The link leads to the handouts offered by the speakers. Some are specific to Mississippi genealogy, and others are best practices for genealogy research in general. Take a look at them. It looks like a terrific day for genealogy buffs! Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Pack" <e.j.pack@natchezbelle.org> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:25 AM Subject: [STATE-COORD] MSGenWeb Seminar Report "Researchin' Mississippi" A genealogy workshop was presented by MSGenWeb volunteers at the new Brandon Public Library, Brandon, Rankin County, MS on April 16, 2005. The event was coordinated by MSGenWeb CC Jackie Rhodes. It was sponsored by The Rankin County Historical Society, and The Friends of the Brandon Library, with special assistance by library contact Jonelle Anderson. The goal was to help raise funds for the new Genealogy Room. Approximately 22 MSGenWeb volunteers and family members from around the country attended and/or participated in the day long event. Others who could not attend were extremely helpful in the preparation. This was truly a whole state effort. The turnout was excellent, and the reviews have been great. This seminar is the fourth such activity in which MSGenWeb has participated over the years. That's a tremendous tribute to each and every MSGW volunteer. It's not an easy task to pull something like this together via a mail list and an occasional phone call, sometimes scurrying at the last minute to solve an unexpected problem. Yet the MSGenWeb volunteers accomplished it well. They helped a lot of researchers, made new friends, and had a *lot* of fun and laughs in the process. I am honored to be State Coordinator for such a great group of volunteers. For more information and photographs: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msgenweb/seminar/index.htm Thank you, Ellen Pack State Coordinator, MSGenWeb