Ogden Family History Conference/2017

NEWS:

LINK to the 2018 Conference: Click HERE to go the the 2018 Conference

Saturday September 9, 2017 was the date of the exciting Conference where Elder Petersen announced the plans for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint to build a NEW Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center just south of the Ogden Temple. After that exciting news by the keynote speaker, the attendees went to the 61 different classes offered that day.

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 Utah FamilySearch Center, 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

Parking: The PPL pay parking lot located just southwest of the Union Bldg, as all lots on Saturday are free and open parking.

It is recommended that the best handicap parking would be in Lot W8, located just south of the Kimball Arts bldg, as no stairs are present.

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 especially encourage beginners to sign up for individualized help. 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 FamilySearch Email address and 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. We hope to have up to four stations available for walk-ins, but we would encourage you to sign up in advance.

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 Utah FamilySearch Center 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 class schedule has been updated beyond the publication of the Conference Handout available at the conference. The WIKI contains the most current class schedule, presenters, and room assignments for the conference. Changes from the paper schedule at the conference are noted in italics. NOTE that there are FIVE sessions, so scroll to the right to see all of the 66 total classes that are being offered.

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Room	Session One (of five) 10:00 ― 11:00	Session Two (of five) 11:15 ― 12:15	Session Three (of five) 12:30 ― 1:30	Session Four (of five) 1:45 ― 2:45	Session Five (of five) 3:00 ― 4:00
LI-321 Stewart Library	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)
Atrium 2nd 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
Room 230 Computer LAB	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) Elder Bob Preece	5 Generation Project (LAB) Linda Dursteler
Room 220 Wildcat Room	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
Wildcat Theater	HOARDER TO ORDER: A step-by-step family Record Rescue Kimball Clark			HOARDER TO ORDER: A step-by-step family Record Rescue Kimball Clark
Ballroom A 3rd Floor	Googling Around with Google Geoff Rassmusen	Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist Geoff Rassmusen	Organize, Find, and Share using Legacy Family Tree software Geoff Rassmusen	Kid Genealogists: Inspiring the Next Generation Melissa Finlay	What's New in Legacy 9? Geoff Rassmusen
Ballroom B 3rd Floor	The FamilySearch Wiki: Your Go-To Guide for Research Amber Larsen	Genealogy Standards for Beginners; Part 1: The Basics Peg A. Ivanyo	Genealogy Standards for Beginners; Part 2: Making the Grade, A Road Map to Accuracy 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 tree Gina Stewart
Ballroom C 3rd 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 Research Mike Booth	Roots Magic: Your Offline Home for Your Online Research Mike 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	New Browser Based Web Indexing (added class) Elder Bob Preece
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 Periodicals Holly 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	Introduction to the Family History GuideTM Laurie Beardall	Training with the Family History GuideTM Laurie Beardall	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. The Quick Zone, Waldos Grill and the Mexican place will be open from 11:00 to 2:00. 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.