Jan 8-9 update

Will you be joining us? We hope so.Back to the Beginning: Genealogy Workshop -
organize your stuff : Sat 8 Jan 2011, 9:30-4:30 in L200 at CSU.Sun 9 Jan 2011, 3-5 in L200 CSU.
Free, bring your own lunch.
January 8-9, 2011, will be your dedicated time away from everyday distractions. Just genealogy, genealogy, genealogy!!!If you have identified a project and already have your materials, please let us know so we can plan our space.If you have identified a project and do not know how to start, this is the place. If you are feeling overwhelmed, we have members to coach you.Several scanners will be available. More program info to follow.
Door prizes, so far:
My Heritage has donated 3 Premium Plus Accounts on MyHeritage.com for 2 years each
Roots Magic has donated a CD of the genealogy software program with book, Family Atlas, and Personal Historian.
office supplies already collected include pencils, magnifying glasses
Dee Leclair, Creative Memories, is donating supplies and assistance.
Other door prizes have been promised
follow our websites for updates as we receive things
The workshop is free, but please register. Come and organize paper, photos and computer genealogy.
Contact one of the following people using “CSU genealogy workshop” in the subject line:•
Selma Blackmon at sbgenealogy@gmail.com•
Vicki Evans at AntiqueSisters4@yahoo.com•
Rosemary Fischer at rosemaryfischer@clayton.edu

January 8th and 9th

"Genealogy: Back to the Beginning" is our theme for 2011. What better way to start the year than with organizing all the stuff collected. Do you have multiple copies of the same thing because you can not find or did not know you already had a copy?

Join us for this workshop on how to organize family history on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. & Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, 3-5 p.m. The workshop will be held at Clayton State University, 2000 University Drive, Morrow, GA, in the library, L200.


Will you plan to work on organizing your paper and computer genealogy? Have you already started a file folder system? Do you have a genealogy software program? Which one?

The workshop is free, but please register as space is limited. Contact one of the following people using “CSU genealogy workshop” in the subject line:
Selma Blackmon at sbgenealogy@gmail.com
Vicki Evans at AntiqueSisters4@yahoo.com
Rosemary Fischer at rosemaryfischer@clayton.edu
Come with your own office supplies. Bring your computer if you plan to enter data. A scanner will be available; bring a USB flash drive and photos or documents. Internet access will be available. Dee Leclair, consultant with Creative Memories will demonstrate Memory Manager Software. Dee will assist with organizing digital documents. Legacy, Roots Magic and Family Tree Maker software users, basic help will be available.Free software downloads are available for Legacy and Roots Magic.




Plan ahead by reading articles about organizing genealogy on Legacy Family Tree, or Cyndslist or Family Tree Magazine.


Lunch: brown bag with snack and drink machines on campus.


Did I mention DOOR PRIZES!!!?