Come join us on Saturday, November 21, for our class, Can I use DAR.org? by Karen Winchester followed by our featured program Recording an Oral History: The Big Ten Blunders by Kristin Delaplane. You won’t want to miss our final meeting of the year!
Can I Use DAR.org?
The meeting will begin with PCGS member Karen Winchester giving a presentation on how the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) website is a great genealogical resource. Karen will give an overview of what it offers and how to use it. We will look at the DAR library, several databases, card catalog and bible records. With over 1 million members’ applications, there is an abundance of information available to all.
Raised in Iowa, married to an Air Force man, Karen Winchester has lived in six states and in Panama Canal. She has lived in Tucson for 30 plus years. She has a BS degree from the University of Phoenix in Business Administration. Karen has followed in the steps of her mother and grandmother in researching her family. She started in the 70’s helping her mom in libraries. Taking a break to raise a family, she recently returned to her quest. Due to her mother’s support, she has been a DAR member for over 30 years; her mother joined in 1979, and grandmother in 1972. Today Karen is the registrar for the Tucson Chapter of the DAR. She wants to share the resources of the DAR that are open to the public via on-line, to help you further your research and hopefully find a Revolutionary patriot and perhaps to a Mayflower passenger.
Recording an Oral History: The Big Ten Blunders
Former newspaper journalist Kristin Delaplane has been conducting oral histories since 1991. She received her training at UC Berkeley and is a Certified Oral Historian. In this talk she will cover the ten most common mistakes and give tips on conducting oral histories that will bring out the most information from the interviewee.
Kristin Delaplane helps people capture their family or company stories through video oral history interviews and historical and genealogy research. Many clients have her craft a storyline to be published in a custom-bound book. From the great American landscape her clients have included notable American families and celebrities, including Best Actor Oscar winners and a Kennedy Center Honoree. A former journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle, Kristin has published several books, was active as a museum oral historian, and wrote a history column for several years.
Our monthly meetings are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Arizona time (MST). They 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 November 21 meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-GgqjotHNygor3ggaxTblhKphD74Zj8.
There will be no handout for the DAR presentation. The handout for the Recording Oral Histories presentation, should there be one, will be available to PCGS members only on our website in the Secure Download area and the recording of the meeting will be available to members only under Videos: Monthly Meetings area. Not a member? Go to our website’s Join/Renew page and see how easy it is to join online!
DISCLAIMER: We are limited to 100 participants, but Zoom does not stop approving registrations when it reaches the 100 mark. A successful registration does not guarantee a seat in the meeting.
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