Your Education Committee has a lot of goodies on its plate, and all you have to do is show up to take advantage of them.  You are probably aware of Genealogy Bytes, our special interest group that focuses on using your computer in your genealogy research.  It was a spin-off from a Discussion Group session several years ago.  Genie Bytes meets from 2:00 – 4:00 on the first Thursday of every month at Milton Public Library on Union Street in Milton. There’s lots of free parking.

Similarly, our new Writers Group special interest group is a spin-off from the last two Discussion Group sessions.  Our first meeting will be at noon on Tuesday January 24^th at the Georgia House in Millsboro.  At that time, we will decide on a more permanent meeting place, depending on the number of people who attend.  The goal of this group is to help you turn those family group sheets and census reports into a prose form that people will really want to read.

 Speaking of Discussion Group, our 2012 Spring Discussion Series will focus on researching tips and techniques.  Discussion Group meets from 2:00 – 4:00 on six Tuesdays in the upstairs meeting room at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth.  The dates and topics are:
 
            April 10 – Basic Research Skills
            April 17 – Using Folders on the Computer (to organize your information)
            April 24 – Research Problems and Piles (we all have piles of paper to deal with)
            May 01 – Forms
            May 08 – Terminology
            May 15 – Questions & Answers

 You are welcome to attend any or all of the Discussion Group sessions.

Sussex County Cousins exists under the Education Committee umbrella and is a joint program of the SCGS and the Laurel Public Library.  It is periodically held at Laurel Public Library.  Even if you don’t think you have any Sussex County Cousins, you should come – you may be surprised!  Keep an eye on The Searcher or the SCGS web site (www.scgsdelaware.org) for the next Sussex County Cousins.           

The Education Committee occasionally organizes field trips to various research repositories and conferences.  No trips are currently on the radar screen because of possible inclement weather.  If you have a trip you’d like to see scheduled for the spring, let Marilyn McMahon know.           

So, as you can see, your Education Committee has lots of offerings for the benefit of our membership and guests.  Come to some of the programs we have scheduled and see if you don’t come away more excited about how the things you’ve learned can help with your genealogical research.