Buffalo, NY-[October 23, 2010]
Seeking to support the rising interest in genealogy, the Buffalo Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be hosting a Family History Seminar in Amherst on Saturday, October 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is geared toward the general public and all are welcome, admission and parking are free. It will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1424 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY (between Youngs and Hopkins).
The seminar will feature guided access to on-line genealogy resource and classes on topics such as “Getting Started”, “Immigration Information,” “Writing a Personal History,” “Cemetery Resources,” and “Breaking Through Your Brick Walls”. There also will be specific workshops on German, Italian, British and Polish research. The teachers include multiple family history consultants who have been involved in genealogy for over 20 years; including Jim Lawson who has an emphasis on the Civil War years. He is a professional genealogist and a member of Western New York Genealogical Society and Niagara County Genealogical Society. Also, Bob Coomber who is a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution, past member of the Mayflower Society, and husband to a woman with seven connections to the Mayflower passengers and is the Corresponding Secretary for the Rochester Genealogical Society. Near the end of the seminar there will be a Question and Answer Session where you will have the chance to ask questions about your own research problems or findings. Our panel is comprised of over 30 years of experienced researchers including Diane Blaser the president of the Western New York Genealogical Society.
“Our commitment to helping people connect with their ancestors is rooted in our beliefs,” said Buffalo Stake President Stephen Free, the ecclesiastical leader of the local unit comprising 8 congregations and over 3,000 members in Amherst, Orchard Park, Niagara Falls, Lancaster, Lockport, Buffalo, Freedom, and Cattaraugus. “We believe that all family members --those living, those past, and those future -- share an enduring bond that reaches across the generations. This is why we do family research ourselves, and why we encourage others to do it also.”
The Church has established over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries and operates one of the most popular genealogical services on the Internet free of charge at http://www.familysearch.org/. The site contains access to more than a billion genealogical records from more than 110 counties and territories.
For more information and to register, please visit the Family History Seminar website: http://www.buffalofamilyhistoryseminar.blogspot.com/
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide religion whose central purpose is to help all people come unto Christ. Church membership is currently over 13 million, with over half of the members living outside the United States, and more than 50,000 missionaries actively serving in 162 countries.
Seeking to support the rising interest in genealogy, the Buffalo Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be hosting a Family History Seminar in Amherst on Saturday, October 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is geared toward the general public and all are welcome, admission and parking are free. It will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1424 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY (between Youngs and Hopkins).
The seminar will feature guided access to on-line genealogy resource and classes on topics such as “Getting Started”, “Immigration Information,” “Writing a Personal History,” “Cemetery Resources,” and “Breaking Through Your Brick Walls”. There also will be specific workshops on German, Italian, British and Polish research. The teachers include multiple family history consultants who have been involved in genealogy for over 20 years; including Jim Lawson who has an emphasis on the Civil War years. He is a professional genealogist and a member of Western New York Genealogical Society and Niagara County Genealogical Society. Also, Bob Coomber who is a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution, past member of the Mayflower Society, and husband to a woman with seven connections to the Mayflower passengers and is the Corresponding Secretary for the Rochester Genealogical Society. Near the end of the seminar there will be a Question and Answer Session where you will have the chance to ask questions about your own research problems or findings. Our panel is comprised of over 30 years of experienced researchers including Diane Blaser the president of the Western New York Genealogical Society.
“Our commitment to helping people connect with their ancestors is rooted in our beliefs,” said Buffalo Stake President Stephen Free, the ecclesiastical leader of the local unit comprising 8 congregations and over 3,000 members in Amherst, Orchard Park, Niagara Falls, Lancaster, Lockport, Buffalo, Freedom, and Cattaraugus. “We believe that all family members --those living, those past, and those future -- share an enduring bond that reaches across the generations. This is why we do family research ourselves, and why we encourage others to do it also.”
The Church has established over 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries and operates one of the most popular genealogical services on the Internet free of charge at http://www.familysearch.org/. The site contains access to more than a billion genealogical records from more than 110 counties and territories.
For more information and to register, please visit the Family History Seminar website: http://www.buffalofamilyhistoryseminar.blogspot.com/
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide religion whose central purpose is to help all people come unto Christ. Church membership is currently over 13 million, with over half of the members living outside the United States, and more than 50,000 missionaries actively serving in 162 countries.
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