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• Writing Family History for Pleasure and Profit (separate mini-lectures can include Establishing Goals, General Writing/Elements, Preparation of the Manuscript, Photographs/Artwork, Advertising & Marketing, and Workflow, Publishing by Committee, etc.)  See Also Individual Speakers Click here for information for optional accompanying college text. 
• Embracing Evidence! - Cite Your Sources
• Gennystems (Complete Hard Copy Record Keeping System)
• Beginning Your Search  (Computer Aided and Non-Computer available)
• Special Research Topics: Beginning Native American Searches
• Land Chronology Click here for information for optional accompanying publication.
• Calendar of American Wars and Campaigns Click here for information for optional accompanying publication.
• Effective Newsletters and How They Enhance Your Organization/Society
• Family Tradition Scrapbooking
• Fabulous Fund Raising (pictured)

Fredrea Cook - specific topics | Carrie Cook - specific topics

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Short Format Program Examples

The topics below are some of the subjects that can be presented at meetings and as short-format lectures.  These are perfect for meeting programs or can be combined with others here or above for longer seminars.  Looking for a short program?  Don't rule out any of the above topics - they can be scaled down as well.

• PowerPoint - Take the Plunge
• How To Plan An Ancestor Fair
• How To Increase Your Non-Profit Organization Book Donations
• Reading Soundex
• Reading Old Handwriting
• Here's the Rub - Cemetery Copies
• After the Flood (Slowing the March of Time - partial) 
• Earth, Wind, Fire (& Water) (Slowing the March of Time - partial) 
• Conserve Photos (Slowing the March of Time - partial) 
• Conserve Documents (Slowing the March of Time - partial) 
• Conserve Textiles (Slowing the March of Time - partial) 
• Research Organization
• Effective Query Writing
• Writing Press Releases
• E-Newsletters/E-zines (Effective Newsletters - partial)

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