South Davis Conference Schedule (tentative)
Saturday, April 28, 2018
 
7:30 am: Registration Opens
 
Session 1: 9:00-10:00 am
  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
  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
11 Visualizing Historical Boundaries Holly Hansen
 
 
Lunch Break / Visit Vendors 11:20 am - 12:40 pm
 
Session 3: 12:40-1:40 pm
  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
  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
  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