Event Education-Genealogy 101 Beginning Genealogy

Genealogy 101-Beginning Genealogy 

by Deborah Atchley

Starting at the beginning and not in the middle is always a good strategy for genealogical research.  In this class we'll discuss genealogical research myths, tools to help you organize and delve into your research, resources, pitfalls to avoid along the way, determining fact or fiction in information you encounter, brick wall strategies for beginners, and other hints and suggestions to help you on your genealogical research journey.  All this is simply an introduction to the wonderful things you'll learn in detail in the following classes scheduled for this GEN 101 series of classes. 

Deborah Atchley got excited about genealogical research after watching Roots on TV in the late 1970's. After two careers, (software engineer and high school math and computer science teacher), she had a little more time to dig deeper into her family history.  She is active in several genealogical organizations and tries to keep up with the great changes happening in the genealogy online space.  She has helped a few people along the way, who contacted her because they were a DNA match to her and hoped she could help find their biological parents or grandparents.  Several of these searches have been successful and several are ongoing.