Montgomery - the Alabama Genealogical Society (AGS) will hold its annual Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 16, 2004, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. This seminar, titled "Writing Your Own History, The Secret System That Makes It Easy," will be presented by nationally known speaker, LaRae Free Kerr, M. Ed. Kerr began speaking publicly when only a child and started her research in family history when she was fifteen years old. She has continued to research, organize reunions, write and publish articles as well as an award-winning book and has taught college level composition for twenty-one years in Idaho, California and Utah. Kerr will bring considerable knowledge, application and expertise to the lectures, which will prove to be useful for all amateur and professional genealogists and researchers. The seminar will include the following lecture topics: *The Memory Jar: A simple system for remembering, organizing, documenting and writing memoirs. *Write Word Pictures: Make family histories lively through language. * SOS: Making sense from opinions and sources. *Twentieth Century Research: If 70% of pedigrees are wrong in the 20th Century, is yours? How do you know? The seminar will begin with refreshments at 9:00 a.m. outside the Milo Howard Auditorium in the ADAH Building and conclude at 3:30 p.m. Boxed lunches from Chappy's Deli will also be served for all pre-registered attendees. At least five vendors will be on hand making their goods and services available to seminar participants, including Southern Historical Press of South Carolina, Tuscaloosa Bindery, Heritage Publishing Consultants, Southern Genealogical Services, and Friends of the Alabama Archives. A registration flyer may be accessed at the AGS website at: www.archives.state.al.us/ags . The Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1958 to assist and support the research of its members by finding, safeguarding, preserving, and publishing records pertaining to Alabama families and their history. It is the only genealogical society in Alabama that serves all 67 counties. For more information contact: Marcia K. Collier 334-263-7594 work 334-567-2006 home