Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Saturday - November 15, 2008 Meeting

Our next regular monthly meeting will be Saturday, November 15th, 2008 - starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Morningside Stake Center - 9th South and River Road. Visitors are welcome.

Lida Larkin will give our presentation - 'Overview of Las Vegas Sandstone Stake Family History Seminar Classes'. This seminar was held in September 2008.

Since the age of 13 Lida has been involved in family history and genealogy research. She has written three family histories and is working on a forth at the present time. She is a Family History Consultant and enjoys helping ofthers with their genealogy research. She had been involved for the last six years in helping to put on the annual Las Vegas Sandstone Stake Family History Seminar. Lida is trying to keep current on what's new in family history research and uses the tools she has learned about to help others. She loves the Family Search site and other genealogy helps on line and has a free Family History Tips newsletter sent bi-monthly that you can receive by signing up on her website at: www.tipsforfamilyhistory.com. Lida also does lots with family reunions. Families stay at the top of her priority list. She is the mother of seven children and now enjoys her grandchildren.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Welcome to the Washington County Users Group Blog

The Washington County PAF (Personal Ancestral File) Users Group is a non-profit, non-denominational group dedicated to assist, instruct, and empower its members to be more effective in the exciting and important activity of building personal, family and ancestral histories. We emphasize the use of computers to find, organize, and share ancestral information.

We encourage, teach, and personally assist members in the use of Personal Ancestral File and other software programs and resources as genealogical organizational tools. We teach and provide instructionial materials on a variety of electronic genealogical research aids.

Monthly meetings are held every month, except for August, on the 3rd Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and are held at the Latter-day Saint Morningside Stake Center on 9th South and River Road in St. George, Utah.

WC-PAF Users Group funding comes from dues and receives no financial support from the LDS Church other than being allowed to meet in their building.