Thank you to Co-Chairs Gail Schau & Jean Gray; Committee Members Al Bromling, Maxine Maxwell, Ed Hall; Library Associate Fran Bartolotta; & branch members who made this a successful workshop.

How Archives Can Assist the Genealogist — Josephine Sallis

(1) Types of materials, content and coverage at the SPRA, (2) types of records: archival, library and reference files, and (3) basic finding aids and how to read them.

Irish Resources : Locating Your Tools! — Lyn Meehan

Irish genealogy can be challenging! To master it, family historians first need to understand the nature and lasting effects of key events in Ireland's history. After suffering the ravages of civil war, priceless legal and historical records were lost in the permanent destruction of Dublin's Public Record Office. Whether starting an Irish genealogical library or researching your family tree, join Lyn Meehan and acquaint yourself with books, periodicals, maps and electronic resources that will help you overcome the hurdles imposed by such tragic loss.

Afternoon Break

Door Prizes

RULES:

All prizes donated will be awarded throughout the conference/workshop and attendees must be present to win. Prize donations may come in the form of books, gift certificates for services, membership subscriptions, DNA kits, software, thumb drives, etc. Unclaimed Door Prizes will be redrawn.

Room Closes

Deanna Bullock —

Cochrane FHC Director

Biography 

Deanna Bullock stumbled into her passion of family history research as a teenager when she saw her mother struggling to figure out a dos based family history program so she could research their maternal Hungarian ancestors. As a teenager Deanna decided she could figure it out and she did thereby unwittingly putting herself in the position of de facto genealogist for her family. Deanna Bullock received her Bachelor of Arts in Family History from Brigham Young University in Utah, and a Master of Arts in History with a specialty in Social History from the University of Alberta. She is currently the director of the Cochrane Family History Centre and teaches classes and conference workshops throughout Western Canada.

Professional Genealogist

Biography 

Family historian and genealogy consultant, popular lecturer and retired library reference specialist, Lyn Meehan has worked in public, academic, government and historical library environments worldwide. Currently, Lyn is a team member and the sole genealogist for Canada’s Casualty Identification Program with the DHH and Department of National Defence. Her role in this ten-member team, is to research fallen WWI, WWII and Korean soldiers and locate living family members. Lyn’s thirty-five years of professional and anecdotal experience combine for insightful search strategies and an arsenal of tactics that will benefit genealogists of all levels. Visit Lyn at www.lynmeehan.com

Josephine Sallis —

South Peace Regional Archivist

Biography 

A former member of the Canadian Air Force Reserves, Josephine earned her Masters of Archival Studies at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Over the years, Josephine has worked at several institutions: an internship at the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, project and volunteer archivist at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, curator for the Copperbelt Railway and Mining Museum, Statement Gathering Archivist for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as well as several research projects. Josephine left her home in Winnipeg two and half years ago to become the archivist at the South Peace Regional Archives.