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GSNOCC 2018 Family History Seminar
Saturday, July 28, 2018
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Featuring Kory L. Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA
Author, Master Genealogist, Teacher, National Speaker,
Founder of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)


​This year's seminar is over.  Join us next year on
August 3, 2019 for Dr. Thomas W. Jones!
Named as a “Master Genealogist” by AncestryProGenealogists, Kory Meyerink has been involved in nearly every aspect of genealogy and family history for the past 40 years, starting as a record searcher while at BYU, earning an Associate in Family & Local History and a B.S. in Psychology. He later completed a Masters of Library & Information Science. He is accredited in 4 areas: Germany, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, & New England U.S. He was on the staff of the Family History Library as a reference consultant, and editor & coordinator of the library’s publications. Kory served as the primary content consultant for the PBS Ancestors TV series. He was a vice-president of Ancestry Publishing during its acquisition by Infobases and migration to the Internet as Ancestry.com, becoming their first manager of acquisitions. For 20 years he was on the adjunct history faculty for BYU’s Salt Lake Center, and has been a part-time professor for San Jose State University’s Masters’ program in Library Sciences. As the founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, he developed one of the nation’s largest such institutes. He has written extensively for all editions of The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy and numerous magazines and genealogy-related books. His reference book, Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, was named Best Reference Book of the Year in 1998 by the American Library Association. ​

How to Register

Pre-Registration postmarked by July 20, 2018

Pre-Registration:
  • Members $30.00
  • Non-Members $35.00
Box Lunch: $ 12.00 pre-registration only

Registration at the door: $40.00 (No lunch available)

Morning and afternoon snacks & drinks provided

FREE BONUS TO FIRST 35 REGISTRANTS!

DOOR PRIZES,  DISPLAYS,  OPPORTUNITY BASKETS,  SILENT AUCTION
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For More Information: Call 714-420-9844
Download Registration Form & Flyer

Seminar Location

Danish Church and Cultural Center
16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
www.danishchurchsocal.com

Seminar Schedule

9:00 a.m. Registration

9:30 a.m. Announcements

9:45 a.m.
Keeping up With the Joneses​
Continuing education is necessary for success and new sources are constantly appearing. The focus here is to teach how researchers can learn about such sources. It teaches “how to fish” rather than supplying fish! Topics: societies, periodicals, classes, conferences, catalogs, etc.

10:45 a.m. Morning Break

11:00 a.m.
Free State-Provided Sources, Ready and Waiting Online!
Impressive collections of state historical books and records are on free, state-funded websites, but are complex to use. With every state represented, the audience will choose which ones are demonstrated. Usually unknown & therefore overlooked, these sites are valuable hidden gems.

12:00 noon Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. Evaluating Evidence and Resolving Discrepancies
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Understanding what to do with found data and conflicting records is the key to success. Seven aspects of evidence will be discussed, as well as what kind of records to believe before others and when a preponderance of evidence has been found.
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2:00 p.m. Afternoon Break

2:15 p.m.
Cemetery Research on the Internet: Pitfalls and Promises
Cemetery inscriptions can be a rich source of family information, but accessing them can be difficult. The Internet is making it much easier to locate them but brings its own problems and pitfalls when dealing with Internet transcriptions.

3:15 p.m. Opportunity Drawing / Wrap Up / Turn in Evaluations

Overflow Parking

​If you cannot find a space in the Danish Cultural Center parking lot, there is overflow parking available at the St. Jude Medical Center just kitty-corner across the street. Turn in at the Medical center traffic light on Bastanchury Road to park in the St. Jude lot. Then cross at the light. 
GSNOCC
P.O. Box 706
Yorba Linda, CA 92885-0706
email: gsnocc@gmail.com
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