Join us Saturday, November 11, 2017.
Doors open at 12:00 noon. Bring a brown bag lunch and sit, chat, and share your genealogy stories with fellow family historians while you eat.
The program of lectures will begin at 1:00 p.m.
“Easy Interviewing Techniques” 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Not everyone is
comfortable asking questions of even close relatives, but interviewing is one
of the skills every researcher should be using to expand their knowledge beyond
the written word. Learn the basics and
more, as veteran researcher Donie Nelson prepares you to get the facts.
“Writing a Memoir: Your
Own Life, In Your Own Words”
2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
The most
important history you can leave your family, is the story of your own life. Who
else knows you better? Whether you are a minimalist and choose to sum up your
life in one page or you decide on a short story, this workshop will get you
started and you will go home with tips on how to keep your memoir personal,
factual and entertaining.
Presented by
Donie A. Nelson
Donie
Nelson has spent the
last 40 years working with writers for film and television. This experience
combined with her 35 years researching her Swedish-Scottish-Spanish ancestry makes
her the ideal person to present: Easy Interviewing Techniques and Writing a Memoir: Your Own Life, In Your Own
Words. As a recognized leader in the genealogical community,
Donie has focused on publications and promotion. She is currently Editor-in-Chief
of Nuestras Raices, the quarterly journal
published by the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America, and has edited
several genealogical newsletters as well as supervised the publication of the
book: “Abbot Kinney’s Venice of America” published by the Los Angeles WESTSIDE
Genealogical Society.
For more information please contact Charlotte Bocage.
Lunch and Learn
12:00 noon to 3:15 pm
Second Saturday of most months
Southern California Genealogical Society
& Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California
www.scgsgenealogy.com
No comments:
Post a Comment