 
Sue Tolbert
President of Muskogee County Genealogical Society
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Autobiography
Web Information
Session Information
Autobiography
Having
been serious about genealogy since I was a teenager, it was only natural
that I would wind up studying cemeteries since they are such a great
source of information. When my kids were small they thought that a
cemetery was a place to have picnics! About three years ago I began
working as a volunteer at the Muskogee Public Library. Seeing that there
was not a good source of cemetery information available for the county
researchers, I began collecting and compiling information. Many cemetery
trips later, mapping, surveying, photographing and documenting 153
cemeteries in Muskogee County, I am still in the "collection and
compilation" process (like genealogy...it will never be
"done"!). Believing that the internet was a good way to reach
out and help a lot of people, I tried something else new to me and
learned how to create web pages. I've established my own websites and
work with others as co-webmaster to help get free information online.
Although
I'd never taught genealogy other that one on one and in small groups, I
decided that if you really love what you are doing, know your subject
and love to talk (and I do!) then others will be interested in what you
have to say. I have enjoyed teaching workshops, giving presentations to
genealogical societies and helping researchers learn about resources
through my volunteer work and as a part time library employee in the
Grant Foreman Room at the Muskogee Public Library.
Presently,
I am a member of the National Genealogical Society, Oklahoma
Genealogical Society, and President of the Muskogee County Genealogical
Society and working to become a Board Certified Genealogist.
Web
Information
Email
address
tolbert6@cox.net
Muskogee
County Genealogy and History
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ok/county/muskogee
Saving
Graves-Muskogee County
http:///www.usgennet.org/usa/ok/county/muskogee1
Shelby
County Illinois-US GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilshelb2/shelby.htm
Oklahoma
US GenWeb Archives:
Muskogee County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/muskogee/muskogee.htm
Sequoyah
County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html
Okmulgee
County
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okmulgee/okmulgee.html
Oklahoma
Lawmen and Outlaws
http://www.rootsweb.com/~oklawmen/lawmen.htm
Oklahoma
Veterans Memorial Page
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ok/topic/veterans/
Muskogee
County Genealogical Society
http://rootsweb.com/~okmuscgs/index.htm
Session
Information: Cemeteries & Digital
Photography
Cemeteries
and Their Bones
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Using
death records to find an ancestor's grave
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How
to locate cemeteries
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Cemetery
history
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Cemetery
symbolism
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Types
of grave markers
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Analyzing
grave markers
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Creating
a rubbing
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Grave
marker photography
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Cemetery
preservation and restoration
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Conducting
cemetery surveys
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Taking
a cemetery trip
Instruction
in source citation is included throughout the presentation.
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Digital
Photography
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information to come.
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