Family History Conference Schedule

Saturday, November 3, 2012

9:00am

  • Welcome and Introduction of Teachers (Chapel)

9:05am – 9:50am, Keynote Address and Intro Film

  • Why We Need a Family Tree! (Chapel) – Jim Greene

10:00am – 11:00am

  • Beginning Genealogy (Relief Society Room) – Rod Cookson
  • “Aye, It’s a Well-Known Fact, Sonny Jim!” – Scottish Research (Cultural Hall A) – Dan Poffenberger
  • Have You Read the Newspaper Lately? (Primary Room) – Betty Warren
  • Apples and Oranges: Finding Fruit on Family Tree and Ancestry.com (Chapel) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • Jewish Research (Cultural Hall B) – Todd Knowles

11:10am – 12:10pm

  • Finding Courthouse Records (Relief Society Room) – Judge Kirkwood
  • “Slán agaibh” Goodbye to My Ireland – Finding Irish Origins from the Potato Famine Onward (Cultural Hall A) – Dan Poffenberger
  • German Research (Primary Room) – Betty Warren
  • What’s New in 2012 with FamilySearch.org (Chapel) – Jim Greene
  • Catholic Church: Rites, Records and Research (Cultural Hall B) – Dr. George Ryskamp

12:10pm – 12:45pm

  • Lunch (Cultural Hall)

12:55pm – 1:55pm

  • Uncovering the Law Library (Relief Society Room) – Judge Kirkwood
  • English Poor – Looking in Work Houses and Court Records (Cultural Hall A) – Todd Knowles
  • Who Baked the Bread? Reconstructing Life in the European Ancestral Hometown (Primary Room) – Peggy Ryskamp
  • The New FamilySearch Family Tree (Chapel) – Jim Greene
  • Storing and Restoring Family Photos (Cultural Hall B) – Paul Enchelmayer

2:05pm – 3:05pm

  • The Empire State – Researching Your New York Ancestors (Relief Society Room) – Dan Poffenberger
  • Researching English Internet Sites (Cultural Hall A) – Todd Knowles
  • Deed Mapper Software: Land Survey – Metes and Bounds (Primary Room) – Betty Warren
  • Treatises, Transcriptions and Other Treasures: Using Google Books and Scholar (Chapel) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • FamilySearch Global Initiatives: What Are They Doing for Me? (Cultural Hall B) – Jim Greene

    • 3:15pm – 4:15pm

    • U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Records 1820-1954 (Relief Society Room) – Dan Poffenberger
    • Jewish Research (In case you missed it!) (Cultural Hall A) – Todd Knowles
    • Look What’s New!! The New 1940 Census! (Primary Room) – Betty Warren
    • Are Your Online Research Results Rapid, Random and Rarely Relevant? (Chapel) – Dr. George Ryskamp
    • Finding Ancestors on FamilySearch.org (Cultural Hall B) – Jim Greene

    4:25pm – 4:45pm

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