Carrie Ann Cook
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Carrie Ann Cook is a published author, illustrator and free-lance photographer. She holds an AA and BS in Elementary Education. Having certified for teaching in several states, she has taught elementary grades as well as genealogy, writing and computer classes at the Northeast Technology Center, Afton, Oklahoma. She has also served the Miami (Oklahoma) Public Library as Genealogy and Local History Specialist.  Currently, she is the owner of Gregath Company, Inc. and Webmaster of assorted sites. Carrie has been active in various genealogy, speaking and history organizations (including service and lineal) throughout the years. She served the Oklahoma Division UDC for the 2008-2010 administration as state Historian as well as currently holding several assorted chapter offices in other organizations. By age 40, she has already been public speaking on genealogical, historical and writing/publishing topics for nearly two decades.  A life long learner, she enjoys new insights offered while attending educational opportunities such as Historical Preservation Conferences, NIGR, and recently, various lectures at the Federation of Genealogy Societies National Conference in Birmingham, Alabama in 2012.

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October 27-28, 2013: Genealogy in the Woods, Northeast OK

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• Barnstorming With Brainstorming - a version given as 2007 FGS/GSG Lecture
• Basic Branding - a version given as 2010 FGS/GSG Lecture
• Dress for Success and Your Audience - a version given as 2008 FGS/GSG Lecture
• Hunting the Female Ancestor
• Researching the Red Man: Not all Indian Chiefs and Princesses
• Money for Nothing: Making Money with Volunteers - a version given as 2007 FGS Lecture
• Photos are worth 1,000 words, but captions are important too
• PR 101: Strong Response with the Basics - a version given as 2007 FGS Lecture
• Recording the Family Jewels: An Organized Oral History Approach
• Slowing the March of Time (Materials Conservation/Preservation)
  • Earth, Wind, Fire (& Water) Summary - a version given as 2007 FGS Lecture

   

• E-Marketing Your Publication
• Selecting a Long Term Publisher
• Publishing for Beginners - What' the best way to get a book it published?
• Okie Self Publishing

• Writing Family History for Pleasure and Profit Series (or overview) | Click here for information for optional accompanying college text.

  • Format: Backbone of a book - What to use?
  • Clips & Tips - cutting the book size without cutting quality.
  • Hybrid Books: Offer (almost) everything you always wanted in your book.
  • Publishing: Paper or Plastic
  • Publishing for Pennies Electronically - a version given as 2007 FGS Lecture
  • Captivating Captions
  • Saddled with Combing the Spiral of Soft Cover Design Choices
  • Be Prepared! Manuscript Mechanics
  • Slashing a manuscript's size without killing the message
  • Self Publishing: Group DIY
  • Publishing by Committee: Where to Start
• What's In A Name? Series
  • Archival Quality
  • Self Publishing
  • Vanity Publisher - A Case Study: Gregath Company, Inc.
  • Basic Branding - a version given as 2010 FGS/GSG Lecture

• What’s Online for the Genealogist Series (computer{s} optional) 
  • Your World According to Google: A whirlwind tour of "What's in it for me?"
    • Google Drive Individual Session
    • Google Maps Individual Session
    • Gmail Individual Session
  • Mining for Rare Gems in the Oklahoma Indian Pioneer Histories
  • Specific Search Engines
  • Cyndi's List
  • Rootsweb
  • US GenWeb
  • World GenWeb
  • Using E-lists, Bulletin Boards and Usenet
  • Using eBay to enlarge or complete a collection
  • eBay tools and tips
  • Online searching & Researching (detailed or quick)
  • Expand your search using email and forms
  • Power Search
• Maximizing your Genealogy Search Online (computer{s} optional)  

• Know Your Computer Genealogy Tools Series (presentation can by Individual computer{s} available, digital projector, or handouts):
  • Basic Microsoft Windows (from version 98 to 7)
  • Utilizing Microsoft Office (from version 98 to 2010)
  • Basic Microsoft Word (from version 98 to 2010)
  • Basic Internet Browser (Explorer)
  • Basic Internet Browser (Netscape)
  • Email and Beyond (Outlook)
  • Email (Outlook Express)
  • Basic PowerPoint
  • Making PowerPoint Unique not Distracting - a version given as 2011 FGS/GSG Lecture
  • PowerPoint: Take the Plunge - a version given as 2008 FGS Lecture
  • PowerPoint: from scrapbooks to presentations
  • Power Up With PowerPoint/For Speakers
  • Basic Microsoft Publisher
  • Basic Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft FrontPage (web design)
  • Make your computer perform - Often overlooked tricks of the Microsoft Windows Operating System (up to version 7).
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Basic Adobe Photoshop
  • Photo Magic with Photoshop

   

• Technology
  • Blogs and Content
  • Organized Blogs
  • Meat and Potatoes Websites
  • Basic Facebook
  • Getting the most from Facebook
  • Are PC's contagious and do I (or my organization) want to catch one?

• Youth & Education:
  • Children and Oral History
  • Family history applied to the classroom
  • Family History: Scout Badge of Honor
  • Genealogy in the Classroom
  • Halloween Equals Family History Month
  • Pioneers in the Classroom
  • Pow-Wows and Students
  • School publications - a valuable printed resource
  • Using Multi-Media to bring Genealogy to the Classroom

   

• Historical & Fun:
  • Don't let the light go out on your history
  • Celebrate Oklahoma History Today and Tomorrow
  • Pioneering from a Woman's Perspective (Oklahoma Land Run/Lockhart Case Study)
  • The Peoria Spook Light
  • Social media is a way to share history freely

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