{"id":1423,"date":"2014-08-19T20:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2014-08-19T20:02:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:02:28","slug":"nebraska-and-genealogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/19\/nebraska-and-genealogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska and Genealogy–"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several years in a row I spoke at the Nebraska Genealogical Society annual conferences–these events moved around the state because it is a long way to drive from one end of Nebraska to the other end.\u00a0 Each event was held in a local hotel big enough to accommodate the crowd of genealogists attending–but not so big that the personal relationships were strained.<\/p>\n

I thought this state society was out in front–about every three years or so, every member\u00a0 could attend a state event.\u00a0 Several years, I was one of those members.<\/p>\n

Then along came the last annual meeting and conference–12 people attended! 12 only!\u00a0 What has happened to Nebraska genealogy?<\/p>\n

On September 12 and 13 2014, Family History Expos is hosting their MidWest Expo in Kearney at the Holiday Inn convention Center.\u00a0 I’m speaking–4 presentations:<\/p>\n

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  1. Keynote Presentation<\/strong><\/em>, with Holly Hansen, Family History is a Love Story.\u00a0 I invite you to discover the importance of the marriage in the lives of your ancestors.\u00a0 Did you know\u00a0 at least 16 official records<\/strong> could be created for each marriage performed?<\/li>\n
  2. New England Ancestors:<\/strong>\u00a0 New Research Strategies that Work<\/strong><\/em>–All levels.\u00a0 This presentation will focus on two specific research strategies:\u00a0 1) Before you begin searching the records for your New England ancestors, spend some time learning the Jurisdictions<\/strong> of the state where your ancestors say they originate.\u00a0 Each state is different.<\/span>\u00a0 And these differences affect what records exist AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.\u00a0 2)\u00a0 Naming Patterns<\/strong>–the 21st century explosion in DNA projects, tied each time to surname by direct descent, brings a new and perhaps unknown dimension to your research. How this dimension will affect naming patterns remains to be seen–its still too early to tell.\u00a0 So a cautionary note–back up all DNA evidence with actual documents each and every time.\u00a0 We will focus on the computer databases and special sources which list names with origins.\u00a0 Your ancestors may already have been located in a specific place or body of source material–just waiting for you to discover them.<\/li>\n
  3. The Scots-Irish peopled Scotland, colonized Ireland, and settled the American frontier.<\/strong><\/em> Experienced level. The British created the “Plantation System”<\/strong> originally to plant Protestants, who were loyal to the Crown, into heavily Catholic provinces, where the people were fiercely disloyal to the Crown because of their religion. Then this Plantation System was established in America to accommodate transplanted British subjects to the New World colonies–both desirable and undesirable–creating new and often still unsearched records for your ancestors.<\/li>\n
  4. Using Immigration Sources to Document Foreign Places of Birth (ORIGINS).<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Experienced level.\u00a0 You must know the specific place of origin to search in foreign countries,\u00a0 Begin with what you know and add to those facts as much as you can from American records first<\/strong>. Examples:\u00a0 Church affiliation, military loyalties, political conflicts–for choice of neighborhoods to settle in, for cemeteries to be buried in, to explain the wording of wills and other property documents.\u00a0 Church affiliation in the U.S. can identify the right church, in Europe, to search–and by law, the province or kingdom.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you have been hungering for a good old genealogy conference where you can learn the latest search techniques and the easiest sources to extend hard-to-find ancestors–register right away for this MidWest Family History Expo. \u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

    And order the printed syllabus<\/span>.\u00a0 You can print out the handouts for those classes you plan to take, once you have registered.\u00a0 If you get the whole syllabus, you will also get the handouts for a whole year of genealogy events!\u00a0 I have 15 different handouts in this 2014 Syllabus.\u00a0 Ruby Coleman has 8 handouts, including a new one on the Nebraska Homestead Records Online!\u00a0 And you get the handouts of speakers who will not be with us in Kearney, like Stephen Morse and Billy Edgington–Billy’s handout on the Miller Roll (Cherokee) Applications is especially valuable.\u00a0 Over 335 pages of genealogy knowledge!<\/p>\n

    Nebraska Genealogy is on the edge of real achievement–don’t be left behind.\u00a0 Register to attend today.\u00a0 And bring your pedigree chart and family charts for FREE, expert help tracing your hard-to-find lines.\u00a0 I’m in the exhibit hall when I am not speaking. And you can ask me questions to your heart’s content.\u00a0 I’m also bringing a bunch of my research publications that address specific research needs.\u00a0 And you can browse through them and buy those you find of greatest interest to take home for the long winter months coming.
    \nYour favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle\u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/p>\n

    PS\u00a0 It’s up to us to jump-start genealogy again in Nebraska.\u00a0 Will you help?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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