The Annual Seminar of the Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will be held on NOVEMBER 9, 2024, and feature renown genealogist Sunny Morton.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH 2024 AT Christ United Methodist Church IN Kettering, Ohio
Sunny Morton will present the following four classes:
Comparing the U.S. Newspaper Giants
Over a billion digitized newspaper pages are now searchable at online historical newspaper
archives, but which should you use? My tips, encouragement, and comparative analyses will
help you more confidently choose and use newspaper websites.
Born to be Filed: A Story of Civil Birth Registration in the United States
Ever wonder why you can’t find infant birth records for relatives even when they should exist?
Or what delayed birth records are and whether they are worth finding? Follow with me the
fascinating story of how infant and adult civil birth records came about in the U.S.
Help! There’s No Class on Researching My Ancestral Homeland
If you haven’t been able to learn how to research your roots in a specific ancestral homeland,
this class is for you. Learn about strategies for building your family tree in far-flung places.
Fable or Fact? Verifying Old Family Stories
Though you may never be able to fully prove (or disprove) some stories, this lecture demon-
strates how to “de-mythify” handed-down tales.
BONUS PRESENTATION
During lunch, Sunny will give a 30-minute presentation on Ohio River Adventures.
