Here’s what you have to do to qualify for the drawing:<\/p>\n
I want you to attend the Colorado Family History Expo<\/b> (held at the Hotel Elegante–formerly Crowne Plaza–2886 S. Circle Drive, Colorado Springs CO 2-3 August 2013).\u00a0 I am so excited about this event\u2014because<\/b> I am giving a grand prize of a $500.00 Research Package<\/b> away.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
You get me with my Genealogy Know-how<\/b> and field research experience<\/span>\u2013I travel regularly to Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, and even Maryland\u2013based on your research needs and those of my other research clients!<\/p>\n Wait!\u00a0 There\u2019s More!\u00a0 When you attend a Family History Expo<\/b>, you don\u2019t get just me and my genealogy know-how!\u00a0 You get a whole array of amazing speakers and their know-how<\/b>.\u00a0 And these terrific benefits:<\/p>\n You can win amazing door prizes each hour and grand prizes at the end of the Expo! You qualify to win Grand Prizes by attending classes<\/span>\u2013This year the Grand prizes include a professional research package valued at $500<\/b> offered by me, Arlene H. Eakle:\u00a0 This is the only genealogy event where you can win my research help!<\/b><\/p>\n Reason says:\u00a0 Go with the Well-Known in Genealogy.\u00a0 Instinct says:\u00a0 Go with the Genealogy Know-How.\u00a0 <\/b>(Borrowed from Grant Thornton.com)<\/p>\n The Colorado Family History Expo <\/b>offers you Genealogy Know-How based on experience, not just book-learning.\u00a0 What a refreshing perspective awaits you!\u00a0 Genealogy sources understood thoroughly will enable you (and me) to trace your hard-to-find ancestors better than any discussion on how to trace a family tree.<\/strong>\u00a0 Think about it\u2026<\/p>\n When I was working on my PhD at the University of Utah I was fortunate to get a supervising professor who accepted my request: \u00a0 to spend a full quarter examining and reviewing and studying the books at the Family History Library<\/i><\/b> on the British Floor.\u00a0 (My degree was in English History for a genealogy purpose\u2013which he knew and encouraged.)<\/p>\n \u201cWhat an interesting idea,\u201d he replied.<\/strong><\/p>\n So I secured permission from the Library Director to set a chair in the aisle and\u00a0look at each and every book in the section for England.\u00a0 I took each book off the shelf, examined it.\u00a0 Made notes on its contents.\u00a0 Took page-shots of significant pages.\u00a0 Copied articles that discussed in detail specific record categories.\u00a0 Or articles that included illustrations of historical documents with genealogy details.\u00a0 FHL personnel and genealogy researchers (and the young people hired specifically to count the books and reshelf those books used) thought I was nuts.<\/p>\n And I still have file cabinets full of those notes and documents.\u00a0 <\/strong>If I have a question about a specific record\u2013examples and descriptions and references to ancestors are only a few steps away from my study desk at home.\u00a0 My knowledge of British Isles research expanded immensely.<\/p>\n In short, my concentrated study that summer quarter long ago, provided me with genealogy<\/span> sources understood.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 And an understanding of the specific historical evidence required to prove<\/b> an English family tree.\u00a0 By the time I graduated 8 years later, [took a while for me to complete my education–I had small children to care for and\u00a0a genealogy business which I had launched] But, knowledge of the records<\/strong> was in my<\/em> head and experience proving ancestors<\/strong> in my<\/em> heart.<\/p>\n Come to the Colorado EXPO<\/b> and learn how to expand your own expertise and success! Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com <\/a><\/p>\n PS\u00a0 All of my blogs were hijacked by robot marketers from around the world this past week. Giving me thousands of new comment subscribers and all but sinking my website.\u00a0 So we are turning off the comment feature.\u00a0 If you have comments, gentle reader, send me an email or a letter.\u00a0 I’ll share your stuff directly on the blog.\u00a0 If you made comments or asked questions that I have not yet addressed, please re-send them to me–by email or letter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s what you have to do to qualify for the drawing: I want you to attend the Colorado Family History Expo (held at the Hotel Elegante–formerly Crowne Plaza–2886 S. Circle Drive, Colorado Springs CO 2-3 August 2013).\u00a0 I am so … Continue reading \n