Digging for Ancestral Gold by Laurence Overmire

Digging for Ancestral Gold by Laurence Overmire

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Digging for Ancestral Gold by Laurence Overmire

GENEALOGY - A WONDERFUL HOBBY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Did you ever have the experience as a young boy or girl of going on a hunt for buried treasure?

Or perhaps you saw one of those old pirate movies where they went searching for the long-lost stash of gold doubloons and pieces of eight. Or maybe you've always had a penchant for archaeology, for digging through the layers of earth in search of age-old civilizations. Or you might be one of those folks who loves a good mystery. Have you ever wanted to be the detective that finds all the clues and solves the crime?

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE

Going on the hunt for your ancestors and looking for important clues that lead to their discovery is suspenseful and exciting

GENEALOGIST LAURENCE OVERMIRE, author of 4 epic family histories, guides you through the steps to get you started on your own genealogy quest - the fun and easy way.

When you find a piece of gold from your ancestral past, it's like winning the lottery The riches that you find can be handed down to your children and their children after them. The family tree that you discover will be a lasting legacy for your descendants in times to come.

EXPLORE:

  • Why genealogy is so important
  • How family history can blow your mind
  • How to create your own treasure map
  • What tools you will need to get started
  • An easy 6-step plan to find your ancestors
  • How to prove relationships
  • How to source materials
  • A list of helpful resources
  • How to blast through brick walls
  • Copyright law and plagiarism
  • Publishing and sharing information
  • The benefits of travel
  • How DNA can help
  • How genealogy can change the world

Embark on an adventure that is fascinating, entertaining and meaningful

Overmire, Laurence: - LAURENCE OVERMIRE has had a multi-faceted career as actor, poet, director, educator and genealogist. He embarked on an acting career while studying theatre at Muskingum University in Ohio and obtaining his M.F.A. at the University of Minnesota. He was awarded a Bush Fellowship to become a professional actor with the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis where he worked with such prominent directors as Alan Schneider, Richard Foreman, Garland Wright and Liviu Ciulei, as well as actors Val Kilmer and Patti LuPone. He then went on to a successful career on stage, film and television in New York, Hollywood and points-in-between including the Broadway production of Amadeus directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring Frank Langella and Mark Hamill, the network television soap operas All My Children, Another World, As the World Turns, One Life to Live and Loving, Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, Charles Busch's zany Off-Broadway hits Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Psycho Beach Party, Equity Library Theatre, Roy Brocksmith's California Cottage Theatre, The Nashville Institute of the Arts, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Buffalo's Studio Arena Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Totem Pole Playhouse and Yale Repertory Theatre. Overmire moved to Los Angeles in 1991, where he served as Executive Producer of The Writer's Lab, a non-profit organization to promote quality writing in the entertainment industry. For over 30 years, he has been involved in teaching in the arts, designing programs for Lincoln Center Institute of New York City, Manhattan Theatre Club, Meadow Brook Theatre, Lakewood Center for the Arts and Oregon Children's Theatre among others.
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ISBN 13 9780979539879
ISBN 10 0979539870
Title Digging for Ancestral Gold
Author Laurence Overmire
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Indelible Mark Pub.
Year published 2016-09-10
Number of pages 168
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.