Ogden Family History Conference/2017

Welcome:

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

Weber State University will again host our Conference in the Shepherd Union Building.

The below links will show you the campus and the Shepherd Union Building.

To see the WSU Campus map click HERE

To see the layout of the Shepherd Union Building click HERE

One-On-One Help

This year we will again offer personalized help with your family history, genealogy or research questions. We HAVE set up a sign in link at (click HERE) ogdenfsl.org/classes, and scrolling to September 9th, selecting the desired time and book it! Here you can register and communicate with an assigned helper BEFORE your visit to the conference where they will assist you in person. This one-on-one activity at the Conference 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). 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

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

All classes are open seating, in other words, the first one sitting in a particular class is the first one to get a seat. When all the seats are taken the class will be considered full. We do NOT have a reservation system like we do for classes at the Ogden FamilySearch Library or for the one-on-one training.

The Class Titles with their Descriptions are listed alphabetically with the first word (and prepositions such as "The" being counted as a first word) by clicking HERE. Most Class Descriptions also have a link to a teacher prepared syllabus that class members are encouraged to use.

The Biographical sketches may be viewed (alphabetically by their last name) by clicking HERE.

The following table was updated 21 August 2017 and is the information being used for publication of the Conference Handout

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Room	Session One 10:00 ― 11:00	Session Two 11:15 ― 12:15	Session Three 12:30 ― 1:30	Session Four 1:45 ― 2:45	Session Five 3:00 ― 4:00
LI-321StewartLibrary	Family History at WSU's Special Collections>> Time: 9:45 ― 10:45 <<Melissa Johnson & Sarah Singh(Hetzel-Hoellein Rm, top floor on far south side)
Atrium2nd Floor	One-on-One Personalized HelpRegister at www.ogdenfsl.org/classesRegister for a session on Sept 9th	One-on-One Personalized HelpRegister at www.ogdenfsl.org/classesRegister for a session on Sept 9th	One-on-One Personalized HelpRegister at www.ogdenfsl.org/classesRegister for a session on Sept 9th	One-on-One Personalized HelpRegister at www.ogdenfsl.org/classesRegister for a session on Sept 9th	One-on-One Personalized HelpRegister at www.ogdenfsl.org/classesRegister for a session on Sept 9th
LAB2nd Floor	Basic FamilySearch (LAB)Kathy Buckmaster	New Browser Based Web Indexing (LAB)Laurie Maughan	Basic FamilySearch (LAB) Kathy Buckmaster	Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun: Focus on Spanish (LAB)Linda Baur Poulter	5 Generation Project (LAB)Linda Dursteler
Room 220WildcatRoom	The Art of Family Story Telling Rachel Trotter	Video Stories Rachel Trotter	Northern Utah Genealogical Resources Arlene Enkle	Finding Your Relatives that are Ready for Temple work Sam Lower	Is Your British Isles Genealogy Already Compiled? Arlene Enkle
Ballroom A3rd Floor	Googling Around with GoogleGeoff Rassmusen	Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist Geoff Rassmusen	Organize, Find, and Share using Legacy Family Tree softwareGeoff Rassmusen	Kid Genealogists: Inspiring the Next Generation Melissa Finlay	What's New in Legacy 9? Geoff Rassmusen
Ballroom B3rd Floor	The FamilySearch Wiki: Your Go-To Guide for ResearchAmber Larsen	Genealogy Standards for Beginners; Part 1: The Basics Peg A. Ivanyo	Genealogy Standards for Beginners; Part 2: Making the Grade Peg A. Ivanyo	DNA, A Link to the Past: What is it and how do you use it? Scott Woodward	Merging Your Ancestry Tree with Your Family Search treeGina Stewart
Ballroom C3rd Floor	Utah War: The coming of Johnston's Army Gene Sessions	Solutions to Your Scanning Dilemma Greg Stroud	Roots Magic: Your Offline Home for Your Online ResearchMike Booth	Roots Magic: Your Offline Home for Your Online ResearchMike Booth	How Could Grandma Be Wrong? Finding the Pitfalls in Family Records Daniel Rick Jones
305	How to Start Your Family History Doris Bateman	Using FamilySearch Family Tree? Do You Also Need Another Family Tree Program? If so, Why?Wendell Saunders	Decendant Research: Find and Add Distant Cousins to Your Tree Doris Bateman	Publishing Personal, Family, and Social Histories Gary Nelson
312	Germanic Research for Beginners Mindy Merrit Jaycox	Bring Your Pictures to Life Using QR Code Technology Marlo & Leana Shuldt	Finding German Places of Origin Mindy Merrit Jaycox	Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!Careen Barrett-Valentine	Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!Careen Barrett-Valentine
316	Analysis Strategies for Brick Wall Ancestors Holly T. Hansen	PERSI and its 8,000 PeriodicalsHolly T. Hansen	Sources of Genealogical Research for Armenians in the Caucasus Camille Andrus	Languages Found in German Genealogical Documents Camille Andrus	Preserving Memories: The ExtremeGenes Family History Radio Show Tom Perry
320	Si, che puoi! Beginning Italian Research Brandon Baird	Danish Research on the Internet Annie Strawn	From the Alps to the Rhine: Beginning Your Swiss Research Daniel Rick Jones	Netherlands Internet Research Don Koldewyn	Beginning Scandinavian Research Amber Larsen
321	How to think Logically for Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder (Part 1) Bradley Marchant	How to think Logically for Researchers: Work Smarter, not Harder (Part 2) Bradley Marchant	British Descendant Research: One-name studies and Pre-1837 Research Bradley Marchant	Find, Take Teach: Using the Consultant Planner Linda Dursteler	Tips for Genealogical Research Fritz Juengling
404A	Family History Blesses the Living Amy Archibald	Inspiring Events Emil & Joanne Hansen	Inspiring Events Emil & Joanne Hansen	Sync FamilySearch Memories and Research with Hinting Using Ancestral Quest Gaylon Findley	Doctrinal Support for Genealogy and Family History Armel Beardall
404B	Training with the Family History GuideTM Robert Ives	Training with the Family History GuideTM Robert Ives	Preserving Memories: The ExtremeGenes Family History Radio Show Tom Perry	Visualizing Historical Bounderies Holly T. Hansen	Core MyHeritage Features to Drive Genealogical Discoveries Kiara Nielsen

Food

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

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.