We're Gonna Be "Reaching Back"

If you're a brand new genealogist or need a refresher course, this is a great time to learn the basics of hunting for ancestors. We're going to explore local resources, including the wealth of material available at the Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library, as well as using online resources safely.
We're inviting you to join the genealogy study group on Tuesday, October 21st, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library's Willcoxon Auditorium. This will be a videoconferencing session.
Guest speaker will be Pat Richley, known as "Dear Myrtle" in the genealogy world. Dear Myrtle will talk about using the online catalog to prepare for a trip to the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Family History Center, as well as how to order microfilm through your local Family History Center.
In the event you'd like to know more about Dear Myrtle, you can check her out at http://www.dearmyrtle.com/. But I'll give you a little info right now.
Dear Myrtle says Myrtle is the given name of her dad's mother, who lived in Puyallup, Washington. Grandma Myrtle taught little Myrt to play Solitaire, make open-faced tuna fish sandwiches and prepare apricot preserves, among other things. So, naturally Grandma Myrtle was little Myrt's favorite grandma.
Dear Myrtle began her website ten years ago, in 1998, and it really took off in 1999 as a place to archive special columns for access by anyone on the Net. Myrt's The Everything Online Genealogy Book was published in November 2000 and is now in its 4th printing. DearMYRTLE's articles have been published in Heritage Quest Magazine and Everton's Genealogical Helper, as well as various other genealogical publications.
In 2000 she began Internet radio braodcasts. In 2004 the hurricane season put new broadcasts on hold, but she is thinking of starting them up again. In March 2003 she began writing the series of "DearMYRTLE's little books," and is currently working on The Joy of Genealogy: African American Roots with co-author James Rose, Ph.D.
So, if you're inclined to have a curiosity about your ancestors, or what genealogy is all about, come join us as we go "reaching back" into time for answers to questions we all have.