Subject: Genealogy Workshop May 31 at UW Milwaukee Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:59:09 -0500 Message-ID: <B46BC0C8F6373F43B0A84089442FE9210168819A@MEWMAD1P0129.enterprise.wistate.us> From: "Bessler, Lori B - WHS" <Lori.Bessler@wisconsinhistory.org>
GENEALOGY CLASS
UW MILWAUKEE ARC
May 31, 2008
The UW Milwaukee Libraries Archives Department along with the Wisconsin
Historical Society Library Archives will hold a Genealogical Class on
Saturday May 31 from 1:00 - 4:30 PM.
Lori Bessler (Reference Librarian and Outreach Coordinator for the
Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives) will lead three sessions
designed to provide information on locating and organizing family
history as well as research strategies for online research. Everyone
from the novice to the advanced genealogist will find these programs
useful!
This class will be held in Room E281 of the University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Libraries. Maps of the campus and information about parking
are available on the Web at http://www.uwm.edu/map/
<https://mail.wisconsin.gov/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.uwm.ed
u/map/> .
There is a fee of $25 for members of the Wisconsin Historical Society or
the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society or $30 for non-members.
Attendance for this class is capped at 40. Refreshments will be
provided.
Oh Darned! Where Did I Put Uncle George? Organizing and Compiling Your
Research
Doing genealogy requires the constant collecting, sifting and winnowing
of minute pieces of information. Organizing this mountain of facts and
documents will make it easier to plan research trips, find information
when you need it and relate facts to each other in the proof of
ancestry. This session will focus on systems designed to simplify your
work as a genealogist. This session will start by laying a foundation
using manual paper based systems and will apply this foundation to
choosing genealogy software. The instructor will not make
recommendations for specifics software packages.
Wisconsin Historical Society Collections & Services
The Wisconsin Historical Society has one of the top 5 genealogical
collections in the country. There are over 4 million items in the
Library Archives and thousands more at the Area Research Centers across
the state. This session will show you how to locate those collections
using the online catalogs, the Society website and the websites of the
various ARC's. It will also highlight services provided by the staff at
the Library Archives and Area Research Centers.
It's All Online! Or Is It?
There is so much online now for the genealogist! How do you determine
what is factual and what is fluff? What is free or fee? This session
will provide information about content on the web, organizing your
online research, citing sources and how to keep up with all of the new
information found on the Internet. Ancestry.com and many free websites
will be highlighted.
For more information, go to
www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/classes
<http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/classes> or phone Lori
Bessler at 608-264-6519 or Michael Doylen at 414-229-6980.
Lori B. Bessler
Reference Librarian &
Outreach Coordinator
Library Archives
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-264-6519 (phone with voice mail)
608-264-6520 (fax)
Lori.Bessler@wisconsinhistory.org