Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center/Conference
2013 Ogden Family History Conference
Of Roots and Branches
14 Sep 2013
What's NEW for this Conference:
* One on One Research help - Look for time slot sign-up sheets near the registration table as you arrive. Our experts are: Swedish: Curtis Larson and Kevin Capson; Danish and Norwegian: Annie Strawn; Netherlands: Don Koldewyn; British Isles: Barbara Lewis; Spanish: Carolina Espinoza
* Genealogy Wall Charts offers each conference attender one FREE black-and-white, wall-size personalized fan chart (as large as 24”x36”) to be picked up in person in the conference—This offer is good for anyone who requests the free fan chart online on their website, https://genealogywallcharts.com by September 1,2013. Persons wishing the fan chart must follow the procedure outlined in the July issue of the Ogden Family History Newsletter (ogdenfsl.org).
Ogden FamilySearch Library Home
2013 CONFERENCE INTRODUCTON
Our presenters include generous professionals, teachers from the Salt Lake Family History Library and our own Ogden FamilySearch Library, and those knowledgeable sellers of family history books and software.
Over thirty presenters including Ron Tanner, Janet Hovorka, Arlene Eakle, Gene Sessions, Bradley Marchant, Marlo Schuldt, Carlos Camacho, Mike Booth, and Emil and Joanne Hanson will be instructing us in over 60 classes with topics that range from “The Mormon Reformation” to “Smart Phone Family History” to “Writing your Personal History” to “How do I start my Family History?”
During each of our five periods, we will have classes for beginners and Spanish speakers with more challenging research based classes for others who are interested in Dutch, Irish, Swedish, United States, Spanish, or Finnish research. Presenters from software companies will teach you how to use the products that will be for sale, including the popular “Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner.” Debbie Burnett will teach a class about photos and stories in FamilySearch Family Tree and Nicole Hepler will teach Consultant Training for LDS Family History Consultants.
Change seems to be the name of the family history game, so join us to stay up to date on all the latest and greatest programs and search strategies. Learn to Find, Organize, Preserve, and Share your Family History (Hooray for FOPS!)
Come prepared to share a research problem, and you can sign up for one-on-one time with a specialist in the areas of Danish, Swedish, English, Irish, Scottish, Spanish or United States research.
We are excited to welcome young and old, English and Spanish speakers, all religions and everyone who loves (or is learning to love) family history.
This Annual Conference is made possible by WSU History Department, the volunteers from the community and the Ogden FamilySearch Library: ogdenfsl.org
Maps
Weber State University campus map - Free Saturday parking for the Conference is allowed in any parking lot, however do not park in any specific reserved or numbered parking space.
Weber State University Shepherd Union Building floor plan for classroom locations
2013 CONFERENCE VENDORS
The 2012 Ogden Family History conference will offer something for everyone interested in family history, including the opportunity to talk with vendors of a number of family-history products. Vendors of well-known products such as Ancestral Quest, Roots Magic and Legacy will have booths. Genealogy Wall Charts has offered a free black-and-white fan chart to those who attend the conference. Persons wishing the fan chart must follow the procedure outlined in the July issue of the Ogden Family History Newsletter (ogdenfsl.org). Backblaze, an online computer backup, service has offered three months of service free to those who attend the conference. Family Roots Publishing will have a large collection of family history printed material for sale. Several companies offer video and movie transfers to other media. Many other specialty businesses will have booths to share their wares. At 4:15 p.m. a drawing will take place for vendor donated prizes.
2013 CONFERENCE Schedule & Information
General
Please be aware that SOME of these conference classes listed on the wiki MAY be changed, and the FINAL class schedule will be handed out to you when you register at the Conference.
Class Descriptions
To view the descriptions for the different 2013 Conference classes click Class Descriptions to see them listed in order of their Class #.
Class Presenters Biographies
To view the biographies for the different 2013 Conference presenters, click Presenter Biography.
Register 7:30 AM
Keynote Speaker 8:30-9:30 AM in Ballroom
First Session 10:00-11:00 following Keynote Speaker
| Class # | Class Title (and the level of family history) | Presenter | Class Syllabus link (if available) |
| 1 | FamilySearch Family Tree - Q and A | Ron Tanner | |
| 2 | How Do I start my Family History? BEGINNERS | Doris Bateman | |
| 3 | Saving Your Family History Securely in the Cloud | Scott Allen | |
| 4 | Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website - Ogdenfsl.org | Emil O. Hanson | |
| 5 | Learn How to Make a Family History eBook | Susan Holdaway | |
| 6 | "I Didn't Know That!" | Joanne Hanson | |
| 7 | Involving Youth in Family History from Research to the Temple | Eleanor C. Jensen | |
| 8 | The Big 4 – about U.S. census, church, land, and probate records | Marilyn Markham MLS, AG®, CGSM | |
| 9 | Danish Research on the Internet | Annie Strawn | |
| 10 | Using Immigration Records to Trace Hard-to-Find Origins | Arlene Eakle PhD, AG | |
| 11 | DEMO: "What's New in Legacy Family Tree 8." | Leonard Plaizier | |
| 12 | What’s New in RootsMagic 6 | Mike Booth | |
| 13 | FamilySearch.org (Parte 1) en Español | Luis y Marta Quintana |
Second Session 11:15-12:15
| Class # | Class Title (and the level of family history) | Presenter | Class Syllabus link (if available) |
| 14 | FH Consultant & Priesthood Leader Training (Pt A) and Skit, Taking Names to the Temple | Nicole Hepler & John Arrington Family | |
| 15 | Family Tree, the Next Step (Pt1) | Edith Reeves | |
| 16 | The Mormon Reformation | Gene Sessions PhD | |
| 17 | More on your Mormon Lines | Bradley Marchant | |
| 18 | Searching in FamilySearch | Lisa McBride AG | |
| 19 | Think Your Family History is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt1) | Sam Lower | |
| 20 | Strengthening Families Through Generational Stories | Eleanor C. Jensen | |
| 21 | New England Research: An Overview | Marilyn Markham MLS, AG, CGsm | |
| 22 | Converting Old Tape Recordings and Working with Sound | Marlo Schuldt | |
| 23 | RootsMagic: FamilySearch Family Tree Made Easy | Mike Booth | |
| 24 | What’s New in Ancestral Quest 14 | Gaylon Findlay | |
| 25 | My Heritage Record Matching | Mark Olsen | |
| 26 | FamilySearch.org (Parte 2) en Español | Héctor de Espinoza |
Third Session 12:30-1:30
| Class # | Class Title (and the level of family history) | Presenter | Class Syllabus link (if available) |
| 27 | Church History Library | Jay Burrup | |
| 28 | FH Consultant & Priesthood Leader Training (Pt B) | Nicole Hepler | |
| 29 | Family Tree, the Next Step (Pt2) | Edith Reeves | |
| 30 | Family History for Fun and Profit: The Research Process (Pt1) | ||
| 31 | Beginning Swedish and Finnish Research | Bradley Marchant | |
| 32 | FamilySearch Wiki | Lisa McBride AG | |
| 33 | Think Your Family History is All Done?—Try Cousin Research (Pt2) | Sam Lower | |
| 34 | Find a Grave | Barbara Lewis | |
| 35 | I Found My Tree Online, Why Do I Need Family History Software? | Arron Wheeler | |
| 36 | Demo—Heritage Collector Suite Software—A Complete Family History System (photographs and more) | Marlo Schuldt | |
| 37 | Creating Connections with DNA – a Step-by-Step Guide | Christi Jacobsen | |
| 38 | The Cool Parts of Family History: Engaging My Teenagers Case Study | Janet Hovorka | |
| 39 | Writing Your Personal History | Emil O. Hanson | |
| 40 | Family Tree (Parte 1) en Español | Carlos Camacho |
Fourth Session 1:45-2:45
| Class # | Class Title (and the level of family history) | Presenter | Class Syllabus link (if available) |
| 41 | Using Online Resources | Lisa McBride AG | |
| 42 | First Hearts...Then Charts – FamilySearch.org>Family Tree Sourcing BEGINNERS | Debbie Burnett | |
| 43 | Family History for Fun and Profit: The Research Process (Pt2) | Arlene Eakle PhD, AG | |
| 44 | Swedish Research without Microfilms: Online Swedish Research | Bradley Marchant | |
| 45 | Born to Write my History | Emma Lu Draper | |
| 46 | Organize in Color (Pt1) | Joanne Hanson | |
| 47 | Using Technology to Share Your Family History Online and Collaborate with Others for Free | Scott Allen | |
| 48 | Mobile Scanning with Flip Pal Scanner | Leland Meitzler | |
| 49 | Beyond Scotch Tape: Charts To Fascinate your Family | Janet Hovorka | |
| 50 | The 2nd War of Independence: The War of 1812 | Marilyn Markham MLS, AG, CGsm | |
| 51 | Billion Graves | ||
| 52 | Documentation Made Easy | Doris Bateman | |
| 53 | Family Tree (Parte 2) en Español | Carlos Camacho |
Fifth Session 3:00-4:00
| Class # | Class Title (and the level of family history) | Presenter | Class Syllabus link (if available) |
| 54 | Introduction to Indexing | Kathy and Ron Flamm | |
| 55 | First Hearts...Then Charts – FamilySearch.org>Photos and Stories | Debbie Burnett | |
| 56 | Irish Research on the Internet | Barbara Lewis | |
| 57 | Research Using the Ogden FamilySearch Library’s Website - Ogdenfsl.org | Wayne Summers | |
| 58 | Introduction to U.S. Census Records | Lisa McBride AG | |
| 59 | Organize in Color (Pt2) | Joanne Hanson | |
| 60 | Smart Phone Family History | Marlo Schuldt | |
| 61 | U.S. Records Before 1850 | Marilyn Markham MLS, AG, CGsm | |
| 62 | Personal Historian: Bringing Life to Your Life Stories | Mike Booth | |
| 63 | Family Tree Made Easy with Ancestral Quest | Gaylon Findlay | |
| 64 | Netherlands Internet Research | Don Koldewyn | |
| 65 | FamilySearch Indexación | Carolina Aranda de Espinoza | |
Drawing 4:15
Vendor's links
Vendor link (click on blue vendor name) - Conference booth number
Ancestral Quest #36-37
Arlene H. Eakle #A23
Backblaze #7
BillionGraves/MyLegacyMemorial #1-2
Celebrating Family History #49-50
Church History Library #28
Crystal Memories #5
Daughters of Utah Pioneers #A9
Easy Family History #34
Elijahtree #23
Emkay Video Transfer. #38-39
Family ChartMasters #8-9
Family History E-books #18
Family Roots Publishing #40-46
Family Tree DNA #52
GenealogyWallCharts.com #21-22
Heritage Collector Software #19-20
Heritage Genealogical College #26
Home Video Studio #47
ICAPGen (The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists) #30
Legacy (Millennia Corporation) #31-32
Roots Magic #3-4
Stories in Stone #27
TenGenChart.com #6
The Multimedia Center #24-25
Treasured Souls to Keep, LLC #35
Utah Genealogical Association #10
WSU Library #17