Family History Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 29, 2011

9:00am – 9:10am

  • Welcome and Introduction of Teachers (Chapel)

9:20am – 10:00am, Keynote Address

  • A Lighthearted Look at the New Changes and Exciting New Information on the The FamilySearch Website (Chapel) – Jim Greene

10:10am – 11:00am

  • Women in Colonial America (Relief Society Room) – Billie Fogarty
  • Links and Chains That Connect Families: Effective Use of Land Records (Cultural Hall A) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • Beginning Genealogy (Stage) – Rod Cookson
  • Caring for Precious Family Photos (Primary Room) – Paul Enchelmeyer
  • Genealogical Proof Standards (Required Info for the Serious Researcher) (Chapel) – Melinda Johnson
  • Aye, It’s a Well-Known Fact, Sonny Jim: Getting the Most from Scottish Research (Cultural Hall B) – Dan Poffenberger

11:10am – 1200:pm

  • The Unique Nature of Irish Research (Cultural Hall B) – Dan Poffenberger
  • “Ten Ways to be a Better Ancestor”= It is the genealogist’s nightmare: “What will happen to all my work when I’m gone?” (Primary Room) – Paul Enchelmeyer
  • European Civil Registration Records: Using these key records found in nearly every European Country during the 19th Century (Cultural Hall A) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • Studies in Immigration Research (Stage) – Betty Warren
  • Discovering a National Treasure – The Indian Archives (Relief Society Room) – Billie Fogarty
  • Using Social Networks like Facebook and Twitter (Chapel) – Jim Greene

12:00pm – 12:40pm

  • Lunch (Cultural Hall C & D)

12:45pm – 1:35pm

  • The Digital Pipeline : How Records Get from the Original Source to Your Computer! (Cultural Hall A) – Jim Greene
  • Caring for Precious Family Photos (Primary Room) – Paul Enchelmeyer
  • Searching Unusual Records (Relief Society Room) – Melinda Johnson
  • Using FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com and Beyond in the Search for an Ancestor (Chapel) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • English Parish Chest: Describes the several types of records kept by the Church of England besides just christening, marriage, and burial records (Cultural Hall B) – Dan Poffenberger
  • Courthouse Research (Cultural Hall C) – Betty Warren

1:45pm – 2:35pm

  • Family Search Indexing: A World of New Information! (Cultural Hall A) – Jim Greene
  • Buscando sus antepasados de España y Latinoamerica en el Internet (Primary Room) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • Solutions for Name Changes in Missing Ancestors (Chapel) – Melinda Johnson
  • Is that English? Reading Old English handwriting (Cultural Hall B) – Dan Poffenberger
  • Did My Ancestor Serve in a War? (Military Records) (Relief Society Room) – Billie Fogarty
  • Researching Your German Ancestors (Cultural Hall C) – Betty Warren

2:45pm – 3:35pm

  • Wiki Forums – Breaking Through Brick Walls (Cultural Hall A) – Jim Greene
  • Registros civiles y parroquiales (Primary Room) – Dr. George Ryskamp
  • How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight? Organizing Your Research (Relief Society Room) – Billie Fogarty
  • When there’s a Will, there’s a Way: Finding English Probate Records (Cultural Hall B) – Dan Poffenberger
  • Learning from Maps (Cultural Hall C) – Betty Warren