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Family History and Genealogy Conference
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8:30 - 9:30	Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Keynote Elder Gary J. Coleman of the First Quorum of the Seventy Executive Director for the Family and Church History Department Room 2258-2260
Family Search Hands on lab	Wondering what the new FamilySearch looks like and how it works? Experience it in our hands-on new FamilySearch classes taught in computer classrooms. Classes are repeated each day at (10 am to 11:30 am); (12:45 to 2:15); (3 pm to 4:30 pm). These labs will be in the Harold B Lee Library, not the Conference Center. Only two labs will be offered on Friday one at 10 am and one at 12:45 pm. Each conference participant is invited to choose and attend one lab that fits your schedule. These labs must be registered for before the conference begins. If a lab is full please select another time. To register for these classes you must have an LDS membership number and your confirmation date which are used ascredentials to register for the program.
	Methodology	Computers, Internet, Technology	International Research	US Research	German Research	British Research
9:45 - 10:45	Laura Best – Genealogy for the First Time Room 2258	Jim Greene – Update on the New FamilySearch Prerequisite for New FamilySearch Hands-on Room 2254 Repeated on Thursday	Heidi Sugden – My Ancestor Came From the Austrian Empire – but where did he really come from? Room 2267	Kelly Summers – Basic U.S. Research Room 2260	Chuck Knuthson – Beginning German Research Room 2265	Paul Smart – Scottish Research for the “Newbie” Room 2295
10:00-11:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
11:00 - 12:00	Steve Morrison – Outlaw Genealogy: Finding the Outlaw in Your Family Room 2258	Barbara Renick – Internet for Beginners Room 2254	Jennifer Hansen – Beginning Danish Research Room 2267	JoAnne Haugen – Finding Death Data on the Net Room 2260	Roger Minert – German Civil Records Room 2265	Paul Smart – Using Scottish Church Records to Solve Research Problems Room 2295
12:00 – 1:30	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 2:30	JoAnne Haugen – Mistaken Identity – How Do I Know I Have the Right Family? Room 2258	Lynn Turner – Online Collaboration: Communicating with others in a digital world Room 2254	Thomas McGill – Research Fundamentals in France Room 2295	Susan LeBlanc – 10 Steps to Cemetery Research – Looking for Ancestors Room 2260	Roger Minert – Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents Room 2265	Barbara Baker - Scotland on the Internet Room 2267
12:45-2:15	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
2:45 - 3:45	Jennifer Hansen – Online Resources for Scandinavian Research Room 2295	Alan Mann – New and Emerging Technologies Which May Impact Family History Room 2254	Barbara Renick - East European Genealogy on the Internet Room 2265	Jeffrey Bockman – No Birth Certificate? No Problem Room 2258	Baerbel Johnson – German Church Records Room 2267	David Ouimette – Irish Censuses and Census Substitutes Room 2260
3:00-4:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
4:00 - 5:00	Barbara Renick – Citing Sources for Beginners Room 2258	Beth Taylor – Organizing Your Genealogical Computer Files Room 2254	Lynn Turner – Mexican Family History Online Room 2295	Mary Hill – The Big 4 U.S. Sources: A Case Study Room 2260	Roger Minert – Spelling Variations in German Personal Names and Place Names Room 2265	David Ouimette – What’s New in Irish Family History on the Internet? Room 2267
5:15-6:15	Lifestory Productions Inc. Bob Smead Room 2258	Legacy Family Tree: An Overview David Berdan Room 2254	Family Link.com Room 2295	RootsMagic: Sharing your Family History Bruce Buzbee Room 2260	Ancestry.com Suzanne Russo Adams Room 2265

8:30 - 9:30	Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Fred Woods BYU Religion Professor and Author He has lectured at Universities around the World. Room 2258-2260
Family Search Hands on lab	Wondering what the new FamilySearch looks like and how it works? Experience it in our hands-on new FamilySearch classes taught in computer classrooms. Classes are repeated each day at (10 am to 11:30 am); (12:45 to 2:15); (3 pm to 4:30 pm). These labs will be in the Harold B Lee Library, not the Conference Center. Only two labs will be offered on Friday one at 10 am and one at 12:45 pm. Each conference participant is invited to choose and attend one lab that fits your schedule. These labs must be registered for before the conference begins. If a lab is full please select another time. To register for these classes you must have an LDS membership number and your confirmation date which are used ascredentials to register for the program.
	Family History Consultants	Computers, Internet, Technology	International Research	Methodology	Immigration / Emigration / Migration	British Research
9:45 – 10:45	Merrill White, Sandra Joseph – Family History Consultant Training, Part 1 Room 2254	Barbara Renick – Eleven Layers of On-line Searches Room 2258	Stephen Young – Provincial Vital Records and Federal Censuses of Canada Room 2259	Stephen Ehat – Advanced Timeline Techniques for the Truly Committed Researcher Room 2265	Cynthia Doxey and BYU Students – English Emigration Room 2260	Steven Morrison – Detours Around - Irish Roadblocks and Stone Walls Room 2267
10:00-11:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
11:00 – 12:00	Merrill White, Sandra Joseph – Family History Consultant Training, Part 2 Room 2254	Alan Mann – Beyond Google: Using Internet Search Engines Room 2254	Ruth Merriman – Basic Italian Research (So Whadayagonnado?) Room 2259	Barry Ewell – Effectively Tapping into the Online Resources of Libraries and Historical Societies Room 2265	Chuck Knuthson – America Moves West: Nineteenth Century Westward Migration Room 2267	England Online Room 2260
12:00 – 1:30	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 – 2:30	Lynn Turner – Tools to Help Family History Consultants Answer Tough Questions Room 2258	Stephen W. Anderson – New Resources on FamilySearch.org Room 2258	Roger Minert – Communicating with Agencies and Individuals in Central Europe Room 2259	Stephen Young – Descendancy Research Room 2265	Ralph Erickson – Finding the Place of Origin of your Swedish Ancestors Room 2267	Evva Benson – Introduction to Basic English Records - Civil Registration, Census, Church Records Room 2267
12:45-2:15	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
2:45 – 3:45	Todd Jones, Stephen F. Anderson – New Resources for Teaching Family History Classes Room 2254	Anne Roach - Building a Digital Storage System: Preserving Your Genealogy Room 2254	Ralph Erickson – Getting the most out of Swedish Clerical Survey Records Room 2259	Barry Ewell – How to Plan Your Next Genealogy Research Trip Room 2265	Baerbel Johnson – 18th Century German Emigration Room 2267	Judy Jones – Strategies for Using Civil Registration, Census and Church Records in 19th Century England Room 2260
3:00-4:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
4:00 – 5:00	Travis Jordan and Chris Canfield – Family History Training: Anytime, Anywhere for Anyone Room 2258	Alan Mann – What’s New in Family History on the Internet Room 2254	Roger Minert – The Status of Your Ancestors in Central Europe and its Effect on Family History Research Room 2259	JoAnne Haugen – Missing, But Not Forgotten-Identification of MIA Servicemen Using Genealogy and DNA Room 2265	Mary Hill – The Big 4 U.S. Record Sources: Tracking Migration Room 2267	Evva Benson – Church of England (Anglican) Records at Home and Abroad Room 2267
5:15-6:15	World Vital Records Amy Rhodes Room 2258	Ancestry.com Suzanne Russo Adams Room 2254	Incline Software Gaylon Findlay Room 2295	Roots Magic: Personal Historian Bruce Buzbee Room 2265		Ohana Software Paula Vilburn Room 2260

8:30 – 9:30	Thursday, August 2, 2007 Craig Miller - Director, Member Needs, LDS Family and Church History Department
Family Search Hands on lab	Wondering what the new FamilySearch looks like and how it works? Experience it in our hands-on new FamilySearch classes taught in computer classrooms. Classes are repeated each day at (10 am to 11:30 am); (12:45 to 2:15); (3 pm to 4:30 pm). These labs will be in the Harold B Lee Library, not the Conference Center. Only two labs will be offered on Friday one at 10 am and one at 12:45 pm. Each conference participant is invited to choose and attend one lab that fits your schedule. These labs must be registered for before the conference begins. If a lab is full please select another time. To register for these classes you must have an LDS membership number and your confirmation date which are used ascredentials to register for the program.
	Preserving Your Heritage	Computers, Internet, Technology	Methodology	US Research	German Research	British Research
9:45 - 10:45	Leslie Huber – Telling the Stories of Your Distant Ancestors Room 2295	Barry Ewell – Answers to the Top 20 Computer Questions Genealogists Ask Room 2254	Art Johnson – Enlisting the Help and Support of PriesthoodLeadership in Family History Work Room 2258	Kory Meyerink – Vital Records: Clarifying the Confusion Room 2265	Shirley Riemer – German Town Genealogies Room 2267	Judy Jones – What Does This Mean in English Research? Part I – Clues and Tips Room 2260
10:00-11:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
11:00 - 12:00	Laura Best – Scrapbooking Your Family History Room 2295	Jim Greene – Update on the New FamilySearch – Prerequisite for New FamilySearch Hands-on Lab Room 2254 Repeat	Kory Meyerink – What Could Have Happened: Creating and Proving Hypotheses to Solve Tough Problems Room 2265	Mary Hill – Federal Land: Obtaining a Case File and Learning About Deeds Room 2267	Baerbel Johnson – German Research on the Internet Room 2258	Vona Williams – Is It Really English? Reading Documents 1500-1700, Part I Room 2260
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 2:30	Shirley Riemer – Writing an Article for a Family History Journal Room 2295	Mary Hill – Finding Records on the Internet Room 2254	Janet Hovorka – Care and Preservation of Photographs Room 2258	Jeffrey Bockman – Using Maps in Genealogical Research Room 2265	Kory Meyerink – Has It Already Been Done? German Compiled Records Room 2267	Vona Williams – Is It Really English? Reading Documents 1500-1700, Part II Room 2260
12:45-2:15	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
2:45 - 3:45	Cindy Webb – Creative Newsletters Room 2295	Anne Roach – The Modern Genealogist: Making Technology Work for You Room 2254	Leslie Huber – Smith or Schmidt? Keeping Track of Name Changes Room 2265	Pat Hardesty – LDS Church Records: A Valuable Source for Birth, Marriage, and Death Information Room 2258	Baerbel Johnson – 19th Century German Emigration Room 2267	Judy Jones – What Does This Mean in English Research? Part II, Probate Clues and Tips Room 2260
3:00-4:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
4:00 - 5:00	David Farr – Family Organizations – The Key to Successful Family History - How we published but did not perish Room 2295	Darin Hakes – Multimedia Services at the Family History Library and How to Use Them Room 2254	Barbara Renick – Perils of Pursuing Pedigrees Room 2258	Patsy Hendrickson - LDS Church Records: A Rich Source for Biographical Information Room 2260	Kory Meyerink – German Gazetteers: Necessary Tools for Successful Research Room 2265	Katherine Naef – Tracing the English Poor: Using a Variety of Records to Find your Impoverished Ancestors England Room 2267
5:15-6:15	Timeline Films Wade Olsen Room 2295	Legacy Family Tree: The New Legacy 7.0 David Berdan Room 2254	Life Story Productions Bob Smead Room 2258	Roots Magic: Family Atlas Bruce Buzbee Room 2260	Family Pursuit Michael Martineau Room 2265

8:30 - 9:30	Friday, August 3, 2007 Shirley Riemer – Coloring Outside the Lines Shirley Riemer is the author of The German Research Companion and editor of the award-winning Der Blumenbaum Journal. Room 2258-2260
Family Search Hands on lab	Wondering what the new FamilySearch looks like and how it works? Experience it in our hands-on new FamilySearch classes taught in computer classrooms. Classes are repeated each day at (10 am to 11:30 am); (12:45 to 2:15); (3 pm to 4:30 pm). These labs will be in the Harold B Lee Library, not the Conference Center. Only two labs will be offered on Friday one at 10 am and one at 12:45 pm. Each conference participant is invited to choose and attend one lab that fits your schedule. These labs must be registered for before the conference begins. If a lab is full please select another time. To register for these classes you must have an LDS membership number and your confirmation date which are used ascredentials to register for the program.
	Methodology	Computers, Internet, Technology	Methodology	U.S. Research	Immigration / Emigration / Migration Research	Preserving Your Heritage
9:45 - 10:45	Kelly Summers – Let’s Weigh the Evidence Room 2295	Derek Dobson - Navigating the Digital Pipeline Room 2254	David Ouimette – What’s in a Name? Room 2258	Susan LeBlanc – Census Research with Success Room 2265	Chuck Knuthson – U.S. Naturalization Records Room 2267	Darin Hakes – Fixing Up Your Photos Using Computer Software Room 2260
10:00-11:30	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
11:00 - 12:00	Tim Farr – How Y-DNA and a Paper Trail Can Bridge Gaps in Your Family Tree Without Digging Up Your Dead Ancestors Room 2258	Alan Mann – Applying Geographic Tools to our Family History Data Room 2254	Linda Miller –Preparing and Organizing for Research Room 2295	Cindy Webb – Newspaper Archives Room 2265	Shirley Riemer - Researching in Europe – Getting the Most Out of Your Family History Trip Room 2267	Barry Ewell – How to Conduct, Record, Edit and Use Oral and Audiovisual Interviews Room 2260
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch (on your own) Prize drawing at 1 p.m. in 2254 must be present to win
1:30 - 2:30	Susan LeBlanc – Public Libraries – Using Them to Their Fullest Potential Room 2295	Jeffrey Bockman – Real Research on the Web Room 2254	Stephen Ehat – The Improved Back-Door Approach: Neighbors, Cousins, and Shipmates Room 2265	Mary Hill – Using Church Records to Identify Ancestors Room 2258	Chuck Knuthson – The Golden Door: U.S. Immigration, 1820-1920 Room 2260	Linda Miller – Discovering a Life Story When Your Ancestor Didn’t Leave a Written Record Room 2267
12:45-2:15	* Family Search Hands-on-lab
2:45 - 3:45	Cindy Webb – Organizing Your Family History Room 2254	Lynn Anderson - Becoming Acquainted with Your Ancestors Through Internet Sources Room 2258	Charlene Pipkin – Using PERSI Room 2295	Jeffrey Bockman – Courthouse Research – Where Do I Begin? Room 2265	Leslie Huber – 8 Ways to Cross the Ocean Room 2260	Amy Long – Writing Family Histories That Your Family Will Want to Read Room 2267
3:45	Conference Ends

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