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2008 Federation of Genealogical Societies "Footprints of Family History" Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 3 - 6, 2008
FGS 2008 speaker list
Session
Speaker
WEDNESDAY
September 3, 2008
W-03 How Do I Start? What I Wish I Had Known Thirty-Five Years Ago!
Fred Moss
W-04 Educating the Public through Society’s Classes
Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGl
W-05 Basics of Designing and Publishing Your Society’s Newsletter
Sharon Tate Moody, CG
W-09 Consultant Training Part 1 – Helping Family History Happen
D. Merrill White, Steve Young
W-10 Past Perfect: The Best of Times for Serving Genealogists
Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA
W-14 Society Publications: Why, What, and How?
Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGl
W-15 Voting: When Yes Means No and No Means Yes
Roberta “Bobbi” King
W-16 Preserving Genealogical Society Records
Diane V. Gagel, MA
W-17 BCG Skill Building Lecture: There Must Be Something in Print—And How to Find It
Henry B. Hoff, CG, FASG
W-18 Internet Solution for Challenging Research Problems
Karen A. Clifford, AG, FUGA
W-19 Consultant Training Part 2 – Helping Members in Their Homes
W-20 FamilySearch Support: Everyone Can Get Help
Fred Graham
W-23 What's in a Name?
W-29 What Your Board Needs to Know
W-30 Staying on Track: Managing Your Society’s Projects
Amy Johnson Crow, CG
W-31 Program, Program, Git Yer Program!
Jana Sloan Broglin, CG
W-32 Certification – Measuring Yourself Against Standards (90 minutes)
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGl, FASG; Elissa Scalise Powell, CG; Kay Haviland Freilich, CG, CGl
W-34 Consultant Training Part 3 – Training and Resources
W–36 Creating the Operating Handbook Your Genealogical Society Needs
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG
W-38 Collection Development: What’s your plan?
Susan D. Kaufman, MLS
W-39 Educating the Members of Your Society
Deborah A. Abbott, PhD
W-41 Family History Centers: An Important Resource for Family History Help
Fred Graham, Donna Miller
THURSDAY
September 4, 2008
T-44 How to Find the Truth about a Family Story
Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGl, FASG
T - 45 Welsh Emigration to North America
Paul Milner
T-48 English Apprenticeship Records
Dr. Christopher T. Watts, BS, PhD, FSG
T-49 Migration Patterns into Ohio
T-51 What’s Different About Jewish Genealogy?
Gary Mokotoff
T-53 The Maryland State Archives in the 21st Century
Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse
T-58 Welcome to The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Lee Arnold
T-59 The “Antient Sweedes” of the Delaware, 1638-1664
Dr. Peter S. Craig, FASG
T-60 Germany to Pennsylvania: 18th Century Odyssey
James M. Beidler
T-62 Virginians on the Move: African American Migration Within and Out of Virginia, 1861-1890
Tim Pinnick
T-63 Introduction to Irish Genealogy: Where Do I Start?
Eileen Ò Dùill, CG Sponsored by Irish Genealogy Ltd.
T-64 Were Your Ancestors Friends? Finding and Using Their Quaker Records
T-65 Case Study: Women of Color Before and After the Civil War
Virginia Banerjee
T-66 The Development of Eastern European Jewish Last Names
Debra Braverman
T-67 Iron Rails Across America
T-69 The Pennsylvania Civil War Muster Rolls Project: A Potential Treasure House for Genealogists
Linda Ries
T-71 Convicts to the North American Colonies
T-72 Researching Eighteenth-Century Germans
John T. Humphrey, CG
T-74 British Intelligence: Smart Strategies for Tracking Down British, Scottish, and Welsh Ancestors
Rick Crume
T-75 Surnames of Quaker Families in Yorkshire Sources: some difficult and disputed origins
George Redmonds, BA, PhD
T-76 Finding a Woman's Maiden Name
Lisa Kerr Ilowite, MBA
T-77 How To Read A Hebrew Tombstone Anywhere In The World
Judith Shulamith Langer
T-78 Nineteenth Century Silver - Genealogy and Family History
D. Albert Soeffing
T-79 One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools
Steve Morse
T-81 Be Sure You Get It All
T-83 A Treasure Trove of Genealogy Gems Craft Projects
Lisa L. Cooke
T-84 Crossing the Ocean with the Internet
Leslie Albrecht Huber, MPA
T-85 German Names And Naming Patterns
T-86 Clear Toy Confections and Family Connections: Sweet Footprints from Scotland to Utah
Christine and Fred Graham
T-87 Grandma’s Shoebox: All Her Treasures
Joan Kitchen Murray
T-88 PowerPoint-Take the Plunge Synopsis
Carrie Ann Cook
FRIDAY
September 5, 2008
F-92 Genealogical Resources at the Delaware Historical Society
Dr. Constance J. Cooper
F-95 Inferential Genealogy: Deducing Ancestors' Identities Indirectly
Dr. Thomas Jones, CG, CGl, FASG
F-96 Matchmaking and Marriage Customs in 19th Century Rural Ireland
Sean Ò Dùill
F-98 Unusual Ohio Courthouse Records
F - 107 An overview of Genelogical Sources at the National Archives of Ireland
Gregory O'Connor
F - 109 Wills and Probate will be the death of me
Angela McComas
F-110 Plot Your Ancestors Using Google Earth
Connie Reik, MLS, MA
F-112 Pennsylvania’s Early Church Records
F-117 First Names in Family History - Forgotten Naming Practices
F-118 Carriers of News and Knowledge: Post Office Records
Julie Miller, CG
F-119 The Courthouse Burned: Alternate Approaches and Treasures
Wendy Bebout Elliott, PhD, FUGA
F-120 Using the National Archives (UK): online and onsite
Roger Kershaw
F-126 Mov'n & Work'n: African American Migration Patterns and Employment Opportunities in Pennsylvania 1900-30
F-127 Pre-Penn Settlements on the Delaware, 1638 - 1682
F-128 I Had My DNA Tested: Now What?
Ugo Perego, MSc
F-130 Midwest Genealogy Center--New and Improved
F-131 Emigration Schemes from the UK to North America
Roger Kershaw Sponsored by findmypast.com
F-133 Finding the Dragon’s Gold: Researching in Welsh Archives, Libraries and Other Sources
Andy Boyt
F-134 Hidden Treasures: The Pennsylvania Folklife Society Collection at Ursinus College
Diane Skorina
F-136 A Case Study: Tracing Welsh Immigrants in Pennsylvania
F-139 Overlooked Revolutionary War Records at the National Archives
Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG
F-141 Researching Irish Genealogy: Planning is the Key to Success
F-142 All that Other Stuff!! Other Enumerations Beyond the Federal Population Schedules!
F-144 Margaret’s Baby’s Father & the Lessons He Taught Me!
F-147 Using DNA to Supplement Your Family History Research
Janet A. Alpert
F - 148 Tracing the Irish in the American Civil War
Dennis J. Ahern
F-149 Playing Hide and Seek in the 1910 - 1940 US Census
F-150 Sources for Family History at the National Archives UK
Dr. Christopher T. Watts, BS, PhD, FSG (sponsored by FindMyPast.com)
F-152 Leaping to Erroneous Conclusions!
Christine Rose, CG, CGl, FASG
F - 154 What's New on Ancestry.com
Suzanne Adams, AG
SATURDAY
September 6, 2008
S-157 Cluster Genealogy Research: Finding Your Lost Ancestor
S-158 Vital Records at the NYC Municipal Archives
S-159 The Language Your Ancestors Spoke: Appreciating Irish Gaelic
S-160 Google's Not The Only Game In Town
S-162 Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Using Occupational Records
S-163 Location, Location, Location--Using Land Records in Genealogical Research
S-164 Is There a Black Sheep in Your Family? Records Relating to Federal Pardons
Marie Varrelman Melchiori
S-165 Why is My Calendar Empty?
Nancy Waters Lauer
S-169 New York Vital Record Substitutes
Henry Hoff, CG, FASG
S-170 Child Migrants to North America
S-173 NUCMC & Its Cousins: Keys to Lost Ancestral Records
S-174 Survey First, Settle Later: A Discussion of the Public Lands Survey System
S-176 Dress for Success & Your Audience
S-178 The WWI Draft Card: Don't Do African American Research Without It!
S-180 Lesser-Known Genealogical Sources at the National Archives of Ireland
Gregory O’Connor
S-181 Revolutionary War Records Online: Tracing Loyalist and Patriot Roots
S-182 Contrasting German Migrations: 18th vs. 19th Century Waves
James M. Beidler Chuck Knuthson Memorial Lecture
S-184 Looking at Land Through Different Records
S-185 Beyond Federal Population Schedules
S-186 Meeting + Speaker = Success!
S-194 But Grandma Never Carried a Gun: Locating Women Using Records Created by the Military
Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGl
S-197 Homestead Records: Details of Daily Life of Your Ancestor
S-200 Keep the Message Consistent—from Proposal to Syllabus to Presentation
Diana Crisman Smith
S-201 Researching Pennsylvania's Civil War Conscientious Objectors
Jonathan Stayer
S-202 Tracing births and deaths at sea on British and colonial registered merchant ships
S-204 Looking for the “Whites of Their Eyes”: Online Sites for Revolutionary War Data and Research
S-206 Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestor's European Roots
S - 207 Scottish Emigration to North America: Before, during and after
S-208 Being of Sound Mind: Understanding the Probate Process
S-212 Finding Buried Treasure in the Published Pennsylvania Archives
Elissa Powell, CG Sponsored by Footnote.com
S - 213 Plague in Arlington, MA: Influenza 1918
S-214 I Was a Veteran Between the “Big” Wars
S-215 Digging Your Ancestors Out of American State Papers & The U.S. Serial Set: How to Use the Online & Print Indexes
S-216 The Changing Face of Central & Eastern Europe
S-217 Scotland Research, Hither & Yon (Here & There)
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