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2008
Librarians Events - TBA
2009 Retreat |
Mary Clement Douglass,
CG
Fredrea Gregath Cook •
Carrie
Ann Cook
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Featured Speaker
Mary Clement Douglass,
Certified Genealogist
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She
will also be bringing genealogical publications for sale.
Mrs.
Douglass is an historian with over 30 years experience writing and lecturing.
She graduated from Central State University, Edmond, OK
with a degree in social studies education. She specializes in education of genealogists
as well as Kansas research. Mary lectures nationally on genealogical and
historical topics.
Mary served the Genealogical Speakers Guild as director and 2003 conference
booth chair. She is co-founder of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
Heartland Chapter, has been elected to the APG Board of Directors
(term: 2004-2005), and is the Web site administrator for APG-Town Hall.
A family historian since 1972, Mary served on the Smoky Valley Genealogical
Society's board 1982-2000 as program chair, editor, vice-president, archivist,
museum liaison, and instructor. Mrs. Douglass served as area representative and
treasurer of the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies (KCGS) board. She is a
frequent speaker for the KCGS annual meeting.
She is past regent and registrar for Mary Wade Strother chapter, National
Society Daughters of the American Revolution, and registrar of Walden Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy. She established lineages for US Daughters
of the War of 1812 and Daughters of American Colonists.
Mary served the Salina Heritage Commission as Architectural Historian
1984-1986, researching and writing building histories, including successful
National Register of Historic Places nominations. Mrs. Douglass served on the
Salina Heritage Commission 1998-2006, several years as chair.
From 1986-1997, she was Curator of Collections of the Smoky Hill Museum,
Salina, KS, accredited by the American Association of Museums. Mary is a
graduate of the University of Texas Winedale Seminar in Historic Administration.
She continues her involvement with museums as a surveyor/peer counselor for the
American Association of Museums' Museum Assessment Program. She is also a
Heritage Preservation consultant for the Kansas Humanities Council.
Mrs. Douglass is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America.
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Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Association for Professional Genealogists
Board for Certification of Genealogists
National Genealogical Society
Smoky Valley Genealogical Society
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Credentials
Certified Genealogist, Board for Certification of Genealogists
Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies Education, Central State College, Edmond,
OK
Graduate, NGS "American Genealogy" course
Family historian and genealogist since 1972
Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library, Inc. board of directors,
vice-president, program chair, archivist, museum liaison, editor, and
instructor, 1982-2000
Curator of Collections (retired), Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS, accredited
by American Association of Museum, 1997
Graduate, University of Texas Winedale Seminar in Historic Administration
Kansas Humanities Council Heritage Consultant
American Association of Museums Museum Assessment Program Surveyor-,
Institutional Overview, Collections, and Public Dimension
Kansas Humanities Council - Heritage Preservation consultant
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Publications
Clement Chronicles: Genealogical Sketches of My Ancestors, 1983
Editor, SVGS Tree Climber, 1982-1987
"Salina, Kansas Historical Resources Survey, Part II", 1986
"New Deal Art in the Salina Kansas Post Office", Kansas Quarterly,
Vol. 20, # 4, 1988
"Kansas", Ancestry's Red Book, 3rd edition, 2004, contributor
"Genealogical Research in Kansas", National Genealogical Society
Quarterly, June 2004
"Land Records: An Introduction", Family Chronicle, November/December 2007
"Finding Lost Relatives at the County Poor Farm", Everton's
Genealogical Helper, May/June 2006
"Burial Records as an Overlooked Source", Everton's Genealogical
Helper, Jan/Feb 2006
"The Numerical Index-Another Land Record", Everton's Genealogical
Helper, March/April 2007
Current or upcoming:
National Genealogical Society Research in the States Series: Kansas (NGS)
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Awards
Kansas Society Sons of the American Revolution Medal of Appreciation and
Martha Washington Award
Who's Who in America
1989 Kansas Quarterly Seaton Award for Prose, "New Deal Art in the
Salina Kansas Post Office"
Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies Best Quarterly, 1987
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Fredrea Gregath Cook
Fredrea
Gregath Cook, President of Gregath Co., is the third
generation
in
her family involved in both genealogical and historical research, writing, teaching, lecturing, and touring, as well as the printing and
publishing industry. She is a
published author of genealogical and historical material, including college
level textbooks and has developed and taught genealogical research and writing
courses of study at colleges and universities. Fredrea has been lecturing for over 40 years. She is active in numerous genealogical, historical, patriotic, lineal and
professional organizations, as well as local community groups. Currently,
she serves the Genealogical Speakers Guild as Director.
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Carrie Ann Cook
Carrie
Ann Cook is a published author, illustrator and free-lance photographer. She
holds an AA and BS in Elementary Education. Having certified for teaching in
several states, she has taught elementary grades as well as genealogy, writing and
computer classes at the Northeast Technology Center, Afton, Oklahoma. She has
also served the Miami (Oklahoma) Public Library as Genealogy and Local History
Specialist. Currently, she is the Vice President of Gregath Co. and Webmaster to assorted
sites. Carrie has been active in various service and lineal
organizations throughout the years. Currently, she serves the Oklahoma Division,
United Daughters of the Confederacy as State Historian. At
age 37, she has been public speaking on genealogical and historical topics for
nearly two decades. A life long
learner, she enjoys new insights offered while attending educational
opportunities such as Historical Preservation Conferences, NIGR, and most recently, the
Federation of Genealogical Societies Library Day in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 2007.
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