Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center 2014 Conference

What's NEW for this Conference:

NEW - Merrill White of Family Search and Ogden Temple President Froerer will be our keynote speakers.  We are excited to have them open our conference and set the tone for the days activities.

2014 Conference introduction

Our presenters include generous professionals, teachers from the Salt Lake Family History Library and our own Ogden FamilySearch Library, and those knowledgeable sellers of family history books and software.

We project that over 60 classes will be taught to about 1,000 participants.

During each of our five periods, we will have classes for beginners, our non-gray haired genealogists, Spanish speakers and more advanced family historians.  We will also offer more challenging research based classes for others who are interested in foreign research. Presenters from software companies will teach you how to use the products that will be for sale at conference prices.

Change seems to be the name of the family history game, so join us to stay up to date on all the latest and greatest programs and search strategies. Learn to Find, Organize, Preserve, and Share your Family History.

We are excited to especially welcome the youth that will be the cutting edge for progress in future family history.  We will offer beginning tracks,Spanish speaking tracks and of course, all religions and everyone who loves (or is learning to love) family history is welcome.

This Annual Conference is made possible by WSU History Department, the volunteers from the community and the Ogden FamilySearch Library: ogdenfsl.org

SCHEDULE & GENERAL INFORMATION about the classes

One-On-One Circle of Service

Located center of Atrium on the second floor. Drop in for personalized help, both general and country specific research questions from consultants, volunteers and missionaries. Some of our experts are:
General: Fran McFarland, LaVera Paris, JoAnn Hall
Swedish: Curtis Larson,
Danish: Annie Strawn,
Spanish/Latin American: Juan Balderas
Holland: Don Koldewyn and Pearl Hunt,
Norway: Dale McIntyre
Indexing Italian Birth Records: Elder Howard Cheney and Linda Poulter (probably located in the vendor area.)
--- Most of these consultants are happy to make follow-up appointments to meet at the Ogden Familysearch Library in the weeks following the conference.

Food

Weber University will have most of the Shephard Union Building Food Court vendors open during the lunch time.  You may bring your own lunch and eat on the patio or travel off campus to the many local restaurants.  There are many vending machines available for snacks and drinks in the building.

Keynote Speakers at 8:30 AM

Ogden Temple President Froerer and Temple Matron Kathleen Froerer

Merill White, Current Manager of the Family Search Discovery Center Initiative and past Manager of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

First Session 10:00-11:00 following Keynote Speaker

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click on name to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
1	How Do I Start My Family History?  - description	Doris Bateman/Jeff Kinney
2	FamilySearch Family Tree: Basics  - description	Edith Reeves
3	Expanding Your Family Tree (repeated)   - description	Lisa McBride	Class 3 & 30
4	YOUTH – By the Youth, For the Youth  - description	Cassidy Shupe (teenager)
5	Online Swedish Research  - description	Bradley Marchant
6	“I Didn’t Know That!” - description	Joanne Hanson	Class 06
7	Born to Write My History - description	Emma Lu Draper
8	Finding the Living Among the Dead: U sing the Internet to Find Your Living Cousins - description	Amy Archibald
9	What’s New in RootsMagic 6 - description	Mike Booth
10	Strategies for Successful French Research  - description	Heidi Sugden	Class 10
11	Meyers Gazetteer: Using the Online Version - description	Naomi Newbold
12	What’s New in Ancestral Quest - description	Gaylon Findlay
13	Indexación FamilySearch -description	Nicteha Rubio Márquez

Second Session 11:15-12:15

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click on name to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
14	Family History Consultant & Priesthood Leadership Training - description	Travis & Beverly Weaver	Class 14
15	[Intentionally left blank]
16	Great Internet Sites for US Family Hisotry description	Marilyn Markham
17	British Descendant Research 1760-1911  - description	Bradley Marchant
18	YOUTH – Finding Your Cousins - description	Scott. Jeff and Terry Allen	Class 18 & 62
19	Brief Introduction to the Church History Library - description	Jay Burrup
20	Case Study – How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway - description	Liv Anderson	Class 20
21	Writing Your Personal History - description	Emil Hanson
22	My Heritage - description	Mark Olsen
23	RootsMagic + FamilySearch = Easy     - description	Mike Booth
24	German Research on the Internet – Useful Web sites    -description	Heidi Sugden	Class 24
25	Research Logs: Your Key to Success - description	Naomi Newbold
26	YOUTH – Get to Know Your Geezers  - description	Matthew Hovorka (teenager)	Class 26
27	Búsqueda de Antepasados en Registros Históricos de FamilySearch - description	Carolina Espinoza

Third Session 12:30-1:30

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter - click name to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
28	I Found My Family Tree Online, Why do I Need Family History Software? - description	Arron Wheeler
29	Introducing the New FamilySearch Indexing Tool - description	Katie Gale
30	Expanding Your Family Tree (Repeat) - description	Lisa McBride
31	Danish Research on the Internet - description	Annie Strawn
32	A Beginner’s Guide to Digitally Preserving and Organizing Your Family History - description	Naomi Newbold
33	More on your Mormon Lines - description	Bradley Marchant
34	Genealogy is not just for Grandmas, Billion Graves - description	Tom Hester
35	Introduction to LDS Congregational Records (branches, wards, stakes, districts, and missions) - description	Jay Burrup
36	Organizing, Planning, and Sharing Using Legacy Family Tree - description	Leonard Plaizier	Class 36
37	French Research Sites and Databases - description	Heidi Sugden	Class 37
38	Learning to Read Old German Script, (Pt1)  - description	Fritz Juengling
39	Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website: Ogdenfls.org - description	Emil O. Hanson	Class 39
40	Investigación Genealógica Hispana - description	Jonathan Walker

Fourth Session 1:45-2:45

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter - click name to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
41	Documentation Made Easy—It’s All About Sources - description	Doris Bateman/Jeff Kinney
42	US State and Federal Censuses - description	Marilyn Markham
43	Saving Your Family History Securely in the Cloud - description	Scott Allen	Class 43
44	Researching in the British Isles - description	Jessica Taylor
45	Family Reunion Planning: Tools & Resources for Successful Events - description	Amy Archibald
46	FamilySearch Wiki - description	Lisa McBride
47	Adding Sources, Photos and Stories to FamilySearch Family Tree (Repeat) - description	Kelly Summers	Class 47
48	Homesickness and Immigration - description	Susan Matt	Class 48
49	Creating Audio, Slide Show, and Video Family History Stories,  (Pt1) - description	Marlo Schuldt	Class 49&61
50	Organize in Color, (Pt1)  - description	Joanne Hanson	Class 50 & 64
51	FamilySearch and Legacy Family Tree - description	Leonard Plaizier	Class 51
52	Netherlands Internet Research - description	Don Koldewyn	Class 52
53	Learning to Read Old German Script, (Pt2) - description	Fritz Juengling	Class 53 & 59
54	Memorias en Árbol Familiar de FamilySearch - description	Jorge Guaglianone

Fifth Session 3:00-4:00

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter - click name to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
55	How to Really See What Records are Telling About Your Ancestor - description	Marilyn Markham	Class 55
56	I’m Irish, now what? – A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing your Immigrant Ancestor back to Ireland  - description	Jessica Taylor	Class 56
57	FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships - description	Edith Reeves
58	Beginning Danish/Norwegian Research - description	Bradley Marchant
59	German Church and Civil Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - description	Fritz Juengling	Class 59
60	Beginning Southern Research - description	Kelly Summers	Class 60
61	Creating Audio, Slide Show, and Video Family History Stories, (Pt2) - description	Marlo Schuldt	Class 49 & 61
62	Finding Your Cousins  - description	Scott, Jeff and Terry Allen	Class 18 & 62
63	Weber State University’s Special Collections and Archives - description	Sarah Langsdon
64	Organize in Color, (Pt2) - description	Joanne Hanson	Class 50 & 64
65	Ancestral Quest and FamilySearch Family Tree - description	Gaylon Findlay
66	Latin American Research - description	Jonathan Walker
67	French Church and Civil Records & Paleography Issues - description	Heidi Sugden	Class 67
68	Un índice de mil milliones de sepulturas (BillionGraves.com) - description	Hudson Gunn

Last year's 2013 Conference information:

If you wish to see the great classes and information that was presented at the last 2013 conference, you can search them in the Family Search Wiki's search browser.