Handouts from the Family History Conference
Morning Schedule
9:00 – 9:50 AM Keynote speaker: Crista Cowan - Getting the Most out of Ancestry
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Using FamilySearch – presenter Merrill White (handouts here)
Crossing the Pond – Learning about your immigrant ancestors – presenter Wendy Wheelwright
Telling the Tales of our Ancestors - Tips on Writing your Family History – presenter Pat Carhart (no handout)
From Bankers Boxes to Order – presenter Jeanne Porter (handouts here)
Census Records – U.S. Federal and State – presenter Denise Beeson
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Using Ancestry DNA Results to make family history discoveries – presenter Crista Cowan (no handout)
Discovering Your Public Library’s Genealogy Resources – presenter Joanna Kolosov (handout here)
Mexican Genealogy Tips – presenter Laura Gonzalez (handout here)
Ellis Island Immigration: A Re-creation - presenter George McKinney (handouts here)
Hidden Treasures of Memory – presenter Sharon Elwell (no handout)
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM -- Break for lunch and visit the exhibitors in the Cultural Hall
Afternoon Schedule
1:00 – 1:45 PM Keynote speaker: Merrill White – Family Search from Tablet to Tablet
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Ancestry Search Tips and Tricks – presenter Crista Cowan (no handouts)
Adoption Research – presenter Wendy Wheelwright
Family History Education through FREE online Databases and Websites – presenter Denise Beeson
Civil War Records Research – presenter Jeffrey Vaillant (handouts here)
Strengthening Your Evidence: Attaching Sources in FamilySearch and Ancestry – presenter Jean Terribilini (handouts here and here)
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Search Tips and Tricks on Family Search – presenter Merrill White (same handout as 10 am) (handouts here)
Searching for your Germanic Ancestors – presenter Wendy Wheelwright
Genealogy Software Programs – presenter Jeffrey Vaillant (handouts here)
DNA Advanced Techniques – presenter George McKinney (handouts here) (the Presentation is HERE)
Irish Genealogy – presenter Nancy O’Connor Evans (handouts here)
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Using Ancestry to Meet the Genealogical Proof Standard – presenter Crista Cowan
Using Timelines and Chronologies for Family History – presenter Sierra Pope (handout here)
Mi Familia – Introducción a la investigación de historia familiar – presenter Alma Paniagua
From Bankers Boxes to Order – presenter Jeanne Porter (handouts here)
Preserving photograph collections – presenter La Dawn Meade