Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center 2015 Conference

News

Last year's Conference was a huge success.  The biggest complaint we heard was that there was not enough seating for everyone who wanted to attend!  We take this as a terrific complement to the presenters, venue, vendors and volunteers that made this conference such a success. About 1000 people attended the 2015 conference, with some people traveling from Idaho to attend.

Thank you again for loving your ancestors and your families enough to want to learn more.

Maps

Click here for the Weber University Ogden Utah map

Click here for the Weber Campus map

Click here for the Shepherd Union Building map

Conference Introduction

This year's conference is again made possible by WSU College of Social & Behavorial Sciences Department of History and the Ogden FamilySearch Library donating the use of the Shepherd Union Building.

We are offering 66 classes which will be taught to over 1,000 participants.  Because WSU offers their facilities at no charge, and our volunteers and presenters are donating their own talents to this Conference, there will be NO charge for the classes or for parking on campus.

Schedule and 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.
General:
Swedish:
Danish:
Spanish/Latin American:
The Netherlands:
Norway:
Indexing Italian Birth Records:
--- 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 Shepherd Union Building food court on the 2nd floor will have :

• The Quick Zone convenience store open from 11:00 to 1:30

• Waldos Grill and SubConnection open from 12:00 to 2:00

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.

Information Packets available at 7:45 AM

• The Computer Lab contains 30 iMac computers. These classes will be limited to 30 participants and will fill on a first come, first seated basis. Two of these classes are repeated during the day.

• The One-On-One Circle of Service desk will be available if you would like individual help with a research or a FamilySearch problem. Find this resource on the 2nd floor (where you picked up your class schedule and information.)
  

Keynote Speaker at 8:30 AM

Marlin & Kathy Jensen be our Keynote speakers for our conference. Marlin was the Church Historian and Recorder for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and among many other things, was instrumental in getting the Joseph Smith Papers published and encouraging calling local historians so oral histories would be gathered from mission and area presidents when they were released which greatly increased the gathering of international Church histories.

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

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on DESCRIPTIONS to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click HERE to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
1	How Do I Start My Family History	Doris Bateman	01 How to Start
2	Tips for Genealogical Research	Fritz Juengling PhD, AG®	02 Some Tips for Genealogical Research
3	Writing Your Personal History	Emil Hanson
4	YOUTH – Get to Know Your Geezers	Matthew Hovorka
5	Great Internet Sites to Use for U.S. Family History	Lisa McBride	05 Great US Websites
6	Netherlands Research on Line	Don Koldewyn	06-Whowaswho-handout.docx  : 06--Instructions-for-Wiewaswie ; 06--wiewaswie-homework
7	Piecing Together the Evidence	Amy Archibald	07 Piecing Together the Evidence
8	Genealogy Serendipity – Listening For Our Ancestors	Geoff Rasmussen
9	We Can Do Hard Things: FamilySearch is Easier Than Ever!	Mitch Wasden
10	How to Think Logically for Beginners and Intermediate Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder!	Bradley Marchant
11	Scanning for Better Results	Marlo Schuldt	11 Scanning
12	What’s New in Ancestral Quest	Gaylon Findlay
13	LAB Descendancy Research in FamilySearch Family Tree (Offered Twice, see class 53)	Linda Dursteler

Second Session 11:15-12:15

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click HERE to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
14	YOUTH LDS Family History Consultants	Kolten Nay and Brooke Bedke	14 Nay and Bedke YOUTH LDS Family History Consultants
15	Expanding your Family Tree through Descendancy Research	Lisa McBride	15 Expanding your Family tree
16	Early LDS newspapers: an underutilized resource	Mckenna Cooper
17	6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across the Internet	Janet Hovorka
18	Storytellers Rule the World	Gene Sessions, PhD
19	Researching in Great Britain	Jessica Taylor
20	Danish Research on the Internet	Annie Strawn
21	Technology and Techniques for Differentiating Two People with the Same Name	Geoff Rasmussen	21 Tools and Techniques for Researching a Common Name
22	Facebook for Family History	Amy Archibald	22 Facebook for Family History
23	Heritage Collector Software Demo	Marlo Schuldt	23 Heritage Collector Software Demo
24	Making Magical Discoveries using MyHeritage	Mark Olsen
25	SPANISH – Investigación Genealógica Hispana	Jon Walker
26	LAB – FamilySearch for Beginners (Offered twice, see class 67.)	Kathy Buckmaster	26 LAB FamilySearch for Beginners

Third Session 12:30-1:30

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click HERE to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
27	Genealogy Tips and Tricks	Roland Astorga
28	LDS Family History Consultant & Priesthood Leadership Training	Nicole Helper	28 LDS Family History Consutlant and Priesthood Leadership (1)
29	Making a Case for Re-Proving Old Work	Peg Ivanyo	29 Re-proving old work (1)
30	Documentation Made Easy—It’s all about Sources!	Doris Bateman	30 Documentation Made Easy
31	Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website: Ogdenfsl.org	Emil Hanson
32	How to Write Your Personal History	Emma Lu Draper	32--How to Write Your Personal History
33	Grandpa’s on my Ipad: Sharing your Family History with your Family Using Social Networking	Janet Hovorka
34	Getting Started with your German Family History	Kelsee Jackson	34 Beginning German Research
35	I’m Irish, now what? – A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing your Immigrant Ancestor back to Ireland	Jessica Taylor	35 I'm Irish, now what, a Beginner's Guide
36	Danish Probate Records	Fritz Juengling	36 Probate Record Syllabus
37	Personal Historian: Software to Bring Life to Your Life Stories	Mike Booth
38	Ancestral Quest: Keeping Your AQ or PAF Data in Sync with FamilySearch	Gaylon Findlay
39	SPANISH Búsqueda de Antepasados en Registros Históricos de FamilySearch	Carolina Espinoza
40	LAB Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun; Focus on Italian	Linda Poulter

Fourth Session 1:45-2:45

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click HERE to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
41	Family History Adhesive: The Science of Why History Binds Families and the Simple Tech of How to Do It	Janet Hovorka
42	Getting Started on the Right Foot: Genealogy Standards for Beginners	Peg Ivanyo	42 Getting Started on the RightFoot
43	Overwhelmed …. Paralyzed? Time to get organized!	Amy Archibald	43Time to get Organized
44	“I Didn’t Know That”	Joanne Hanson
45	Deductive Reasoning and Logic	Holly T. Hansen	45 DeductiveReasoningLogicHandout
46	Latin American Research	John Walker
47	British Descendant Research Part A: 1837-1911	Bradley Marchant
48	Identifying the German Hometown: Using Sources from Both Sides of the Ocean	Kelsee Jackson	48 Identifying the Hometown of German Ancestor
49	Creating Audio and Video Family History Stories: Creating/Recording, Enhancing, and Sharing	Marlo Schuldt	49 Creating Audio and Video Family History Stories
50	Rootsbid – overcoming family history obstacles worldwide, no matter where you are	Chad Winks
51	Organizing, Researching and Sharing with Legacy Family Tree	Geoff Rasmussen	51 Organizing, Researching and Sharing with Legacy
52	What’s New in RootsMagic 7	Mike Booth
53	LAB Descendancy Research in FamilySearch Family Tree	Linda Dursteler	53 LAB Descendancy Presentation; 53 LAB Descendancy View

Fifth Session 3:00-4:00

Class #	CLASS TITLE - Click on "description" to see the class descriptions	Presenter- click HERE to see their biography	Class Syllabus link (if available)
55	Working with Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Family Tree	Scott Allen	55 Working with Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Family Tree
56	Fixing Data in FamilySearch Family Tree	Edith Reeves	56 Fixing Data in FamilySearch Family Tree
57	LDS Fuel the Find for Members Around the World	Courtney Connolly	57 Fuel the Find Around the World ;  57 FueltheFind Infographic
58	Using Technology to See your Research More Clearly	Peg Ivanyo	58 Using Technology to See your Research More Clearly
59	Linking the Generations: Sharing Eternal Family Keepsakes	Amy Archibald and Julie Judd	59 Linking the Generations sharing Eternal Family Keepsakes (1)
60	Making Documents While Researching	Johnny Willis	60 1905 Minnesota State Census; 60 Making a Document by Copying and Pasting (1); 60 Making a Document by using the Snipping Tool); Making a Document using the Microsoft Notepad Tool
61	Introduction to the NEW FamilySearch Catalog: Use it like a Pro!	Holly T. Hansen	61 Intro to the NEW FamilySearch Catalog
62	Germans in American Church Records	Kelsee Jackson	62 Germans in American Church Records
63	British Descendant Research Part B: One-name studies and Pre-1837 Research	Bradley Marchant
64	Ways to Use a Smart Phone in Family History	Marlo Schuldt	64 SmartPhone
65	RootsMagic: FamilySearch Made Easy	Mike Booth
66	Using Timelines to Locate our Ancestors	Geoff Rasmussen	66 - Using Timelines to Locate Our Ancestors
67	LAB FamilySearch for Beginners	Kathy Buckmaster	67 LAB FamilySearch for Beginners

Drawing for door prizes at 4:15

Class syllabus and the types of classes that were offered at the 2014 conference, is located through the 2014 wiki site, click HERE

Information about the Ogden FamilySearch Library classes, location, research tools, training videos, etc. can be found by clicking HERE

Mark your 2015 Calendars NOW for the best fall conference in Northern Utah.