Reminder: This Saturday is the Fredericksburg Family History Day!

In case anyone living in the area has forgotten, this Saturday is the Fredericksburg, Virginia Family History Day.  Come out for a FREE day of genealogy and hear an a amazing array of people speak speak on quite a few topics.

They are asking that you pre-register if possible so they can make sure to have enough room.  You can go out to their website and click the register button on the home page.  They even have a Facebook page!

Below are the details.  I hope to see you there!  Make sure you say hi if you do drop by.

MARCH 1, 2014

8:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

1710 BRAGG ROAD, FREDERICKSBURG, VA

9AM

The Lost Records Localities Digital Record Collection at the Library of Virginia
Keynote: Greg Crawford
Room A

10AM

Genealogy 101

Ann Amadori
Room A

Indexing: Service, Ten Minutes at a Time
Dianne Briggs
Room B

Tips and Tricks for Reading Old Handwriting
Katie Derby
Room C

Getting Started with African American Genealogy Research
Dr. Shelley Murphy
Room E

11AM

Genealogy 102
Ann Amadori
Room A

Using the U.S. Federal Census in Genealogy
Jean Cooper
Room B

Of Grave Concern: Preserving and Transcribing Gravesites
Beth Gainer
Room C

Resources for Researching Pre-Civil War African-Americans Found at the Library of Virginia
Greg Crawford
Room E

1PM

Genetic Genealogy: Using DNA as a Tool in Genealogy
Shannon Combs-Bennett
Room A

Using Newspapers as Sources for Genealogical Research
Jean Cooper
Room B

Beyond Beginnings – What to Know After You’ve Got Down the Basics
Katie Derby
Room C

2PM

The Price is Right: Free Online Resources
Katie Derby
Room A

The Ins and Outs of Social Media for Genealogists
Shannon Combs-Bennett
Room B

Designing Your Genealogy Research Plan

Shelley Murphy
Room C

Discovering Chancery Records: A Wealth of Genealogical Information
Julie Cabitto
Room E