South Davis Conference Schedule (tentative)
Saturday, April 28, 2018
7:30 am: Registration Opens
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
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CLASS |
PRESENTER |
1 |
Effective Database Search Tactics |
Kory L. Meyerink |
2 |
Extra! Extra! Learn All About It |
Nicole Kreis Kendall |
3 |
Mormons, Martyrs, Marauders and Migrants |
Tracy Zappala |
4 |
Where in Time are You? |
Julie Merrill |
5 |
Ancestral Quest: Online Research and Temple Names Finder |
Gaylon Findlay |
6 |
60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Jump Start Your Personal or Family History |
Tom Taylor |
7 |
Research Road Trip |
Nathan Machula |
8 |
Beginning DNA: How To Figure Out Your Results and Matches! |
Bradley D. Marchant |
9 |
Eastern European Immigrants in Utah |
Lolita Nikolova |
10 |
PERSI and It's 8,000 Periodicals |
Holly Hansen |
Session 2: 10:20-11:20 am
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CLASS |
PRESENTER |
1 |
Down in the Trenches: Military Records for Your Ancestors |
Zachary Hamilton |
2 |
Roosevelt's Tree Army: Genealogy Resources in the Civilian Conservation Corps |
Michael Strauss |
3 |
Researching Southern States Ancestors: Where Do I Begin? |
Tracy Zappala |
4 |
RootsMagic: Your Home Base for Your Online Research |
Bruce Buzbee |
5 |
Not Tech Savvy? Learn Six Easy-to-use and Helpful Family History Phone Apps |
R. Jean Naisbitt |
6 |
The Best Websites for Your Research That You Probably Aren't Using |
Kory L. Meyerink |
7 |
Historical Newspaper Research |
Nathan Machula |
8 |
How to Think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder! (Part 1) |
Bradley D. Marchant |
9 |
Hooked on Teutonics: A Genealoical History of the German-speaking Peoples and Lands |
Brian Bela Schellenber |
10 |
England's Parish Chest Records |
Susan Brook
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11 |
Visualizing Historical Boundaries |
Holly Hansen |
Lunch Break / Visit Vendors 11:20 am - 12:40 pm
Session 3: 12:40-1:40 pm
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CLASS |
PRESENTER |
1 |
U.S. Death Records: More than Meets the Eye |
Kory L. Meyerink |
2 |
The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors |
Michael Strauss |
3 |
I've Hit A Brickwall in the South, but I've Got DNA |
Tracy Zappala |
4 |
Manipulation Features on Ancestry to Organize and Find Your Family |
Julie Merrill |
5 |
Basic Research: Where Do I Start? |
R. Jean Naisbitt |
6 |
Data to Drama: Turning Genealogy Facts Into Stories |
Alison Taylor |
7 |
Adding Documents Sources and Citations to FamilySearch Family Tree |
Robert Raymond |
8 |
How to Think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, Not Harder! (Part 2) |
Bradley D. Marchant |
9 |
Learn to Read Old German Script (Part 1) |
Charles Fritz Juengling |
10 |
Workhouses, Apprenticeships, and Orphanages in England |
Susan Brook |
11 |
Real-Life Applications Using Ancestry.com |
Ralph Tobias |
Session 4: 2:00-3:00 pm
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CLASS |
PRESENTER |
1 |
Partner Sites: Enhancing FamilySearch |
Zachary Hamilton |
2 |
Researching Your World War II Ancestors |
Michael Strauss |
3 |
Beginning Genealogy |
Ralph Tobias |
4 |
More Than Names and Dates: Finding a Pioneer's Story (Part 1) |
Julie Merrill |
5 |
Ancestors' Timelines Help Them to Live Again |
R. Jean Naisbitt |
6 |
Ten Steps to Create and Publish a Life Story Book |
Tom Taylor |
7 |
Smartly Using a Smart Phone Camera |
Robert Raymond |
8 |
Personal Historian 3: New Tools to Write Your Life Stories |
Bruce Buzbee |
9 |
Learn to Read Old German Script (Part 2) |
Charles Frits Juengling |
10 |
Y-DNA: What You Need to Know |
Stephanie Saylor |
11 |
Jewish Family History Research on the International Floor |
Baerbel Johnson |
Session 5: 3:20-4:20 pm
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CLASS |
PRESENTER |
1 |
The Power of Probates |
Zachary Hamilton |
2 |
Secret Societies: Finding Your Ancestors in Fraternal Organizations |
Michael Strauss |
3 |
Pennsylvania Research |
Ralph Tobias |
4 |
More Than Names and Dates: Finding a Pioneer's Story (Part 2) |
Julie Merrill |
5 |
FamilySearch Memories: An Amazing Way to Connect Generations Then and Now |
R. Jean Naisbitt |
6 |
5 "Musts" to Digitize Your Photos the Right Way |
Alison Taylor |
7 |
Hidden Treasures on FamilySearch.org |
Robert Raymond |
8 |
Welcome to the World of Genetic Genealogy |
Stephanie Saylor |
9 |
Learn to Read Old German Script (Part 3) |
Charles Fritz Juengling |
10 |
Dutch Research on the Internet |
Baerbel Johnson |
4:30 pm: Door Prize Drawings
5:00 pm: Brief Annual UGA Meeting