CCGS
March General Meeting

March 17, 2010,  2:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
2565 Tamiami Trail - Port Charlotte

Program

"In Law and in Genealogy,
Some Evidence Is Better Than Others" 

Presenter: The Honorable Susan Snow  

The Honorable Susan Snow retired in 2000 after serving for nearly nineteen years as an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

As a judge, Susan continually evaluated evidence presented to the court to make decisions.  Genealogists also must evaluate evidence to caredfully arrive at sound conclusions.  Susan will explain why the leegal model of evaluating evidence offers good comparisons for family history research.

Judge Snow is a past president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and chaired the Education Committee of the Domestic Relations Division.  She initiated FOCUS on children, the parent education program for the Curcuit Court of Cook County and the Unified Family Court Model in which she served.
 
 
Upcoming Events
03/12/2010 - 10:00 AM
Intermediate Genealogy Class (#3)
Mid County Regional Library - Room C
03/16/2010 - 08:30 AM
Irish Research Workshop
Ave Maria University in Naples
03/17/2010 - 02:00 PM
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Tips & Tricks
The Research Log is very important for the time when you share you data or decide to publish your work. You will need to know your sources for obtaining each piece of information. Be VERY specific with your information quoting authors, titles, pages, publishers, etc. (Research)

Meaningful genealogy requires thought. Develop a plan – "Why am I doing genealogy?" Set goals of what you plan to accomplish in a reasonable time frame i.e. go back 4 generations, go back to the immigrant ancestor, do only my father’s male line, etc. (Planning)

Vital Records include birth, marriage, divorce and death records. (Vital Records)

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