Seminars
The Seattle Genealogical Society features two all-day seminars per year.
Each Spring we bring in a nationally recognized genealogical speaker. In the Fall, we hold a seminar focused on a particular theme with local experts.
Spring 2012 Seminar Information
The Seattle Genealogical Society Spring 2012 Seminar features national speaker, George G. Morgan,
of The Genealogy Guys Podcasts on Saturday, 19 May, 2012. His range of genealogical interests and speaking topics is among the most diverse in the genealogical speaking community. With the advent of electronic research materials, he has become a recognized expert in using software programs, databases, Internet resources, online databases, Internet genealogical mailing lists and message boards, search engines, directories, subscription databases, and all the major online services around the world. He will bring his knowledge of technology and his passion for genealogy in an informative seminar. This year we will be meeting in the cushy comfort of the McEachern Auditorium at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI.) Last fall SGS members voted for the topics that George Morgan would present and the winning topics are:
Bring 'Em, Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile
The people we’re tracing participated in the life of their historical times, led complex lives, and interacted with one another. Organizing the information we collect into a biographical profile can help you begin to recognize character traits and decision patterns. This seminar presents a methodology and a structured model for taking the details you collect about your ancestor and creating a biographical profile.
Advanced Genealogical Research Methodologies for the Internet
We’ll examine a variety of genealogical and newspaper databases, how to use search engines to locate genealogy data across the Internet, and how to use social
media to research your ancestry.
New Ways to Research Our Roots
This session takes the attendees from our beginnings to the future of genealogical research. It concentrates on products, services, technology, and initiatives that are advancing our research each day. Learn about new research resources available today and trends into the future with books, records, digitization, DNA, and more.
Sidestep Genealogy
Brick wall research blocks are inevitable. It is then that we must use our most creative research skills, and move to other family members. Sidestep genealogy
means researching these alternative individuals, their records, the places that they lived, and other resources.
George G. Morgan is president of Aha! Seminars, Inc. He also managed the development of an award-winning PC-based EDI software package. He worked for Advantis, a subsidiary of IBM. He is co-host of The Genealogy Guys© Podcast, the longest running genealogy podcast in the world. They began producing The Genealogy GuysSM Videocast in 2009, George is the author of eight landmark genealogy books: The Genealogy Forum on America Online: The Official User’s Guide; the award-winning Your Family Reunion: How to Plan It, Organize It, and Enjoy It. His award-winning book, How to Do Everything with Your Genealogy, has been a part of its highly successful “How to Do Everything” series. He has written the first and second editions of The Official Guide to Ancestry.com.
Previous seminar topics and speakers include:
Fall 2011: Military Records: The Price of Freedom Isn't Free
Spring 2011: Colleen Fitzpatrick
Fall 2010: On the Move: US Migration
Spring 2010: Elissa Scalise Powell
Fall 2009: Oral History
Spring 2009: John Philip Colletta