Find-Your-Roots

Date: 6 September 2008
Carol's talks will be a 2-part presentation given from 9:00 to 10:15 and from 10:30 to 11:45
Location:Winslow Congregational Church, Lithgow St. Next to Taconnet Library, Winslow Maine
Cost: Register prior to August 29th $10 for DAR member; $12 for non-DAR member; $15 at the door.

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Learn tips and tactics for locating your ancestors with New England Roots. Find ways to maximize traditional resources, historical societies, family mementos, and the Internet to learn about your family heritage. Create a solid research plan and avoid common pitfalls in genealogical research. This fun and informative talk hopes to help you make progress in seeking your own New England ancestors, especially those with Maine and Massachusetts roots.

Date:16 August 2008
Sponsor: Association of Professional Genealogists, New England Chapter
Facilitated Discussion
Location: New Hampshire Historical Society, Park Street, Concord, NH

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Learn tips and tactics for giving successful presentations. Enjoy a humorous approach to overcoming an activity many people approach with dread--public speaking. This discussion will help you give presentations with more confidence and impact by planning for success, structuring your content, creating useful visual aids, and learning ways to increase your confidence in delivering talks and workshops. Dr. McCoy has over 30 years experience giving talks, lectures and workshops to audiences large and small and to a wide range of audiences on a variety of subjects, including genealogy.

Date:7 August 2008 from 6 pm to 8 pm
Location: Naples, Maine Public Library, 940 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, Maine
Cost: Free!
For more information: Contact Dr. McCoy at www.find-your-roots.com or call 847-3271.

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Making the Most of Census Research. Learn tips and tactics to make the most of your census research. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and use a variety of censuses to learn about your ancestors and track down those elusive relatives. Get beyond the census indexes and broaden your focus beyond a specific relative to get the whole story.

June 5, 2008

Date:June 5, 2008 from 6 pm to 8 pm
Location:Naples, Maine Public Library, 940 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, Maine

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Learn tips and tactics for locating your ancestors with New England roots. Find ways to maximize traditional resources, historical societies, family mementos, and the Internet to learn about your family heritage. Create a solid research plan and avoid common pitfalls in genealogical research. This fun and informative workshop hopes to help you make progress in seeking your own New England ancestors, especially those from Maine and Massachusetts. A case study identifying the parents of 91 year old female person of color who died in New Bedford Massachusetts in 1928 will help clarify ways to find female ancestors.
For more information: Contact Dr. McCoy at www.find-your-roots.com
or call 847-3271.

May 3, 2008

Sponsor:Greater Portland Chapter, Maine Genealogical Society (www.gpcmgs.org)
Date:May 3, 2008 following the GPC Meeting at 1 p.m.
Location:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Cape Elizabeth ME

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Learn tips and tactics for locating your ancestors with New England Roots. Find ways to maximize traditional resources, historical societies, family mementos, and the Internet to learn about your family heritage. Create a solid research plan and avoid common pitfalls in genealogical research. This fun and informative talk hopes to help you make progress in seeking your own New England ancestors, especially those with Maine and Massachusetts roots.

October 13, 2007

Sponsor:Limerick Historical Society
Date: October 13, 2007
Location:: Limerick Historical Society, The Brick Town Hall, Limerick Village, Maine
Registration:Contact Mary Anderson -

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Learn tips and tactics for locating your ancestors with New England Roots. Find ways to maximize traditional resources, historical societies, family mementos, and the internet to learn about your family heritage. Create a solid research plan and avoid common pitfalls in genealogical research.

September 22, 2007

Sponsor:Maine Genealogical Society 2007 Annual Conference "Footprints in Time: Discovering Your Ancestors' Lives"
Date: September 22, 2007; from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location:Bangor Civic Center - Bangor, Maine
Conference Flyer

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Getting the Most from Census Research. Learn tips and tactics to make the most of your census research. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and use a variety of censuses to learn about your ancestors and track down those elusive relatives. Get beyond the census indexes and broaden your focus beyond a specific relative to get the whole story.

August 18, 2007

Sponsor:D.A. R. Genealogy Conference in Winslow, Maine
Date: August 18, 2007
Location:: First Congregational Church, Lithgow Street, Winslow Maine
Registration:Contact Marilyn Dennis, Silence Howard Hayden Chapter of the D.A.R., Waterville, ME at 207-873-1171 

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Making the Most of Census Research. Learn tips and tactics to make the most of your census research. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and use a variety of censuses to learn about your ancestors and track down those elusive relatives. Get beyond the census indexes and broaden your focus beyond a specific relative to get the whole story.

January 23, 2007

Sponsor:University of Southern Maine, Center for Continuing Education
Date:Six Tuesday Evenings (6:30 - 9:00 p.m.) starting 23 Jan 2007 (Dates: Jan. 23 & 30; Feb 6, 13 & 27, March 6, 2007)
Location:Abromson Center, Portland, Maine

SESSION ABSTRACT:
Are you curious about your ancestors - who they were, where they lived, what they did, who you take after? This fun and inspiring workshop will help you to learn sound techniques for tracing your family genealogy and history. Using Emily Croom's best-selling book, Unpuzzling Your Past as a spring-board, this class will teach you ways to track down your ancestors, learn more about their lives, and create a meaningful family history.

May 18, 2004

Finding Your Roots--Discovering Yourself Through Your Ancestors

Date: May 18, 2004; 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Deb Elliot Salon, corner Forest Ave. & 1 William St., Portland, ME
Sponsor:A facilitated discussion for Women's Passion
Cost: $5 (includes hors 'oeuvres and beverages)
Registration: Contact Jayme Proctor () or Lynn Marie Danforth (207-767-5776).

Description: Many people have a passion for discovering their family history. I am such a person-- I first became fascinated in tracing my own roots and then realized that I love helping others learn about their own history just as much. Genealogy is much more than filling in names and dates in charts. Through genealogy exploration, I have gained an appreciation of the struggles that our ancestors faced and ultimately learned more about myself--who I look like, what talents run through my genes, and what made those McCoy's so feisty and determined to succeed?