AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP

AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP OF THE MIAMI VALLEY

Proposed Programs/Topics for 2009-2010 year

	DATE	LOCATION/TOPIC
1	September 26, 2009	Oxford, Ohio. Smith Regional History Library, 15 South College Ave. Topic: African American Resources at the Smith Regional History Library
2	October 24, 2009	Trotwood, Ohio. Public Library. Topic: “How do I get started?”
3	November 21, 2009	Springfield, Ohio. Topic: “Genealogy 101”
4	December, 2009	Possible ‘time to share by members’, place “TBD” or no meeting, decision to be discussed at September meeting.
5	January 23, 2010	Dayton, Ohio. (Possibly at the Urban League Building, and using their computers) Topic: “Using the internet to research”
6	February 27, 2010	Yellow Springs, Ohio. Topic: “Using DNA to find your Ancestors”
7	March 27, 2010	Xenia, Ohio. Greene County Library topic: “What are some roadblocks and how to overcome those Roadblocks”
8	April 24, 2010	Cincinnati, Ohio. Location ‘TBD’ Topic: “Using Obituaries to find lost relatives”.
9	May 22, 2010	Place to be determined. Topic: “What information can I get from land records, deeds and other miscellaneous documents”
10	June 26, 2010	Dayton, Ohio. Arthur O. Fisher Park. Topic: “Relax and enjoy the outing” as we take our summer break.
11	September 25, 2010	Place TBD, Topic: “Do I want to publish my work?” What are the pro and the cons? Panel discussion.
12	October 23, 2010	Place TBD. Topic: “Now that I have decided, I want to publish, how can I get my work published, how will it be done? Will I self publish? Or contract with a publisher?

*Possible topic that we can have is a presentation on “Scrapbooking your family history”. I have talked to someone who is willing to show us how. This cannot be done in December.

**Please keep in mind that people are needed to make these programs happen, places have to be secured and the programs shown here are suggestions, not written stone. The September 2009 program at the Smith Library has been confirmed and space allowed for the meeting. The library has been very generous and has set aside an almost ‘open’ time for us (1-5PM). There will be a presentation by the librarian and time to browse as well as to tour the library’s facilities. Therefore, dates, places and topics can be rearranged to a different order.