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[http://www.nnovak.com/~fhs2013/descriptions2013.jpg Symposium 2013 Descriptions] | '''Giving Back - Indexing:''' Interpret what you see on the records on the screen to help make records electronically searchable. Anyone can do it and you can do it with 5 minutes to hours.<br> | ||
'''Family History Center Resources:''' What is available in the Family History Center. How these tools can help you in your researching.<br> | |||
'''Beginning Family History:''' Learn basics of how to get started in your research. Then learn how to search for those long lost relatives, and get “Family History Mania”.<br> | |||
'''Using Family Reunions for Family History:''' How to use family reunions to gather and share family memories.<br> | |||
'''Beginning Roots Magic:''' Introduction and how-to’s for Roots Magic. Learn ways to help organize your research and your genealogy database.<br> | |||
'''Beginning FamilySearch FamilyTree:''' Introduction to the FamilySearch.org web site and the Family Tree feature for Family History research.<br> | |||
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==== Research ==== | |||
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'''Open for Research:''' Use Family History Center resources to do some of your own research. Get help from and ask questions to Family History staff on hand.<br> | |||
'''Military Research:''' Discover your ancestor’s contribution in our nation’s military history. Use the internet to find valuable military records, unit histories, and military campaign information that pertain to your ancestor.<br> | |||
'''Researching Living Relatives and Adoption Information:''' Private Investigator will give tips on how to find living relatives and adoption information.<br> | |||
'''Brick Walls:''' We all have them! Get some fresh ideas for how to break through those annoying brick walls.<br> | |||
'''Newspaper Research:''' Learn about online and library collections of newspapers and how they can be used to make family connections.<br> | |||
'''Genetics and Genealogy:''' Learn how DNA can give you clues about your ancestry and how sharing information with others can help you find relatives you didn't know.<br> | |||
'''Find the Unfindable in the Census:''' How to get more than the obvious out of census records. Use clues in the census to gain other researching leads.<br> | |||
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==== Foreign Research ==== | |||
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'''German Research:''' Methods and resources for researching German records to obtain Family History information.<br> | |||
'''United Kingdom Research:''' Methods and resources for researching records from the British Isles to obtain Family History information.<br> | |||
'''Danish Research:''' How to research Danish ancestors without knowing (much) Danish.<br> | |||
'''Scandinavian Research:''' Methods and resources for researching Scandinavian records to obtain Family History information.<br> | |||
'''Norwegian Digital Archives:''' Using the Norwegian Digital Archive records to obtain Family History information.<br> | |||
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==== Technology ==== | |||
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'''Strategies for Tracing Immigrant Origins:''' How did your ancestors “jump the pond” to get to America? They didn’t all come through Ellis Island. Learn migration patterns and ports of choice depending on where they originated.<br> | |||
'''Retouching Digital Photos:''' Learn tips and tricks for enhancing your photos to obtain the most detail possible and create the perfect end result you are looking for.<br> | |||
'''Interviewing Tips and Technology:''' How to elicit important and fascinating details about your family history through interviews with your family and friends.<br> | |||
'''Photographing Artifacts:''' Photography techniques for preserving keepsakes, mementos, and other artifacts to enrich your family story.<br> | |||
'''Photographing Gravestones:''' Learn how to obtain the best results when photographing gravestones. Find out how you can share your photos online with others.<br> | |||
'''Collaborative Genealogy:''' Learn what it is, how to get people to play on your team, and how to incorporate today's internet technology in your efforts.<br> | |||
'''Google for the Genealogist:''' Learn many tips and secret features of the Google search engine to speed your research online.<br> | |||
'''Internet Searching''': How to use browser and Windows features to use your internet research time more efficiently. Hone your search to zero in on your research subject. Develop and use a research log.<br> | |||
'''Advanced Internet Searching:''' Learn searching strategies, how to borrow books your library does not own, find people to gather information for you, build research logs.<br> | |||
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==== Organization<br> ==== | |||
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'''Organizing Paper and Photo Records:''' Tips for putting those boxes of old photos, articles, and written keepsakes into an order that makes sense to you.<br> | |||
'''Writing a Family History:''' You have a little or a lot of family history you’ve gathered to share. But, how do you get started turning it into a for-real Family History? Come learn how.<br> | |||
'''Heritage Scrapbooking:''' Learn what information to include in a Heritage Scrapbook that will be enjoyed by family members of all ages.<br> | |||
'''Intermediate Roots Magic:''' How you can speed up the organization of your research and collecting of data. When time is short, use these tools to help you use it most effectively.<br> | |||
'''Intermediate FamilySearch Family Tree:''' Useful features of FamilySearch and Family Tree to ease your Family History research and record-keeping.<br> | |||
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[[Category:Iowa_Family_History_Centers]] | [[Category:Iowa_Family_History_Centers]] | ||