details and registration form

 Alabama Genealogical Society Spring 2015 Seminar Research Refocus: Maximizing Online and Offline Resources
presented by Michael John Neill
Saturday 28 March 2015
Beeson Business Building/Brock Forum Auditorium
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
8:30
9:15
9:30
Registration & Refreshments
AGS Business Meeting
Tried and Tested Tidbits
12:00
1:15
2:15
Lunch*
Organizing Online Research
Break
10:30
Break
2:30
I Found It – Now What
11:00
Researching the Entire Family
3:30
Door Prizes (you must be present to win)
*Lunch on your own. The campus cafeteria and a food court are located next to the Beeson Business Building. BOOK SALE: The sale room will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM
Seminar Fee:  $40.00 for non-members
 $35.00 for members
(AGS membership information and enrollment form can be found at www.algensoc.org)
Name_____________________________E-­‐mail_____________________________________Phone___________ Address______________________________________City____________________State________Zip _________ You are encouraged to submit ancestor information in the space provided below. We must receive your
registration by March 23, 2015 to include your information in the surname booklet. You are urged to register
early to insure you receive a handout packet.
PLEASE PRINT Ancestor's name
Date and place of birth
Date and place of death
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Make checks payable to: Alabama Genealogical Society Mail with this form to: AGS Seminar, PO Box 293921, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229 W-1-25-15
Research Refocus: Maximizing Online and Offline Resources
presented by Michael John Neill
Michael John Neill has a master’s degree in mathematics and is on the math faculty at Carl
Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. He has researched his children’s ancestors in
numerous states and several European countries. Michael has written hundreds of
genealogical how-to articles and currently writes the weekly newsletter Casefile Clues and
“Genealogy Tip of the Day”. Michael has lectured to genealogical groups across the United
States, lecturing on a wide variety of topics. An engaging and down-to-earth speaker, he
concentrates on using actual real-world research examples to illustrate a variety of
genealogical methods and historical and legal interpretations of local records.
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