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Genealogy HowTo - Planning Your Research
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
It doesn't take long once you have started your genealogy adventure to become overwhelmed by the numerous resources available to search, and confused as to where to begin searching. Research success cannot be achieved without organizing and establishing specific goals. A Research Planner can help to focus your attention on a specific goal. It helps you plan in advance what you want to do.

Ask Us - Epidemics in Colonial North America, 1519-1787: A Genealogical Perspective by Larisa R. Schumann    Perhaps you are wondering how epidemics influenced your family history. Obviously your ancestors survived, because you are alive today. For many of us deadly diseases such as typhoid, smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, measles, and polio are all diseases of the distant past. They have been eradicated or vaccinations have been found. However, our ancestors all lived with the ominous threat of disease. By understanding the diseases of their lifetimes, we will be better able to understand our ancestors and the circumstances they lived in. The repercussions of these diseases are important for family history research, especially here in the United States.
Part One: Smallpox

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Upcoming Events - CLICK HERE FOR MORE Upcoming Genealogical Events across the US and Europe-
  

• 8-9 August 2003, Columbia, MO: The Missouri State Genealogical Association will present their Annual Conference, featuring guest speaker Curt Witcher. For more information email nancywt@socket.net or visit http://www.mosga.org.
• 14-17 August 2003, St. Paul, MN: The CAFE-Midwest will host a Genealogy Conference featuring guest speaker Darlene Joyce. Topics will include: "Your Genealogy Hobby: Save Time & Money with Tips from the Pros!", "Early Migration Routes to the Midwest", "Beginner's Guide to Professional Quality Genealogy", "Researching Places [and why you want to]", and "Final Records: Exploring the Paper Trail Created by Death." For more information call (651)214-6378; email cafe-midwest@cafe-midwest.com; or visit http://www.cafe-midwest.com.
• 16 August 2003, Austin, TX: The Annual Seminar of the Austin Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be J. Mark Lowe, CG. For more information contact Kay Boyd at (512)836-7484 or email mkdb1405@aol.com or visit www.austintxgensoc.org/bustrip.html.
• 23 August 2003, Cleveland, OH: The Western Reserve Historical Society will presents a Series of Historic Genealogical Seminars. Topics will include: "Inventions, Immigrants and Entrepreneurs", "Ohio's Ethnic Peoples", and "Austria-Hungary for the Genealogy; Czech Genealogy." There will be a $25 fee per seminar or $60 fee for all three. For more information call Brent Morgan at (216)382-7297; Nancy Leinweber at (440)257-9245; or email Mbregitzer@aol.com.
• 29-31 August 2003, Colchester, Essex, England: "A Little of What you Fancy," a weekend conference hosted by the Essex Society for Family History (UK). The conference will include the Federation of Family History Societies General Meeting. For more information email Mrs. Heather Feather at heather@feather1.demon.co.uk.