A Day with Michael John Neill

 

Michael John Neill has actively been involved in genealogy research for nearly thirty years. An experienced courthouse, library, and archive researcher, he has written hundreds of how-to genealogy articles, given seminars on genealogy across the United States and lead research trips to the Allen County Public Library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Michael has a master's degree in mathematics and is a professor at a community college in Illinois. He writes a regular genealogy how-to newsletter, Casefile Clues, which focuses on intermediate and advanced level research problems. 

Topics:

• Searching Techniques on Ancestry and Family Search: This presentation will focus on organizing your searches, effective search strategies, and problem-solving. 
• Determining Your Own Migration Trail: Our ancestor probably was a part of a larger chain of migration. See how to determine where your ancestor fit into that chain and how that knowledge can help your research. 
• Seeing the Patterns: This session discusses a variety of ways to organize information with the intent of noticing trends, overlooked pieces of information, etc. Get beyond basic charts and forms. 
• When Your Dude Is Lost: This session will discuss ways to work around that ancestor who appears to have been dropped off or picked up by a UFO. 
• Brick Walls A-Z: An alphabetical list of techniques to get around that genealogical brick wall. 

Date:  June 2, 2012

Time:  8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Place:  Prairie View Room at North Kansas City Hospital, at the intersection of Walker Road and Amour Road in North Kansas City (just east of I-35 and the Armour Road exit).  Campus Map  The Prairie View Room is on the 1st floor of the Pavilion.  Park in the Visitor Garage.

Cost:  $25 for members of the Northland Genealogy Society and $35 for non-members.  For those who would like to join NGS, the $35 fee will cover the membership dues for the rest of 2012.

 

Click here for the brochure and registration form.

 

 

 

At each of our meetings we offer an opportunity for members to "brag" about some genealogical find, for example, a long searched for grave, a missing family member, an ancestor in a ship's passenger list and the like.  For bragging, you contribute $1.  This fund will be accumulated and then when we have enough funds, we will have a drawing and use the money to give a member a subscription to an on-line service or a book or something else the genealogist desires.  This method gives us a way to tap into all the vast experience and knowledge among our members.  (From the March 2011 newsletter)