Genealogy HowTo - LESSON 3 - Using Archives and Court Houses Effectively
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA

Ask Us - Where can I find the names of the parents of my ancestor when his parents' names are not listed on his birth, marriage, or death records?   
If your ancestor died after 1820 your best bet is to search for a newspaper obituary. Newspaper obituaries often give names, age, date of death, family information, names of survivors, church or mortuary for funeral service, and place of burial. Many times the place of birth is also given and it is not unusual to see a biographical sketch as part of the obituary.

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• 23 November 2002, Lakeland, FL: The Imperial Polk Genealogical Society will host a one day seminar. Dr. George K. Schweitzer will be the guest speaker and topics will be: Finding Your Ancestor's Parents, Tracing Ancestors Back Across the Atlantic, and Revolutionary War Genealogy. There will be a $35 fee, which includes a cafeteria lunch. Registration begins at 8am and presentation at 9:15am. For more information contact chochoruss@aol.com.
• 23-24 November 2002, Harmony, PA: Weihnachten Platz. For more information call (724)452-7341.
• 25 November 2002, Kidlington, Oxford, England: The Oxfordshire Family History Society will host their month meeting/program. This month's topic will be "Oxford photograph archives" and will be presented by Molcolm Graham. For more information contact Paul Gaskell, Publicity Officer, OFHS at email publicity@ofhs.org.uk; or visit www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html.
• 7 December 2002, Jeannette, PA: The Annual Christmas Bazaar of the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society. The Bazaar will last from 10am to 4pm. For more information (724)527-5584 or visit www.bushyrunbattlefield.com/.
• 7 December 2002, Atlanta, GA: The Georgia Genealogical Society will host a seminar featuring Carrie Adamson as the guest speaker. The topic of the seminar will be "Research in Georgia". For more information visit www.gagensociety.org/calendar_ggs.htm.
• 8 December 2002, Harmony, PA: Candlelight Christmas. For more information call (724)452-7341.
• 14 December 2002, Frederick, MD: The Frederick Co. MD Genealogical Society will present a lecture series. The Dr. Dean Herrin will be the keynote speaker. There will be a $20 fee for non-members and a $15 fee for members. For more information contact Pepper Scotto, Pres FREGOGS at phone: (301)834- 9907; or email CKFpepper@aol.com.
• 15 December 2002, Freedom, PA: Christmas at the Vicary Mansion, a 18th century Christmas experience, hosted by the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. For more information call (724)775-1848 or fax (724)775-1523.