March 21, 2026
Melissa Barker will present “Vertical Files: What Are They and How to Use them”
Speaker: Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She is affectionately known as The Archive Lady. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, researching in archives and records
preservation. She conducts virtual webinar presentations across the United States for genealogical and historical societies. She writes a popular blog entitled “A Genealogist in the Archives” and is a well-known genealogy Book Reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for 21 years with an expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her own family history for the past 35 years.
Schedule: CAGG meeting 9:30 AM-2 PM EDT 9:30 am – General business and announcements. 9:45 am – Melissa Barker presenting “Vertical Files: What Are They and How to Use them” 11:00 am – Family Tree Maker user group or RootsMagic and TMG user group with Jean Hoffman. 12:00 Noon – Take a break or bring a lunch and join other CAGG members for a social hour and lunch on Zoom. 1:00 pm – Genealogy Technology: “—” presented by Jean Hoffman.