Genealogy

                                   2008 Program--- Coming Soon!

                                                        2007 Program

8:00-9:00      Registration and Visiting with Vendors
Concessions available.

8:45-9:00      Welcoming- Marilyn Dennis, Regent, Silence Howard Hayden Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

                                                    Session I

9:00-10:15
                   Lineage Societies- Ann Thomas, Professional Certified Genealogist- DAR, SAR. C.A.R., Mayflower Descendants, Dames of Colonial Wars- Eligibility requirements and the process of joining these societies.

                  French Canadian Genealogy in Maine- Robert Chenard- One entire room of French Canadian materials i the Taconnet Falls Chapter, MGS Library will be at your disposal.

                  Having Fun with your Memorabilia- Dr. Carol P. McCoy- She will discuss preserving your family history by creating a treasured family heirloom that can be shared and passed on to other family members to create a long lasting legacy.


                                                     Session II

10:45-12:00
                  French Canadian Genealogy in Maine- Sources and Methods (Part II)
Robert Chenard

                  Military Pension Records- Dale Mower, Founder of Penobscot County Geealogical Society- What mysteries can be solved using military pension records?

                   Beginning Genealogy: Documenting those Sources- Sharon Ann Paradis, Certified Genealogist- Where do I start? Finding Records and citing the sources.

12:00-1:00   Lunch (Choice: Egg Salad, Tuna Salad, Ham Slices/Cheese)
                     For those who do not purchase the lunch on site, there are many small restaurants within a mile.

12:30          Door Prize Drawing

                                                      Session III

1:00---    Keynote Speaker
                    Getting the Most Out of the Census, Dr. Carol P. McCoy
Learn how to make the best use of census records to find your ancestors and learn about their lives. How can you find your ancestors in the census? What can you do if they were not in the index? Discover clues about relationships from neighbors and from census patterns over the years. Maximize your learning from the census by being smart, thorough, persistent and organized.

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