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== One-On-One Help == | == One-On-One Help == | ||
This year we will again offer personalized help with your family history, genealogy or research questions. We WILL BE setting up a sign in link so you can register and communicate with an assigned helper BEFORE your visit to the conference where they will assist you in person. This activity will be done through the FamilySearch portal, so it will be necessary for you to provide your user name and helper identification number (located at your FamilySearch.org profile page) at the time you register for one-on-one help. | This year we will again offer personalized help with your family history, genealogy or research questions. We WILL BE setting up a sign in link so you can register and communicate with an assigned helper BEFORE your visit to the conference where they will assist you in person. This activity will be done through the FamilySearch portal, so it will be necessary for you to provide your user name and helper identification number (located at your FamilySearch.org profile page) at the time you register for one-on-one help. We would encourage Spanish speakers to sign up for the one-on-one so a Spanish speaker will be assigned to help you. | ||
== Keynote Speaker == | == Keynote Speaker == | ||
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The Biographical sketches may be viewed (alphabetically by their last name) by clicking [[Ogden FamilySearch Library 2017 Conference Biography|HERE]]. | The Biographical sketches may be viewed (alphabetically by their last name) by clicking [[Ogden FamilySearch Library 2017 Conference Biography|HERE]]. | ||
The following table was updated | The following table was updated 3 August 2017: | ||
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|Amber Larsen | |Amber Larsen | ||
|Scandinavian Research | |Beginning Scandinavian Research | ||
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|Amber Larsen | |Amber Larsen | ||
| | |The FamilySearch Wiki: Your Go-To Guide for Research | ||
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|Amy Archibald | |Amy Archibald | ||
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|How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder | |How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder | ||
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|Careen Valentine | |Bradley Marchant | ||
| | |How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder | ||
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|Bradley Marchant | |||
|How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder | |||
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|Careen Barrett-Valentine | |||
|Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! | |||
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|Careen Valentine | |Careen Barrett-Valentine | ||
| | |Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! | ||
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|Camille Andrus | |Camille Andrus | ||
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|Camille Andrus | |Camille Andrus | ||
|Languages in German Genealogical Documents | |Languages in German Genealogical Documents | ||
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|Brandon Baird | |Brandon Baird | ||
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|Doris Bateman | |Doris Bateman | ||
|Descendant Research: Find and Add Distant Cousins to your Tree | |Descendant Research: Find and Add Distant Cousins to your Tree | ||
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|Emil & Joanne Hanson | |||
|Inspiring events | |||
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|Emil & Joanne Hanson | |Emil & Joanne Hanson | ||
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|Fritz Juengling | |Fritz Juengling | ||
|Tips for Genealogical Research | |Tips for Genealogical Research | ||
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|Gary Nelson | |Gary Nelson | ||
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|Geoff Rasmussen | |Geoff Rasmussen | ||
|Googling | |Googling Around with Google | ||
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|Geoff Rasmussen | |Geoff Rasmussen | ||
|Top | |Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist | ||
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|Geoff Rasmussen | |Geoff Rasmussen | ||
|Organize using Legacy | |Organize, Find, and Share using Legacy Family Tree software | ||
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|Geoff Rasmussen | |Geoff Rasmussen | ||
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|Analysis Strategies for Brick wall Ancestors | |Analysis Strategies for Brick wall Ancestors | ||
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|The Five Generations Exercise LAB | |The Five Generations Exercise LAB | ||
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| | |Kathy Buckmaster | ||
| | |FamilySearch for Beginners (offered twice) | ||
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|Kathy Buckmaster | |Kathy Buckmaster | ||
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|Linda Baur Poulter | |Linda Baur Poulter | ||
| | |Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun: Focus on Spanish | ||
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|Linda | |Laurie Maughan | ||
| | |Web Indexing | ||
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|Linda Dursteller | |||
|Consultant Planner: How to Help and Teach Others | |||
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|Marlo / Leana Schuldt | |Marlo / Leana Schuldt | ||
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|Melissa Johnson & Sarah Singh | |Melissa Johnson & Sarah Singh | ||
|WSU Special Collections | |WSU Special Collections | ||
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|Mike Booth | |Mike Booth | ||
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|Rachel Trotter | |Rachel Trotter | ||
|Video Stories | |Video Stories | ||
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|Robert Ives | |||
|Training with The Family History Guide™ | |||
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|Robert Ives | |Robert Ives | ||
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|Sam Lower | |Sam Lower | ||
|Finding Your Relatives that are Ready for Temple work | |Finding Your Relatives that are Ready for Temple work | ||
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|Tom Perry | |||
|Preserving Memories: The EstremeGenes Family History Radio Show | |||
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|Scott Woodward | |Scott Woodward | ||
|DNA is the link to the past; What it is and how you use it | |DNA is the link to the past; What it is and how you use it | ||
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|Wendell Saunders | |||
|Why do YOU need a 3rd Party Program for your family? | |||
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== Food == | == Food == | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 2 August 2017
Welcome:[edit | edit source]
Saturday September 9, 2017 is the date for the upcoming Conference in Ogden, Utah at the Weber State University in their Shepherd Union Building. This will be an all day event starting at 8:30 AM with a keynote speaker, then moving into the approximately 60 different classes that will be offered.
Since our 2006 Conference, this event has been and is entirely free and open to the public. We are grateful for the sponsorship of the Weber State University History Department and the Ogden FamilySearch Library, who make this annual family history conference possible.
Location[edit | edit source]
Weber State University will again host our Conference.
The below links will show you the campus and the Shepherd Union Building (where the conference will be located).
To see the WSU Campus map click HERE
To see the layout of the Shepherd Union Building click HERE
One-On-One Help[edit | edit source]
This year we will again offer personalized help with your family history, genealogy or research questions. We WILL BE setting up a sign in link so you can register and communicate with an assigned helper BEFORE your visit to the conference where they will assist you in person. This activity will be done through the FamilySearch portal, so it will be necessary for you to provide your user name and helper identification number (located at your FamilySearch.org profile page) at the time you register for one-on-one help. We would encourage Spanish speakers to sign up for the one-on-one so a Spanish speaker will be assigned to help you.
Keynote Speaker[edit | edit source]
Elder Steven M Petersen of the 5th Quorum of the Seventies,will be our keynote speaker for this conference. He resides in Farr West, Utah; is chairman of the board, Petersen Inc.; former bishop, high councilor, stake president’s counselor, stake president, and mission president; married to Polly Petersen, seven children.
Class Schedule[edit | edit source]
Our class schedule is still being formulated, however as of July 21, 2017 these are the 56 confirmed speakers and class subjects. The Titles in many cases are generic as a subject only pending the presenters providing specific class titles.
The Class Prescriptions are listed alphabetically with the first word (and prepositions such as "The" being counted as a first word) by clicking HERE.
The Biographical sketches may be viewed (alphabetically by their last name) by clicking HERE.
The following table was updated 3 August 2017:
| Amber Larsen | Beginning Scandinavian Research |
| Amber Larsen | The FamilySearch Wiki: Your Go-To Guide for Research |
| Amy Archibald | Family History Blesses the Living |
| Annie Strawn | Danish Research on the Internet |
| Arlene Enkle, PhD | Northern Utah Genealogy Resources |
| Arlene Enkle, PhD | Is your British Isles Genealogy Already Compiled? |
| Armel Beardall | Doctrinal support for Genealogy and family history |
| Bradley Marchant | How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder |
| Bradley Marchant | How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder |
| Bradley Marchant | How to think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder |
| Careen Barrett-Valentine | Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! |
| Careen Barrett-Valentine | Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! |
| Camille Andrus | Sources of genealogical research for Armenians in the Caucasus |
| Camille Andrus | Languages in German Genealogical Documents |
| Brandon Baird | Si, che puoi! Beginning Italian Research |
| Daniel Rick Jones | Switzerland Research |
| Daniel Rick Jones | Family Record case study |
| Don Koldewyn | Netherlands Research on Line |
| Doris Bateman | How to Start Your Family History |
| Doris Bateman | Descendant Research: Find and Add Distant Cousins to your Tree |
| Emil & Joanne Hanson | Inspiring events |
| Emil & Joanne Hanson | Inspiring events |
| Fritz Juengling | Tips for Genealogical Research |
| Gary Nelson | Publishing personal, family and social histories |
| Gene Sessions | The Utah War: The Coming of “Johnston's Army” |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Googling Around with Google |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Organize, Find, and Share using Legacy Family Tree software |
| Geoff Rasmussen | What's new in Legacy 9 |
| Gina Stewart | Ancestry and FamilyTree interface |
| Greg Stroud | Solutions to your Scanning Dilemma |
| Holly T. Hansen | Visualizing Historical Boundaries |
| Holly T. Hansen | PERSI and Its 8,000 Periodicals |
| Holly T. Hansen | Analysis Strategies for Brick wall Ancestors |
| The Five Generations Exercise LAB | |
| Kathy Buckmaster | FamilySearch for Beginners (offered twice) |
| Kathy Buckmaster | FamilySearch for Beginners (offered twice) |
| Kiara Neilsen | My Heritage |
| Linda Baur Poulter | Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun: Focus on Spanish |
| Laurie Maughan | Web Indexing |
| Linda Dursteller | Consultant Planner: How to Help and Teach Others |
| Marlo / Leana Schuldt | Find out how to bring your pictures to life using QR code technology |
| Melissa Finlay | Kid Genealogists: Inspiring the Next Generation |
| Melissa Johnson & Sarah Singh | WSU Special Collections |
| Mike Booth | RootsMagic: Your Offline
Home for Your Online Research |
| Mike Booth | RootsMagic: Your Offline
Home for Your Online Research |
| Mindy Merrit Jacox | Germanic Research for Beginners |
| Mindy Merrit Jacox | Finding German Places of Origin |
| Peg A. Ivanyo | Genealogy Standards for Beginners, part 1: The Basics |
| Peg A. Ivanyo | Genealogy Standards for Beginners, part II: Making the Grade |
| Rachel Trotter | The Art of Family Storytelling |
| Rachel Trotter | Video Stories |
| Robert Ives | Training with The Family History Guide™ |
| Robert Ives | Training with The Family History Guide™ |
| Sam Lower | Finding Your Relatives that are Ready for Temple work |
| Tom Perry | Preserving Memories: The EstremeGenes Family History Radio Show |
| Scott Woodward | DNA is the link to the past; What it is and how you use it |
| Wendell Saunders | Why do YOU need a 3rd Party Program for your family? |
Food[edit | edit source]
We have reserved parts of the Shepherd Union Building Food Court on the 2nd floor for hot and cold food starting at 11:00 AM. Vending machines are also available on most floors for snacks and drinks.
Prize Drawing[edit | edit source]
Will be held at 4:15 in the Ball Room. Many of our vendors have donated items that will be raffled off. Collect your vendor table signatures/verification onto your program. Then obtain your raffle ticket at booth #46 on the 3rd floor.