Last call for CD sales of lectures from the St. Louis Genealogical Society Fair - "A Field Guide to Successful Genealogy". CDs sales will stop on 30 July 2007. Further information is at http://www.stlgs.org/fairCds.htm These sessions included. 37A: Research by Time Period: Which records will help your genealogical research? The answer revolves around the time period in which you are working. By dividing your research into four time periods, you will learn about the most important and genealogically rich records in each era. 37B: Stalking the Wild Ancestor: A Guide to Illinois Resources: This talk will briefly cover some of the Illinois material available locally and in the Chicago area and then concentrate on Illinois, with equal time spent on web and print resources. 37C: Beginning Genealogy: In this overview of how to get started and do it the right way, you will learn about the basic forms genealogists use to document and organize their information, what kinds of records are available, and where these records can be found. 37D: Death: One Event--Many Records: Death creates more records than any other vital event in our ancestors' lives. These records should play a major roll in our research. Learning how you can tie them all together can help you uncover new facts about your ancestors. 37E: Family History and Public Records: Plans and Projections at the Missouri State Archives: Missouri's State Archivist will offer a statewide view of Archives public records projects, including those in the St. Louis area, as well as a discussion of new website initiatives. 37F: Using Military Records: From enlistment papers to pension payments the records of a soldier can extend for decades after the conflict is over. Knowing what kinds of records are available and what you can do with them will help you to learn more about your ancestors' military service and their lives as pensioners. 37G: The County Mouse and the City Mouse Arrive in St. Louis Hear the adventures of two German immigrants arriving in the St. Louis area in 1832. Both were highly educated and taught to respect centuries of family tradition, yet they were faced with adapting to frontier St. Louis of the 1830s. One decided to stay in rural St. Charles County and the other moved to the northern St. Louis County area and rented land from General Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. 37H: Storing Digital Files: Where to Put Them and How to Get Them There: Jump drives, flash drives, thumb drives, travel drives, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, internal and external hard drives . . . Are you confused about all the places in which you can store your files? How and where to save your valuable files is of utmost concern to genealogists. This talk will help you sort out the possibilities, so your digital data can be protected. 37J: When Your Ancestor Speaks, Are You Listening? Time and time again, your ancestors try to talk to you via their stories, special interests, photographs, memorabilia, and documents. Are you listening? 37L: National Archives Finding Aids: Time in Washington, D.C., is always too short. Don't waste time looking for records when you get there. Prepare your research strategy before you leave home, using National Archives finding aids, and hit the front door running. 37M: What Should You Believe? As a genealogist, you have documents filed away at home. Are you truly getting the most out of those records? Are those documents worthy of further review? What if there is conflicting information? Learn how to review the facts and weigh the evidence. 36O: Mining Probate Records: Probate is the legal process to distribute the assets of a person after his/her death. For the genealogist, probate records can provide an amazing source of information about the family. They can establish inter-generational links and can give a detailed view into the life of the deceased person. Come and learn what a rich source of information probate records can be.