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Genealogy HowTo - Migration Studies Help Extend Family Lines
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
A closer look at your ancestor's movement patterns, as evidenced in some of the same records used to link those families together, is one way to extend the family even further back in time. Plotting of these movements is called a "migration study" by family historians.

Ask Us - Oral Histories - Conducting Interviews - by Aubrey Trivett
   In our last issue, we talked about writing your personal history, but what if you'd like to preserve someone else's memories? Do you have a parent, grandparent, or other relative who tells really wonderful stories? Have you ever tried to retell one of those stories in your own words? It's not quite the same thing...

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   ***I'm well traveled. Not really, my mind just wanders.

Reviews - A book Review of The Unknown Civil War: Odd, Peculiar, and Unusual Stories of the War Between the States by Webb Garrison, published in 2000 by Cumberland House
By Larisa Schumann    This book is an interesting and light read into the stories and folklore surrounding the Civil War and important figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. Photographs and drawings from the time period enhance the text, while subheadings make for easy reading. However, as a serious researcher and teacher, the lack of footnotes made me constantly question Garrison's sources and credibility as a scholar. Even though he does include a bibliography, there are rare attributions to those sources. Consequently, I would not consider this book reliable or credible for any type of serious family history research, even though it is interesting and entertaining.

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• 28-30 September 2007, Madison, FL: Kickoff to "Family History Month" with Elmer's Genealogy Library. Featured speakers will be Deanna Ramsey and Desmond Walls Allen. Topics will include: "Digital Cameras: A Must Research Tool"; "Designing a Family Web Page"; and "Preserving Your Family Papers, Photographs, and Heirlooms." The cost will be $55. For more information, call Elmer C. Spear at 850-973-3282, email research@elmerslibrary.com, or visit http://www.elmerslibrary.com/.
• 28-30 September 2007, Schaumburg, IL: "Bridges to the Past," the 29th Annual Conference of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. Speakers will include: Stephen Morse, Matthew Bielawa, and Chita Hunter, Dr. Malgorzata Nowaczyk, Dirk Wales, and Dr. Paul Valasek. For more information, email pgsamerica@aol.com or visit http://pgsa.org/.
• 28-30 September 2007, Merrifield, VA: Eric Grundsett will speak at a monthly meeting of the Fairfax Genealogical Society. His presentation will be titled "How Old Did They Have To Be To?? Age Considerations in Genealogical Research." For more information, contact Richard Bishop at dandrbishop@aol.com or visit http://www.fxgs.org/program.htm#Program%20Schedule.
• 29 September 2007, Naperville, IL: "Maps & Migration: Investigating Your Ancestors," a meeting of the Fox Valley Genealogical Society. Pamela Boyer Porter will be the featured speaker. For more information, call 630-978-8444, email ilfvgs@yahoo.com, or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/worksh07.htm.
• 29 September 2007, Rockford, IL: The British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois will present "A Day of British Genealogical Research" will Sherry Irvine. Lecture topics include: "Irish Emigration in the 1880s"; "England: Crossing the Divide (Civil Registrations and Census Returns)"; "Migration with the British Isles"; "British Isles Research (England, Ireland & Scotland)"; and a oncluding question-and-answer session. For more information, contact Peggy Rockwell Gleich at pgleich@sbcglobal.net, Margaret Zook at mzook@mzook@ci.mchenry.il.us, or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiilbig/Irvine_conf.htm.
• 29 September 2007, Westlake, OH: The Cuyahoga County Council of Genealogical Organizations and Cuyahoga West Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will present their annual Family History Benefit Seminar. Curt Witcher will be the featured speaker. For more information, contact cuyahogawest@att.net.