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Chat Schedule
February/March 2010 Chat Schedule
As of February 25, 2010
All of the chat times are listed in (MST) Utah time and GMT. You can convert the given time to your timezone here: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
In general, Mountain Standard Time (MST) is 1 hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST) and 2 hours behind Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Monday, February 22, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday February 23, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: WPA-2.
Although there are other records and resources, this focus will be on states found under the following topics: ~ Federal records and archives surveyed ~ Vital statistics surveyed ~ Public records and archives surveyed ~ State records and archives surveyed ~ Municipal and town records/archives surveyed ~ County records and archives surveyed ~ Directories of churches and religious organizations ~ Church records and archives surveyed ~ Microfilmed records and archives surveyed, and ~ WPA-related web links. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Tuesday, February 23, 8:00pm (MST) (Wednesday, February 24, 2:00am GMT) Paranormal Genealogy Chat.
Open Paranormal chat - Talk about what ever is on your mind, from ghosts to shadow people to Mothman and Grassman. Anything goes (within reason). Your Chat Host, Jim Avery.
Saturday, February 27, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: DNA-4, or DNA Minutae.
DNA stories are all over the news these days. Not only can DNA solve genealogy mysteries, but DNA evidence also has long been used in criminal cases by professionals and amateurs alike. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
Sunday, February 28, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 1, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat
Open Pennsylvania Chat - bring info about your PA ancestors and lets talk about them Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 1, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday March 2, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: Blind Luck.
Some eclectic and serendipitous experiences about researching your family history. I not only find these stories entertaining, but there is often a lesson to be learned, too. As you read these stories, they will remind you of experiences you've had or some that others you know have had. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Saturday, March 6, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: Software Review: Copernic Search Agent.
Do you search the Internet for genealogical information? Need to search Newsgroups and BBS as well as websites, blogs and social networking sites? Wanna save time searching? Wanna reach into the Invisible Web, too? Wanna good deal on a Search Engine Agent? Wanna get it really cheap? Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 7, 5:30pm (MST) Breaking into the Genealogy Lecture Circuit
There is always room for more genealogy lecturers. If this is something you have thought about doing, join Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG, to get some tips on “breaking into the genealogy lecture circuit.” Your Chat Host, Jean Wilcox Hibben, Ph.D., C.G.
Sunday, March 7, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 8, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: Conrad Weiser
A talk about a famous Pennsylvanian who was a farmer, explorer, interpreter with the Indians, and my great-great-great-greatgrandfather’s guardian.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 8, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 9, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: The Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Genealogy.
One of the indisputably great monuments of genealogical research in the twentieth century is the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy compiled by William Wade Hinshaw (1867-1947). We'll examine the six massive volumes, not page by page, which bear witness to his vision and tireless industry which almost approach the heroic. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00 (MST) (Thursday, March 11, 1:00am GMT) Genealogy Podcast via iTunes
Your Chat Host, Gus Marsh.
Saturday, March 13, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: TimeLines.
Whenever I start investigating a new geographical or geopolitical area, the first thing I want to know is "what happened where and when?" What I usually do is search for word "timeline" or "chronology" and the name of the place for which I'm seeking information. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 14, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 15, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The oil industry in Pennsylvania.
A talk about the oil industry from its founding near Titusville, its boom years and the current industry.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 15, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 16, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: African-American Research.
Alva Griffith writes, "While many people seem to think we do something different, African-Americans (AfriAms) do their research the same as everyone else. The same basic records and methods are used, and the same basic rules apply. With some hard work and a little luck, some excellent results can be obtained." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Saturday, March 20, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: WPA-1.
What is the most used part of any reference work? For me, it is the index. We've all seen historical reference books which lack an index. Without one, the location of information becomes tedious and time-consuming. When I think of useful indices in connection with genealogical research I always think "WPA." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 21, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 22, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The Wyeth Family.
A talk about three generations of Pennsylvania artists from Chadds Ford PA.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 22, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday March 23, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: Myths of British Genealogy.
Prior to the Norman Conquest we encounter three kinds of medieval and dark-age pedigrees: (1) Pedigrees handed down by oral tradition from bard to bard, and at some time in the past rendered into manuscript. (2) Pedigrees grafted onto bardic pedigrees by historians, based on what they considered reasonable presumptive evidence. (3) Downright forgeries, by those who sought to glorify the subject of the pedigree. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 (MST) (Thursday, March 25, 1:00am GMT) Making a Family History DVD.
Your Chat Host, Gus Marsh
Saturday, March 27, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: WPA-2.
Although there are other records and resources, this focus will be on states found under the following topics: ~ Federal records and archives surveyed ~ Vital statistics surveyed ~ Public records and archives surveyed ~ State records and archives surveyed ~ Municipal and town records/archives surveyed ~ County records and archives surveyed ~ Directories of churches and religious organizations ~ Church records and archives surveyed ~ Microfilmed records and archives surveyed, and ~ WPA-related web links. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 28, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 29, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The Mason Dixon Line
The story of the men who figured out the borders not only with Pennsylvania and Maryland but with Delaware and (West) Virginia as well.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 29, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 30, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: History of GENTREK.
In October of 2000, we formalized the idea for a "teaching" chat. We took GENTREK from the planning stage into the approval process with the Forum leadership. The goal for the chat was for it to be informative yet FUN; serious yet relaxed; and structured yet flexible: all important for learning to take place. Dae thought of it as "edu-tainment." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
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Your Hosts Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
My name is Jayne McCormick. I live in the First State. I've been working on genealogy for at least 30 years. My family had put together a lot of information, but none of it was documented. I'm working on that.
I began to host a Civil War chat about 1995 in the old Golden Gate Genealogy Forum, and moved on through all the AOL changes. I joined Dae in GENTREK April 18, 2005.
I taught a beginner's genealogy class at my local Senior Center, and now we get together once a month to ask questions and share stories.
I am on the Board of Directors of the Fort Delaware Society where I am the liason between the Society and the Volunteer Brigade who goes to Pea Patch Island and keeps the trail to the Heronry open. They take care of the garden, paint, anything that needs to be done.
This has been a fantastic journey.
This is Dae Powell, designer and operator of ShoeString Genealogy.com. I designed ShoeString Genealogy in order to share what I've learned with you and what I'm still learning. I designed GENTREK for the same reasons and to learn from the discussions the follow the presentations.
I've been researching my family's history since 1972, but for the first 20 years my results were somewhat serendipitous. Once I studied what professionals do, which resources are trustworthy, and how to properly document my sources, I progressed more rapidly. It has been an odd odyssey.
Having been trained in research and analysis, I find those skills paramount in genealogy. I've extensive experience in English, Portuguese, Hebrew and German. (My Spanish is improving.) In the computer field I learned logic, flowcharting and procedural analysis. While an intelligence analyst, I learned to look at data from as many perspectives as possible. As a banker, I learned business acumen and financial strategies. My college education in history only whetted my appetite for the best parts of genealogy— the motivations, the customs, the stresses and the stories of our ancestors!
A hearty "thank you" to the many people on AOL, the Genealogy Lookup Forum, the National Genealogical Society, and the good people at Wholly Genes Software. I've learned so much from you. And a special "thank you" to several of my close friends and mentors who have supported my genealogical efforts so loyally: Jayne McCormick, my GENTREK partner, Christine Rose, FASG, *** Eastman, Patricia Law Hatcher, FASG, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, and of course, Elizabeth Shown Mills, FASG. It will be so much fun sharing GENTREK here on GenealogyWise.com. Join us for some genealogical edu-tainment.
Your Host, Jim Avery
I am 60 years old and have been retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) for the past four years. While there I was a Military Records Specialist. I have a BA in Politics and Public Affairs from the University of Miami (Go Canes!) I was born in Harrisburg PA and since college have lived in Virginia and Vermont and am now back in PA - York County to be exact. I am a member of the York County Heritage Trust, the Adams County Historical Society, and the Dover (PA) Historical Society. My areas of interest include genealogy of course, local history, Gettysburg, Paranormal research and Para-genealogy (where paranormal and genealogy meet), and early religious groups in PA. When in Vermont I was a volunteer on Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness ( www.raogk.com ) I volunteered to photograph tombstones. I was a host on the old Golden Gates Genealogy Forum on AOL. I currently informally co-host a paranormal chat there. I also co-host a General Genealogy chat and a Paranormal chat on Genealogy Lookup Forum. Other hobbies include raising my dog Stormy (shown with me in my photography), photography, reading, painting and ghost hunting.
Your Host, Gus Marsh
I started at McDonnell Douglas in 1968, first as a UNIX and later as a Macintosh I/T Specialist/Advisor. In 1993 McDonnell Douglas was one week away from bankruptcy, and they got IBM to purchase all of the computers, desktops, mainframes, and gave McDonnell Douglas a check for three million dollars with a signed contract to support those computers for 10 years. On one Friday we were all working for McDonnell Douglas, and the next Monday we were all working for IBM. In 1995 Boeing purchased McDonnell Douglas. In 2003, the contract with IBM expired, and many of us went back to Boeing. This is a perfect example of our current complicated business world of mergers, acquisitions and buyouts. I retired from Boeing in the summer of 2008 and pursed my career in genealogy. I had started family research around 1983, using PAF, then later on Reunion. I am a life-time member of OCCGS (Orange County California Genealogical Society). I dabbled into genealogy off and on, but really got serious when I retired. I have researched in Salt Lake City, Buffalo, New York and Oslo, Norway. I have published one book to date, made several family history calendars, created many family history DVD's and most recently created a family history series of posters, both on my maternal and paternal family.
Your Host, Jennifer Eklund
Jennifer is a homeschooling mom to her two young children. She has been taking courses online since 2004. She has a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, an Associate of Arts degree in Genealogical Studies from Akamai University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. In September, she will begin a Master of Science in Psychology with a specialization in Psychology of Culture at Walden University. Her goal is to become an online instructor.
Your Host, Alanna Fitzgerald-Fant
I have been doing genealogy research since I was about 13 years old. I am currently the Publicity Chair for the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society and the Society Historian. I gave my first full-length presentation at the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society in May this year and I hope to continue to give more presentations in the future. I have used genealogy topics in the past in some of my college class assignments for presentations and written papers.
I am interested in genealogy education and I have found that I enjoy teaching very much and I hope to become more involved with genealogy education after I graduate in May with my Nursing degree. One of my goals in genealogy is to attract more people my age and younger to genealogy. I think many people don't realize in this day and age of laptops and wireless internet that you can do your research while watching your favorite TV program once a week.
I have been married to a wonderful husband of 8 years and am the mother of a beautiful little girl, who just turned 3 this year, with a son due in early December. I am attending the local community college full-time working towards my associate in nursing and hope to graduate in May 2010.
As of February 25, 2010
All of the chat times are listed in (MST) Utah time and GMT. You can convert the given time to your timezone here: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
In general, Mountain Standard Time (MST) is 1 hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time (PST) and 2 hours behind Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Monday, February 22, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday February 23, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: WPA-2.
Although there are other records and resources, this focus will be on states found under the following topics: ~ Federal records and archives surveyed ~ Vital statistics surveyed ~ Public records and archives surveyed ~ State records and archives surveyed ~ Municipal and town records/archives surveyed ~ County records and archives surveyed ~ Directories of churches and religious organizations ~ Church records and archives surveyed ~ Microfilmed records and archives surveyed, and ~ WPA-related web links. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Tuesday, February 23, 8:00pm (MST) (Wednesday, February 24, 2:00am GMT) Paranormal Genealogy Chat.
Open Paranormal chat - Talk about what ever is on your mind, from ghosts to shadow people to Mothman and Grassman. Anything goes (within reason). Your Chat Host, Jim Avery.
Saturday, February 27, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: DNA-4, or DNA Minutae.
DNA stories are all over the news these days. Not only can DNA solve genealogy mysteries, but DNA evidence also has long been used in criminal cases by professionals and amateurs alike. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
Sunday, February 28, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 1, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat
Open Pennsylvania Chat - bring info about your PA ancestors and lets talk about them Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 1, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday March 2, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: Blind Luck.
Some eclectic and serendipitous experiences about researching your family history. I not only find these stories entertaining, but there is often a lesson to be learned, too. As you read these stories, they will remind you of experiences you've had or some that others you know have had. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Saturday, March 6, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: Software Review: Copernic Search Agent.
Do you search the Internet for genealogical information? Need to search Newsgroups and BBS as well as websites, blogs and social networking sites? Wanna save time searching? Wanna reach into the Invisible Web, too? Wanna good deal on a Search Engine Agent? Wanna get it really cheap? Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 7, 5:30pm (MST) Breaking into the Genealogy Lecture Circuit
There is always room for more genealogy lecturers. If this is something you have thought about doing, join Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG, to get some tips on “breaking into the genealogy lecture circuit.” Your Chat Host, Jean Wilcox Hibben, Ph.D., C.G.
Sunday, March 7, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 8, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: Conrad Weiser
A talk about a famous Pennsylvanian who was a farmer, explorer, interpreter with the Indians, and my great-great-great-greatgrandfather’s guardian.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 8, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 9, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: The Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Genealogy.
One of the indisputably great monuments of genealogical research in the twentieth century is the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy compiled by William Wade Hinshaw (1867-1947). We'll examine the six massive volumes, not page by page, which bear witness to his vision and tireless industry which almost approach the heroic. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
Wednesday, March 10, 7:00 (MST) (Thursday, March 11, 1:00am GMT) Genealogy Podcast via iTunes
Your Chat Host, Gus Marsh.
Saturday, March 13, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: TimeLines.
Whenever I start investigating a new geographical or geopolitical area, the first thing I want to know is "what happened where and when?" What I usually do is search for word "timeline" or "chronology" and the name of the place for which I'm seeking information. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 14, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 15, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The oil industry in Pennsylvania.
A talk about the oil industry from its founding near Titusville, its boom years and the current industry.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 15, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 16, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: African-American Research.
Alva Griffith writes, "While many people seem to think we do something different, African-Americans (AfriAms) do their research the same as everyone else. The same basic records and methods are used, and the same basic rules apply. With some hard work and a little luck, some excellent results can be obtained." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Saturday, March 20, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: WPA-1.
What is the most used part of any reference work? For me, it is the index. We've all seen historical reference books which lack an index. Without one, the location of information becomes tedious and time-consuming. When I think of useful indices in connection with genealogical research I always think "WPA." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 21, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 22, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The Wyeth Family.
A talk about three generations of Pennsylvania artists from Chadds Ford PA.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 22, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday March 23, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: Myths of British Genealogy.
Prior to the Norman Conquest we encounter three kinds of medieval and dark-age pedigrees: (1) Pedigrees handed down by oral tradition from bard to bard, and at some time in the past rendered into manuscript. (2) Pedigrees grafted onto bardic pedigrees by historians, based on what they considered reasonable presumptive evidence. (3) Downright forgeries, by those who sought to glorify the subject of the pedigree. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Wednesday, March 24, 7:00 (MST) (Thursday, March 25, 1:00am GMT) Making a Family History DVD.
Your Chat Host, Gus Marsh
Saturday, March 27, 8:00am (MST) (2:00pm GMT) GENTREK: WPA-2.
Although there are other records and resources, this focus will be on states found under the following topics: ~ Federal records and archives surveyed ~ Vital statistics surveyed ~ Public records and archives surveyed ~ State records and archives surveyed ~ Municipal and town records/archives surveyed ~ County records and archives surveyed ~ Directories of churches and religious organizations ~ Church records and archives surveyed ~ Microfilmed records and archives surveyed, and ~ WPA-related web links. Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
Sunday, March 28, 7:00pm (MST) (Monday, March 29, 1:00am GMT) Pennsylvania Research Chat: The Mason Dixon Line
The story of the men who figured out the borders not only with Pennsylvania and Maryland but with Delaware and (West) Virginia as well.
Your Chat Host, Jim Avery
Monday, March 29, 8:00pm (MST) (Tuesday, March 30, 2:00am GMT) GENTREK: History of GENTREK.
In October of 2000, we formalized the idea for a "teaching" chat. We took GENTREK from the planning stage into the approval process with the Forum leadership. The goal for the chat was for it to be informative yet FUN; serious yet relaxed; and structured yet flexible: all important for learning to take place. Dae thought of it as "edu-tainment." Your Chat Hosts, Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell.
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Your Hosts Jayne McCormick and Dae Powell
My name is Jayne McCormick. I live in the First State. I've been working on genealogy for at least 30 years. My family had put together a lot of information, but none of it was documented. I'm working on that.
I began to host a Civil War chat about 1995 in the old Golden Gate Genealogy Forum, and moved on through all the AOL changes. I joined Dae in GENTREK April 18, 2005.
I taught a beginner's genealogy class at my local Senior Center, and now we get together once a month to ask questions and share stories.
I am on the Board of Directors of the Fort Delaware Society where I am the liason between the Society and the Volunteer Brigade who goes to Pea Patch Island and keeps the trail to the Heronry open. They take care of the garden, paint, anything that needs to be done.
This has been a fantastic journey.
This is Dae Powell, designer and operator of ShoeString Genealogy.com. I designed ShoeString Genealogy in order to share what I've learned with you and what I'm still learning. I designed GENTREK for the same reasons and to learn from the discussions the follow the presentations.
I've been researching my family's history since 1972, but for the first 20 years my results were somewhat serendipitous. Once I studied what professionals do, which resources are trustworthy, and how to properly document my sources, I progressed more rapidly. It has been an odd odyssey.
Having been trained in research and analysis, I find those skills paramount in genealogy. I've extensive experience in English, Portuguese, Hebrew and German. (My Spanish is improving.) In the computer field I learned logic, flowcharting and procedural analysis. While an intelligence analyst, I learned to look at data from as many perspectives as possible. As a banker, I learned business acumen and financial strategies. My college education in history only whetted my appetite for the best parts of genealogy— the motivations, the customs, the stresses and the stories of our ancestors!
A hearty "thank you" to the many people on AOL, the Genealogy Lookup Forum, the National Genealogical Society, and the good people at Wholly Genes Software. I've learned so much from you. And a special "thank you" to several of my close friends and mentors who have supported my genealogical efforts so loyally: Jayne McCormick, my GENTREK partner, Christine Rose, FASG, *** Eastman, Patricia Law Hatcher, FASG, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, and of course, Elizabeth Shown Mills, FASG. It will be so much fun sharing GENTREK here on GenealogyWise.com. Join us for some genealogical edu-tainment.
Your Host, Jim Avery
I am 60 years old and have been retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) for the past four years. While there I was a Military Records Specialist. I have a BA in Politics and Public Affairs from the University of Miami (Go Canes!) I was born in Harrisburg PA and since college have lived in Virginia and Vermont and am now back in PA - York County to be exact. I am a member of the York County Heritage Trust, the Adams County Historical Society, and the Dover (PA) Historical Society. My areas of interest include genealogy of course, local history, Gettysburg, Paranormal research and Para-genealogy (where paranormal and genealogy meet), and early religious groups in PA. When in Vermont I was a volunteer on Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness ( www.raogk.com ) I volunteered to photograph tombstones. I was a host on the old Golden Gates Genealogy Forum on AOL. I currently informally co-host a paranormal chat there. I also co-host a General Genealogy chat and a Paranormal chat on Genealogy Lookup Forum. Other hobbies include raising my dog Stormy (shown with me in my photography), photography, reading, painting and ghost hunting.
Your Host, Gus Marsh
I started at McDonnell Douglas in 1968, first as a UNIX and later as a Macintosh I/T Specialist/Advisor. In 1993 McDonnell Douglas was one week away from bankruptcy, and they got IBM to purchase all of the computers, desktops, mainframes, and gave McDonnell Douglas a check for three million dollars with a signed contract to support those computers for 10 years. On one Friday we were all working for McDonnell Douglas, and the next Monday we were all working for IBM. In 1995 Boeing purchased McDonnell Douglas. In 2003, the contract with IBM expired, and many of us went back to Boeing. This is a perfect example of our current complicated business world of mergers, acquisitions and buyouts. I retired from Boeing in the summer of 2008 and pursed my career in genealogy. I had started family research around 1983, using PAF, then later on Reunion. I am a life-time member of OCCGS (Orange County California Genealogical Society). I dabbled into genealogy off and on, but really got serious when I retired. I have researched in Salt Lake City, Buffalo, New York and Oslo, Norway. I have published one book to date, made several family history calendars, created many family history DVD's and most recently created a family history series of posters, both on my maternal and paternal family.
Your Host, Jennifer Eklund
Jennifer is a homeschooling mom to her two young children. She has been taking courses online since 2004. She has a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, an Associate of Arts degree in Genealogical Studies from Akamai University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. In September, she will begin a Master of Science in Psychology with a specialization in Psychology of Culture at Walden University. Her goal is to become an online instructor.
Your Host, Alanna Fitzgerald-Fant
I have been doing genealogy research since I was about 13 years old. I am currently the Publicity Chair for the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society and the Society Historian. I gave my first full-length presentation at the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society in May this year and I hope to continue to give more presentations in the future. I have used genealogy topics in the past in some of my college class assignments for presentations and written papers.
I am interested in genealogy education and I have found that I enjoy teaching very much and I hope to become more involved with genealogy education after I graduate in May with my Nursing degree. One of my goals in genealogy is to attract more people my age and younger to genealogy. I think many people don't realize in this day and age of laptops and wireless internet that you can do your research while watching your favorite TV program once a week.
I have been married to a wonderful husband of 8 years and am the mother of a beautiful little girl, who just turned 3 this year, with a son due in early December. I am attending the local community college full-time working towards my associate in nursing and hope to graduate in May 2010.
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