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-----Original Message-----
From: Margaret Bierlein [mailto:MBierlein@indianahistory.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 2:20 PM
To: INGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INGEN] Indiana Historical Society Workshop-Paleography:
Historical Script
Indiana Historical Society to Host Genealogy Lecture
Genealogist Betty L. Warren to Discuss Reading and Interpreting
Handwritten Records
Betty L. Warren, president of the Indiana Genealogical Society, will
present a lecture titled "Paleography: Historical Script" from 10:00
a.m. to noon on January 19 at the Indiana Historical Society. Warren's
lecture will focus on techniques for reading and interpreting
handwriting styles used in written records in English and/or European
language documents from the 16th century through American colonial times
and into the 19th century. She will also explore the three basic styles
of old world handwriting and discuss the variable factors to consider
when trying to read old documents including personal style, spellings,
punctuation, abbreviations, foreign language, writing surfaces and
utensils.
The cost to attend Warren's lecture is $10; $5 for IHS members.
Preregistration is encouraged as seating is limited. To register or to
request a workshop brochure, call (317) 233-5659 or download a
conference brochure at
http://www.indianahistory.org/events.php?filename=January19&dates=19.
Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has collected, preserved,
interpreted and disseminated Indiana history. The independent,
nonprofit organization also publishes books and periodicals; sponsors
teacher workshops; provides youth, adult and family programming; and
assists local historical groups throughout the state. One of the oldest
historical societies in the United States, the Indiana Historical
Society has more than 11,000 members, making it the third largest
historical society in the country.
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