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2015 National Genealogical Society Conference in St. Charles, Missouri May 13 - 16, 2015

NGS 2015 speaker list

Session #

First Name

Last Name

Credentials

Title

W121

Barbara

Little

CG, FNGS, FVGS

But I've Looked Everywhere

W122

Thomas

Jones

Phd, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS

The Genealogical Proof Standard: What It Is and What It Is Not

W123

Dorris

Keeven-Franke

Gottfried Duden

W124

Rev. David

McDonald

The Draper Manuscripts

W125

John

Dougan

Missouri Digital Heritage: Accessing Our Collective Past

W126

Kay

Freilich

CG, CGL, FNGS

Tracking Pennsylvania Ancestors: Keys to Successful Research

W127

Colletta

PhD, FUGA

Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling

W128

George

Findlen

CG, CGL

Crossing the Border: How to Backtrack an Ancestor into Quebec from the U.S.

W141

Julie

Miller

Anatomy of a Military Pension

W142

Angie

Bush

Which Test? Which Company?

W143

Baerbel

Johnson

German Digital Libraries

W144

Peggy

Baldwin

Oregon Trail: A 2000 Mile Walk Talked About as Long as They Lived

W145

Christina

Gateway to the West: Missouri Land Grant Records

W146

Marieta

Grissom

Iowa: Fields of Genealogical Opportunity

W147

Mathews

CG, FASG

Locating Documents for Your Lineage Society Application

W148

Diane

Walsh

Valuable Illinois Pre-statehood Finding Aids

W151

Pam

Eagleson

Confronting Conflicting Evidence

W152

Elizabeth

Mills

CG, CGL, FAGS, FNGS, FUGA

Analyzing Deeds & Wills: I See What It "Says" but What does It "Mean?"

W153

Warren

Bittner

Pity the Poor Pfuhl: Proving Immigrant Identities

W154

Territorial Papers of the U.S. Inward Ho!

W155

Ann

Fleming

St. Louis 250+

W156

Kathy

Huber

MLS

Researching Oklahoma

W157

Kelly

Summers

Preparing to Become a Professional: Writing A Professional Client Research Report

W158

Claire

Bettag

CG, FUGA

Published Documentary Histories: An Unusual Resource for Genealogists

T201

Transcription, Abstraction, & the Records

T202

Dennis

Northcott

Grand Army of the Republic, Loyal Legion, and other Civil War Union Veterans' Associations

T203

Introduction to German Church Books

T204

Karen

CG, FGBS

New York Land: Patroonships, Manors, Patents, Rent Wars, & Land

T205

Jeanne

Bloom

The Journey to America: Federal Passenger-Ship Records

T206

Billie

Fogarty

Proving Native American Ancestors

T207

Seventeen Repositories, One Life: Uncommon Original Sources Portray a 19th Century Prussian Immigrant

T208

Cheryl

Lang

Researching at the Midwest Genealogy Center

T211

Judy

Russell

JD, CG, CGL

Certification: Measuring Yourself Against Standards

T213

So You Think You Want to get Married: Marriage Records, Laws, and German Customs

T214

Jane

Wilcox

The New York Gateway: Immigration and Migration

T215

Becoming an American: Naturalization Records

T216

Trail of Tears Through Missouri

T217

Amy

Wachs

Back to the USSR: Tracing Your Russian Roots

T222

Overcoming Surprising Research Barriers: A Case Study

T223

Teresa

McMillin

He Took Her Name: Understanding German Farm Names

T224

Records Created by New York's Towns and Cities: Uncommonly Rich Resources

T225

Discovering the REAL Stories of Your Immigrant Ancestors

T226

Melinda

Henningfield

From Missouri to Oregon by Way of the Applegate Trail

T227

Daniel

Horowitz

Research Jewish Genealogical Records From Your Couch

T228

Genealogy Treasures at the Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center

T241

Alison

Hare

Building Better Citations

T242

Genealogical Research & Writing: Are You a Saint, Sinner, or Bumfuzzled Soul?

T243

Beth

Stahr

MLS, CG

Unscrambling the New Orleans Passenger Lists

T244

New York City and State Vital Records and Their Substitutes

T245

Bads, Bergs, Burgs, and Bachs: Finding Locations in Germany

T246

Sheila

Benedict

California Historic Missions and Their Records

T247

Introduction to Tracing Your Czech Roots

T248

Patti

Hobbs

Opening the Ozarks: The Legacy of Marsha Hoffman Rising

T251

Living With Legal Lingo through the Records of Missouri's Boone Family

T252

J. Mark

Lowe

Marriages Here, There, & Nowhere: Finding Gretna Greens & Borders

T253

Carol

Whitton

Reading Handwritten German Church Records Workshop

T254

Terry

Koch-Bostic

City Directories: Antiquarian People Finders

T255

David

Rencher

AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA

A Methodology for Irish Emigration to North America

T256

Sean

Visintainer

MLIS

Steamboats in the 19th Century and the Journey West along America's Rivers

T257

Guidelines to Finding Polish Records

T258

Show Me Military Records: What You Can Find in Your State's Adjutant General Records

F301

Problem Solving: Using a Cast of Characters

F302

The Time of Cholera: A Case Study about Historical Context

F304

Lambert

Researching Ancestors and Their Units in the Colonial Military (1637–1775)

F305

Crista

Cowan

Maximizing Your Search on Ancestry.com

F306

Researching Virginia's Records without Going There

F307

Kathleen

Brandt

7 Tips to Researching Slaves and Slaveholders in Little Dixie — Missouri

F311

The Problem-Solver's Great Trifecta: GPS+FAN+DNA

F312

You Can Read Early American Handwriting

F315

Jordan

Evernote for Genealogists: How to Plan, Gather, Store, and Organize Your Research

F316

What Happened in Missouri Didn't Stay in Missouri: California Here They Come

F317

Steve

Ehlmann

Virginia Gentry Confront German Kulture: The Experiences of Three St. Charles County Families

F318

Janis

Forté

Digital Library on American Slavery: Locating Pre-Emancipation Documents on Enslaved Individuals and Community Life

F321

When Does Newfound Evidence Overturn a Proved Conclusion?

F322

Ruth

Hager

Finding the First Landowner: Using Family Maps, HistoryGeo.com, & Texas Land Office Surveys

F323

Robert

McLaren

Scots-Irish Research

F326

Michael

Hait

Researching Online at the Maryland State Archives

F327

Moorman

Delving into Missouri Territorial Records 1770–1821

F328

Jan

Alpert

FNGS

Vital Records are Public Records: Help Keep Vital Records Accessible

F341

Staley

The Everyday Life of Our Ancestors

F342

Ramage

JD, CG

Forensic Genealogy Meets the Genealogical Proof Standard

F343

Reginald

Washington

Gateway to Family Research: Records of the Panama Canal

F344

Tools for Discovering Missing Links: Dred and Harriet Scott, a Case Study

F345

Gordon

Atkinson

Getting to Know Fold3

F346

Illinois: Research in the Praire State

F347

Mary

Stansfield

Grandpa "Stole Chickens in the Nighttime:" What Penitentiary Records Can Tell About Your Family

F348

Petitions, Memorials, & Remonstrances in Early America: Good Genealogical Sources

F351

What is a "Reasonably Exhaustive Search"?

F352

Using DNA as a Genealogical Record

F353

Elaine

Hasleton

Scandinavians in the Midwest: Where Did They Settle and Where Are Their Records?

F354

Locating Your Earliest New England Ancestors

F355

Pamela

Sayre

Where Would You Go If You Had Five Days in Washington, DC?

F356

Gail

Born in Kentucky!

F357

The Giessen Emigration Society

F358

Patricia

Stamm

Finding Your Ancestors in Congressional Documents

S401

Investigate the Neighborhood to Advance Your Research

S402

Who Owned the Cow? And Other Common Conundrums: A Reasoning From Evidence Example

S403

The Law in Yankee Blue: Federal Military Pensions after the Civil War

S404

What Grandma Did & Did Not Tell You

S405

Records of the Southern Claims Commission: A Source for Southern Genealogists

S406

Railroads and Their Records

S407

Juliana

Szucs

Finding Hidden Treasures at Ancestry.com

S408

Ted

Steele

Family Stories: Analyzing the Evidence to Learn what Really Happened

S411

Sharing Your Family History

S412

Smiths and Jones: How to Cope with Families of Common Names

S413

The Law in Confederate Grey: State Military Pensions after the War of Northern Aggression

S414

Jill

Crandell

ResearchTies: Planning for Effective & Efficient Research

S415

Records of the Slave Claims Commissions

S416

Kevin

Christiansen

Family Tree Maker:The Basics & Beyond

S418

The Homestead Act & Land Entry Files

S421

Organizing Your Genealogy Without Losing Your Mind

S422

Florida: A State of Diversity

S423

Craig

Scott

Civil War Prisoner of War Records

S424

Grandma's Treasure Chest Revisited: Investigating and Evaluating Family Artifacts

S425

Slave Tags: The Government System of Licensing, Labeling, and Marketing of Human Souls

S426

Adoption Research & Real Life Case Study

S428

Rick

Military Bounty Land–As Good As a Pension

S441

Vic

Dunn

Beating the Odds: Using Indirect Evidence in Problem Solving

S442

Have You Used All 20th Century Records Available?

S443

Find Your Civilian Ancestors in Unique Civil War Records

S444

Ilene

Murray

They Died From What Illnesses?

S445

The Dawn of Freedom: Researching Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

S447

How to Plan Your Digital Afterlife

S451

The Art of Negative-Space Research: Women

S452

Five Proven Techniques for Finding Your Ancestor's European Origin

S453

Researching the War of 1812 Soldier

S454

Death Record Research Sources: Beyond Death Certificates

S455

They're Not on the Census: Using Non-Traditional Sources to Identify Slave Owners

S456

Nancy

Lauer

The Total Presentation Experience

S457

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