Pima County Genealogy Society is hosting our second eConference on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Arizona time (PDT). The subject is America: Our Records and Our History. Our nationally known speakers will spend the morning discussing the records found in the National Archives and teach us how to find them and use them in our family history research.

Michael L. Strauss

Introduction to the Records of the National Archives

Signed into law on June 19, 1934, the National Archives Act would open the following year to the public the repository of our national historic treasures. Understanding the system of the Archives through the main facility, regional branches, and presidential libraries patrons can locate the research library best suited for their needs. By using finding aids and inventories patrons can gain online access to this records.

Military Research: Providing for the Common Defense

Researching ancestors who served in the military is not without rewards; and can be daunting for persons not familiar with the records, repositories, and the methodology employed to find details of military service. Focus is placed on records, strategies, and techniques on how to research military ancestors from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War.

Michael L. Strauss, AG, is a professional Accredited Genealogist and a nationally recognized genealogical speaker. He has been employed as a Forensic Genealogist for more than 25 years and has a BA in History and is a United States Coast Guard veteran. He is also a qualified expert witness in court in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and is a faculty member of IGHR, SLIG, and GRIP and coordinates the military courses. 

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen

United States Tax Lists and Records

Not unlike today, our ancestors were taxed on every turn. Tax records can provide a unique insight into their lives, possessions and coming of age; often causing anger and resentment among citizens. Because tax records are widely used widely and available, they offer an historical blueprint of our ancestors’ lives. This presentation will look at some ways they can help us. 

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, author of Legacy QuickGuides on Appalachia, she is an instructor at Ancestry Academy, Family Tree University, and columnist for Reminisce magazine. Named Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society, and is the 2018 recipient of the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogistsPeggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, author of Legacy QuickGuides on Appalachia, she is an instructor at Ancestry Academy, Family Tree University, and columnist for Reminisce magazine. Named Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society, and is the 2018 recipient of the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists.

 

Billie Stone Fogarty

Bounty Land and the American Soldier

First as an incentive to serve in the military and later as a reward for service, bounty land played an important role in forming and settling our nation. Now those records provide a valuable resource for learning about our ancestors.

Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed., a full-time professional genealogist, is the immediate past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and serves on the APG Board of Directors. An avid genealogist since 1979, her genealogical experience spans more than 40 years.

A frequent speaker at national and state genealogy conferences, she is also former president of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Billie is active on the regional, state, and local level in advancing genealogical research and open records access as the state liaison for the Records Preservation and Access Committee. She serves on the Oklahoma Genealogical Society Board of Directors (7 terms as President) and the Oklahoma Historical Society (Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Research, Publications, and Development Committees).

She and fellow genealogist Matt McCormack developed and host a creative learning retreat for professional genealogists held in rural northeast Michigan called GenStock. Her background as an educator shows through in her passion for leading others to discover their own family history.

Registration is $25 payable by check or credit card through our PayPal as a guest or your own PayPal account. Registration and payment deadline is 31 May 2020. Recordings of the presentations will be available for 30 days following the broadcast. Links to join the eConference, to download the syllabus, and to access the recordings will be emailed to registrants.

Click on this link for registration and the schedule for the eConference: https://azpimagensocblog.org/product/america-our-records-and-our-history-econference/.