WORKSHOP SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE BUT GOING FAST

There are still openings in all our specialized workshops, but don’t delay – space is going fast. In the last E-zine, we mentioned Emery Roth’s Photoshop Elements workshops. Here are two more to consider.

Family History 101
On Thursday, April 26, Marcia Melnyk will present Family History 101, a beginner’s primer to genealogy. After outlining ways to get started, she’ll provide information on recording data, separating fact from fiction, and accessing places to locate records. Cost of the workshop is $35 and includes a copy of Marcia’s book, Family History 101.

Marcia is no stranger to the genealogical community – in New England and around the country. In recognition of her many accomplishments, in 2004 she was awarded NERGC’s Donna Holt Siemiatkoski Genealogy Volunteer of the Year Award, and the citation read in part, “Marcia Melnyk lucidly and enthusiastically shares her tremendous genealogical knowledge and expertise with beginners and experts alike. She has presented her extraordinary lectures to many organizations” and “Marcia Melnyk has made outstanding contributions to the field of genealogy through lectures, writing, and participation in and devotion to the organizations in which she has been involved.”

Locating Digitized Images Online
On Saturday, April 28 Laura G. Prescott will present Locating Digitized Images Online, an exploration of how and where to find digitized images and hidden treasures on websites across the Internet. Cost of the workshop is $30. Participants are required to bring their own laptop computer (either Windows or Macintosh) with a wireless internet card.

Laura will also be presenting “Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical Perspective on Thursday, April 26 (Session T-113)

Laura is a professional researcher, writer, and speaker who speaks to national audiences on the use of manuscripts in genealogical research, genealogy on the Internet, and computerized genealogy for Mac users. She writes for Ancestry and New England Ancestors magazines and is NERGC’s Webmaster and chair of the conference’s Librarians Day.