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SUMMARY:Climactic Clues: Our Ancestors Weathering Their Lives
DESCRIPTION:Ann Staley\, CG®\, CGL\n\n\n\n\n\nAnn Staley\, CG®\, CGL will present.  \n\n\n\nSeems the weather has interfered with our weather presentation! We are trying to stay ahead of “snow-magedden”  The weather plays a factor in how we handle our day-to-day activities. Our ancestors were no different. Hurricanes\, tornadoes\, coal inversions\, ice storms\, etc. played havoc with crops and lives. On the other hand\, the sun and rain helped to produce the items necessary for subsistence. The weather\, during certain time periods\, could give you a clue as to why you can’t find your ancestor; one reason – they may have moved. This presentation will examine the various ways our ancestors were affected by the weather including folklore\, weather phenomena\, climate driven migration\, military conflicts\, National Weather Bureau\, on- and off-line resources\, and more. \n\n\n\n Ann Staley\, CG®\, CGL®\, is an educator\, consultant\, and lecturer. She is the Membership Chair for the Genealogical Speakers Guild; a volunteer on a number of committees of the National Genealogical Society; a volunteer of the Florida State Genealogical Society; author of several articles for the NGS Magazine; co-author of the NGS Research in the States Series-Florida; and is on the faculty of the International Institute for Genealogical Studies. Ann has been researching her family from Alabama\, Mississippi\, Indiana\, and Virginia to Ireland\, England\, France and Germany. Her specialties are methodology\, vital records and their sources\, computer research resources\, and conference planning. \n\n\n\nhttps://heritageseekersar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/meeting_saved_new_chat.txt \n\n\nMembers\, please login to see the video:Zoom meeting video:
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/climactic-clues-our-ancestors-weathering-their-lives/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Arkansas,Heritage Seekers
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SUMMARY:Using Collateral Relatives & Cluster Research to Solve Genealogy Problems
DESCRIPTION:Kim Richardson\, Southern Heritage Genealogy\n\n\n\nKim Richardson founded the research and consulting firm Southern Heritage Genealogy. Kim created and developed the “Brick Wall Buster Cards” to share her secret for solving tough genealogy problems and family mysteries. She regularly teaches and presents to groups across the country. She also writes for local and state genealogy publications and wrote the Mississippi Research Guide for Family Tree Magazine. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the event. \n\n\nMembers\, please login to see the video:Zoom meeting video:
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/using-collateral-relatives-cluster-research-to-solve-genealogy-problems/
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CATEGORIES:Arkansas,Heritage Seekers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260223T183000
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SUMMARY:Southern Ancestors—Black and White in the Freedmen’s Bureau: A Rich Resource for Researching Southern Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Sharon Batiste Gillins\n\n\n\nSharon Batiste Gillins has been actively involved in genealogical research and teaching for more than 30 years. She frequently delivers lectures and workshops at regional genealogy conferences and national genealogy institutes. Her research and teaching focus on African Americans in the 19th Century through the mid-20th century\, including the Freedmen’s Bureau\, Southern Claims Commission\, probate records\, and Juneteenth history to reveal the lives of enslaved persons\, free people of color\, and southern planters. Her work with slave-era manuscripts encourages more open communication and information exchange between families holding private manuscripts that document the presence of enslavers and/or enslaved people.  \n\n\n\nShe has taught at many of the country’s most recognized genealogy conferences and institutes\, including the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR)\, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG)\, Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP)\, RootsTech\, and numerous regional genealogy societies and research groups. Ms. Gillins is recognized for her research in Freedmen’s Bureau Records and is the author of several published articles on the subject. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86719385514?pwd=1fV7dSsnmuIQy4SBqWYvNTkM5j8Woe.1Meeting ID: 867 1938 5514Passcode: 631924
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/southern-ancestors-black-and-white-in-the-freedmens-bureau-a-rich-resource-for-researching-southern-ancestors/
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SUMMARY:What We Wore: Dating Photos Through Clothes
DESCRIPTION:Heather Zbinden\n\n\n\nUsing photos from the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies collection\, learn how to date family photos by the clothes worn by the photo sitters. \n\n\n\n Heather Register Zbinden is the Adult Program Coordinator for the Central Arkansas Library System. She has worked in public history for over 20 years and has contributed to projects at the Old State House Museum\, the Central High School National Historic Site\, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center\, and Life Interrupted: The Japanese American Experience in World War II Arkansas. Her research passion is fashion and clothes – any clothes – from haute couture to dime store finds. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the event.
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/what-we-wore-dating-photos-through-clothes/
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SUMMARY:Effective Use of Ancestry.com
DESCRIPTION:Scott Lee\n\n\n\nWe click all those little green leaves and build a tree\, but keep finding mistakes. How do we fix them? This presentation will show you how to avoid incorporating other people’s mistakes into your tree and use the Ancestry.com service effectively. It will teach techniques for building a more reliable\, evidence-based tree. This is a great refresher even for experienced Ancestry.com users!Scott Lee is a retired software engineer who has researched his family history since 1979. He has served as an officer in several genealogical societies and lectures on genealogical topics. Currently\, he is the 1st Vice President of the Arkansas Genealogical Society. \n\n\n\nScott grew up in Little Rock\, Arkansas\, but his work took him to Indiana\, Oregon\, North Carolina\, and New York City. In retirement\, he and his wife\, Deirdre\, have returned to their families in Arkansas. His career included the medical field\, engineering\, computer graphics\, and consulting in the process of building reliable software. In retirement\, he is working on the design of deep learning neural networks and software for genealogy. In his spare time\, he enjoys writing science fiction\, studying ancient calendars\, developing open-source software\, keeping up with the latest advances in physics and astronomy\, and\, of course\, researching his family history.To register for this free webinar\, please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KC2lat_XTpCRyfZlTkR0_w#/registration.
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/effective-use-of-ancestry-com/
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CATEGORIES:Arkansas
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SUMMARY:AHS Annual Conference - Arkansas at Work: Histories of Labor\, Land\, and Learning
DESCRIPTION:The Arkansas Historical Association will host its eighty-fifth annual conference in Monticello\, April 9-11\, 2026. Presentations will cover a wide range of topics from all time periods that explore the history of Arkansas at work\, from the production and trade of material goods by Indigenous peoples for hundreds of generations to a diverse economy based on agriculture\, mining\, forestry\, manufacturing\, and tourism in more modern times. \n\n\n\nSee the AHS website for more details.
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/ahs-annual-conference-arkansas-at-workhistories-of-labor-land-and-learning/
CATEGORIES:Arkansas
ORGANIZER;CN="Arkansas Historical Society":MAILTO:renwickh@uark.edu
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SUMMARY:Arkansas State Archives Spring Symposium
DESCRIPTION:From 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday\, May 2\, 2026\, the Arkansas State Archives (ASA) will host their spring symposium at the Historic Arkansas Museum. \n\n\n\nThe symposium will focus on the legacy of sports in the Natural State. Historian Jim Yeager will talk about the history of the Arkansas Travelers; ASA archival assistant Brian Irby will speak about the history of prizefighting in the state; UCA Professor Buckley T. Foster will talk about Arkansas’ history of hunting and conservation; and Muskie Harris will discuss his football career at Central High School and with the Arkansas Razorbacks. \n\n\n\nThe event is free to attend\, but registration is required. Seating is limited\, so be sure to register below! \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/arkansas-state-archives-spring-symposium/
LOCATION:Historic Arkansas Museum\, 201 W 3rd St\, Little Rock\, Arkansas\, 72201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arkansas
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SUMMARY:Family History Research in Arkansas: An Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Russell Baker\n\n\n\nRussell Baker has been active in Arkansas genealogical education for decades. He is retired from the Arkansas State Archives and recently stepped down as the long-time editor of the Arkansas Genealogical Society’s journal\, The Arkansas Family Historian. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the meeting.
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/intro-to-ar-research/
LOCATION:Zoom Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Arkansas,Heritage Seekers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260824T183000
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SUMMARY:You Only Have a Death Announcement: Now What?
DESCRIPTION:Deborah A. Abbott\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nDr. Deborah Abbott is a professional genealogist specializing in African American research\, manuscript collections\, and genealogy methodology.  She is a Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Archives Advisory Commission member and serves on the Lake View (Ohio) Cemetery Outreach Committee. She is an associate with the Kentucky-Tennessee Associates based in Springfield\, TN; past president of the African American Genealogical Society\, Cleveland\, OH; and a retired professor of Counseling from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. She holds both a BS and an M.Ed. from Tuskegee University in Alabama and a PhD from Kent State University in Ohio.   \n\n\n\nDr. Abbott is an instructor and the coordinator for both the week-long African American tracts at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR)\, held at the University of Georgia in Athens\, GA\, and the Genealogy Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP)\, held at LaRoche University in Pittsburgh\, PA.  She is also an instructor at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) in Salt Lake City\, UT.  She presents lectures and workshops at national\, state\, and local genealogy conferences.  She lectures at colleges\, businesses & libraries. She has published in both the Ohio Genealogy News and Family Tree Magazine. Dr. Abbott can be seen teaching the African American research course “Needles & Threads” in an educational video on Ancestry Academy\, available on Ancestry.com. She coordinates monthly classes for the Genealogy and Family History Clinic for the Cleveland Public Library. \n\n\n\nA Cleveland\, Ohio native\, Dr. Abbott is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc.\, the Tuskegee University National Alumni Association\, and Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the meeting.
URL:https://heritageseekersar.com/event/you-only-have-a-death-announcement-now-what/
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CATEGORIES:Arkansas,Heritage Seekers
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