Monday, June 23, 2014

Register for 2 genealogy webinars this week: Copyright Mythconceptions (Judy Russell) and Native American (Angela Walton-Raji)

Join us this Wednesday AND Friday for two exciting genealogy webinars presented by Angela Walton-Raji and Judy Russell. On Wednesday, Angela will present "Documenting Native American Families in 19th and 20th Century Records" and on Friday Judy will present "Copyright Mythconceptions."
Wednesday - Documenting Native American Families in 19th and 20th Century Records by Angela Walton-Raji
Araji-100Native American ancestry is often perceived as a lineage difficult to trace. There are a number of records from public resources that reflect Indian communities, both large and small. This workshop will illustrate the records found in both 19th and 20th century collections. To be discussed will be traditional census records and how to find unique tribal communities, as well as specific Indian rolls from New England to the western frontier.
Click here to download/print/save the handouts, 6 pages (available for annual or monthly webinar subscribers).
Friday - Copyright Mythconceptions by Judy Russell
Presenter-8755What we don’t know about copyright law can hurt us – right in the pocketbook! Here’s a guide to the most common mistakes and misunderstandings about copyright and what we can and can’t do with materials created by others in our family research.
Click here to download/print/save the handouts, 8 pages (available for annual or monthly webinar subscribers).
Webinar Reminder: Join us for the live webinars Wednesday, June 25, 2014 and Friday, June 27, 2014, both at 2:00pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
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We look forward to seeing you all there!

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