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John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.

TOPICS:

  • Lesser Used Federal Records
    A Sampling for Fresh Research Ideas (Homestead Files, Passport Applications, Civil War Income Tax, etc.)
  • State Archives
    What They Are and How to Use Them
  • The County Courthouse
    An Enormous "Trunk in the Attic" for Family Historians
  • Breaking Through Brick Walls
    Use Your HEAD!
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John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Instructor & Author

Saturday, March 24, 2012
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E. Hillcrest Dr.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(See driving directions below)

Registration includes:

  • Course syllabus
  • Snacks & beverages
  • Door prizes!

New & used books
available for purchase

Dr. John Philip Colletta is one of America's most popular genealogical lecturers. Entertaining, knowledgeable and experienced, he is based in Washington, D.C., where for 20 years he conducted workshops for the National Archives and taught courses for the Smithsonian Institution.

Today he lectures nationally, teaches at local schools, and is a faculty member of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University (Birmingham, AL) and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. He has also been an instructor and course coordinator for the National Institute on Genealogical Research (Washington, DC), the Genealogical Institute of Texas (Dallas), and the Genealogical Institute of Mid-America (Springfield, IL).

His publications include two manuals -- They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record and Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans -- and numerous how-to articles . His latest book -- Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath -- is a history of the German-speaking merchants of the Mississippi Delta during Reconstruction. Dr. Colletta has appeared on local and national radio and television, and was featured on "Ancestors," the ten-part KBYU-TV series.

For more information go to his website www.genealogyjohn.com


REGISTRATION

$35.00 for CVGS Members if received or postmarked by February 29, 2012
$40.00 for Non-Members if received or postmarked by February 29, 2012
$45.00 for all received or postmarked after February 29, 2012
Tasty Box Lunch available for $8.50
(includes your choice of Beef, Turkey or Cheese sandwich served with: pasta salad, coleslaw, fruit, and cookie)

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Please mail registration form and check payable to CVGS to:
CVGS c/o
2482 Oakshore Dr.
Westlake Village, CA 91361

For questions, email: CVGS 2012 Seminar Coordinator


DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From 101 Freeway going North (W)
  Take Rancho Rd. Exit 43B. Turn Right on Rancho Rd., then Right on Hillcrest Dr.

From 101 Freeway going South (E)
   Take Rancho Rd. Exit 43A. Turn Left on Rancho Rd., then Right on Hillcrest Dr.

From 118 Freeway going West
   Merge onto Fwy. 23 South. Take Hillcrest Dr. Exit, then turn Left on Hillcrest Dr.



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