GeneaBloggers

GeneaBloggers Radio – Episode 28

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/geneabloggers/2011/08/06/family-treasured–heirlooms-and-genealogy

Friday, August 6, 2011
10pm-11:30pm Eastern US
9-10:30pm Central US
8-9:30pm Mountain US
7-8:30pm Pacific US
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12pm Saturday Sydney AUS

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Family Treasured – Heirlooms and Genealogy

Our special guests will include: Joy Shivar of the JustaJoy.com Family Heirloom Exchange site; professional genealogist Sharon Sergeant who has researched the original owners of book, letter and postcard collections, memorabilia, furniture and an 1848 stagecoach; and Melissa “Missy” Corley of the Bayside Blog and Bayside Research Services.

Guests

Joy Shivar

Joy Shivar, owner of JustaJoy Historical Treasures and the JustaJoy.com Family Heirloom Exchange – originally from Boonesboro, Kentucky, currently lives near Charlotte, North Carolina with husband, George.  Attended Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.

For more than a decade JustaJoy Historical Treasures has specialized in original investment grade items of the American experience including items from the Colonial period and Revolutionary war, the Civil War, Black history, the World Wars and Presidential and Political items.  Well-known at antique shows in 11 states throughout the East and Southeast. Regularly featured in antique publications, on live TV spots and other media outlets.  Many celebrity and institutional customers including the movie “National Treasure II”, The Tennessee State Museum, Henry Gates, Jr. (of African American Lives and African American Lives II – Harvard professor and famous beer drinker), The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, The DuSable Museum of African American History, The American Independence Museum (Exeter, NH), The Civil Rights Museum (Memphis) and the Smithsonian.

Links

• JustAJoy.com
  http://www.justajoy.com
  

Sharon Sergeant

Sharon Sergeant specializes in investigative genealogy, longitudinal studies, and research planning. She has researched the original owners of book, letter and postcard collections, memorabilia, furniture and an 1848 stagecoach. Sharon prepared Module 2 “Problem Solving Techniques and Technology” for the Boston University genealogy certificate program. Sergeant has served on the Massachusetts Genealogy Council board and various committees for national organizations.

Links

• Association of Professional Genealogists
  http://www.apgen.org/directory/search_detail.html?mbr_id=1097

• Massachusetts Genealogical Council
  http://www.massgencouncil.com/

Melissa “Missy” Corley

Melissa “Missy” Corley is a personal archivist and the owner of Bayside Research Services, LLC (http://www.baysideresearchservices.com), a provider of genealogical and historical research services along with photo preservation materials and services, based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She can be reached at missy<at>baysideresearchservices.com.

Links

• Bayside Blog
  http://baysideblog.wordpress.com

• Bayside Research Services, LLC
  http://www.baysideresearchservices.com

• Twitter
  http://twitter.com/baysideresearch

• Creative Memories web site
  http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/missycorley/

• The Friends Album Project
  http://baysideresearch.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/friends-album-post-compendium/

• Article on the Friends Album Project
  http://www.lohud.com/article/20110711/NEWS01/107110323/Descendant-awed-by-photo-album-returned-mail

Genealogy News

• GeneaPress – http://www.geneapress.com
• GeneaWebinars – http://www.geneawebinars.com
• Genealogy Blogging Events August 5-12, 2011
  http://www.geneabloggers.com/genealogy-blogging-events-week-august-512-2011/

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Disclosure:  Please see Disclosure Statements for more information on my material connection with genealogy vendors and organizations.

©2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee

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