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SUMMARY:The Midwest and the Great Migration
DESCRIPTION:LaDonna Garner\, M.A.Leafseeker Consulting \n\n\n\nDonna Garner is a Historic Consultant — Historic Preservationist & Professional Genealogist — focused on historical preservation and genealogical research across the U.S. She instructs and lectures on both subjects and encourages methodical discussion. Garner is an active member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (former Board Member and Professional Development Chair) and assists numerous organizations in volunteer and leadership capacities.Researching her family history for over 30 years\, Garner is passionate about documenting historic minority communities and cemeteries\, genealogy education\, access to archives and public records\, protecting our landscapes through historic preservation\, and cemetery restoration. \n\n\n\nCheck back later for more details about this presentation. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the meeting.
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SUMMARY:Word for Genealogists
DESCRIPTION:Linda Debe\n\n\n\nLinda Debe is a lecturer\, writer\, and lifelong student with over 40 years of genealogy research experience. She holds an AAS degree in Electronics Technology from the United States Air Force where she served for 11 years. Since 2019\, Linda has been lecturing on genealogy and technology-based topics to societies public libraries\, conferences\, and institutes. Referred to by friends as “The Sleepless Genealogist\,” Linda now has a website by the same name where you can find a list of the lectures she offers. \n\n\n\nBeing Microsoft Office certified in Access and Excel\, she applies her training to creating automated spreadsheets to help with genealogy research. Her philosophy is to “Work Smarter\, Not Harder.” She has a YouTube channel where she provides general “how-to” videos on genealogy technology. In addition\, Linda offers a free Google calendar which is updated daily and organizes free and fee-based genealogical educational opportunities for genealogists of all levels. \n\n\n\nA Zoom link will be sent to members and mailing list subscribers the morning of the event.
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SUMMARY:Leaving a Legacy: Who's Writing Your Story?
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.
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