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THE GENCLASS NEWSLETTER - August 2007
http://www.genclass.com
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TOPICS:
= Long Time, No See?
by Linda Rakita
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Tip of the Month: City Directories.
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Upcoming classes: September and October
Welcome back to the GenClass newsletter!
This month's spotlight is on finding lost family and friends.
If
this is your first time reading this newsletter, welcome!
Our
monthly newsletter includes a featured article
by an expert GenClass instructor, a tip of the month,
and a list of upcoming courses.
If
you haven't checked out the great GenClass offerings,
why not do it now?
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Long Time, No See?
by Linda Rakita
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Have
you ever wondered what happened to your best friend from
grade school? Did a favorite uncle vanish years ago? Do you
long
to reminisce with a military buddy? How about reconnect with
a
long lost love? Would you like to voice your appreciation
to a
favorite teacher whose whereabouts are now unknown? Recall
youthful memories with your first roommate? Or are you an
adoptee,
adoptive parent or birth parent longing to learn the secrets
hidden
behind that closed door?
We all have at least a few people from our past who have
made a lasting impression upon our hearts. Dear family and
friends with whom we yearn to reconnect. But how do we find
them?
Where do we look? What tools do we need? Who will help me
learn how to search? And oh gosh! What in the world do we
say to them when we do make contact!
The
answers to these and other questions are close at hand.
GenClass.com offers online investigative courses
that walk you through each step of your unique journey and
into
post-reunion.
In
eight easy-to-understand lessons accessible from
the privacy of your home, learn the tricks of the
trade and the systems and secrets of an investigative search
specialist.
Eight chats provide the forum for any questions and concerns.
Many who yearn for reunion spend thousands of dollars to hire
an
investigator for one specific search. Offered through GenClass.com
at a fraction of that cost, you can learn to become your own
investigator,
equipped with the knowledge and tools to conduct as many
searches as you wish. Once you learn the ins and outs of searching,
the sky's the limit!
Before
you know it, friends and family will be asking you
to look for special people from their pasts. Your little brother
wants to find
his junior high school wrestling coach. Your widowed mother
is
curious about her first love. Your spouse wants to see what
can be found
on the contractor hired to repave the driveway. And your best
friend has
been begging you to find his zany Uncle Murray...
What
about you? If you have someone who lives lovingly in your
memory
(and, honestly, who doesn't?), come join our class for the
trip of a lifetime!
Our
next Adoption Investigative Course and Lost Friends and
Family Investigative Courses begin September 3, 2007.
Why
not enroll today and learn how to turn that question mark
into an exclamation point!
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Tip of the Month: City Directories
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Are you looking for someone in your generation or a previous
generation who has moved and for whom you can find no
forwarding address? Try city directories and look at the
neighbors to contact. Some may still be there and may be
in touch with their old friends!
See
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/
or http://www.cyndislist.com/citydir.htm
+---------------- UPCOMING CLASSES -------------------+
SEPTEMBER 2007: Classes start Monday, September 3, 2007
*
Adoption Investigative Class:
Detailed search advice and assistance for successfully locating
and
reuniting adoptees and birth families.
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Canadian Research - Part1:
This course does more than get you started. It takes you deep
into some of the country's best records - many on the Internet.
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Family Tree Maker 16 - Advanced:
Advanced features, like books, trees, reports and web sites.
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Lost Friends and Family Investigative Class:
Detailed search advice and assistance on the methods to use
for
successfully tracing "lost" relatives and friends.
*
Native American Genealogy:
Learn how to start research for your Native American Ancestors.
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Salt Lake City - Part 1:
Access the largest genealogical library in the world.
Perform searches, knowledgeably; and understand what you've
found.
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Write Your Family History Step-by-Step:
How to write your own family history - a detailed, step-by-step
guide.
OCTOBER 2007: Classes start October 4, 2007
*
Adoption Investigative Class:
Detailed search advice and assistance for successfully
locating and reuniting adoptees and birth families.
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Canadian Research - Part 2:
This course picks up where Part 1 ended. Here you will learn
to
knowledgeably use even more detailed records,
many of which are on-line.
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Jump Start Your Genealogy!
Just where do you start if you are interested
in your family tree? - detailed instructions.
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Lost Friends and Family Investigative Class:
Detailed search advice and assistance on the methods to use
for successfully tracing "lost" relatives and friends.
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Northeastern United States Genealogy
Research in the NE states is fundamental to the trees
of many Americans.
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Salt Lake City - The world's largest genealogical library-
Part 2:
Continuing from Part 1, this course takes you into the sections
that most people never use - AND what a mistake that is!
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Scottish Genealogy:
Learn about civil registration, censuses, church records,
handwriting,
Soundex systems, reference books, an introduction to Internet
research.
Learn more at http://www.genclass.com
Register for a class at http://www.genclass.com
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That's all for now, until next month!
-- LISA ALZO, Newsletter Editor
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