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22 National Genealogical Society 2012 Family History Conference

Wednesday Schedule, 9 May 2012

Note: This session is not being

taped. Take notes.

Note: This session is not being

taped. Take notes.

8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Track 11:00 a.m.

Opening Session

W101

Genealogy Buried in a Photograph: Amazing

Discoveries in the Cincinnati Panorama of

1848

Patricia Moseley Van Skaik

Patricia Van Skaik manages one of the nation’s largest genealogy collections at the Public Library

of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. Online instructor, web developer,

and recipient of RootsTech’s Distinguished Speaker award, Patricia holds master’s degrees

in history and library science and is a NIGR graduate. She writes a

social media column, the DigiGenie, tweets under the same name, and lectures widely on the intersection

of genealogy, technology, and librarianship.

Junior Ballroom

Exhibit Hall Opens

9:30 a.m.

Genealogical

Exhibits and Vendors

Genealogical exhibitors and vendors

will be on hand throughout the conference at the Duke Energy

Convention Center to display their genealogical goods and services.

There will be two demonstration areas with a big screen and seating

in the exhibit hall. Conference exhibitors will give 20-minute presentations of their products

and/or services. A schedule of the demonstrations will be posted in the front of the exhibit hall and

adjacent to the demonstration areas.

Entrance to the exhibit hall is free to everyone.

BCG Skillbuilding BC

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Begin with the Power Tools: Transcriptions, Abstracts, and Analysis

Rev. David McDonald, CG

W121 Room 232

Methodology and Research

Strategies for Finding “Unfindable” Ancestors

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG,

CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS

W122 Room 206

Working with Records

Solving Problems with Tax Records

Victor S. Dunn, CG

W123 Room 201

Military Records

Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestor

Craig Roberts Scott, CG

W124 Room 207

Photos

Images of the War of 1812: Photo Evidence Revealed

Maureen Taylor

W125 Room 205

Ethnic Research

To Be Irish and American: The Famine Immigrants

Dave Schroeder, MSLS

W126 Room 233

Migration

Focusing on Pathways ‘cross the Ohio River

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

W127 Room 230

Writing

The Family Tapestry: Integrating Proof Arguments Into the Genealogical Narrative

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG

W128 Room 211

GenTech

Genealogy-on-the-Go with the iPad

Lisa Louise Cooke

W129 Room 200

GenTech FGS

From the Comfort of Home: Online Educational Resources for Every Genealogist

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS

W130 Room 204

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The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Track 11:00 a.m.

Opening Session

W101

Genealogy Buried in a Photograph: Amazing

Discoveries in the Cincinnati Panorama of

1848

Patricia Moseley Van Skaik

Patricia Van Skaik manages one of the nation’s largest genealogy collections at the Public Library

of Cincinnati & Hamilton County. Online instructor, web developer,

and recipient of RootsTech’s Distinguished Speaker award, Patricia holds master’s degrees

in history and library science and is a NIGR graduate. She writes a

social media column, the DigiGenie, tweets under the same name, and lectures widely on the intersection

of genealogy, technology, and librarianship.

Junior Ballroom

Exhibit Hall Opens

9:30 a.m.

Genealogical

Exhibits and Vendors

Genealogical exhibitors and vendors

will be on hand throughout the conference at the Duke Energy

Convention Center to display their genealogical goods and services.

There will be two demonstration areas with a big screen and seating

in the exhibit hall. Conference exhibitors will give 20-minute presentations of their products

and/or services. A schedule of the demonstrations will be posted in the front of the exhibit hall and

adjacent to the demonstration areas.

Entrance to the exhibit hall is free to everyone.


G

Begin with the Power Tools: Transcriptions, Abstracts, and Analysis


W121 Room 232


Strategies for Finding “Unfindable” Ancestors

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG,

CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS

W122 Room 206


Solving Problems with Tax Records

Victor S. Dunn, CG

W123 Room 201

Military Records

Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestor

Craig Roberts Scott, CG

W124 Room 207

Photos

Images of the War of 1812: Photo Evidence Revealed

Maureen Taylor

W125 Room 205

Ethnic Research

To Be Irish and American: The Famine Immigrants

Dave Schroeder, MSLS

W126 Room 233

Migration

Focusing on Pathways ‘cross the Ohio River

J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

W127 Room 230

Writing

The Family Tapestry: Integrating Proof Arguments Into the Genealogical Narrative

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG

W128 Room 211

GenTech

Genealogy-on-the-Go with the iPad

Lisa Louise Cooke

W129 Room 200

GenTech FGS

From the Comfort of Home: Online Educational Resources for Every Genealogist

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS

W130 Room 204

12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Special Evening Events

Association of

Professional Genealogists

Luncheon

Curt B. Witcher

W131

The Expectations of 21st Century Genealogists

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom D

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Federation of Genealogical Societies

Luncheon

David Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS

W132

Indians, Squatters, Settlers, and Soldiers in the Old Southwest

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom C

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NIGRAA Luncheon


W133

Oh, the Places You’ll Go and the People You’ll Meet!

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom B

BCG

Genealogical Research & Writing: Are You a Saint, Sinner, or Bumfuzzled Soul?

BCG

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: The Evidence Presented Clearly Shows . . .

5:00 p.m.

Museum Center Tour and Dinner

W161Co-hosted by the Ohio Genealogical

Society and the Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical

Society

Buses will pick up at the Duke Energy Convention Center at

4:45 p.m. and subsequeent buses will leave when loaded. The price of

$65 includes bus transportation to and from the Museum Center, ticket to the Cincinnati History Museum, a buffet meal, and the

program.

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5:15 p.m.

NGS Home Study CourseRoundtable

W162

Room 212

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL,

FASG, FUGA, FNGSBarbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS

W141 Room 206 W151 Room 232

Fitting the Pieces Together: A Case Study in City Research

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Fugitive Slave Act and the Underground Railroad

Warren Bittner, CG Jim Ison, AG, CG

W142 Room 205 W152 Room 211

Hatched, Matched, and Dispatched: Vital Record Research

Federal Records Relating to Rivers and Canals

C. Ann Staley, CG, CGL Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL

W143 Room 211 W153 Room 205

Medical Records in the National Archives for Soldiers and Civilians

Military Bounty Lands: A Rich Resource

Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Rick Sayre, CG

W144 Room 200 W154 Room 206

Dating and Identifying Heritage Photos Fixing Faded Photos

Patricia Jordan Roberts Eric Curtis Basir

W145 Room 204 W155 Room 204

Native American Research: Keys to Success

Unpuzzling Ireland’s Church Records

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA Donna M. Moughty

W146 Room 207 W156 Room 200

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Moving Out: Migration Patterns into the Midwest

Travel Diaries: Travel the Western Country in 1816: Presage a Migration

Carol Eliese Smith, AG Margaret S. Aker

W147 Room 230 W157 Room 201

Writing with StyleGetting to Know Your Ancestors: Integrating Social, Economic, and Political Background into Family History

Ann Carter Fleming, CG, CGL, FNGS Richard Camaur, JD, CG

W148 Room 201 W158 Room 230

Paradigm Uses When Searching Online Genealogical Records

Genealogical Wikis: A Survey of the Terrain

Suzanne Russo Adams, AG Jordan Jones

W149 Room 233 W159 Room 233

Using Excel to Create Timelines

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Snagit for Genealogists

Robert Raymond Barbara Ann Renick

W150 Room 232 W160 Room 207

Schedule


Thursday Schedule, 10 May 2012

Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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BCG Certification Seminar

BCG

Navigating the NARA Branches

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG, Alison Hare, CG

Julie Miller, CG

T201 Room 232 T221 Room 232


Lies and Sins of OmissionIndexes! Indexes! Indexes! How to Find People Who Don’t Seem to Be There!

One Family, Two Countries, Three States: A Case Study

Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGElizabeth Shown Mills, G, CGL,

FASG, FUGA, FNGSDiane L. Giannini, CG

T202 Room 205 T212 Room 206 T222 Room 200


Understanding Court Records: Hands-On WorkshopJ. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

T203Room 212

Military Records

National Home for Disabled Soldiers’ Homes: The Aftermath of the Civil War

But Grandma Never Carried a Gun: Locating Women Using Records Created by the Military

Obtaining 20th Century Military Records from the St. Louis Personnel Records Center

Rick Sayre, CG Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL


Researching in Ohio

Gateway to the West: Researching in Ohio

Ohio: The Great Land Experiment Spring Grove: Eternal Rest in the Midwest

Diane VanSkiver Gagel Jana Sloan Broglin, CG, OGSF Kim V. Garvey, MILS


German Research

What’s a Palatine Anyway? So, You’ve Found Your German Town of Origin: Now What?

The “www” of German Genealogy

James M. Beidler Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG John T. Humphrey, CG


Researching in Kentucky

Researching Kentucky RecordsThey Paid Their Taxes: Using Kentucky Tax Lists for pre-1850s Research

Researching on the “Southern Side” of Cincinnati: Northern Kentucky Genealogy and Local History Resources

Don W. Rightmyer Gail Jackson Miller, CG Elaine M. Kuhn, MLS


PhotosPhoto Detecting 101Maureen TaylorT208Room 236

GenTech

Storing Your Tree in the Cloud: Online Management of your Data

Utilizing Social Networks for Genealogy Research

Fam

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Effective Database Search Tactics

Scott Bean Thomas MacEntee Kory Meyerink


GenTech

Root

sMag

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RootsMagic: Publishing Your Family History with Complete Documentation

Comparing the Leading Office Applications

MyH

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Research Genealogical Resources in Israel from Your Couch

Bruce Buzbee Lisa Louise Cooke Daniel Horowitz


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The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier

Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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BCG Certification Seminar

BCG

Navigating the NARA Branches

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG, Alison Hare, CG

Julie Miller, CG

T201 Room 232 T221 Room 232


Lies and Sins of OmissionIndexes! Indexes! Indexes! How to Find People Who Don’t Seem to Be There!

One Family, Two Countries, Three States: A Case Study

Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGElizabeth Shown Mills, G, CGL,

FASG, FUGA, FNGSDiane L. Giannini, CG



Understanding Court Records: Hands-On WorkshopJ. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

T203Room 212

Military Records

National Home for Disabled Soldiers’ Homes: The Aftermath of the Civil War

But Grandma Never Carried a Gun: Locating Women Using Records Created by the Military

Obtaining 20th Century Military Records from the St. Louis Personnel Records Center

Rick Sayre, CG Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL


Researching in Ohio

Gateway to the West: Researching in Ohio

Ohio: The Great Land Experiment Spring Grove: Eternal Rest in the Midwest

Diane VanSkiver Gagel Jana Sloan Broglin, CG, OGSF Kim V. Garvey, MILS


German Research

What’s a Palatine Anyway? So, You’ve Found Your German Town of Origin: Now What?

The “www” of German Genealogy

James M. Beidler Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG John T. Humphrey, CG


Researching in Kentucky

Researching Kentucky RecordsThey Paid Their Taxes: Using Kentucky Tax Lists for pre-1850s Research

Researching on the “Southern Side” of Cincinnati: Northern Kentucky Genealogy and Local History Resources

Don W. Rightmyer Gail Jackson Miller, CG Elaine M. Kuhn, MLS


PhotosPhoto Detecting 101Maureen TaylorT208Room 236

GenTech

Storing Your Tree in the Cloud: Online Management of your Data

Utilizing Social Networks for Genealogy Research

Fam

ilySe

arch

Effective Database Search Tactics

Scott Bean Thomas MacEntee Kory Meyerink


GenTech

Root

sMag

ic

RootsMagic: Publishing Your Family History with Complete Documentation

Comparing the Leading Office Applications

MyH

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Research Genealogical Resources in Israel from Your Couch

Bruce Buzbee Lisa Louise Cooke Daniel Horowitz


12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting

Board for Certification of Genealogists

Luncheon

Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL

T231Lunch with Mrs. Davis

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom D

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International Society for British Genealogy and

Family History Luncheon

J. H. Fonkert, CG

T232The Bubble and Squeak

Genealogy: Making the Most of Your Leftovers Ticket required

Junior Ballroom B

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Palatines to America Luncheon

Marianne S. Wokeck

T233Framing Genealogy: How Family

Research Enriches the Ways in Which We See the World

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom C

BCG

Red Herrings and a Stroke of the Dead Palsy: Analyzing and Correlating Evidence

BCG

Assumptions: A Genealogical Slippery Slope

3:00 p.m.

Strategy for Records Preservation and Access

T261

Junior Ballroom C

Special Evening Programs

6:00 p.m.

Evening at the National Underground Railroad

Freedom Center

T262

Sponsored by FamilySearch

Free Event for conference attendees

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6:30 p.m.

A Night at the Public Library

Co-sponsored by Ohio Genealogical Society and Hamilton County Chapter

of the Ohio Genealogical Society

T263

Free Event for conference attendees

Stefani Evans, CG Claire Bettag, CG, CGL

T241 Room 232 T251 Room 232

Inferential Genealogy How Did Your Grandmother Meet Your Grandfather?

Thomas W. Jones, PhD,CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGSJanet A. Alpert

T242 Room 206 T252 Room 233

Magic in Manuscripts and Business Records

BCG

Ed.

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Helen F.M. Leary Distinguished Lecture Locating and Understanding the Law: An Essential Part of Good Research

Victor S. Dunn, CG Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS

T243 Room 211 T253 Room 205

Pension Research: You Stopped Too Soon

War of 1812: Tracing the British Soldier

Craig Roberts Scott, CG Paul Milner

T244 Room 205 T254 Room 206

Ohio’s Common Pleas Court Cincinnati: Queen City of the West

Jana Sloan Broglin, CG, OGSF Kim V. Garvey, MILS

T245 Room 201 T255 Room 201

German Marriage Laws and Customs

Constrasting German Migrations: 18th vs. 19th Century

Warren Bittner, CG James M. Beidler

T246 Room 230 T256 Room 230

Collections of the Kentucky Historical Society

Using Kentucky Equity and Criminal Court Cases to Complete Your Research

Louise T. Jones, MIS Gail Jackson Miller, CG

T247 Room 207 T257 Room 207

Ancestors in the Attic: Finding and Sharing Family Photographs

Using Photographs to Reconstruct a Central European Ancestor’s Military Career

Diane VanSkiver Gagel Richard Camaur, JD, CG

T248 Room 233 T258 Room 211

Google Earth for Genealogists: The SequelRick Sayre, CG & Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL

T249Room 200

Blog Your Way to Genealogical Success

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Searching Successfully to Reveal Your Ancestor’s Story on Ancestry.com

Ancestry Insider Anne Mitchelle

T250 Room 204 T260 Room 204

Schedule


Friday Schedule, 11 May 2012

Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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Okay, I ‘Got the Neighbors’: Now What Do I Do with Them?!

BCG

Lineage Society Papers: Guidelines for a Successful Application

BCG

Documentation: The What, Why, and Where

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGSC. Ann Staley, CG, CGL

Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGS

F301 Room 206 F311 Room 232 F321 Room 206


Printed Legends and Missing Footnotes: Dissecting 19th and 20th Century Compiled Genealogies

They Went West on the O-HI-O: Using the GPS to Follow a Family’s Trail

Shaking the Myth: Proving/Disproving Family Legends

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, Jean Wilcox Hibben, CG, PhD



You’re Not in Kansas Any More: Essential Resources for Urban-Area Research

Chancery Records: The Secrets They Hold, the Families They Reveal

Advanced Probate Research

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS Michael J. Leclerc


Military Records

The War of 1812 in Federal and Ohio State Publications and Documents Known Dead of the War of 1812 In Search of your Civil War

Ancestry

Connie Reik, MSL Craig Roberts Scott, CG Stephen J. Buffat


Repositories and Records

Confirming Family Stories Using Special Collections

Libr

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of C

ongr

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in the Library of Congress without traveling to Washington, D.C.

Another Jewel in Cincinnati’s Crown: The Genealogy and Local History Department!

Diane L. Giannini, CG James Sweany Christopher Edward Smith


Ohio’s Neighbors

St. L

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Gen

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iety St. Louis: Then and Now Tracking Pennsylvania Ancestors:

Keys to Successful Research

Fam

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Michigan Roots: Genealogy Research in the Wolverine State

Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL Kris W. Rzepczynski, MLS


Research in Indiana

Indiana History and ResourcesOrphans No More: Records of the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum 1851–1941

Navigating the Maze: Finding Indiana Records Online

Rev. David McDonald, CG Harold Henderson Suzanne Hahn


Research Essentials

Read All about Your Ancestors by Locating Historic Newspapers

Combing the Census for Essential Clues

Fam

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Midwest Records You May Have Missed in the Family History Library

Angela Packer McGhie Janet A. Alpert Jeff Blaylock, AG


GenTech

Internet Privacy and Security for Genealogists

Facial Recognition Software: Application for Genealogists? Cloud Storage and Backup

Jordan Jones Greg Kipper Ryan John Woods


GenTech

Fam

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Using FamilySearch to Solve African American Genealogical Problems

Anc

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African American Collection on Ancestry.com

BYU

Census Search Strategies: Effective Use of Computer Search Forms

Jim Ison, AG, CG Lisa Arnold Jill Crandell, AG


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Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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Okay, I ‘Got the Neighbors’: Now What Do I Do with Them?!

BCG

Lineage Society Papers: Guidelines for a Successful Application

BCG

Documentation: The What, Why, and Where

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGSC. Ann Staley, CG, CGL


FUGA, FNGS



Printed Legends and Missing Footnotes: Dissecting 19th and 20th Century Compiled Genealogies

They Went West on the O-HI-O: Using the GPS to Follow a Family’s Trail

Shaking the Myth: Proving/Disproving Family Legends

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL, Jean Wilcox Hibben, CG, PhD



You’re Not in Kansas Any More: Essential Resources for Urban-Area Research

Chancery Records: The Secrets They Hold, the Families They Reveal

Advanced Probate Research

Jeanne Larzalere Bloom, CG Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS Michael J. Leclerc


Military Records

The War of 1812 in Federal and Ohio State Publications and Documents Known Dead of the War of 1812 In Search of your Civil War

Ancestry

Connie Reik, MSL Craig Roberts Scott, CG Stephen J. Buffat


Repositories and Records

Confirming Family Stories Using Special Collections

Libr

ary

of C

ongr

ess Pursuing your Genealogical Research

in the Library of Congress without traveling to Washington, D.C.

Another Jewel in Cincinnati’s Crown: The Genealogy and Local History Department!

Diane L. Giannini, CG James Sweany Christopher Edward Smith


Ohio’s Neighbors

St. L

ouis

Gen

. Soc

iety St. Louis: Then and Now Tracking Pennsylvania Ancestors:

Keys to Successful Research

Fam

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Michigan Roots: Genealogy Research in the Wolverine State

Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL Kris W. Rzepczynski, MLS


Research in Indiana

Indiana History and ResourcesOrphans No More: Records of the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum 1851–1941

Navigating the Maze: Finding Indiana Records Online

Rev. David McDonald, CG Harold Henderson Suzanne Hahn


Research Essentials

Read All about Your Ancestors by Locating Historic Newspapers

Combing the Census for Essential Clues

Fam

ilySe

arch

Midwest Records You May Have Missed in the Family History Library

Angela Packer McGhie Janet A. Alpert Jeff Blaylock, AG


GenTech

Internet Privacy and Security for Genealogists

Facial Recognition Software: Application for Genealogists? Cloud Storage and Backup

Jordan Jones Greg Kipper Ryan John Woods


GenTech

Fam

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Using FamilySearch to Solve African American Genealogical Problems

Anc

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African American Collection on Ancestry.com

BYU

Census Search Strategies: Effective Use of Computer Search Forms

Jim Ison, AG, CG Lisa Arnold Jill Crandell, AG


12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Evening

National Genealogical Society Luncheon

Daniel Hurley

F331

From Goetta to Guacamole: The Immigrant Impact on Cincinnati

Ticket required

Junior Ballroom D

BCG

German Language Skills for the Genealogist

BCG

Let Your Fingers Do the (Web) Walkings

6:30–7:00 p.m.

National Genealogical Society Quarterly 100th Anniversary

Reception

Light refreshments served and cash bar available.

F361Junior Ballroom Lobby

John T. Humphrey, CG Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG

F341 Room 232 F351 Room 232

Hunting For Henry: A Case Study Using Collaterals

ASG

How to Be a Bad Genealogist

Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG William B. Saxbe, Jr., CG, FASG

F342 Room 233 F352 Room 204

Ohio Cousins May Have Migrated: Did Family Records Go Along?

Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion: Catholic Church Records

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS,

FUGADave Schroeder, MSLS

F343 Room 200 F353 Room 205

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What Do I Get When I Get Home, Sir? Military Pension Records Before WWI

Union Provost Marshal Records

Jeff Blaylock, AG Craig Roberts Scott, CG

F344 Room 205 F354 Room 206

Taking the Awe out of the Law Library

The Ohio Genealogical Society: Your Best Ohio Genealogical Resource

Debbie Mieszala, CG William J. Priest

F345 Room 201 F355 Room 211

Genealogy Jackpot: The E.E. Barton Papers of Northern Kentucky

Lost in Pennsylvania? Try the Published Pennsylvania Archives

Cheri Daniels, MSLSChristine Crawford-Oppenheimer, MLS

F346 Room 211 F356 Room 233

New Lights, Campbellites, and the Disciples of Christ

There’s More Than Corn in Indiana: Finding Your Hoosier Ancestor

Rev. David McDonald, CG Michael Dean Lacopo, DVM

F347 Room 230 F357 Room 230

Topographic and Other Maps for Genealogists Common Sense for Genealogists

Rick Sayre, CG Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL

F348 Room 206 F358 Room 207

Advanced Word: Automatic Numbering for Genealogies

Convert Your Family History Book to an e-Book

Alvy Ray Smith, PhD, FASG Marlis Glaser Humphrey

F349 Room 204 F359 Room 200

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Making the DNA Connection

APG

When Do I Link in, Tweet, Facebook, or Flick? Social Media for the Professional Genealogist

John Pereira Patricia Moseley Van Skaik

F350 Room 207 F360 Room 201

Schedule


Saturday Schedule, 12 May 2012

Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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Using Techniques of Creative Non-fiction to Enhance Our Genealogic Narratives

BCG

Research Reports for Ourselves: More than a Research Log

BCG

Should You Believe Your Eyes? Sizing Up Sources and Information

Willis H. White, PhD, CG Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG

S401 Room 232 S411 Room 232 S421 Room 232


When Leopold Met Lena: Marriage, Divorce, and Deception at the Turn of the Century

Indirect Evidence: What To Do When Perry Mason Isn’t on Your Side

Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis

Pamela Ann Weisberger Harold Henderson Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGS



Railroad Men and the Records They Left Behind

Bird

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Maps! White Oaks, Gradients, Google, and more....

Finding Your Ancestors in Local Histories

Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL Rev. David McDonald, CG Victor S. Dunn, CG


Sharing

How to Get Kids Involved in Genealogy

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Immigrant Ancestors: Finding Ohio Ancestors

Fam

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Employing the Masses: What the WPA did for Genealogists

Michael Adam Melendez Kip Sperry, AG, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS,

FUGACarol Eliese Smith, AG


Migration

NEH

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Westward Migration from New England

Trails West to the Ohio and Beyond

Ohio or Bust: Migration to the Buckeye State

David Allen Lambert Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS Diane VanSkiver Gagel


Ethnic Research

The Fraktur Typeface: An Obstacle to German Research That Can Be OvercomeJohn T. Humphrey, CG

S406Room 211

African American Reearch

African American Genealogy: Tearing Down the Brickwalls

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Key Skills from Four African American Research Books

“Going North”, Stoppin’ in Ohio: Following the Davis and Marsh Families

Michael Hait, CG Jim Ison, AG , CG Shelley Viola Murphy


Publishing Family History

The Mechanics of Compiling Your Family HistoryMichael J. LeclercS408Room 236

GenTech

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Do I Trust the Cloud? Taking Your Genealogy With You: Mobile Apps

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Using the Ancestry Community to Enhance Your Research

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS Jordan Jones Anna Fecther


GenTech

Basic Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing for Beginners

Getting in Touch with Your Feminine Side

Tested Your DNA? Now What Do You Do With the Results?

Thomas H. Shawker, MD Roberta Jean Estes Janet A. Alpert


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12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Additional Saturday Workshops

Boston University Center for Professional

EducationLuncheon

Melinde Lutz Byrne, CG, FASG

S431

Unsolved Forensic GenealogyTicket required

Junior Ballroom B

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FamilySearch Luncheon

Kip Sperry, AG, CG, CGL,

FASG, FNGS, FUGA

S432

Discover Your Ohio Ancestors Online

Ticket required.

Junior Ballroom D

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

Luncheon

Christopher C. Child

S433

Western Massachusetts Families in 1790

Ticket required.

Junior Ballroom C

BCG

Paleography: Interpreting Early American Handwriting

BCG

Enough is Enough: Or Is It?

8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Genealogy 201: Working with Records

S461Ann Carter Fleming, CG, CGL, FNGS

Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGL

Participants not required to register for the conference.

Room 212__________

8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon

Youth Kamp

Registration required.

Julie Miller, CG

S462

Room 202 and 203

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5:15 p.m.

National Genealogical Society Annual Meeting

S463

All NGS Members invited

Room 233

Carol Whitton, CG Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL

S441 Room 232 S451 Room 232

Solutions for Missing or Scarce Records

Newspaper Research–More than Obituaries


FUGA, FNGSPatricia Walls Stamnm, CG, CGL

S442 Room 206 S452 Room 206

The 1940 Census Success Story: Finding a European Village of Origin

Constance Potter James M. Beidler

S443 Room 205 S453 Room 205

Online State Resources for Genealogy: Beyond AncestryTM and FamilySearchTM

The Two Sides of Interviewing

Michael Hait, CG Jean Wilcox Hibben, CG, PhD

S444 Room 201 S454 Room 201

The Mighty Ohio: Migration West From Pennsylvania

Journey from Kentucky to Missouri Along the Ohio River

Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL Billie Stone Fogarty

S445 Room 211 S455 Room 207

Buried Treasures: What’s in the English Parish Chest

Paddy on the Net: Irish Genealogy Databases

Paul Milner Michael J. Brophy

S446 Room 207 S456 Room 233

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Early Settlements of Free People of Color

Researching Nineteenth Century African American Women

Jim Ison, AG, CG Pamela Lyons Brinegar, CG

S447 Room 230 S457 Room 230

The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing Your Family History

Writing Family History Your Relatives Will Read

M. Teresa Baer & Rachel M. Popma Patricia Jordan Roberts

S448 Room 204 S458 Room 204

Using Excel to Compare Name Lists of Family Associates and Neighbors

Personal Digital Archiving: An Overview

David Ouimette, CG Mark Steven Middleton

S449 Room 233 S459 Room 211

Finding Native American or African American Heritage Using DNA

Your Genealogy, Your Body, Your Health

Roberta Jean Estes Thomas H. Shawker, MD

S450 Room 200 S460 Room 200

Track 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.


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Using Techniques of Creative Non-fiction to Enhance Our Genealogic Narratives

BCG

Research Reports for Ourselves: More than a Research Log

BCG

Should You Believe Your Eyes? Sizing Up Sources and Information

Willis H. White, PhD, CG Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA Laura Murphy DeGrazia, CG



When Leopold Met Lena: Marriage, Divorce, and Deception at the Turn of the Century

Indirect Evidence: What To Do When Perry Mason Isn’t on Your Side

Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis

Pamela Ann Weisberger Harold Henderson Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG,

FUGA, FNGS



Railroad Men and the Records They Left Behind

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Maps! White Oaks, Gradients, Google, and more....

Finding Your Ancestors in Local Histories

Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL Rev. David McDonald, CG Victor S. Dunn, CG


Sharing

How to Get Kids Involved in Genealogy

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Immigrant Ancestors: Finding Ohio Ancestors

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Employing the Masses: What the WPA did for Genealogists

Michael Adam Melendez Kip Sperry, AG, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS,

FUGACarol Eliese Smith, AG


Migration

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Westward Migration from New England

Trails West to the Ohio and Beyond

Ohio or Bust: Migration to the Buckeye State

David Allen Lambert Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FVGS Diane VanSkiver Gagel


Ethnic Research

The Fraktur Typeface: An Obstacle to German Research That Can Be OvercomeJohn T. Humphrey, CG

S406Room 211

African American Reearch

African American Genealogy: Tearing Down the Brickwalls

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Key Skills from Four African American Research Books

“Going North”, Stoppin’ in Ohio: Following the Davis and Marsh Families

Michael Hait, CG Jim Ison, AG , CG Shelley Viola Murphy


Publishing Family History

The Mechanics of Compiling Your Family HistoryMichael J. LeclercS408Room 236

GenTech

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Do I Trust the Cloud? Taking Your Genealogy With You: Mobile Apps

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Using the Ancestry Community to Enhance Your Research

D. Joshua Taylor, MLS Jordan Jones Anna Fecther


GenTech

Basic Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing for Beginners

Getting in Touch with Your Feminine Side

Tested Your DNA? Now What Do You Do With the Results?

Thomas H. Shawker, MD Roberta Jean Estes Janet A. Alpert


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