please indicate this request on your reservation.  Mr. Noles suggests that you bring copies of your test results and a simple pedigree chart to use for these discussions.

Registration Fee is $30 for the day for members and $35 for non-members.
Sign-in and registration for door prizes will begin at 8:00 AM.

Cathy Fussell Wells, Seminar Chairman

Please contact the Library for additional information.

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

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A Day of Learning

March 2009 Seminar

Saturday, March 28, 2008

[Cancelled]

at the
Homerville Exchange Club
100 Virginia Avenue
Homerville, Georgia

This Seminar will begin with coffee, donuts, and registration at 8:00 A.M.

SPEAKERS

-  Ms. Susan Slone  -  Pre 1850 Census Research &
Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

-  Dan Crumpton - Original Georgia Land Patents

-  Jessie H. Paulk  -  Book publishing for the Novice
or
TBD  -  Native American Genealogical Research

A full luncheon will be provided at this seminar.  Reservations are required.  The cost for this seminar is $30 for Huxford Society members and $45 for non-members.

We request that you send in your reservations not later than March 1, 2009 in order that we may order enough food for the attendees.

There will be door prizes and special book sales during this event and for our guests, a tour of the Huxford Library will be provided.

Details

There is a super schedule lined up for the ADOL on March 28, 2009.  the Program will be held in the Homerville Exchange Club Building in Homerville, Georgia.  Registration will be from 8-9 A.M. and speakers will begin at 9:00 A.M.

Excellent instructors have been lined up for this day.

The first is Mrs. Susan Sloan.  Susan holds a B.S. degree in Psychology and a Master of Education degree, both from Georgia State University.  She is a member of the Georgia Professional Genealogists, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and several state and local genealogical societies and lineage societies including the Huxford Genealogical Society. She serves on the Board of the Georgia Genealogy Society and on the Advisory Committee for the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation that provides funding for books useful to Georgia genealogists.  She is currently serving as President of the Georgia Chapter of the Assoction Of Professional Genealogists.

Susan will be lecturing on two subjects, first is the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) which is the current standard used by the D.A.R. and S.A.R. as well as all National and State Genealogical Societies. She will be using a book published by Ms. Christine Rose recognized by these groups.  Books will be available for use by the attendees for a small donation of $10 to the Seminar. This GPS is used and recognized as a proof of lineage whenever positive proof is not available.  A must for all genealogists.

Susan will also be lecturing on "Pre-1850 Census Records." A course in how to find those elusive ancestors hiding in these censuses.

The second speaker will be Dan Crumpton who will be speaking on "Research in Original Georgia Land Patents." Dan is a retired forester. Through his career of appraising, surveying and managing tree farms, he developed an interest in researching original Georgia Land Patents and Plats.  He has, in many cases, located those plats on modern topographic maps.  To do this, he has used sources from Georgia and South Carolina courthouses, private collections, libraries, the Georgia Surveyor General’s Office and the Georgia Archives.  Mr. Crumpton has found many old plats contain information not recorded in the deeds for that property.  He is the author of three books on Warren Co., two on Jefferson Co., and one on Richmond Co., Georgia.   He has recently researched heavily Burke Co., where he began surveying in 1957.  He is also working on Screven Co. for which he has copied more than 2,000 Screven Co. plats.

Mr. Crumpton has a surname searchable website, www.crumptonplats.com where a scanned copy of the plat can be ordered for a small fee.  Sites that can be searched are Burke, Columbia, Screven, Richmond, and Washington. He plans to add Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes in the near future.

Our final speaker has not been confirmed as yet but will either be speaking on "Native American Research" or "Book Publishing for the Novice."

We request that you register as soon as possible in order that we can ascertain how many books to order for the GPS portion of the day.   Books are not included in the registration fee.

Jessie H. Paulk, Co-Chairman
Spence Davis, Co-Chairman

Please contact the Library for additional information.

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

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GENETIC GENEALOGY CONFERENCE

The Huxford Genealogical Society is planning to host a one day GENETIC GENEALOGY Conference on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at the Homerville Municipal Complex. Therefore, there will be no planned seminar for the 4^th quarter of 2008.

This Conference will be your ideal opportunity to learn more about the process of obtaining a DNA test, what results can be expected, and actually taking a genetic swab (no needles or blood are required for a genetic genealogy test).

DNA kits will be available for purchase during the conference and assistance will be provided to complete the DNA swab.  Kits will also be available if you need one or more kits for other family members who are not in attendance.  The descriptions of the tests available, and the prices for a test kit and the test are listed on the Huxford Web site. The prices available to Huxford / Wiregrass Georgia DNA Project participants are substantially lower than retail.

The Huxford Webmaster and resident DNA project manager, Robert B. Noles, is working with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), the first, largest and most trusted genealogical genetic testing company in the world, to set up this Conference.  The founder and president of Family Tree DNA, Mr. Bennett Greenspan, will be the main speaker.

The Conference will be open to anyone who wishes to attend and will not be limited to the Huxford Membership; however, members will be given the first opportunity to register for this event.  After this initial announcement, registration will be on a first come basis.  So, call the Library today at 912-487-2310 to register for this important conference.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about how genetic testing is being used with great success for genealogical research.

Registration for the Conference should be made as soon as possible, but no later than the December 31^st, 2008 for registration.

You can read about genetic genealogy on the Huxford Web site at:

Cost of Conference:  $20 for Huxford Society Members; $25 for non members

Door Prizes:  Genealogy reference books, a free test kit and testing, plus two free one year memberships in the Huxford Genealogical Society.

If you already know you want to obtain a genetic genealogy test, you are encouraged to order your test now, so that you will have test results available before the Conference. You will be in a much better position to ask questions and understand the presentations at the Conference, if you already have your test results in hand. Bring your four or five generation pedigree chart (any format will do) and test results with you for a one-on-one discussion with one of the experts in the afternoon session of this conference.  Better yet, join the Huxford / Wiregrass Georgia Regional DNA Project via FTDNA and send your pedigree chart to Robert B. Noles, before the Conference.  There is no cost to join the Wiregrass Georgia Project if you already have results from another FTDNA Project.

You can order a genetic test on-line via the following link or pick up an application for a test at the Huxford Library:

Remember, your descendants 50 to 100 years from now will have your birth certificate, marriage license, death certificate, census entries, deeds, and your genealogy reports, but they will very disappointed if they don’t find your DNA test results.

For more information about this conference, or genetic testing for genealogical research contact:

For Conference Details:  Jessie H. Paulk: paulkj@fairpoint.net

For Genetic Genealogy:  Robert B. Noles: rbnoles@bellsouth.net

Project Co-Chairmen:  Jessie H. Paulk,  Robert B. Noles,  Spence Davis

RSVP for Reservations to the Library staff at:

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

Send your check for your registration to:

Huxford Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 595
Homerville, Georgia  31634

Please contact the Library for additional information.

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Preservation Techniques & Processes

August 2008 Seminar

Saturday, August 9, 2008

at the
Homerville Exchange Club
100 Virginia Avenue
Homerville, Georgia

This Seminar will begin with coffee, donuts, and registration at 8:00 A.M.

Ms. Christine Wiseman, the Preservation Services Manager, for the Georgia State Archives has provided a lecturer and workshop leader for a Preservation Techniques and Processes Seminar.

Ms. Wiseman indicates this workshop will be geared to Courthouse Record Management, Library Staff and personal family collections of records. Ms. Tina Mason Seetoo will be leading this seminar.

Ms. Tina Mason Seetoo has been the Conservator at the Georgia Archives in Morrow, Georgia since January 2007.

Prior to coming to the Archives, Ms. Seetoo had worked in the Preservation Services Department of the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) for 8 years. She started in 1999 as the Preservation Field Services Officer, and was promoted to Manager of Preservation Services in October 2005. She received an MLIS and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining SOLINET, she spent a year working in the Book Conservation Lab of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Ms. Seetoo lectures on a wide range of preservation topics and is active in the ALA Preservation and Reformatting Section, the American Institute for Conservation, Society of American Archivists, and the Society of Georgia Archivists.

Her lecture and workshop is entitled:

"A Little Goes a Long Way: Prolonging the Life of Your Collections"

This seminar is an introduction to the basic principles of preservation. The lecture and discussion will outline common sources of damage to collections and how to recognize and prevent deterioration of paper-based materials.

Attendees will learn ways to slow deterioration and tips on purchasing non-damaging enclosures.

The lecture will highlight current preservation best practices including a discussion of non-damaging repairs and reformatting for preservation and access.

Luncheon will be provided at this workshop. Reservations are required.  The cost for this seminar is $30 for Huxford Society members and $35 for guests.  We request that you send in your reservations not later than 15 July in order that we may order enough food for the attendees.

There will be door prizes and special book sales during this event and for our guests, a tour of our library will be provided.

Jessie H. Paulk, Co-chairman

Please contact the Library for additional information.

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

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Genealogy Writing and Publishing Workshop
with The R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation

Saturday, May 17, 2008

at the
Homerville Exchange Club
100 Virginia Avenue
Homerville, Georgia

In a day long series of presentations, instructors Linda Woodard Geiger and Vivian Price will provide ideas and advice on the expectations the Taylor Foundation has when considering grant applications.

Sign-in and refreshments start at 8:00 AM

From 9:00 AM to Noon, Ms. Linda W. Geiger will present " A Hands on Abstracting Workshop Working with Wills, Deeds, Newspapers, and Miscellaneous Documents." 

Lunch, soft drinks and dessert will be provided through the courtesy of the R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation.

After lunch, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Ms. Vivian Price will present "Building a Book, Let your Computer Do the Hard Parts," a discussion on the mechanics of publishing, making PDF files, and indexing.

At 4:00 PM, Mr. Jessie H. Paulk will discuss books available from the Huxford Genealogical Society, and provide a tour of the Huxford Library in Homerville.

SEATING is LIMITED

There is no cost for this Workshop

RSVP to Library staff

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

Please contact the Library for additional information.

For R. J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation grant Information, visit:

http://www.taylorfoundation.org/

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A DAY FILLED WITH
GENEALOGICAL LEARNING
with Ms. Linda Woodward Geiger

Saturday, February 9, 2008
at the Huxford Library

Ms. Linda Woodward Geiger is an Board Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogist Lecturer. 

Ms. Geiger serves as lecturer and advisor on approving grants for the R. J. Taylor Foundation Grant printing program. Ms. Geiger will have hands on training on abstracting wills and other courthouse records, as well as 1600, 1700, and 1800 era newspaper advertisements.  This is a must for anyone who wants to understand the old terminology and medieval language used in those time periods plus even the Federal Census.

Remember this is a working seminar, not a sit and listen type. You will receive handouts and valuable training in the art of Genealogical Abstraction. 

There will be a catered meal provided with the seminar plus we will offer some great buys on our stock of books plus a few surprise "Door Prizes."

This seminar is limited to 50 people,
 so get your reservations in TODAY!!!

$35.00 Member  (per person)

$40.00 Non-member  (per person)

FREE Door Prize Drawings

Space Limited to 50

RSVP to Library staff by January 26, 20078

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

Please contact the Library for additional information

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A DAY FILLED WITH
GENEALOGICAL LEARNING

Saturday, November 10, 2007
at the Huxford Library

Seminar  Schedule

9:00 - 9:30:  Arrival, Registration, Welcome and Orientation,
by Mr. Donald O. Davis

9:30 - 10:30:  Getting the most out of the Huxford Library,
by Mr. Charles Tyson

10:30 - 10:45:  Break

10:45 - 11:45:  Computer Research
by Vickie Ashley

11:45 - 1:00:  Lunch provided by Huxford Genealogical Society

1:00 - 2:00:  Basic Genealogy Research,
by Jessie H. Paulk

2:00 - 2:15:  Break

2:15 - 3:15:  Federal Census Research,
by Jessie H. Paulk

3:15 - 3:30:  Break

3:30 - 4:30:  Library OPEN for Book Sales

$20.00 Member  (per person)

$25.00 Non-member  (per person)

FREE Door Prize Drawings

Space Limited to 50

RSVP to Library staff by October 26, 2007

912-487-2310  or
huxford@alltel.net

Please contact the Library for additional information

Please Join us for a future meeting of the HGS!