See you at the Northwest Genealogy Conference
Excited to be speaking at the Northwest Genealogy Conference in August. Hope to see you there!
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The Battle for Bounty Land – Webinar Recording
Hi Everyone,
I had a great time last Wednesday evening presenting my class on The Battle for Bountly Land – War of 1812 to the Mexican American War. It’s a fabulous slice of American history and genealogy treasures well worth investigating.
Legacy Family Tree makes the webinars available, free to the public for a week after the event. So, you can listen to it at your convenience through next Tuesday. Follow the link here.
Here are a few of the very kind comments from those who attended:
Another AWESOME webinar – very meaningful – and will be very useful!!! Really enjoy the live immediate usage of presentation concepts and tools!!! THANKS TO ALL!!!Beth really laid it out in an understandable and concise manner! I’m ready to research:-)Beth was great! Gave new information I hadn’t heard previously. Thank you, Beth and Geoff!Beth was terrific. She clearly explained the types of records, where to find them, and how to use them in conjunction with other records. Thanks so much.Excellent presentation! This was the first webinar by Beth that I have attended. I will be looking at her other webinars in the Legacy library. Thanks again for a pleasurable and informative webinar.
If you enjoy this, please consider subscribing to the webinar series. There are almost 400 webinars in their archive including – now – five of mine!
Happy researching!
Upcoming Webinar – The Battle for Bounty Land
I’ll be returning to the Legacy Family Tree Webinar stage for the fifth time on Wednesday, August 10th to present my class – The Battle for Bounty Land – War of 1812 and the Mexican American War on August 10th.
This is a little-known story of how our ancestors literally had to fight to get benefits in the form of bounty land for their military service. There were winners and losers in the story, but the clear winner are the genealogists of today, who have a bounty of records because of this chapter in our history. Find military records, land records, migration stories, legal documents, and more.
I hope you’ll join me for this presentation and Q&A on this most fascinating, truly American story.
And did I mention it’s FREE?
All the details and registration form can be found here: http://familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=376. While you’re there, please check out my other classes in the Legacy Family Tree Webinar Archives.
See you online!
Northwest Genealogy Conference – August 17-20th
I am delighted to be presenting at the upcoming Northwest Genealogy Conference in Arlington, Washington.
I have the honor of presenting the opening day Free Beginner Classes – Introduction to Genealogy, Secrets of Ten Record Groups, and “If I’d Only Known – Beginner Mistakes.” These three classes are packed full of tips, tricks, techniques, and the all important resources to get you off to a running start in your genealogy research – or a great refresher if you have been at this awhile.
Additionally, I’ll be presenting two of my most popular classes – Problem Solving with Timelines and Problem Solving with FANs. Here you’ll find excellent tools to climb over even the most daunting of brick walls.
But to be sure, the conference isn’t about me. Headlining are three of the best genealogy speakers in the business – Claudia Breland, Lisa Louise Cooke, and Blaine Bettinger.
The Conference is August 17th to August 20th, hosted by the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington, Washington. All of the details and registration forms can be found at www.NwGC.org.
Hope to see you there!
Missouri State Genealogical Association Conference | A Look Back
Beth Foulk presenting at Missouri State Genealogy Assn Conference
I had the pleasure of returning to speak for the third consecutive year at the Missouri State Genealogical Association Annual Conference in Columbia, Mo. last weekend. For the first time, I had the opportunity to give a workshop, which is a 2-hour presentation where the subject matter can be explored in more depth than a standard 1-hour presentation. My workshop was on problem solving using timelines and FANs (friends/family, associates and neighbors). Then on Day 2, I was first up on the docket with my presentation on The Battle for Bounty Land: War of 1812 & Mexican/American War. It is a fascinating and little-told piece of American History that offers a huge wealth of records to the genealogist. The Conference was held at the lovely Stoney Creek Inn, which offers ample room and very nice accommodations for the attendees.
The featured speaker was Josh (D. Joshua) Taylor, who was absolutely exceptional. I’ve seen a fair number of “national speakers,” and I would easily put him at the top of my list. He had excellent content, visuals and delivery. And his subject matter was broad and deep. I could have sat through another several presentations by him. One of the neatest things at the conference was the “after dinner entertainment” he provided. After dinner on Friday evening (the first of the two days of the event), he did a 30-minute presentation with Q&A afterwards on life behind the scenes of the genealogy shows of which he has been a part. You may know him from Who Do You Think You Are? formerly on NBC and now on TLC, and currently on PBS’s Genealogy Roadshow, soon to start filming its next season in St. Louis, Mo! Nonetheless, if you get a chance to see him at a conference, put him high on your selection list. The class will be well worth your time.
Well, it was a great experience both speaking and participating in the annual MoSGA (Missouri State Genealogical Assn.) Conference. I know they’ve already made plans to return to Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia, MO next year, and the featured speaker will be Judy Russell – the Legal Genealogist. Mark your calendars now for next August!
Happy researching!