Marin County Genealogical Society

February 28, 2007

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General Meetings at 7:30 pm.

Location: Marin Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (415) 479-2200, 220 North San Pedro Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903

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The Genealogical Society General meetings are open to the public, with no admission fee. Feel free to drop in!

Presentation: Topic Lists, Indexes and Special Collections - A Boon to the Genealogical Researcher

An understanding of the many types of the many lists and indexes available, where to find them and how to use them is important to the genealogical researcher. Knowing the pitfalls of indexes and how to overcome them easily can save returning to the same source at a later time looking for the name you might have found to begin with. Special collections offer exciting possibilities for researchers. This talk will discuss where to find special collections, what they might contain and how to access them.

Presented by: Cath Madden Trindle, CG

Cath Madden Trindle, CGSM is the treasurer of the California State Genealogical Alliance and Publication Chair for the San Mateo County Genealogical Society. In that role she has edited the Naturalization Index Series, the Schellens indexing project, and coauthored the SMCGS Tree Climbing Guides. Cath earned a Certificate in British Research from BYU but her research specialty lies in the San Francisco Bay Area where she can get her hands on original records. Cath speaks on Genealogical Storytelling and Irish and Scottish Research among other topics throughout California.

Last Modified: 07/13/2007

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