TreeRoots: Beyond the Basics

Registration Starts at 8:30 am

Presentation by Lori Thornton

Willard Library Special Collections Department 21 First Ave, 2nd Floor Evansville, IN 47710

For reservations call: (812) 425-4309 Email: lmartin@willard.lib.in.us

Online: http://www.willard.lib.in.us/calendar_of_events/ index.php?m=9
Select the courses you wish to register for.

Lunch will be catered by Ann Farney.

Session Topics (Please make reservations for each individual session that you plan to attend) Each session lasts 60 minutes • Two 30 minute breaks • Lunch is 1 1⁄2 hours.

9:00am – 10:00am: 10:00am–10:30am 10:30am – 11:30am 11:30am – 1:00pm 1:00pm – 2:00pm 2:00pm – 2:30pm 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Religious Records in the Bible Belt
Break
The Basics of DNA for the Family Historian
Lunch (Either by order or brought on your own)
Cousin Harry’s Tree Adventure and Other Newspaper Discoveries Break
Examining the Evidence

Lori Thornton is a professional genealogist, specializing in Southern states and religious records research. She serves as Technical Services Librarian at Carson – Newman College in Jefferson City, TN and assists the archivist with the needs of genealogical patrons. She enjoys making presentations on genealogy at the Carson – Newman, at historical and genealogical soci- ety meetings and at regional and national conferences for both libraries and genealogists. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, New England Historical Genealogical Society and several state, regional, and local societies.