Family History Expos ::

Betsy Frith Gottsponer, MLS

Born a third-generation Yuma native, Ms. Gottsponer holds BA, MA, and MLS degrees. She currently works at Gila Vista Junior High School as a professional librarian. She has taught genealogy courses at Arizona Western College for 25 years. She serves on boards of local and state genealogical societies.

Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo 2008

November 14, 2008

Time:	Syllabus:	Room:	Title:
10:00 AM		Palo Verde III	In the Beginning -- Just Getting Started
(Beginner) Questions, questions, questions. Where do I begin? How do I start? What if I only know my own name? Here are some answers: look at home first, see what has already been done, learn about where your people lived and worked, and be sure to document everything.

November 15, 2008

Time:	Syllabus:	Room:	Title:
01:00 PM		Palo Verde II	Recognizing Errors -- This Doesn\'t Make Sense
(Beginning - Experienced) You finally find the document you have been looking for, but something looks wrong. He can't have died before he was born. She can't have married after she died. What's going on here? Error are more common than we wish in the documents we are using to prove our family tree.

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