Are you too still searching for 'your' Ole Olson? You haven't found that ancestor in the census or the index! Did your ancestors settle in northern Wisconsin or Minnesota? Do you just need a fresh new way to look at what is already in your genealogy files (or paper piles...like on MY desk!) How do you evaluate evidence, is there a system for this! The answers to all this and more April 4 & 5 at Gene-A-Rama 2003 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin featuring Patricia Law Hatcher, CG, FASG and James Warren with additional speakers Joanne M. Sher, Lori Bessler, Jerry Paulson, Jack Brissee and Ruth Steffen. Early registration needs postmark of March 22nd. http://www.wsgs.org Beginning Genealogy Creating Pedigree Charts and Family Group Sheets Keeping Track of How you know all this Stuff Birth, Marriage, Death and Census Records Why Use Land Records? Because they are the most underused records in genealogy and they always tell us about our ancestors lives Resources at Minnesota Historical Society an overview of what is available and access from home or in St Paul Access & Changes to Wisconsin Vital Records an insight into changes and how to deal with them Look Again! What did you Miss? reexamine your files, you may already have found the answer Tales the Census Taker Told me how to glean much more information from census records Researching in Northwestern Wisconsin & Northeastern Minnesota find out about this regions resources Evaluting Evidence -- A methodology for every day each new piece of information should be systematically evaluated Wisconsin Land Records describes and identifies the locations throughout the state Can Vesterheim Center help me find MY Ole Olson? tips & methods when using the Vesterheim Genealogical Center My Ancestor isn't in the Census! Are you sure? suggested approaches that may lead to finding that ancestor Several vendors will also be at Gene-A-Rama, so if you need to get those fancy family charts for the family reunion or books and county guides for the summer research trip -- this is your chance! http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/seminar.htm questions? contact Rollie Littlewood <[email protected]>