Ogden FamilySearch 2013 Conference: Difference between revisions

| <u>'''“I Didn’t Know That!”….Joanne Hanson'''</u><br>Often I am asked at the Ogden Family History Center, simple questions concerning some aspect of research. When the individual gets an answer, even when they are quite knowledgeable, the most common response is, “I didn't know that!”. Just a little explanation or a tip can help us with our research. Education is a must in family history research and it doesn't have to be something big although it may be, if not known by the researcher ahead of time. Tidbits can relate to naming patterns, handwriting, immigration, military records, the calendar, census and LDS records to name a few. You might even be heard to say, if you attend this session, “I didn't know that!” or share one of your own.

| <u>'''The Mormon Reformation….Gene Sessions PhD'''</u><br>In September 1856, Mormon leaders inaugurated a major revival movement calling for a deep recommitment to the faith. Known in history as the Mormon Reformation, it employed fiery preaching and a strict catechism to prepare Latter-day Saints for a rebaptism to which thousands submitted before the movement dissipated at the beginning of the Utah War a year later.

| <u>'''More on Your Mormon Lines….Bradley Marchant'''</u><br>Everyone thinks that their family history work is "done" but this is never the case. This class will outline different ways to be involved in one's early LDS roots, working on correcting, verifying, and doing collateral descendancy research. Examples from Denmark, Sweden, England and Switzerland. Beginning-Intermediate.

| <u>'''What’s new in Ancestral Quest 14....Gaylon Findlay'''</u><br>Ancestral Quest is the commercial program from which PAF 5 was derived. It feels like an updated version of PAF, which is familiar to most genealogists in the LDS Church. Learn to use dozens of new and improved features in AQ which are not part of PAF 5. (Note that the features dealing with FamilySearch will not be discussed in this class. Those capabilities are taught in a separate class.)

| <u>'''The LDS Church History Library: How to use it to find LDS ancestral and local unit historical information ….Jay Burrup'''</u><br> The LDS Church History Library (not to be confused with the Family History Library) focuses on the growth and development of the LDS Church worldwide. It houses significant historical research sources for members seeking biographical information about their LDS ancestors and histories of branches, wards, stakes, districts, and missions. It also houses over 1 million photographs of LDS members, buildings, and events that can be used to help illustrate ancestral or local histories.<br>