2008 Calendar of Events
If you would like to be considered as a speaker to give a genealogy or history oriented presentation at one of our monthly events, please contact Jim Johnson at jjohnson747@suddenlink.net
| Date | Speaker | Program We strive to offer educational programs that are genealogical or historically oriented. Frequently, in addition to our monthly featured program, we provide a short (usually 15-20 minutes) 'hornbook' session by an Education Committee member that focuses on a genealogy research topic. |
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| January 11 | Glenda Bernard, Marilyn Christian and Philip Adderley | "A Brick Wall Problem: Who were the parents of Ida Van Norris?" |
| February 9 | Chandra Lester | "Conveying my African American Genealogy" Hornbook Presentation by Marilyn Christain: "Old Time' Medicine, Remedies, and Cures" |
| March 8 | Philip Adderley | "(One of the) Jemison Families of Jackson and
Quachita Parishes, 1845-1870" Hornbook Presentation: Evidence Analysis Research Flow Chart developed by Elizabeth Shown Mills |
| April 12 | Mark Armstrong and Claude
McCrocklin |
"A Brief History of Potter's
Point" Hornbook Presentation by Glenda Bernard: "Preserving an Old Family Bible" |
| May 10 | Phillip Adderley | "The Law and Genealogy" Hornbook Presentation by Phillip Adderley: "Using Compiled Louisiana Civil Codes." |
| May 17 | ALTGA Staff | Beginner's Genealogy Class |
| June 14 | Marilyn Christian | "Yellow Fever Epidemics" |
| July 12 | Glenda Bernard | Louisiana State Archives and it's new online offering, plus a review of Judy Riffel's book regarding holdings at the Archives." |
| August 9 | Lloyd Bockstruck | All Day Seminar: (1) Virginia: Where the British Empire Began; (2) Migrations Across the South; (3) The Scots-Irish in Colonial America; (4) How to Find the Maiden Names of Females. Location: Broadmoor Methodist Church (George Pearce Activity Hall), 3715 Youree Dr, Shreveport). Cost: $30 if registered before August 7, 2008. |
| September 13 | Charles Phillips | "Restoration of Old
Photographs" Hornbook Presentation by Marilyn Christian: "Should I Tell?" |
| October 11 | Linda Weaver Clarke | "Family Legacy Writing
Workshop" Note: Location will be at the Broadmoor Branch Library, 1212 Capt Shreve Dr, Shreveport. Hornbook Presentation by Phil Adderley: “Negative & Exclusionary Evidence – What They Are and How to Use Them" |
| November 8 | Hines S. Vaughan | "Preservation of Historic Oakland Cemetery" Hornbook Presentation by Glenda Bernard : "Courthouse Research" |
| December 13 | Annual Meeting/Election of Board Members/ Christmas Party | |
| Note: Monthly meetings are held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Randle T. Moore Center, 3101 Fairfield Avenue Shreveport Louisiana (Fairfield Avenue at Kings Highway). Other events are located as noted. | ||