Author: Melissa Barker

Natural disasters and man-made disasters happen all the time. Are your genealogical records stored and archived in such a way that they will survive through a disaster? Learn from an archivist how to come up with your own disaster plan and safeguard your genealogical records from destruction.

Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Records Manager currently working as the Houston County, Tennessee Archivist. She is also a Professional Genealogist and lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation.

Are you knee deep in piles of papers? Do you have a hard time finding digitized records on your computer? Let’s Get Organized! This presentation will give tried and true methods of organization for your paper records and computer records. Following these simple methods will help you be more organized and let you spend more time on actual genealogy research.

Melissa Barker is a Certified Archival Records manager currently working as the Houston County, Tennessee Archivist. She is also a Professional Genealogist where she lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records preservation.