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 17 August 2017:
| Amber Larsen | Beginning Scandinavian Research |
| Amber Larsen | The FamilySearch Wiki: Your Go-To Guide for Research |
| Amy Archibald | Family History Blesses the Living |
| Annie Strawn | Danish Research on the Internet |
| Arlene Enkle, PhD | Northern Utah Genealogy Resources |
| Arlene Enkle, PhD | Is your British Isles Genealogy Already Compiled? |
| Armel Beardall | Doctrinal support for Genealogy and family history |
| Bradley Marchant | 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 |
| Brandon Baird | Si, che puoi! Beginning Italian Research |
| Careen Barrett-Valentine | Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! |
| Careen Barrett-Valentine | Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable! |
| Camille Andrus | Sources of genealogical research for Armenians in the Caucasus |
| Camille Andrus | Languages in German Genealogical Documents |
| Daniel Rick Jones | From the Alps to the Rhine: Beginning Your Swiss Research |
| Daniel Rick Jones | How Could Grandma Be Wrong? Finding the Pitfalls in Family Records |
| Don Koldewyn | Netherlands Internet Research |
| Doris Bateman | How to Start Your Family History |
| Doris Bateman | Descendant Research: Find and Add Distant Cousins to your Tree |
| Emil & Joanne Hanson | Inspiring Events from the Ogden FamilySearch Library |
| Fritz Juengling | Tips for Genealogical Research |
| Gary Nelson | Publishing personal, family and social histories |
| Gaylon Findlay | Sync FamilySearch Memories and Research with Hinting using Ancestral Quest |
| Gene Sessions | The Utah War: The Coming of “Johnston's Army” |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Googling Around with Google |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Top Tech Tips for the Technologist and the Genealogist |
| Geoff Rasmussen | Organize, Find, and Share using Legacy Family Tree software |
| Geoff Rasmussen | What's new in Legacy 9 |
| Gina Stewart | Merging Your Ancestry Tree with Your FamlySearch Tree |
| Greg Stroud | Solutions to Your Scanning Delemma |
| Holly T. Hansen | Visualizing Historical Boundaries |
| Holly T. Hansen | PERSI and Its 8,000 Periodicals |
| Holly T. Hansen | Analysis Strategies for Brick wall Ancestors |
| Linda Dursteller | The Five Generations Exercise LAB |
| Kathy Buckmaster | FamilySearch for Beginners (offered twice) |
| Kathy Buckmaster | FamilySearch for Beginners (offered twice) |
| Kiara Neilsen | Core MyHeritage Features to Drive Genealogical Discoveries |
| Linda Baur Poulter | Indexing: Foreign Languages are Fun: Focus on Spanish |
| Laurie Maughan | New Browser Based-Web Indexing |
| Linda Dursteller | Find, Take, Teach: Using the Consultant Planner |
| Marlo / Leana Schuldt | Find out how to bring your pictures to life using QR code technology |
| Melissa Finlay | Kid Genealogists: Inspiring the Next Generation |
| Melissa Johnson & Sarah Singh | Family History at WSU's Special Collections |
| Mike Booth | RootsMagic: Your Offline
Home for Your Online Research |
| Mike Booth | RootsMagic: Your Offline
Home for Your Online Research |
| Mindy Merrit Jacox | Germanic Research for Beginners |
| Mindy Merrit Jacox | Finding German Places of Origin |
| Peg A. Ivanyo | Genealogy Standards for Beginners, part 1: The Basics |
| Peg A. Ivanyo | Genealogy Standards for Beginners, part II: Making the Grade |
| Rachel Trotter | The Art of Family Storytelling |
| Rachel Trotter | Video Stories |
| Robert Ives | Training with The Family History Guide™ |
| Robert Ives | Training with The Family History Guide™ |
| Sam Lower | Finding Your Relatives that are Ready for Temple work |
| Tom Perry | Preserving Memories: The EstremeGenes Family History Radio Show |
| Scott Woodward | DNA is the link to the past; What it is and how you use it |
| Wendell Saunders | Why do YOU need a 3rd Party Program for your family? |
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.