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Valerie Lynne Eichler Lair

Professional Genealogist since 1990 - Researcher, Instructor, Lecturer and Author.

Member of the following organizations:
Recording Secretary, Board of Directors, Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society (2005/06 to 2007/08).

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
CO Chapter of APG
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society

Current volunteer project:
Extracting Evergreen Cemetery Interment Record Books and Tombstone
Transcriptions, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972 to present.

Completion of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Genealogical Workshops and Seminars sponsored by the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society and private instructors.

Attended the following national conferences:
1990 Federation of Genealogical Societies, Salt Lake City, UT.
1992 National Genealogical Society, Jacksonville, FL.
1993 Federation of Genealogical Societies, St. Louis, MO.
1995 Federation of Genealogical Societies, Seattle, WA.
1998 National Genealogical Society, Denver, CO.

Lecturer for many local and statewide genealogical societies, the LDS Family History Centers, community interest groups and schools.

Lecturer and former host for America Online Genealogy Forum (Beginners Group, Canadian Special Interest Group, General Genealogy Special Interest Group and Newsletter/Publishing Special Interest Group). Coordinator for the Beginner Center within the Genealogy Forum.

Instructor of beginner and intermediate private classes; beginner and advanced beginner workshops; and various levels of workshops for genealogical societies.

Offices held:
Publicity Chairperson, Pikes Peak Genealogical Society.
Book Selection Committee, Pikes Peak Genealogical Society.
Program Director, Colorado Genealogical Society.
President, Pikes Peak Computer Genealogists.
President, local PAF Users Group.
Seminar Committee Member, Pikes Peak Genealogical Society.
Seminar Chairperson (1997), Pikes Peak Genealogical Society.

Authored:
The Eichler Genealogy: Ancestors of Karl Hermann Eichler and Descendants of Karl and Evelyne Sarah Dell (Yost) Eichler, © 2004.
The Lair Family History: Descendants of Jacob and Catharine (Cratser) LEHR, 1752-1993, © 1993.
"Publishing Your First Family History" in Ancestry newsletter.
"Trading Teaching Tidbits" in APG Quarterly.
"The Business of Teaching Genealogy" in APG Quarterly.
"Unique Treasures in Land Records" published in various society newsletters.

Past Publisher/Editor, "Lair Linkage: A Family Newsletter."

Data Entry/Editor, Evergreen Cemetery Records of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado: 1856 to October 1972, © 1993.

Call Valerie Eichler Lair at 720-886-9096 or email customerservice@valsroots.com for further information and fees.

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