| When: | Saturday, July 14, 2012, 10 am to 12 noon |
| Where: | David Library of the American Revolution |
| Subject: | The Silent, the Invisible, and the Unimportant: Finding Female Ancestors |
| Our female ancestors lived in the shadow of their male relatives: their father, their husband, and their sons. They were often Silent, creating few if any records of their own. They seem Invisible, often mentioned only by relationship (wife, mother, daughter) or, if we are lucky, by their given name. More often, they were not mentioned at all: the Unimportant. Identifying female ancestors often presents a challenge to the genealogist, but it can be done. | |
| Speaker: | Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Certified Genealogist |
| Chuck specializes in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century death records. He is a 1996 and 2001 graduate of the National Institute on Genealogical Research, has lectured at the Institute, and is a Past President of the NIGR Alumni Association. He is also Past President of both the Fairfax and Mount Vernon Genealogical Societies. Chuck teaches genealogy classes for the Fairfax County Adult Education program, grades lessons for the National Genealogical Society's Home Study Course, and has lectured at many genealogical societies including the Virginia Genealogical Society, the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society, the Gloucester County (NJ) Historical Society, the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies' Annual Conference, and the Federation of Genealogical Societies' conferences. Chuck is a co-host of Tracing Your Family Roots (tracingroots.nova.org) at Fairfax Cable Television Channel 10. In July, 2009, he received the Distinguished Service Award from NGS, and the MVGS Sustained Award in 2010. |