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Finding your German ancestor's birthplace may be just a mouse click away! New online resources for locating immigrant origins become available every day. Learn about U.S. and German websites containing lists of emigrants and emigration history from various parts of Germany, including search tips and hints for navigating foreign-language sites. | Finding your German ancestor's birthplace may be just a mouse click away! New online resources for locating immigrant origins become available every day. Learn about U.S. and German websites containing lists of emigrants and emigration history from various parts of Germany, including search tips and hints for navigating foreign-language sites. | ||
'''LAB: Swiss Names and Places '''(Daniel Jones) | |||
Identifying surnames and places in Switzerland is now easier than ever! Whether just beginning or rather experienced, this computer lab class will focus on online resources to help identify surnames and places, as well as showing new ways to maximize your research in Switzerland. | |||
=== 11:30 am - 12:30 pm === | === 11:30 am - 12:30 pm === | ||
''' | '''Introduction to Swiss Research '''(Daniel Jones) | ||
Researching in Switzerland can be rather quirky but very rewarding. Come and find out how to use those quirks to find your Swiss ancestors in records available in the Family History Library, in Swiss archives, and online. | |||
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German census records are an excellent record set for those researching in German speaking lands. Yet, until recently these records have largely been unexplored. This class will provide an overview of why, when, and where censuses were conducted. Content and accessibility of these records will also be discussed. | German census records are an excellent record set for those researching in German speaking lands. Yet, until recently these records have largely been unexplored. This class will provide an overview of why, when, and where censuses were conducted. Content and accessibility of these records will also be discussed. | ||
=== 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm === | === 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm === | ||
''' | '''German Historical Maps and Territories'''(Warren Bittner) | ||
Germany has had frequent and significant boundary changes. Learn about the 300 independent territories that have now merged to become modern Germany and how to find their records. | |||
'''LAB: Finding Places in the former German Area of Poland Using the Online Gazetteer Kartenmeister.com'''(Ehrengard Egbert) | '''LAB: Finding Places in the former German Area of Poland Using the Online Gazetteer Kartenmeister.com '''(Ehrengard Egbert) | ||
This lesson will teach you how to use the online gazetteer kartenmeister.com to find German, Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian names for the same locality. You will also learn to find all the villages listed within a county or''Kreis''and how to collaborate with other people researching the same localities. | This lesson will teach you how to use the online gazetteer kartenmeister.com to find German, Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian names for the same locality. You will also learn to find all the villages listed within a county or''Kreis''and how to collaborate with other people researching the same localities. | ||
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This course will teach you how to use the online gazetteer Genteam.at to find the name of the parish in Czech and German and in which archive these records can be found. | This course will teach you how to use the online gazetteer Genteam.at to find the name of the parish in Czech and German and in which archive these records can be found. | ||
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'''Introduction to Russian Research''' (Joe Everett) | '''Introduction to Russian Research''' (Joe Everett) | ||
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'''Careen Barrett-Valentine''' has been doing professional European Family History research since 2007. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Family History from Brigham Young University, and is accredited for research in the Germany region by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). | '''Careen Barrett-Valentine''' has been doing professional European Family History research since 2007. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Family History from Brigham Young University, and is accredited for research in the Germany region by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). | ||
'''Warren Bittner''' | '''Warren Bittner''', CG℠ is a genealogical researcher and lecturer. He is a trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He holds a Master of Science degree in history from Utah State University. His master’s thesis looked at the social factors affecting illegitimacy in nineteenth-century Bavaria. He is an award-winning author, and has coordinated German research tracks at The Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. For six years, Warren was the German Collection Manager for the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. He has done research in more than fifty German archives and in more than forty U.S. archives and record repositories. | ||
'''Dr. Wilhelm G. Doos''' is a long-standing member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, a member of the Board of Directors, and an active member of their Historical Research and Archive Committees. He has been actively researching Russian Germans in the North Caucasus and has published in the AHSGR Journal. | '''Dr. Wilhelm G. Doos''' is a long-standing member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, a member of the Board of Directors, and an active member of their Historical Research and Archive Committees. He has been actively researching Russian Germans in the North Caucasus and has published in the AHSGR Journal. | ||