Welcome to 2022! We are ready to learn new skills and dig deeper into our genealogical practice and the PCGS January monthly meeting is a great way to get started.
Skill Building: Jodi Lynn Strait
Delving into Tombstone Symbols and Iconography
Tombstones are great resources when you’re building your family tree. While names and dates are important, the symbols and iconography found on some tombstones, gravestones, headstones, footstones, and memorials may help add life to your family history and biographies. This presentation will look at the little (and sometimes big) clues you can glean about professions, passions, interests, memberships, religion and much more.
Jodi Lynn Strait has been doing genealogical research for over 20 years. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society (NGS) and the Chinkchewunska, New Jersey, chapter of the DAR. She completed the NGS home study course and is a certificate holder of Boston University’s Genealogical Research Program. She also serves as a delegate for the NGS representing the Pima County Genealogy Society and its interests. Jodi was the third person to join PCGS, at least that’s what her PCGS member number says! She has served on the Steering Committee since its
inception, was the newsletter editor from 2014-2020, and has been the Treasurer since January 2018.
Featured Speaker: Nicole Dyer
Find Record Transcriptions and Build Context with PERSI
Our main program features Nicole Dyer. Learn how to use PERSI, the Periodical Source Index, to find periodicals with helpful contextual information about local history and genealogy.
Nicole Dyer is a professional genealogist specializing in Southern United States research and genetic genealogy. She is the creator of FamilyLocket.com and the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast. She co-authored the books Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist’s Guide and Research Like a Pro with DNA and is an instructor for the
study groups of the same name. She lectures at local and national conferences and previously served as the secretary and publicity chair of the Pima County Genealogy Society. Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in History Teaching. At Family Locket Genealogists, Nicole is a project manager, editor, genetic genealogy specialist, and Southern States researcher.
Meeting Information
This meeting is from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Arizona time (MST). All our monthly meetings are free and open to members and non-members alike. However, participants in our virtual Zoom meetings are required to register in advance. After registering, the registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The link to register for the 15 January 2022 meeting is Here!
The handout for the presentations will be available to PCGS members only on our website in the Secure Download area. Remember to select Members Only to login, navigate to Secure Download in the left navigation panel, then select 2022 Monthly Meeting Handouts. The handouts will be under November 2021. Not a member? Go to our website’s Join/Renew page and see how easy it is to join online!
Door Prizes!
All attendees who register by noon Friday prior to the Saturday meeting are eligible for door prizes. Must be present to win.
Zoom registration url for PCGS January 2022 Monthly Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdeipqjMqGNMsRolQJYMy5T4KzDvYdK3i
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