The Alabama Genealogical Society is pleased to announce Mr. Curt Witcher, is the speaker for the Society's Spring Seminar. Mr. Witcher is manager of the Historical Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Witcher is also President of the National Genealogical Society. AGS Seminar: Saturday, May 3, 2003 "Eclectic Genealogical Sleuthing" Brock Forum, Dwight Beeson Hall Samford University, Birmingham TOPICS: "Fingerprinting Our Families: Using Ancestral Origins as a Genealogical Research Key" Topics covered in this lecture include how to build a historical context . . .paying attention to all sorts of patterns (naming, migration, etc.) and locating repositories for various ethnic groups. "Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research" State and local government documents are also covered. "An Ancestor's Death - A time for Reaping". This talk spotlights numerous "happenings" surrounding an individual's death that can generate records. "Pain in the Access: Getting More from the Internet for Your Genealogy". This presentation will demonstrate sites and strategies for getting more meaningful data from the web. For additional information, please contact Jyl Hardy, President, at jylhardy@bellsouth.net