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ECHOES - NGS Family History Conference
ECHOES OF OUR ANCESTORS
                                                                                                                                                                                SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS, TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                BCG EDUCATION FUND WORKSHOP—
                                                                                                                                                                                PUTTING SKILLS TO WORK                             TUESDAY TOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. $110                         BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY FAMILY
                                                                                                                                                                                This intensive, full day of learning focuses on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   HISTORY LIBRARY AND SPECIAL
Join thousands of family historians and genealogists in Salt Lake City, Utah, 20–23 May 2020, for the National                                                                  skills needed by any genealogist and               COLLECTIONS
Genealogical Society’s 42nd Annual Family History Conference. Choose from more than 175 lectures and special                                                                    advocates established genealogical standards.      8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. $30
programs with a variety of topics to enhance your research techniques and fine-tune your analysis and problem-                                                                  Limited to sixty students and geared to            A visit to the BYU campus in Provo will
                                                                                                                                                                                intermediate and advanced practitioners, the       provide a tour of the facilities and free research
solving skills.                                                                                                                                                                 two in-depth sessions incorporate hands-on         time in the database, archive, and library
                                                                                                                                                                                exercises and active class discussion. The         collections. Includes the Center for Family
The conference provides a great opportunity to share your success stories and discuss roadblocks with fellow                                                                    registration fee includes lunch, class sessions,   History and Genealogy, the Family History
family history researchers. Sign up for social and pre-conference events. Explore the latest products, online                                                                   and syllabi. NGS conference registration not       Library within the Harold B. Lee Library, and
resources, books, and demonstrations at the exhibitors’ booths and learn about NGS online courses and publica-                                                                  required. Space is limited so register early at    the L. Tom Perry Special Collections—which

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        BYU Photo
                                                                                                                                                                                conference.ngsgenealogy.org/register.              contain manuscript collections relevant to the
tions. Spread the news about the conference to friends, family, and colleagues.                                                                                                 Sponsored by the BCG Education Fund, an            Intermountain West, American Indians,                BYU HAROLD B. LEE LIBRARY
                                                                                                                                                                                independent charitable trust, bcgedfund.org/       western migration, and Latter-day Saint
PRE-REGISTER & SAVE                                               Attendee Check-in Hours                            CONFERENCE HOTELS                                          putting-skills-to-work.                            history/genealogy. A limited number of
Discounted, early-bird conference registra-                       Tuesday            12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.            For services, pricing, and availability at the                                                                one-on-one or two-on-one research consulta-
tion runs from 1 December 2019 through 17                         Wednesday          7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
                                                                                                                     Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Radisson Hotel               UNDERSTANDING THE RECORDS,                         tions will be available. Lunch is not included,
March 2020. Fill out the registration form on                                                                        Salt Lake City Downtown, and the Salt Lake                 UNDERSTANDING THE LAW                              but there will be a wide range of lunch
                                                                  Thursday           7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
page 15 or register online at conference.                                                                            Plaza Hotel, see conference.ngsgenealogy.                     Stefani Evans, CG, applies the lens of a        options in eateries and on-campus cafes.
ngsgenealogy.org/register/. Attendees may                         Friday             7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.            org/accommodations/.                                          social historian to genealogy problems.
also register for tours, meals, and special                       Saturday           7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.                                                                                                                          WELFARE SQUARE AND
events until 17 April 2020 (or until events are                                                                      GETTING THERE                                                 Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, provides expert
                                                                                                                                                                                   guidance through the murky territory            INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENS
fully booked). Space is limited for all social                                                                       By Air: The Salt Lake International Airport
events, so register early.                                        CONFERENCE VENUE                                   has several airlines with nonstop flights daily               where law, history, and genealogy come          9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. $40
                                                                  Salt Palace Convention Center, located at 100      to many cities.                                               together.                                       Learn what The Church of Jesus Christ of
Online registration ends on 17 April 2020.                                                                                                                                                                                         Latter-day Saints does to care for the poor,
                                                                  South West Temple, will host most conference                                                                  This two-part workshop covers key aspects of
Registration sent by USPS must be post-                                                                              CONFERENCE BLOG                                                                                               foster self-reliance, and provide work and
                                                                  events.                                                                                                       legal records critical to genealogy: reading,
marked by 17 April 2020. On-site conference                                                                                                                                                                                        service opportunities. Tour Welfare Square’s
                                                                  Parking: public parking at the Salt Palace is      Subscribe to the NGS conference blog at                    abstracting, understanding, and properly
registration opens Tuesday, 19 May 2020,                                                                                                                                                                                           storehouse, cannery, bakery, and dairy. Then
                                                                  currently $12 per day.                             conference.ngsgenealogy.org/blog. The                      interpreting them under the laws of their time.
noon to 8:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  visit the International Peace Gardens, which
                                                                                                                     conference blog will provide the latest
NGS offers a refund, minus a $50 service fee,                                                                        information about conference events,                                                                          feature native plantings, garden architecture,       INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENS
until 17 April 2020. No refunds after 17 April                                                                       speakers, exhibitors, research facilities in
                                                                                                                                                                                LIBRARIANS’ DAY                                    and statues of world peace leaders.
2020.                                                                                                                Utah, and things to do in and around Salt                  9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. $20                            Transportation and box lunch included.
                                                                                                                     Lake City.                                                 ProQuest invites librarians who work with
                                                                                                                                                                                family history patrons to its pre-conference       THE UTAH STATE ARCHIVES AND
                                                                                                                                                                                program. Echoes of Our Ancestors―Who               DIVISION OF STATE HISTORY
CONFERENCE EVENTS, WEDNESDAY–SATURDAY, 20–23 MAY 2020                                                                                                                           Went West will cover a wide range of               10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. $25
                                                                                                                                                                                resources available both online and in other       Tour the Utah State Archives & Records Service
OPENING SESSION—FAMILY SECRETS                                    A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY                             NGS ANNUAL MEETING                                         media. Space is limited so register early.         and the Utah Division of State History. Learn
Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. W101                                         The Family History Library will be open            Saturday, 5:15 p.m.                                        Registration closes on 17 April 2020. Lunch        how they manage their collections and preserve
                                                                  extended hours, until 11:00 p.m.,                                                                             and syllabus materials will be provided.           records and see the interesting records and
Dani Shapiro, author of                                                                                              Meet the NGS officers and Board of Directors
                                                                  Wednesday–Saturday evenings.                                                                                  Parking is $12.                                    artifacts they house. Observe the State Archives
Inheritance: A Memoir of                                                                                             and hear updates on courses, publications,
Genealogy, Paternity, and Love,                                   Special Activities on Wednesday: Food              and more from NGS President, Ben Spratling.                   Ari Wilkins, Serving Genealogical               “robots” in action, visit the Research Room,
                                                                  trucks nearby will offer affordable food for                                                                                                                     browse the Rio Gallery Museum, and enjoy
                                                  Michael Maren

has spent a lifetime writing                                                                                                                                                       Researchers at Public Libraries
fiction and memoirs about the                                     purchase from Salt Lake City’s finest on           BCG SKILLBUILDING TRACK                                                                                       lunch at the iconic Rio Grande Café.
                                                                                                                                                                                   James K. Jeffrey, Researching the West:
corrosive power of secrets                                        wheels, during the dinner hours. Activities        The Board for Certification of Genealogists®                                                                  Transportation included, lunch on your own
                                                                                                                                                                                   Denver Public Library                                                                                UTAH STATE ARCHIVES
within families. She stumbled                                     will include a “punch pass” for prizes,            (BCG) will sponsor a four-day skillbuilding                                                                   at the café.
                                                                  mini-presentations, and access to research         track designed for intermediate to advanced                   Alison DePrey Singleton, MLS, Calamity
on a massive secret of her own:
                                                                  professionals. Allow time to walk two blocks       researchers. Presentations include analyzing                  Janes, Cowboys, and Catalog Women:              NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND RED BUTTE GARDEN
her beloved father was not her father. As she
                                                                  to the Family History Library.                     sources, evidence, proving identity, and case                 Researching Frontier Men and Women in
writes in Inheritance: “I always knew there                                                                                                                                                                                        11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. $65
                                                                                                                     studies for problem-solving.                                  Newspapers
was a secret. What I didn’t know: the secret                                                                                                                                                                                       Utah’s Natural History Museum is one of the          Garden, one of the largest botanical gardens
                                                                  UTAH GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION                                                                                    Michael L. Strauss, AG, Soldiers, Sailors,
was me.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                           country’s finest natural history museums.            in the Intermountain West. It features themed
                                                                  HOST EVENT                                         ICAPGEN ACCREDITATION TRACK                                   and Marines: Guarding and Patrolling Our        Explore artifacts highlighting Utah’s history,       gardens, a children’s garden, waterfall and
SOCIETY NIGHT                                                     Thursday, 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. T264 $55             The International Commission for the                          Western Frontier                                dinosaurs, native peoples, world-famous              pond, and hiking trails. Admission,
Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.                                    Enjoy the talents of former Broadway stars in      Accreditation of Professional Genealogists™                                                                   landscapes, and more. Also visit the Red Butte       transportation, and box lunch included.
Society Night is a great opportunity to meet                      Echoes of Broadway, an excellent night of          (ICAPGen) will sponsor a one-day track
representatives of genealogical and historical                    entertainment hosted by the Utah                   highlighting skills that are essential for a
societies from Utah and nearby states;                            Genealogical Association at the Salt Palace        strong genealogical foundation. Lectures are
discover new research resources and                               Convention Center. This Thursday evening           open to all who are registered for the
publications. Volunteers will be delighted to                     event will begin with a silent auction, allowing   conference.
answer questions about membership                                 time to chat about the stimulating classes
                                                                  attended that day, followed by a scrumptious       EXPLORE THE FAMILY HISTORY EXPO
opportunities. This event is free and open to
the public.                                                       dinner and the evening’s showcase.                 Free and open to the public Wednesday
                                                                                                                     through Saturday, the exhibit hall features a
INTERNATIONAL AND ETHNIC                                          NGS RECEPTION AND BANQUET—                         family history expo and typically hosts more
WORKSHOP SESSIONS		                       $35                     ECHOES OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE                       than eighty exhibitors. Browse the exhibit
                                                                                                                     hall for the latest in software for genealogists,
Get help from Family History Library specialists                  GONE BEFORE
                                                                                                                     books and periodicals, products and
in six two-hour workshop sessions, Thursday-                      Friday, 6:00 p.m.                                  accessories of interest to family historians,
Saturday. Seating is limited. Workshops will                      Reception (Cash Bar): 7:00 p.m. F360 $50           demonstrations, book signings, daily
focus on German, Hispanic, Irish, Italian,                        Enjoy dinner and enlightenment as Steffani         drawings, and giveaways.
Swedish, and Native American heritage. The                        Raff, an award-winning storyteller, takes us
workshops will be held 2 blocks from the Salt                     on a journey through the history of women’s
Palace at the Family History Library.                             suffrage.                                                                                                     UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MARRIOTT LIBRARY                 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND RED BUTTE GARDEN
Transportation will NOT be provided.

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CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS                                                                                                                                                                                   CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS                                                 (Continued)

Ancestry                                                   Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial                                             Family History Library                                               Genealogical Institute of Federal                                     MyHeritage                                                         ProQuest
Arizona Genealogical Advisory                              Fund                                                                      Family Search                                                        Records Alumni Association                                            New England Historic Genealogical                                  Records Preservation and Access
Board                                                      Board for Certification of                                                                                                                     (Gen-Fed)                                                             Society (NEHGS)                                                    Committee (RPAC)
                                                                                                                                     FamilyTreeDNA
Association of Professional                                Genealogists (BCG)                                                                                                                             Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG)                                     New York Genealogical &                                            Research Ties
                                                                                                                                     Federation of Genealogical Societies
Genealogists (APG)                                         BYU Center for Family History and                                         (FGS)                                                                International Commission for the                                      Biographical Society (NYG&B)                                       Utah Genealogical Association
BCG Education Fund                                         Genealogy                                                                                                                                      Accreditation of Professional                                         Palatines to America                                               (UGA)
                                                                                                                                     Findmypast                                                           Genealogists (ICAPGen)

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE—20 MAY 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE—20 MAY 2020
     8:00 a.m.                                 Track                           11:00 a.m.                                                                          Luncheons 12:15 p.m.                  2:30 p.m.                                                                            4:00 p.m.                                                                     Evening

     OPENING SESSION                           BCG                             Strategies for Resolving Conflicting Evidence                                                                             Establishing Identity and Kinship with Military                                      Identifying Ancestors Through Advanced Reasoning
                                               Skillbuilding                   Angela McGhie, CG                                                         W121                                           Records                                                                              Skills
     Keynote Address                                                           Records often provide information that is inconsistent with other
                                                                                                                                                                   New York Genealogical
                                                                                                                                                                   and Biographical Society              Craig Scott, CG, FUGA                                                 W141          Warren Bittner, CG                                                    W151

     Dani Shapiro, author of                                                   records. The challenge is in resolving these conflicts accurately, and
                                                                               these six strategies can help.                                               IA    Luncheon                              Using case studies, this lecture focuses on little-used military
                                                                                                                                                                                                         records that establish identity and kinship.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Follow several immigrant cases where logic, deduction, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              analysis helped solve tough cases.
     Inheritance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   I                                                                                   IA
                        W101                                                                                                                                       The New York State of
                                                                                                                                                                   Mind: Escapades in the
     Family Secrets                            Heritage                        Shamrocks in Cyberspace: Irish Genealogy Databases
                                                                               Michael Brophy                                                            W122
                                                                                                                                                                   Wild West
                                                                                                                                                                                                         In Search of a Home
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Janette Silverman, DSJS                                               W142
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Conrad Beidler’s Signature
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              James Beidler                                                         W152
                                                                               Information about our Irish ancestors is exploding on the internet. The             Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, FUGA          Follow two Jewish families from their early twentieth century US                     Conrad Beidler encountered more people than the average
     After a lifetime spent writing fiction                                                                                                                        If your ancestors came through NY
     and memoirs about the corrosive                                           best websites for Irish research are explored and analyzed.                  BI                                          arrival searching for a permanent place to settle, each briefly                      Pennsylvania German. As his signature evolves, it can be seen
                                                                                                                                                                   and then migrated to the American     living in Salt Lake City.                                               BI          how these contacts changed his script.                                   B
     power of secrets within families,                                                                                                                             West for new lives, you’ll enjoy
     Dani Shapiro stumbled upon a                                                                                                                                  these tales of ordinary and
     massive family secret of her own: her     Methodology                     Faith, Adventure, and Fortitude: Echoes of the Kingsley                             extraordinary adventurers. W131      Elusive Ancestors Never Too Poor to Trace                                            A Widow, Midwife, and a Nun: A Case Study
     beloved father was not her father. As                                     Family from Connecticut to California                                                                                     Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA                      W143          Suzanne Russo Adams, AG                                               W153
     she writes in Inheritance: “I always                                      D. Joshua Taylor, MLS                                                     W123                                           Poor ancestors are a special challenge. Without deeds, wills,                        Explore genealogical and historical methods to discover the true
                                                                               Two sought fortune, three followed their faith, and one left a child who                                                  marriages, lawsuits, or newspaper accounts, how do we track                          identity of Vincenza Picone. Vincenza’s life illustrates the need to
     knew there was a secret. What I                                                                                                                               Association of                        migrations, identify origins, and find parents?                                     study history and culture.
     didn’t know: the secret was me.” The                                      sought the spotlight. Through their distinctive echoes, we will discover                                                                                                                          ALL                                                                                   IA
                                                                               their past.                                                                    I   Professional Genealogists
     presentation will delve into Shapiro’s
                                                                                                                                                                   Luncheon
     own detective story as she discovers
     a radically different truth than the      Records                         Pioneers of Greater Appalachia: Research in the Draper                              Render Yourself Capable:              “I give and bequeath my slave...”                                                    Privacy Concerns vs. Access to Records: Home and                              Wednesday, 5:00
     one she had known, and shines a                                           Manuscript Collection                                                               Lessons for Aspiring                  Tony Burroughs, FUGA                                                  W144          Abroad
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            p.m.–8:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                                   Genealogists from a

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       RPAC
     spotlight on the complex, ethical                                         Daniel Lilienkamp, JD                                                                                                    Understanding the probate process, probate records, and                              Jan Alpert, FNGS, Jan Meisels Allen, and
                                                                                                                                                          W124
                                                                                                                                                                   Nineteenth Century                    analyzing and processing information in a will listing slaves is                     Frederick E. Moss, JD, LLM.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Society Night
     ramifications of this moment in                                           Were records of your early 19th century pioneer and Appalachian                                                                                                                                                                                                                       W154
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Come meet representatives of
                                                                                                                                                                                                         essential for slave genealogy.
     history, during which science and                                         ancestors collected by Lyman Draper? Discover how to find them in this              Frenchman                                                                                                      IA          Learn how privacy laws are changing our access to records in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            genealogical and historical
                                                                               manuscript collection.                                                                                                                                                                                        US and European Union.
     technology have outpaced the                                                                                                                          ALL
                                                                                                                                                                   Paul Woodbury                                                                                                                                                                                      ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            societies from Utah and
     human heart’s capacity to contend                                                                                                                             Joseph Ichante engraved the words                                                                                                                                                                        nearby states and discover
     with what we may discover.                Migration                       How Settlers Guides Can Help Us Understand Our                                      “Render Yourself Capable” on the      Where Did They Go When They Left Ohio?                                               Settling Utah: Mormons, Miners, and Migrants                                  new research resources and
                                                                               Ancestor’s Migration                                                                wall of his home–an apt description   Laurie Hermance-Moore, AG                                             W145          Lyn Rasmussen, CG                                                     W155
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            publications. Volunteers will
     Dani Shapiro is the best-selling                                          Annette Burke Lyttle
                                                                                                                                                                   of the preparation necessary to       As the Northwest Territory opened for settlement, many passed                        It’s been 150 years since the Golden Spike connected the West and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            be delighted to answer
     author of the memoirs Inheritance,
                                                                                                                                                          W125
                                                                                                                                                                   uncover his story.           W132                                                                                                                                                                       questions about membership
                                                                               Settlers guides have been published since the early days of colonial                                                      through Ohio but eventually moved west. Where did they go and                        East. Learn about how this changed Utah.                                BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            opportunities. This event is
     Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion, and                                   North America. Learn how these guides can open a window into our                                                          why?                                                                    BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            free and open to the public.
     Slow Motion, and five novels, and is                                      ancestors’ lives.                                                          ALL
     the host of the forthcoming podcast                                                                                                                           Palatines to America
     Family Secrets. She has taught in the     Women                           Celebrating the Vote: 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage                                 Luncheon                              Finding American Women’s Voices through the                                          Nineteenth Century Women Settlers Confront the Far                            5:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
     writing programs at Columbia,                                             Gena Philibert-Ortega                                                                                                    Centuries: Letters, Diaries, Journals, Newspapers, and                               West                                                                          A Night at the Library
     NYU, The New School, and
                                                                                                                                                          W126     Adventures in German
                                                                               Utah and other western women won the right to vote before the                       Family History Research               Court Records                                                                        Janice Lovelace, PhD                                                  W156   The Family History Library
     Wesleyan University; she is                                               Nineteenth Amendment. Suffrage, voting, and other related records                                                                                                                                                                                                                            will have several activities to
     co-founder of the Sirenland Writers                                                                                                                           Roger Minert, PhD, AG                 Jane E. Wilcox                                                        W146          Learn more about the lives of white, black, and Asian women
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            enjoy inside and out. Food
                                                                               help reconstruct their lives.                                                  I                                                                                                                              ancestors who settled in the far west pre-1900 through letters,
                                                                                                                                                                   Some adventures in German family      Women from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries are
     Conference in Italy. A contributing                                                                                                                                                                 challenging to uncover, but we may hear their voices in the                          diaries, and records.                                                    I   trucks nearby will offer
     editor at Condé Nast Traveler, Dani                                                                                                                           history research are good. Some are                                                                                                                                                                      affordable food for purchase
                                                                                                                                                                   better. All can make us better        documents that recorded their lives.                                   ALL                                                                                        from Salt Lake City’s finest on
     lives with her family in Litchfield                                                                                                                           researchers if we remember them                                                                                                                                                                          wheels. Activities will include
     County, Connecticut.                      Religion                        The Parish Chest Records: Beyond Births, Marriages, and                             and learn from them.          W133   An Important Resource: German Immigrants in                                          Resources for Quaker Research in the Family History                           a “punch pass” for prizes,
                                                                FamilySearch

                                                                               Deaths                                                                                                                    American Church Records                                                              Library                                                                       mini-presentations, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            access to research
 9:30 a.m.                                                                     Daniel Poffenberger, AG                                                   W127                                           Kelsee Walker                                                         W147          Annette Burke Lyttle                                                  W157   professionals.
                                                                               In England, the parish was responsible for more than registering                    Genealogical Speakers                 Discover more about American church records kept by Germans                          The Family History Library has more than 3,000 resources for
                                                                               baptisms, marriages and burials. Learn about other incredible records               Guild Luncheon                        and the helpful book series, German Immigrants in American Church                    Quaker research. Learn how to make the most of this collection to
     Exhibit Hall                                                              found in the parish chest.                                                 ALL
                                                                                                                                                                   The Difference Between
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Records, in tracing your German ancestors.                              IA          find your Quaker ancestors.                                            ALL

     Opens at 9:30 a.m.                                                        Constructing Clear Citations                                                        “Lectern” and “Podium”:               Transcribing Documents: An Essential Skill for                                       Writing, Blogging, and Presenting Compelling Stories
                                               Writing
                                                                                                                                                                   Terms of the Trade                    Genealogists
     Genealogical exhibitors and                                               Thomas Wright Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS                       W128                                                                                                                                Rhonda Lauritzen                                                      W158
                                                                                                                                                                   Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD
     vendors will be on hand throughout                                        Citations support research results, making them credible. This session                                                    Julie Miller, CG, CGL, FNGS                                           W148          Learn to craft more compelling family history stories, blog
                                                                               focuses on citations for genealogical research reports and articles.                Many terms come from the                                                                                                   articles, and presentations with storyboard techniques perfected
     the conference to display their                                                                                                                               world of public speaking              Transcribing is an important part of the research and analyzing
                                                                               Subtopics include citation content, sequencing, and structure.               IA                                          process. Learn how this skill will help solve genealogical                           by Hollywood.                                                           IA
     genealogical goods and services                                                                                                                               and performing—we’ll have
                                                                                                                                                                   some fun with them and                problems.                                                               BI
     in the Exhibit Hall.
                                                                                                                                                                   maybe learn a little too. W134
     Exhibit Hall Hours                        Making                          Being a Responsible and Ethical Genealogist in the                                                                        Identifying Recent Biological Connections With DNA                                   Hi, We’re Related! Writing to Your DNA Matches and
     Wednesday                                 Connections                     Twenty-First Century                                                                                                      Angie Bush                                                            W149          Begging for Spit
     9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.                                                     Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD                                                 W129
                                                                                                                                                                   Menu
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Learn the techniques and tools that are most effective for helping                   Michael Lacopo, DVM                                                   W159
                                                                               Genealogists have more ways to share information than ever before.                                                        individuals find their biological and genetic heritage.                ALL          Do your DNA matches respond to your queries? How do you get
     Thursday                                                                  Being responsible stewards of information is critical. Learn ways to                House salad and rolls                                                                                                      strangers on board with your genealogical endeavors by giving
     9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.                                                     ethically and responsibly share information.                               ALL                                                                                                                                you their DNA?                                                         ALL
                                                                                                                                                                   Chicken marinara mozzarella
                                                                                                                                                                   over penne pasta
     Friday                                    States                          A Pine Post Four Inches Square: Staking a Claim on Mining                                                                 St. Joe, Independence, and the Missouri Territory                                    My New England Research is Done. Or Is It?
     9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.                                                     Records                                                                             Beverages and dessert                 Peggy Lauritzen, AG                                                   W150          D. Joshua Taylor, MLS                                                 W160
     Saturday                                                                  Jen Baldwin                                                               W130                                           Thousands wound their way to the areas of the western borders of                     Though your New England pedigree might date to the early 1600s,
                                                                                                                                                                   $31                                   Missouri in search of a better life in the west. What were the major                 there is often more work to be done—and mistakes to be
     9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.                                                     The gold rush era resulted in millions of individuals seeking their fortunes in
                                                                               the west. The records they left behind are our treasures today!               IA                                         trails?                                                                ALL          corrected.                                                              BI

Lecture Levels: B—Beginner, BI—Beginner Intermediate, I—Intermediate, IA—Intermediate Advanced, A—Advanced, ALL—All Levels

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THURSDAY SCHEDULE—21 MAY 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      THURSDAY SCHEDULE—21 MAY 2020
     Track                                8:00 a.m.                                                                   9:30 a.m.                                                               11:00 a.m.                                           Luncheons 12:15 p.m.                            2:30 p.m.                                                            4:00 p.m.                                                        Workshops and Events

     BCG                                  Who Was Charlotte Fasse Graue of the                                        BCG Certification Workshop                                                                                                                                                   Using Whole Family Research to Prove                                 Bricks Without Straw? Careful Collection of
                                          Principality of Lippe, Germany; Iowa;                                       Stefani Evans, CG; LaBrenda Garrett Nelson, JD, CG, LLM; Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA                                                                                          a Relationship                                                       Weak Evidence Builds the Case of Leven

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     Skillbuilding                                                                                                                                                                                                                          T211
                                          and Missouri?                                                               In this interactive forum, current associates share various pathways to certification and how to begin.                IA                                                   Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS     T241                 Green                                                            8:00 a.m.
                                          Pam Eagleson, CG                                      T201                                                                                                                                                                                              Learn how researching siblings or collateral                         Patti Hobbs, CG                                        T251     Advanced
                                          Four items give different surnames for                                                                                                                                                                                                                   relatives can provide the indirect evidence needed                   Weak evidence is ubiquitous and often suggests an                Chromosome
                                          Charlotte Fasse Graue’s father. This lecture                                                                                                                                                                                                             when direct-line research leads to dead ends or                      obvious relationship. Combining (or correlating) it with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   wrong answers.                                                                                                                       Mapping Using DNA
                                          explains how all are correct.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              I                 DNA evidence can construct a strong case of identity. IA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Painter Workshop $35
                                                                                                   IA

                                          Danish Genealogy for Beginners                                              Portuguese Ancestors? Online                                            Ohana, ‘Āiga, Fāmili, Whānau, Fēti’i:                                                                The Jewish Records Collection of the                                 From Bourbon to Blue Jeans: Bavarian Jews                        Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD
     Heritage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   T261
                                          Julie Merrill, AG                                 T202                     Resources, Research Methodology,                                        A Beginner’s Guide to Polynesian                                                                     Family History Library                                               and Their Influence on American Culture                          Using the DNA Painter tools,
                                          Learn the best Danish websites to locate                                    and Tips for Success                                                    Family History                                                                                       W. Todd Knowles, AG                            T242                 Suzanne Kelting Meyers, DO                             T252     we will examine advanced
                                          Danish parish and census records and read                                   Debbie Gurtler, AG                             T212                    Miyamoto Loretta Jensen                      T222                                                   The Family History Library has an extensive                          Bavarian Jewish immigration impacted American                    methodologies such as
                                          key words and phrases to find your Danish                                                                                                                                                                                                                collection of Jewish records. Understanding                          culture through religion, trades, industry, politics,            inferred chromosome
                                                                                                                      Learn about numerous online resources for researching                   From researching available records to
                                          ancestors.                                              BI                                                                                                                                                                                              what is there and how to access is vital to                          the military, and the arts. Discover your own                    mapping.
                                                                                                                      your Portuguese ancestry along with research                            gathering oral histories, this session will                                                                                                                                                                                                                           IA
                                                                                                                      methodology and tips to navigate the language. B                       give you the tools necessary to uncover and                                                          having a successful search.                    ALL                  connection to these deep-rooted influences.             ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                              preserve your Polynesian genealogy.            BI   Board for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Certification of                                                                                                                                                                      9:30 a.m.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Swedish
     Migration                            Finding Migrating Families: Tracing                                         The Impact of Military Bounty Land                                      Exodusters: The Exodus of Freedmen                   Genealogists                                    Nineteenth and Twentieth Century                                     Always Exploring: Italian Migration and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Exploring Archives All                                                                                                                                                                Research Strategy
                                          Elusive Ancestors Using Cluster                                             on Migration                                                            to Kansas After the Civil War                                                                        Dutch Migration Patterns                                             Movement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   around the Globe                                                                                                                                                                      Workshop          $35
                                          Research                                                                    Craig Scott, CG, FUGA                          T213                    Annette Burke Lyttle                         T223                                                   Mary Risseeuw                                  T243                 Suzanne Russo Adams, AG                                T253
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   David Ouimette, CG, CGL                                                                                                                                                               Geoff Morris, AG and
                                          Nancy Peters, CG, CGL                             T203                     You serve, the federal government gives                                 After the Civil War, many freedmen moved                                                             How to recognize and follow the economic                             Italians have a long tradition of exploration. Learn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Savannah Larson         T262
                                          Are you seeking the origin of a nineteenth                                  you land, sometimes. Then you decide to                                 to homesteading colonies in Kansas. Learn            See the variety of places where                 and personal pushes that influenced the                              about the largest settlements of Italian migration
                                                                                                                      sell it or move to the west. Did it make a                              about this important chapter in the history          the best records for family                     migration of Dutch immigrants from New                               and movement worldwide. You may discover                         Learn how to approach
                                          century ancestor who moved? Learn six steps
                                                                                                                      difference?                                                            of American migration.                              history are found on all                        York to Washington.                                                 cousins in different countries.                                 common problems and tackle
                                          for successful cluster research—a proven                                                                                       BI                                                                 ALL                                                                                                    ALL                                                                             BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   continents and on the isles of                                                                                                                                                        them in an efficient way.
                                          strategy for solving migration problems.                IA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   the sea.                  T231                                                                                                                                                       Elements will include
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         analysis, translation, records,
     Methodology                          Identifying Slaveholding Ancestors                                          Too Many Marys: Solving Identity and                                    What If? Learning About DNA                                                                          Integration of DNA Evidence to Reach a                               Conflict Management: Evaluating Evidence                         and prioritizing research
                                          Using DNA Testing: Successful                                               Same Name Conundrums                                                    Through Case Studies                                                                                 Genetic Relationship Conclusion                                      of Identity                                                      steps. Workshop to be held at

                                                                                                                                                                               Live Stream
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         the Family History Library,
                                          Strategies for African Americans                                            Jill Morelli, CG                               T214                    Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD                    T224   International                                   Karen Stanbary, CG                             T244                 Emily Garber                                           T254     main floor computer lab. ALL
                                          Andre Kearns                                      T204                     Too many people with the same name? An                                  A series of case studies reflecting some of          Commission for the                              Blasting through brick-walls, this lecture                           Uncooperative records—those offering conflicting
                                          Learn how to successfully identify slave-owning                             identity conundrum! We will look at some                                the most common and interesting DNA                  Accreditation of                                provides case examples demonstrating how                             information—must be put in context. A case study
                                          ancestors with DNA and connect with descendants                             successful strategies to parse your ancestor                            scenarios.                                   ALL    Professional                                    to meet new DNA standards with correlation                           shows how to out-smart incorrect information via                 2:30 p.m.
                                          to reconcile shared history.                                               out from the others.                              BI                                                                                                                        of genetic and documentary evidence.             IA                 record and evidence analysis.                               I
                                                                                        ALL                                                                                                                                                        Genealogists                                                                                                                                                                          Hispanic Research
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Adapting Your                                                                                                                                                                         Methodology       $35
     Records                              FamilySearch’s Secret Weapon: Court                                         Québec to France: Using the                                             Tax Records: Getting Our Money’s Worth               Business to the 2020                            Claims: A Potpourri of Genealogical                                  Exploring American History in UK
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Arturo Cuellar, AG
                                          Order Books                                                                 Programme de Recherche en                                               from the Taxes Our Ancestors Paid                                                                    Information                                                          Newspapers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  T263
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Client                                                                                                                                                                                Learn the research process to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          FindMyPast
                                          Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS        T205                     Démographie Historique (PRDH)                                           Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS,          Joseph Shumway, AG                              Craig Scott, CG, FUGA                          T245                 Jen Baldwin                                            T255     finding ancestors in Mexico,
                                          Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief . . . all                             Daniel Lilienkamp, JD                          T215                    FUGA                                         T225
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   In the emerging industry of                     Claims against the federal government come                           The stories of our ancestors were told in newspapers             Latin America, and Spain.
                                          appear on the pages of court order books, the                               Learn techniques for utilizing the Répertoire des                       Tax records are pure gold for the genealogist with   professional genealogy,                         in many flavors. The accounting officers of                          abroad, from major historical events to obituaries.              Basic research guidelines,
                                          unindexed pages of which can now often be                                   actes de baptême, mariage, sépulture des                                great potential to solve our thorniest problems—if   explore new and modern ways                     the U.S. Treasury accounted for all kinds.       IA                 Explore the British Newspaper Archive for North                  finding aids, and language
                                          read at home.                                           IA                 recensements du Québec ancien (PRDH) to trace                           we squeeze out all they have to offer.        ALL   to connect with the 2020 client                                                                                      American gems.                                          ALL     helps, along with a case study.
                                                                                                                      colonial French ancestry.                     ALL                                                                           while maintaining high                                                                                                                                                                Workshop to be held at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   genealogical standards. T232                                                                                                                                                         Family History Library, main
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         floor computer lab.       ALL
     DNA                                  Pursuing Pilgrims—Identifying the                                           What’s New on Ancestry                                                  Developing a DNA Testing Plan to                                                                     Techniques for Building Genetic                                      Cutting Edge DNA—What’s So Big About
                     FamilyTreeDNA

                                          DNA Signatures of Mayflower                                                 Crista Cowan                                   T216                    Break Through Your Brick Walls                                                                       Networks to Find Your Ancestors                                      Big Y-DNA Testing?
                                          Passengers                                                                                                                                          Kathryn Moore, AG                                                                                   Angie Bush, MS                                                      Skip Duett
                                                                                                        Ancestry

                                                                                                                      Ancestry has released some new and                                                                                    T226   Family Search                                                                                   T246                                                                         T256     The Family History
                                          Janine Cloud                                                               exciting tools and features to help you with
                                                                                             T206
                                                                                                                      your family trees and your DNA. Come
                                                                                                                                                                                              Learn how to identify genetic networks of            FamilySearch:                                   Learn how to identify genetic networks of                            Formerly relegated to ancient haplogroup analysis, learn         Library will be open
                                                                                                                                                                                              DNA matches to maximize DNA test                                                                     DNA matches to maximize test results and                             how this advanced Y-DNA test is moving into genealogical
                                          For decades, genealogists have researched
                                                                                                                      learn about them.                               ALL                    results and work through brick walls.               Connecting Families                             work through brick walls.                                           relevant time and being used to develop family clades. A
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         until 11:00 p.m.
                                          connections to descendants of the Mayflower                                                                                                                                                       ALL                                                                                                    ALL
                                          Pilgrims. This talk explores how DNA testing                                                                                                                                                             Past, Present, and
                                          may be able to help confirm pedigrees.                ALL                                                                                                                                               Future
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Stephen Valentine                                                                                                                                                                     Utah Genealogical
     ICAPGen                              U.S. Immigration Problems: Finding                                          The Dynamic Duo for Locality                                            Was Your Irish Immigrant Pushed or                   Come learn the latest about                     From Ohio to Missouri: How the                                       Discover Your Immigrant Ancestors’ Origins                       Association
                                          Your Ancestor’s Hometown                                                    Research: The FamilySearch Catalog                                      Pulled to America?                                   what FamilySearch is doing to                   Midwest Was Settled                                                  Using the Immigrant Ancestors Project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   connect families across the                                                                                                                                                           6:00–9:00 p.m.
                                          Marissa Gardner, AG                               T207                     and Research Wiki                                                       David Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS           T227   generations and around the                      Laurie Hermance-Moore, MLS, AG                 T247                 Julie Stoddard, AG                                     T257     Evening
                                          A discussion about the different types of                                   Diana Elder, AG                                T217                    Learn the historical events and record               world.                   T233                  Learn how rivers, canals, and roads had a big                        Utilizing emigration registers from archives throughout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Off-Broadway
                                          United States records that are most likely to                               Open a world of possibilities for your research by                      sources to identify your Irish immigrant’s                                                           impact on Midwest settlement patterns.                               Europe, BYU is indexing information about immigrants
                                          provide the name of the immigrant                                                                                                                   place of origin by understanding what                                                                Many states were not settled from the                                which is not often found in port registers or naturalization     Enjoy the talents of former
                                                                                                                      learning to use the FamilySearch Catalog and Research                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Broadway stars in Echoes of
                                          ancestor’s hometown in Europe.                          IA                 Wiki. Discover records, research helps, and more.  BI                  caused their desire or need to move.         ALL                                                    direction you might think!                       BI                 records.                                                  ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Broadway, an excellent night
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Menu                                                                                                                                                                                  of entertainment hosted by
     Occupations                          An Echo in the Forest: Records of the                                       The New Deal: Putting Your Ancestors                                    Mining, Logging, and Fishing: Early                  House salad and rolls                           Breaker Boys and Spinner Girls: Child                                “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”                              the Utah Genealogical
                                          Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933–                                          to Work                                                                 Work in the Pacific NW                                                                               Labor Laws and their Records                                         Research                                                         Association. This Thursday
                                                                                                        Live Stream

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Roast turkey breast,                                                                                                                                                                  evening event will begin with
                                          1942                                                                        Michael Strauss, AG                            T218                    Janice Lovelace, PhD                         T228   mashed potatoes, dressing,                      Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL                      T248                 Danni Altman-Newell                                    T258     a silent auction, allowing time
                                          Pamela Vittorio                                   T208                     Out of the New Deal came an abundance of                                Learn about the work in mines, forests, and          and cranberry sauce                             Understanding the labor laws lets us trace                           Fueling westward expansion, railroads changed America’s          to chat about the stimulating
                                          A wealth of information is contained in the                                 records used by genealogists today as part                              waters of the Pacific Northwest and how                                                              the lives and the records of lives of child                          landscape and history forever. Maps, newspapers, and             classes attended that day,
                                          records of the “CCC.” Get insight on the                                    of the “3-Rs” of Relief, Recovery, and                                  your ancestors were involved at the turn of          Beverages and dessert                           laborers in mills, mines, farms, and more.       IA                 pension files are among the resources available for              followed by a scrumptious
                                          sources and where to find them.                       ALL                  Reform.                                           BI                   the twentieth century.                         BI                                                                                                                        learning about railroad ancestors.                  ALL         dinner, and the evening’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   $31                                                                                                                                                                                   showcase.                T264

     Religion                             Help! The Irish Church Records I Need                                       Researching Members of the Church                                       Mennonite Research                                                                                   Parishes, Priests, and Signs of the                                  Finding Family in Religious Newspapers
                                          Are Missing                                                                 of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                                                                                                                                         Sacred: Catholic Church Records                                      and Periodicals
                     Live Stream

                                                                                                                                                                                              Michael Lacopo, DVM                          T229                                                                                                                                                                                         Menu
                                          David Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIRGS                T209                     Angela Packer McGhie, CG                       T219                    Learn how research techniques and                                                                    Julie Miller, CG, CGL, FNGS                    T249                 Lori Thornton, MLS                                     T259     House salad and rolls
                                          Learn alternate research strategies for tracing                             Document the life of your Mormon ancestors with                         repositories in America and in Europe can                                                            This lecture discusses the different types of                        Religious publications often include items about
                                          ancestral lines when the Irish church records                               a wide variety of church records including baptism,                     help you locate your Mennonite                                                                       Catholic Church records available, what you                          affiliated churches and individuals. Discover their              Grilled Chicken Calvados
                                          needed were not kept or destroyed.                    ALL                  membership, migration, missionary, pioneer                              (Anabaptist) ancestors.                        IA                                                   will find in the records, and how to locate                          usefulness.                                             ALL     with braised apples,
                                                                                                                      history, and family genealogy records.         ALL                                                                                                                          them.                                          ALL                                                                                   toasted pine nuts, and rice
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         pilaf with calvados cream
                                                                                                                      Southerners in the Northern Midwest                                     Writing Quality Research Objectives                                                                  You Can’t Speak It? You Can Read It!                                 Post-World War II Refugees: Displaced                            sauce
                     BCG Education Fund

     Miscellaneous                        Helen F.M. Leary Distinguished Lecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Tools for Foreign Language Documents                                 Persons Camps
                                                                                                                                                                               ResearchTies

                                          Peer Review: Good Medicine for Us and                                       Peggy Lauritzen, AG                            T220                    Jill Crandall, AG                            T230                                                                                                                                                                                         Beverages and dessert
                                          Our Profession                                                              Young southern men and families migrated                                Learn to be a more effective and efficient                                                           Daniel Jones, AG                               T250                 Ann Staley, CG, CGL                                    T260
                                          Harold Henderson, CG                                  T210
                                                                                                                      to the upper Midwest. What was the draw                                 researcher by writing quality research                                                               Many have ancestors who spoke a foreign                              After World War II, where were the estimated 2                   $55
                                                                                                                      for these families who had lived in the                                 objectives to focus your efforts.            ALL                                                    language—but no need to be fluent! We’ll                             million displaced persons/refugees to go? How
                                          Enjoy it or not, we all need to give and receive                            south for generations?
                                          peer review (AKA feedback). Here’s how to
                                                                                                                                                                       ALL                                                                                                                         discuss resources for foreign-language                               were they to live? A solution—Displaced Persons
                                          make it more useful and less scary.                   ALL                                                                                                                                                                                               records, and we’ll read one together.            BI                 Camps.                                                    IA

Lecture Levels: B—Beginner, BI—Beginner Intermediate, I—Intermediate, IA—Intermediate Advanced, A—Advanced, ALL—All Levels

6                                                                                                                                                          National Genealogical Society | 2020 Family History Conference                            Echoes of Our Ancestors | Salt Lake City, Utah                                                                                                                                                                      7
FRIDAY SCHEDULE—22 MAY 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               FRIDAY SCHEDULE—22 MAY 2020
     Track                            8:00 a.m.                                                                9:30 a.m.                                                             11:00 a.m.                                                 Luncheons 12:15 p.m.                              2:30 p.m.                                                                   4:00 p.m.                                                Workshops and Events

     BCG                              May I Please Have Your Permission?                                       Establishing Identity and Proving                                     Turning Witnesses into Evidence                                                                              Using Cluster Methodology to Solve a                                        Validating Unsourced Online Information
     Skillbuilding                    Using the Work of Others                                                 Relationships: Research Methodolo-                                    Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS,                                                                  Long-Standing Problem                                                       Thomas Wright Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG,

                        Live Stream

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                                      Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL                          F301                 gies That Work                                                        FUGA                                         F321                                                           Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA              F341                        FUGA, FNGS                                       F351
                                      Genealogists use other people’s work as                                  David Ouimette, CG, CGL                        F311                  Witnesses are not afterthoughts tacked onto the                                                              The Joseph Johnson Chase research problem and                               A case study on identifying a Revolutionary              9:30 a.m.
                                      building blocks in family histories. Learn the                                                                                                 end of documents. They are significant                                                                       solution, though based in upstate New York,                                 War veteran’s children shows how thorough
                                      rules of using it in a way that’s legal, ethical,
                                                                                                               Robust research uses tools and methodologies
                                                                                                                                                                                     informants—once we learn to hear what their                                                                  illustrates how researching extended family                                 research, including DNA testing, can validate            Ireland: Discovering
                                                                                                               that correlate evidence from a variety of sources to
                                      and smart.                                           IA                 reconstitute ancestors uniquely and place them                        records don’t visibly say.                     IA                                                           members can solve genealogical puzzles.      IA                            undocumented information.                          IA   Where and How They
                                                                                                               accurately within their families.                IA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lived               $35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Craig Foster, AG         F361
     Heritage                         Using Scandinavian Records When                                          Was ist Das? Little-Used German                                       Proven Research Strategies for Asia                                                                          What You Need to Know Before                                                The “Forgotten” Immigrants: The Swiss                    Ireland is known for difficult
                                      You Don’t Know the Language                                              Resources of the Family History                                                                                                                                                    Researching Hispanic Ancestors                                              to America                                               research. This workshop will
                                                                                                                                                                                     Valerie Elkins

                                                                                                 Live Stream
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       F322
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       help people understand Irish
                                      Jill Morelli, CG                                   F302                 Library                                                               Learn how to successfully research Asian                                                                     Debbie Gurtler, AG                             F342                        Michael Lacopo, DVM                              F352   jurisdictions, as well as key
                                      Don’t let the lack of language skills prevent                            Warren Bittner, CG                             F312                  ancestors. We discuss the records,                                                                           This presentation offers the basics on                                      More than 400,000 Swiss immigrants have                  record groups for doing Irish
                                      you from accessing Scandinavian records.                                                                                                       repositories, archives, laws, languages, and                                                                 everything you need to know to begin                                        come to North America since its settlement.              research. Workshop to be held
                                                                                                               Major portions of the FHL German collection are
                                      With a minimal vocabulary, these are the                                                                                                       cultures that will affect your research.              I   Arizona Genealogical                              researching your Hispanic ancestors.                                       Many of them German-speaking, they were                  at the Family History Library,
                                                                                                               rarely used. Learn about resources available and                                                                                                                                                                                      BI
                                      easiest international records to access.              I                 how to use them.                               IA                                                                               Advisory Board                                                                                                                often lumped into “Germans to America.”          ALL    main floor computer lab. ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Solving the Hat Box
     Methodology                      Eddie Wenck: The Case of a Little Lost                                   South-Central Accreditation Case                                      Problem Solving Like A Pro: Evidence                       Baby Mystery—A                                    The Man Who Lived as Marcus                                                 Popcorn Daddy: Busting Common
                                      Boy                                                                      Study                                                                 Analysis, Correlation, and Conflict                        Genealogy Learning                                Folderman                                                                   Name Brick Walls by Following One                        2:30 p.m.

                                                                                                 Ancestry
                                      Julie Miller, CG, CGL, FNGS                                             Michelle Ercanbrack                                                  Resolution                                                 Experience                                        Jeanette Shiel, CG                                                         Man’s Eccentricities Through Time
                                                                                          F303                                                                 F313                                                                                                                                                                               F343                                                                                 Strategies for Locating
                                      Using a case study, this lecture will                                    Walk through each twist and turn of the                               Joseph Shumway, AG                                        Bonnie Belza                                      Case study that tackles identity issues and                                 Lisa Reed
                                      demonstrate the importance of using                                      Martin family’s tangled tree in Texas, in a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       F323
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Learn how the speaker                             resolves conflicting evidence of the German
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                F353   German Records $35
                                                                                                                                                                                     Learn to notice information gaps, ask the right                                                                                                                                          John Wesley Reed shot a woman by mistake and a
                                      original records and historical context in                               South-Central US Accreditation case study.        I                  questions, correlate evidence, and resolve conflicts.IA   collaborated with a reporter to                   immigrant Folderman family, which results in                                mule on purpose. The litigious eccentric ran a           Camille Andrus, AG       F362
                                      genealogical research.                               IA                                                                                                                                                  identify the parents of the Hat                   the discovery of Marcus’ true identity.             I                      popcorn wagon, sued Tulsa, and made news.     ALL       You’ve discovered the town of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Box Baby found Christmas Eve                                                                                                                                                           origin for your German
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1931, using DNA and                                                                                                                                                                    immigrant ancestor, now what?
     Records                          Beginning Western U.S. Native                                            Stock Marks Aren’t Just Animal                                        Starting Mexican Research with Civil                       genealogical evidence.      F331                 Immigrant Letters, Memoirs, and Travel                                      Harvesting Family History in                             Learn how to locate records
                                      American Research: Where are the                                         Brands—Use Them to Identify People                                    Registration and Church Records                                                                              Journals                                                                    Agricultural Records                                     from your immigrant’s

                                                                                                                                                                      FamilySearch
                     BYU Center for
                     Family History

                                      Records?                                                                 Also                                                                  Lauren Wake                                     F324                                                        Mary Risseeuw                                  F344                        Cari Taplin, CG                                  F354
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       hometown. Workshop to be held
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       at the Family History Library,
                                      Forest Emmett                                      F304                 Diane Richard                                  F314                  Learn how to find your Mexican ancestor’s birth,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Utah Genealogical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Immigrant correspondence is often                                           Those that tended the food supply are often              main floor computer lab. ALL
                                      This session will demonstrate the volume, value,                         Animal identification laws commenced in the                           marriage, and death records online through the                                                               overlooked as a source for rich, and                                        overlooked as “just farmers.” Learn about
                                      and location of the many records that exist for                          colonial years. The resulting records place                           civil registration and church records offered on           Association                                       surprising, family history. Examine the                                     your farming ancestors and build their stories
                                      Native American groups of the western U.S.      BI                      individuals in time and space, whether small                          FamilySearch and Ancestry.                     ALL        Success Stories Using                             sources and their significance for your own                                 through rich agricultural records.                  I   The Family History
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  research.
                                                                                                               farms in the east or larger western ranches.     BI                                                                             DNA                                                                                                ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Library will be open
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD                                                                                                                                                              until 11:00 p.m.
     African                          Digital Library on American Slavery:                                     Freedmen’s Bureau Records—A Rich                                      The Family History Library for                             Exciting success stories of brick                 Uncovering the Life of a Free Black                                         Discovering a Wool Carder, Slaves, and

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Holsclaw Lecture
     American                         Accessing Pre-Emancipation Court                                         Source for Researching Black and                                      African American Genealogy                                 walls broken down with DNA                        Virginian through Southern Claims                                           More: Looking for a Piece of Property

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Live Stream

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Birdie Monk
                                      Petitions                                                                White Ancestors                                                       Tony Burroughs, FUGA                         F325         testing, including the                            Commission Records                                                          Deborah A. Abbott, PhD                           F355
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                identification of surprise
                                      Janis Forte                                        F305                 Sharon Gillins                                 F315                  A case study illustrating a difficult problem              relatives.                  F332                 Andre Kearns                                   F345                        This wool carder has a winding story. As for             NGS Reception
                                      This lecture demonstrates how to conduct an                              Learn how the organization and reporting                              that could only be solved using the unique                                                                   Learn what can be uncovered on the lives of                                 many of our ancestors, family histories are
                                      exhaustive search using this online database                             practices of the Freedmen’s Bureau aid in locating                    resources at the Family History Library.       IA                                                           free blacks during the Civil War from                                       best told after looking at a complete set of             & Banquet
                                      of 1790–1867 southern court and legislative                              information on freedmen, planters, refugees,                                                                                                                                       researching the Southern Claims Commission                                  records.                                         ALL
                                      petitions.                                           IA                 Bureau personnel, educators, and plantations. BI                                                                                                                                  applications.                                   ALL                                                                                 6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Federation of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Genealogical Societies                                                                                                                                                                 7:00 p.m. Banquet
     Military                         Buffalo Soldiers in the Western                                          Four Brothers, Four Stories:                                          The War of 1812: Service Records,                          Detecting and                                     The Great War: Researching Your World                                       Researching Veterans of the Spanish
                                      Frontier                                                                 Discovering Your Ancestor’s Union                                     Pensions, and Bounty Land                                  Disclosing Family                                 War I Ancestors                                                             American War                                             Echoes of the Women
                                      Janice Lovelace, PhD                                                    Army Experience                                                       Rebecca Koford, CG, CGL                                   Scandals without DNA                              Michael Strauss, AG                                                        David Lambert                                           Who Have Gone

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              NEHGS
                                                                                          F306                                                                                                                                         F326                                                                                                       F346                                                                          F356
                                      Post-Civil War, black soldiers were stationed                            Sharon Hoyt, MLIS, CG                          F316                  The War of 1812 offers many resources to                   Thomas Wright Jones, PhD,                         The United States entered the war—fought                                    Learn about local, state, and federal resources          Before—Celebrating
                                      in the West to assist new settlers. What was                             Learn the stories revealed by Civil War pension                       researchers. We discuss basic and other                                                                      from 1914 to 1918—on April 6, 1917. This                                    for researching your U.S. Spanish American
                                      life like for these “Buffalo Soldiers”?                                                                                                       records including military service records,                CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS                         lecture looks at numerous military and                                      War and Philippine Insurrection veterans.               Women’s Suffrage
                                                                                            B                  files, Compiled Military Service Records,                                                                                        Genealogists uncovered family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  BI
                                                                                                               court-martial case files, newspapers, fraternal                       pensions, and bounty land.                          BI                                                      civilian records and those lost.                  BI                                                                                Steffani Raff
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                secrets—some entertaining,                                                                                                                                                             Enjoy dinner, NGS awards, and
                                                                                                               society records, and more.                     BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                others tragic—before the                                                                                                                                                               be enlightened as Steffani Raff,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                genetic-genealogy era.                                                                                                                                                                 an award-winning storyteller,
     Immigration                      European Immigrant Ancestors: Why                                        Discovering Your Immigrant’s                                          Grandpa Was an Alien? Effective                            Publishing the findings                           Ellis Island of the South: Researching                                      The New York Gateway: Immigration,                       takes you on a journey through
                                      They Left and How They Got Here                                          Origins: Digging Deeper                                               Naturalization Records Research                            raises resolvable ethics                          Immigration Records of Galveston,                                           Emigration, and Migration                                the history of women’s
     and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        issues like those we grapple
     Naturaliza-                      1865–1920                                                                Rich Venezia                                   F317                  Dana Palmer, CG                                  F327     with today.               F333                   Texas                                                                       Jane Wilcox                                      F357   suffrage.                 F363
                                      Nancy Loe, MLS                                     F307                 Find your ancestor’s foreign origins in                               Naturalization records can prove pivotal in                                                                  Sharon Gillins                                 F347                        New York has been the heart of U.S.
     tion                                                                                                      some lesser-used record sets—and in doing                             finding your ancestor’s origins. Learn how                                                                                                                                               immigration since the 1600s. Discover the
                                      Many factors pushed/pulled European ancestors to                                                                                                                                                                                                            Locate and research the records of more than 130,000
                                      immigrate voluntarily to the US. Discover familiar and                   so, help contextualize their life in the                              to find citizenship papers in the courts and                                                                 immigrants who disembarked in Galveston and                                 origins of significant immigrant groups and
                                      lesser-known migration records for all US ports. ALL                    United States.                                    I                  archives.                                           BI    Menu                                              those who entered through other southern ports. BI                         settlers and their migration routes to 1940.     ALL

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lone Peak Cobb
     Tech Tips                        Solve Research Problems Using                                            Share and Organize with Evernote                                      Facebook’s 13,000+ Genealogy &                             Salad: turkey breast, tomato,                     Researching Graphically—Expand Your                                         Transcribe and Take Note—Using
                                      Surname Variants and Surname                                             Lianne Kruger                                  F318                  History Links                                              hard cooked egg, and blue                         Research with Timelines, Charts,                                            Google Docs, Sheets, and Keep for Data
                                      Mapping Tools                                                            Organize notes created in Evernote. Share                             Katherine Willson                                F328     cheese served on a bed of                         Spreadsheets, and Diagrams                                                  Collection
                                      Terry Koch-Bostic                                  F308                 these notes with family. Create a table of                            Using Facebook as a genealogical research                  mixed greens with balsamic                        Ari Wilkins                                    F348                        Nicole Dyer                                      F358
                                                                                                               contents to write a book from all your notes.                         tool.
                                      Learn techniques and tools to apply surname
                                                                                                                                                                BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ALL     vinaigrette or ranch                              Think about researching and organizing documents                            Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Keep all
                                      variants and surname mapping to locate ancestors                                                                                                                                                          dressing and rolls                                beyond genealogical software. Learn about new                               work together to provide excellent solutions for the
                                      in common records and geographic locations when                                                                                                                                                                                                             ways to visualize and analyze research by creating                          modern genealogists’ research log, note-taking, and
                                      they can’t be found.                            I                                                                                                                                                        Beverages and dessert                             timelines, charts, spreadsheets, and diagrams. ALL                         transcription needs.                                I

     Religion                         The Dutch Reformed Churches in                                           So Many Records, So Little Time—                                      Identifying the Right Ancestor: How to                     $31                                               Finding Their Religion: How to Determine                                    Online German Church Registers,
                                      America                                                                  Finding Utah Mormon Pioneer Ancestors                                 Apply the GPS in Irish Catholic Records                                                                      an Ancestor’s Religious Affiliation                                         Duplicates, and Substitutes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Menu
                                      Mary Risseeuw                                      F309                 Carolyn Webber                                 F319                  Pamela Holland                                   F329                                                       Michelle Hubenschmidt                          F349                        James M. Beidler                                 F359
                                      History of the churches and the divisions are                            Learn how to trace your ancestors through the                         Missing records and confusing parishes may be                                                                This session provides clues to finding the religion of                      No genealogist with German-speaking ancestors            House salad and rolls
                                      essential to helping you understand the                                  multitudes of databases, museums, journal                             skewing your search results without you knowing                                                              your ancestors and provides fifty plus links to little                      avoids using church records, and the good news is
                                      Dutch immigrants, their settlement choice,                               collections, newspapers, church records, and so                       it. Learn how to make confident conclusions about                                                            known sources and obscure or defunct religions.ALL                         that many more of them are coming online in digital      Marinated London Broil,
                                      and their culture in the US.                       ALL                  many more collections.                         IA                    your Irish ancestor.                        ALL                                                                                                                                         form.                                            B      rosemary roasted potatoes,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       and seasonal vegetables
     Resources                        Navigating New York’s 1700s and                                          Uncharted Waters: Diving into the                                     The Military Tract—New York                                                                                  Fifty Overlooked Genealogical                                               Apps, Tools, and Techniques for                          Beverages and dessert
                                      1800s Religious Records Collections                                      Holdings of the New York State Archives                               Revolutionary War Bounty Land                                                                                Resources in Fifty Minutes                                                  Working with Your DNA Matches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $50
                        NYG&B

                                                                                                 NYG&B

                                                                                                                                                                      NYG&B

                                      Susan Miller                                       F310                 Jane Wilcox                                    F320                  Skip Duett                                      F330                                                        Diane Richard                                  F350                        Angie Bush, MS                                   F360
                                      Church records can substitute for non-extant                             NYSA holds a diverse collection of state                              New York awarded 1.68 million acres of                                                                       Many valuable and overlooked databases                                      Using a combination of third-party
                                      NY civil vital records. Learn about online                               governmental records. Learn familiar and obscure                      bounty land in central NY to its                                                                             don’t make headline news. Every day new                                     applications and features provided by the
                                      and offline collections to navigate the 1700s                            resources to help advance your NY research.                           Revolutionary War soldiers. Learn how to                                                                     ones are being created. Let’s explore some                                  testing companies, it is possible to make your
                                      and 1800s (upstate and downstate).                   IA                 Includes a finding aid demonstration.        IA                      find your ancestors in these records.               IA                                                      juicy gems.                                     ALL                        matches work for you.                            ALL

Lecture Levels: B—Beginner, BI—Beginner Intermediate, I—Intermediate, IA—Intermediate Advanced, A—Advanced, ALL—All Levels

8                                                                                                                                                 National Genealogical Society | 2020 Family History Conference                                  Echoes of Our Ancestors | Salt Lake City, Utah                                                                                                                                                                        9
SATURDAY SCHEDULE—23 MAY 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SATURDAY SCHEDULE—23 MAY 2020
  Track                       8:00 a.m.                                                           9:30 a.m.                                               11:00 a.m.                                                Luncheons 12:15 p.m.                            2:30 p.m.                                                                  4:00 p.m.                                                 Day

  BCG                         Uncovering Immigrant Origins                                        Chasing Opportunity from Bas Rhin                       Defining Hope: Separating Men of the                                                                      Her Sixth Matrimonial Venture: Tracing                                     Finding Sophia’s Family: A Case of
  Skillbuilding               Through Cluster Research                                            to Burlington, Iowa                                     Same Name                                                                                                 Women’s Multiple Marriages                                                 Fratricide and Forgotten Identity
                              Dana Palmer, CG                                S401                Karen Stanbary, CG                           S411      Rebecca Koford, CG, CGL                         S421                                                     Sharon Hoyt, MLIS, CG                                 S441                Nancy Peters, CG, CGL                             S451
                              Following an associated family brought                              A deep dive into documentary records follows an         Six men named William Hope lived in                                                                       Misleading records, surname changes, varying                               After her husband’s murder, Sophia fled with her
                              success, even after wading into                                     Alsatian immigrant on a journey through three           Baltimore and Washington, DC, in the                                                                      ages, and frequent moves concealed the                                     children, never returning home. Learn methods used
                              foreign-language documents.                      IA                states accompanied by three wives. DNA                  mid-1800s. Discover tools and methods used                                                                identity of an extraordinary woman whose                                   to reconstruct this nineteenth-century widow’s
                                                                                                  accurately reconstructs his family.        ALL         to separate identities.                            IA                                                    beauty mesmerized seven men.                            IA                identity and locate her kin.                    IA

  Heritage                    Tesoro! Beginning Italian Research                                  Using Online Scandinavian Church                        Austria, Poland, Russia, or Prussia?                                                                      The Last Best West: Settling Canada’s                                      Rovin’, Beguiled, and Wild Cards:
                              Suzanne Russo Adams, AG                        S402                Records                                                 Making Sense of Central and East                                                                          Prairie Provinces                                                          Scottish Emigration through the
                              Starting the journey to explore your Italian                        Jenny Hansen, AG                            S412       European Historical Geography                                                                             Kathryn Lake-Hogan                                    S442                Centuries
                              history can be fun and rewarding. Learn                             Recent record digitization for Denmark,                 Joseph Everett, MLS                             S422                                                     Canada’s prairies were the last best west for                              Amanda Epperson, PhD                              S452
                              how to navigate the records and resources                           Norway, and Sweden puts images of the                                                                                                                             settlement in the New World. Was your
                                                                                                                                                          Learn about the historical geography of Central and                                                                                                                                  In this lecture learn about the social and economic
                              available to trace your roots home.              BI                church records at your fingertips. Learn                                                                                                                          ancestor one of the millions of immigrant
                                                                                                                                                          Eastern Europe and tools and methods for                                                                                                                                             conditions that propelled Scots to leave their
                                                                                                  how to utilize these great tools.              BI      navigating the shifting ancestral landscape through                                                       settlers who came?                                      BI                homeland between 1600 and 1924. Available sources
                                                                                                                                                          turbulent times.                                   I                                                                                                                                will be mentioned where they exist.                BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Gen-Fed Alumni
  Organizing                  Making Molehills out of Mountains:                                  Staying Organized: Using Locality                       When it Takes a Village: Applying Cluster                 Luncheon                                        Documenting, Organizing, and                                               Using OneNote to Organize Your                            9:30 a.m.
                              Organizing Your Research Piles                                      Surveys in Genealogical Research                        and Collateral Research Techniques                        Tactics for                                     Analyzing Plantation Slaves                                                Genealogical Research
  Your                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Native American
                              Cari Taplin, CG                                                    Kelsee Walker                                          Emily Garber                                             Researching in                                  Ari Wilkins                                                               Kelli Bergheimer
  Research                                                                  S403                                                               S413                                                        S423                                                                                                            S443                                                                   S453
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Workshop                  $35
                              Organization allows you to better utilize research                  Different jurisdictions holding different record        Learn to muster the resources of your ancestor’s          Archives                                        Keeping track of hundreds of slaves can be an                              Learn tips and techniques of OneNote to
                              time. Learn methods for organizing documents                        types can get confusing. Come learn how locality        community to get around research brick walls. We’ll                                                       overwhelming task. This lecture will offer suggestions                     organize your genealogical research, notes,               Lyn Rasmussen, AG        S461
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Angela Packer McGhie,                                                                                                                                                                This workshop will concentrate
                              and notes, building a better research log, and time                 surveys keep you organized and help you perform         examine a case study using document and DNA                                                               for organizing and analyzing slave information using                       research logs, websites, photos, documents,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    CG                                                                                                                                                                                   on using and understanding
                              management tips.                               ALL                 a reasonably exhaustive search.                 BI     evidence.                                       BI                                                       spreadsheets.                                      IA                     and more.                                           BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Stories and examples will                                                                                                                                                            Native American records held at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    demonstrate four tactics for                                                                                                                                                         the Family History Library.
  Methodology                 Researching Family Artifacts to Solve                               Solving Complex Genealogical                            Drama in the Wills 1790–1866: The                         successfully researching at                     Criminals, Lunatics, and Witches, Oh                                       The Black Dagger: Solving a One-Hun-                      Workshop to be held at the
                              Brick Walls                                                         Problems: The Case of Balthasar                         Journey of Two Families                                   the National Archives and                       My! Finding the Less Than Pleasant in                                      dred-Year-Old “Whose Was It?” Mystery                     Family History Library, main
                                                                                                  Weber                                                                                                             other repositories.     S431                   Family History                                                                                                                       floor computer lab.
                              Pam Eagleson, CG                               S404                                                                        Sharon Gillins                                  S424                                                                                                                                Pamela Vittorio                                   S454                               ALL
                              How two brick walls were solved using                               Daniel Jones, AG                            S414       The lives of a black family and a white family are                                                        Craig Foster, AG                                      S444                Tracking a dagger’s journey over four
                              bible records, letters, and a nineteenth                            With no record of birth, marriage, or death, he was     profoundly affected by the dictates of their wills and                                                    Practically everyone descends from someone with a                          generations reveals the identity of the
                              century tintype of a soldier.                   ALL                hiding in plain sight. All it took was a careful        complex probates over more than 75 years.          BI                                                    questionable past. This session looks at records                           Canadian WWI soldier who brought it home
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    National                                                                                                                   and a possible original owner.                           2:30 p.m.
                                                                                                  analysis of the church records.                 IA                                                                                                               created and where to find them online and on site. BI                                                                         ALL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Genealogical Society                                                                                                                                                                 Reading Italian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Genealogy Then and                                                                                                                                                                   Records                   $35
  Records                     Researching in A-Files: Where, Why,                                 Records of New York City’s Emigrant                     Unsung Immigration Records of                             Now                                             National Park Websites Surprisingly                                        What’s in a Name: Name Changes and
                              and How                                                             Savings Bank                                            NARA: Contextualizing Recent                                                                              Offer Excellent Genealogical and                                           the Law                                                   Brandon Baird, AG        S462
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Val D. Greenwood, AG,                                                                                                                                                                Come learn how to read
                              Rich Venezia                                   S405                Katherine Willson                           S415       Immigrant Ancestors                                       FUGA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Historical Materials                                                       Judy Russell, JD, CG, CGL                         S455
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         through the Italian civil
                              Alien files, mainly relating to twentieth century                   The Emigrant Savings Bank was a safe place for          Rich Venezia                                    S425     From the first edition of the                   Terry Koch-Bostic                                     S445                Names weren’t changed at Ellis Island, but in             registration records and church
                              immigrant ancestors, hold rich value but can                        immigrants to keep their money, and the records         The National Archives holds various records that          Researcher’s Guide to American                  The National Park Services (NPS) websites offer                            courts, legislatures, and elsewhere. Learn about          records. Remember you don’t
                              sometimes be hard to research. Discover where                       for borrowers and depositors contain detailed           can provide a treasure trove of information on            Genealogy to the world of                       customized history and often genealogy and                                 the law of name changes and how to find new               have to speak it to read it!
                              and how to find them.                            A                 genealogical information.                    ALL       twentieth-century immigrant and alien ancestors           today: the transformation of                    biographical information to reflect the site’s local                       names.                                             ALL   Workshop to be held at the
                                                                                                                                                          who made America their home.                    IA       genealogical research. S432                    history and early population.                            I                                                                          Family History Library, main
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         floor computer lab.         ALL

  Land                        Researching Federal Land Records for                                Visualizing A Neighborhood Using                        Using the Online Bureau of Land                                                                           Using Maps of the West to Further Your                                     Yes, They Could Own Land: The
                              Western States                                                      Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Census                     Management Tract Books                                    New England Historic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Genealogical Research                                                      Homestead Act and African American                        The Family History
                              Angela McGhie, CG                              S406                Records, and City Directories                           Michael John Neill                              S426     Genealogical Society                            Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA                             S446                Homesteaders                                              Library will be open
                              Federal land records can be a rich source of                        Ari Wilkins                                 S416       Record organization, search techniques, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    New Resources for                               Find places in the West using current and                                  Jessica Trotter, MLS                              S456   until 11:00 p.m.
                              genealogical information for early settlers                         Recreating neighborhoods can provide rich and           entry interpretation for this register of U.S.                                                            historical maps. Integrate maps with other                                 Learn about the Homestead Act of 1862, African
                              in the West, including homestead records,                           insightful details about an ancestor’s life and         land claims.                                         I   Exploring Your                                  resources to solve genealogical problems.                                  American families who managed to take
                              donation land, and cash sales.                  ALL                surroundings. This lecture will demonstrate ways                                                                  Mayflower Ancestry                              Explore online resources.                               BI                advantage of the legislation, and the possible
                                                                                                  to combine data from multiple sources.         B                                                                 David Lambert                                                                                                              gems in homestead files.                            BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Learn about the newest, most
  States                      Researching Rural Upstate New York                                  Navigating the Unique Texas Land                        Tackling the “Born in Pennsylvania”                       essential resources for                         Midwest Research at 30,000 Feet: A “Flyover”                               Getting Ready for a Research Trip to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         National
                              Ancestors                                                           Grant System                                            Problem                                                   exploring and verifying your                    of Differences in Access and Repositories                                  Virginia                                                  Genealogical
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mayflower lineage.     S433
                              Karen Mauer Jones, CG, FGBS, FUGA                                  Diana Elder, AG                                        James Beidler                                                                                            Laurie Hermance-Moore, MLS, AG                                            Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS
                              Upstate and rural research in New York
                                                                              S407
                                                                                                  Your Texas ancestor might have received
                                                                                                                                                S417                                                       S427
                                                                                                                                                          Many researchers will find their research extends to                                                      Although record types are similar across the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           S447
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Is it available online, through ILL, or only
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  S457
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Society
                              between 1790 and 1850 is challenging. This
                              lecture examines workarounds to
                                                                                                  land from Spain, Mexico, the Republic, or
                                                                                                  State of Texas. Learn how to locate the
                                                                                                                                                          an ancestor said to be “born in Pennsylvania”
                                                                                                                                                          without additional information. Learn the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Midwest, efficient access points and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    repositories can differ significantly. Learn to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               onsite? Do your preparatory work in advance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and use your research time in Virginia to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Menu
                              compensate for missing records.                 ALL                records needed in research.                    IA      strategies.                                       B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    House salad and rolls
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    quickly get the lay of the land.                       ALL                best advantage.                                    ALL   Meeting
  Out West                    Oregon Land Donation Records                                        The Overland Trails: Westward                           Buried Treasure for the Colonial                          Rosemary roasted pork                           Settlers of Indian Territory: Discovering                                  Reconstructing the Asylum: Women of                       5:15 p.m.
                              Lyn Rasmussen, CG                              S408                Migration in the Nineteenth Century                     Southwest (Nueva Espana)                                  loin, with red wine                             Their Stories in This Unique Place and                                     the San Francisco Almshouse                               Meet the NGS officers and board
                              Learn the tips and tricks to be successful in                       Amber Oldenburg                             S418       Debbie Gurtler, AG                              S428     demiglace and apple                             Time                                                                       Gena Philibert-Ortega                             S458   of directors and hear updates on
                              finding Oregon Land Donation records.            BI                This lecture will discuss why people                    This presentation will demonstrate various online         sauce, with oven roasted                        Diana Elder, AG                                       S448                Research on the women of the San Francisco                courses, publications, and more
                                                                                                  headed west, the trails used, what the                  sources for northern New Spain where ancestral            potatoes                                                                                                                   Almshouse reveals what records exist to trace             from NGS president, Ben
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Learn the push/pull factors that drew settlers                                                                                       Spratling.
                                                                                                  pioneer experience was like, and how to                 records may be hiding.                           BI                                                      to Indian Territory and what records were                                  female ancestors who lived in asylums and                                            S463
                                                                                                  discover the records left behind.                                                                                Beverages and dessert                                                                                                      poor farms.
                                                                                                                                                ALL                                                                                                                 created that reveal their actions.                       I                                                                     IA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    $31
  Tech Tips                   Getting the Most Out of Ancestry                                    MyHeritage Advanced Features and                        Tech Tools for Diagramming Complex                                                                        Mobile Technology for Genealogy                                            Theory of Family Relativity™ &
                              Crista Cowan                                   S409                Technologies                                            Relationships in Cluster and DNA                                                                          Judy Muhn                                             S449                AutoCluster: How They Can Help Us
                                                                                     MyHeritage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  MyHeritage
                                                                                                  Daniel Horowitz                                        Research                                                                                                                                                                             Daniel Horowitz
                   Ancestry

                              Are you getting the most out of your                                                                             S419                                                                                                                 Utilize mobile apps and technology to simplify                                                                                S459
                              Ancestry subscription? Come and learn                               New innovations from MyHeritage DNA such as             Nicole Dyer                                     S429                                                     your research. You don’t have to take your                                 DNA matches and relationships are the core of
                              more about the site so you can maximize                             Pedigree Tree, Pedigree Map™ and Tree                                                                                                                             notebooks! There are tools on your computer,                               our research, and revolutionary technologies
                                                                                                                                                          Researchers can solve tough problems by
                              your time on Ancestry.                          ALL                Consistency Checker enable researchers to                                                                                                                         tablet, and smartphone.                                 BI                are able to save us hours by synthesizing
                                                                                                                                                          visualizing relationships of extended families,
                                                                                                  expand and explore their results.        ALL           neighborhoods, and DNA matches. Learn how to                                                                                                                                         billions of data points.                           ALL
                                                                                                                                                          create custom charts to spot connections.            I

  Sources                     The ABCs of Locating Public School                                  Little School on the Prairie: Nineteenth                Stitching Together Family History:                                                                        Squeezing Every Drop Out of Polish                                         Having No Children...Echoes of Our
                              Records for your Ancestors                                          Century Frontier Teaching                               Finding Women in the Textile Arts                                                                         Parish Registers                                                           Relatives with No Known Descendants
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     FamilySearch

                              David Lambert                                                      Lori Thornton, MLS                                     Ann Staley, CG, CGL                                                                                      David Ouimette, CG, CGL                                                   D. Joshua Taylor, MLS
                   NEHGS

                                                                              S410                                                             S420                                                        S430                                                                                                            S450                                                                   S460
                              Learn how to search for public school                               Learn about frontier teacher lives, educational         Textile arts provided an outlet for women, creating                                                       Learn how to delve into Polish parish registers                            Some of our relatives did not leave direct
                              records from the eighteenth thru twentieth                          preparation, nineteenth-century schools and             practical and decorative objects and leaving a trail of                                                   and discover stories about individuals,                                    descendants. Discover why and how to trace
                              century.                                         BI                classrooms, educational laws, and records for           records.                                         ALL                                                     families, and communities, including living                                their lives (and the incredible discoveries
                                                                                                  researching teachers.                          ALL                                                                                                               conditions, lifestyles, relationships, traditions,                         waiting to be found).                               BI
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and social history.                                    ALL

Lecture Levels: B—Beginner, BI—Beginner Intermediate, I—Intermediate, IA—Intermediate Advanced, A—Advanced, ALL—All Levels

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