Genealogy HowTo - LESSON 5: Oral History: A Voice From Our Past
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
Over 30 ago, my husband's grandmother passed away. We were left with fond memories of her life and how her gentle ways filled us with such appreciation for her, but after all this time we had all but forgotten her voice. We were newlyweds when we last met with her and now we were grandparents ourselves. Imagine our surprise this past Christmas, when a cousin sent us a CD filled with her voice recordings, an oral history of her life. It brought tears to our eyes as we remembered her voice and all the memories that went with it. It was the best Christmas gift ever.

Ask Us - Help! The marriage dates in the extracted record don't agree with the dates I have from the Family Bible. Which date is right?
   To discover the answer look to the source of the extracted record. If the date was extracted from a marriage bann, bond, license, declaration of intention, contract, or consent affidavit, chances are it was not the actual date of the marriage. If the date was extracted from a marriage certificate, announcement, ledger, family Bible, or minister return, the chances are good that the date is the actual date of the marriage ceremony.

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• 12 April 2003, Barrie, Ontario, Canada: The Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will host a Regional Conference. Kahlile Mehr, collection development specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, will be the keynote speaker. His topics will include how records are selected for microfilming, procedures involved with filming, and the challenges involved with cataloguing records. For more information contact Rita Turner at rturner@drlogick.com or visit www.simcoebogs.com.
• 12 April 2003, Little Rock, AR: A beginners workshop will be co- sponsored by the Arkansas Genealogical Society and the Heritage Seekers Genealogical Society. Workshops will be presented by Russell Baker, Susan Boyle, Jan Eddleman, and Lynda Suffridge. For more information visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~args.
• 12 April 2003, Johnston, Iowa: "Spring Conference 2003" presented by the Iowa Genealogical Society. The conference will feature John Philip Colletta as the keynote speaker. For more information call (515)276-0287; email igs@iowagenealogy.org; or visit http://www.iowagenealogy.org.
• 12 April 2003, Citrus Heights, CA: Root Cellar Seminar presented by the Sacramento Genealogical Society. The seminar will feature guest speaker Barbara Renick. For more information email Valerie Hawkins at vjhawk55@juno.com.
• 19 April 2003, Fountain Hills, AZ: The Family History Society of Arizona will present a mini seminar featuring guest speaker, Andrew Pomeroy. The seminar will focus on genealogy for computers. Topics will be: "Mastering Search Engines" and "Scanning and Photo Retouching." There will be a pre- registration fee of $7.50 and a walk-in fee of $10.00. It will last from 9am to 12 noon. For more information contact Jackie Dauer at (480)471-3218 or jdauer7@earthlink.net or visit www.fhsa.org.
• 19 April 2003, Sacramento, CA: The Sacramento Family History Center will present their spring seminar. For more information call (916)487-2090 or visit http://www.familyhistorycenter.info/.
• 23-27 April 2003, Melbourne, Australia:The 10th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry hosted by Genealogical Society of Victoria. The event is expected to attract around 1300 delegates from Australasia and Overseas and will include an extensive speaker program and trade exhibition. For more information visit 10th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry.
• 24-26 April 2003, Columbus, OH: "Ohio: 200 Years of Heritage," the Ohio Genealogical Society's Annual Conference. The conference will include family history speakers and exhibitors. For more information write to The Ohio Genealogical Society, 713 South Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio USA 44907-1644; call 419-756-7294; fax 419-756-8681; email ogs@ogs.org; or visit http://www.ogs.org.
• 24-26 April 2003, Salt Lake City, UT: "Family History: The Drama, The Dreams", presented by the Utah Genealogical Association. The conference will focus on Access & Educating yourself about family history research. For more information contact Caroline W. Irwin, conference chair, at conference@infouga.org; Starr H. Campbell, conference co-chair, at secretary@infouga.org; or visit http://www.infouga.org/events.htm.
• 25-26 April 2003, Baton Rouge, LA: The Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society will present the "Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Conference on Genealogy." The guest lecturer will be www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/seminar.htm.
• 26 April 2003, Moline, IL: The 29th Annual Quad Cities Genealogical Conference will be hosted by the Scott County, IA Genealogical Society and the Blackhawk Genealogical Society of Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Illinois. The conference will feature Mark Lowe as the keynote speaker. For more information email den@revealed.net or call Eileen Nelson at (309)596-2134.
• 26 April 2003, Topeka, KS: The 31st annual genealogy conference of the Topeka Genealogical Society, featuring Birdie Monk Holsclaw as keynote speaker. For more information call (785)233-5762; email library@tgstopeka.org; or visit http://www.tgstopeka.org/.