Hamilton Branch – Ontario Genealogical Society Seminar

Region IV of the Ontario Canada Genealogical Society presents a seminar featuring Elizabeth Kelly Kerstens, CG, CGL.  Kerstens is, probably, best known as the creator of the software program, Clooz– the electronic filing cabinet for genealogical records, and co-creator of the software program Gene Weaver for your family health history.  She is managing editor of both Genealogical Computing and the NGS Newsmagazine.

Kerstens authored the books Plymouth’s First Century: Innovators and Industry, a photo history of Plymouth, Michigan, and Plymouth in Vintage Postcards, a postcard history of 20th century Plymouth. She is an award-winning author of genealogical articles. She has served as Program Chair for the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan from 2004-2006. She is one of the directors of Celtic Quest, LLC, a company that leads genealogical research trips to Dublin and Belfast, Ireland. Spend the day learning about techniques to assist you with your Irish and US research.

• 9:00 a.m.     Registration begins with coffee and snacks provided
  9:30 a.m.     Region IV business meeting
  10:30 a.m.   Break
  10:45 a.m.   Session 1 – “Separating Fact from Blarney in Irish Oral Tradition”
  11:45 a.m.   LUNCH – on your own (The Food Court in Jackson Square is adjacent to the Library with a variety of places.)
  1:00 p.m.    Session 2 – “Research in Great Lakes States”
  2:15 p.m.    Break
  2:30 p.m.    Session 3 –“They Went Down With the Ship, but Do Their Records Survive?”