2018 Annual Genealogy Workshop by the Culpeper Minutemen with the Fauquier Court House Chapter DAR

03 Nov 2018                                             Warrenton, VA

     The 2018 Annual Genealogy Workshop, co-hosted by the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter and the Fauquier Court House Chapter, DAR, was held on Saturday, November 3rd with 65 people in attendance.  This event is always free to the public.
     A light breakfast buffet was available before the formal start of classes at 9:30am.  In both the morning and afternoon there were four separate lectures offered four times each to small groups.  The keynote was delivered as all enjoyed the provided hot lunch.  This year's keynote speaker was Shannon Combs-Bennett, a staff genealogist at the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, an expert on DNA for genealogy, and a widely sought genealogy speaker.  She titled her talk: "What Your Chromosomes Can Tell You". 
   Door prizes worth over $1100 were provided by leading companies in genealogy research such as Ancestry, Fold3, Newspapers.com, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, My Heritage, Family Tree Maker, and 23 & Me, which included subscriptions to online resources, DNA testing, and genealogical supplies.  Family Tree DNA and Living DNA both offered discounts on their tests to all attendees.

Host, Hostess, and Keynote Speaker, left to right: Culpeper Minutemen President Tom Hamill, Keynote Speaker Shannon Combs-Bennett, Fauquier Court House Chapter Regent Cat Schwetke

Shannon Combs-Bennett tells us what our Chromosomes can tell us.

Tom Hamill presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Shannon Combs Bennett along with a $100 honorarium to her favorite charity The Preeclampsia Foundation

SAR workers and attendees, left to right: Virginia SAR 2nd VP Bill Schwetke, Vern Eubanks, Lon Lacey, Tom Hamill, Virginia SAR Assistant Registrar Dave Cook, Charles Jameson, Larry Alexander, Len Cowherd.

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GENEALOGY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

9:00 am                      Registration/Social
9:30 am                      Welcome/Overview

9:45 – 11:45 am       RESEARCH RESOURCES

• Court Records (Kate Fallon)
• Researching in Your PJs: Internet Resources (Bill Schwetke)
•  African American Research and Resource    (Stephannie Addison)
• Resources to Use When No Vital Records (Cyndi Messick)

12:00 – 1:15 pm       FREE HOT LUNCH
                                    Presentation:  “What Your Chromosomes Can Tell You”
                                    Speaker:  Shannon Combs-Bennett (link to her blog)

1:15 – 1:25 pm         DRAWING FOR DOOR PRIZES - must preregister to win

1:30 – 3:30 pm         RESEARCH APPLICATIONS

• DAR Requirements & Resources (Beverly Alexander)
• SAR Requirements & Resources (Dave Cook, VASSAR Asst Registrar)
• Organizing Your Research (Cat Schwetke)
• Painting Your DNA  (Bill Schwetke)
  

MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

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