Registration

Registration will be from 8:00 to 9:00 AM, to pick up syllabus, schedule and name tag or to register for available classes if not already pre-registered.

2019 Classes

The asterisk (*) indicates a new topic or new presenter this year. Class levels B=Beginner, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced (these are only to be used as a guide)

Opening Session in Chapel - 8:30 AM-9:15AM

AM Classes - Session 1 - 9:15AM-10:15AM

Class#			Class Title & Presenter
A-01			DNA/101 : Beginning DNA Research – Dan Earl (B)
*A-02			Virginia – One of the First States To Have an Out West – Jeff Mason
A-03			Dead End Problems – Bill Ruddcock (I)
A-04			Genealogy of a House – Jill Arnold (I)
A-05			Building A Scottish Pedigree – Harrison McKnight (I)
*A-06			The Circle of Life: Research with Vital Records – Kris Rzepczynski
*A-07			Compiled Military Service Records and Beyond! – Cindy Norton
*A-08			“The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana” – Melinda McIntosh

AM Classes - Session 2 - 10:30AM-11:30AM

	Class#		Class Title & Presenter
	*B-01		AncestARRRS! The Life and Records of the Atlantic Pirates -- Dan Earl
	B-02		Using Social Media for Genealogy – Cindy Grostick
	B-03		Where Do I Start? – Beginner's Class – Jim Linton (B)
	*B-04		British Isles to Canada to Michigan – Jessica Trotter
	*B-05		French-Canadian – Gus Gosselin
	*B-06		Stuck? Research Strategies for Those Brick Wall Ancestors – Kris Rzepczynski
	*B-07		Census Records and Non-Population Schedules -- Tom Koselka
	*B-08		Township Records – Shirley Hodges
	*B-09		Company K of the Michigan First Sharpshooters – Jim Jackson

Lunch - 11:30AM-12:45PM

Lunch is "On Your Own;", however, space will be provided for those who wish to bring a brown bag lunch. There are many eating places within 10 to 15 minutes of the Seminar. Most of these are fast food places. Most sit down places are a little further away.

Durning the lunch hour you are welcome to come to the Family History Center to do Research. We will also have tours of the Family History Center.

Class#

Class Title & Presenter

C-01

C-02

Work on Your Research in Our Family History Center

Family History Center Tours – FHC Staff

PM Classes - Session 3 - 12:45PM - 1:45PM

Class#				Class Title & Presenter
*D-01				Adding Newspapers to Your Genealogical Toolbox -- Ginger Ogilvie
*D-02				Land & Tax Records -- Jeff Mason
D-03				New York Research – Bill Ruddock (I)
*D-04				Researching in German Civil and Parish Records -- Alex Tolksdorf
D-05				FAMILYSEARCH.ORG RESEARCH WIKI – Don Hinkle
*D-06				Pennsylvania Dutch & New York Palatines – Laressa Northrup
*D-07				CIVIL WAR ERA STAMPED PHOTOGRAPHS -- Jim Moses
*D-08				Introduction: Premium Websites offered at Family History Centers to further your own research. -- Dave Quarnberg (B)
*D-09				Getting around the brick wall – Jim Jackson

PM Classes - Session 4 - 2:00PM-3:00PM

Class#				Class Title & Presenter
*E-01				A New Look at Brick Walls:The Genealogy N.I.N.J.A. -- Dan Earl
*E-02				Ancestors At War and How to Find Them – Jeff Mason
E-03				Where Do I Start? – Beginner's Class – Jim Linton (B)
E-04				Introduction to the Archives of Michigan -- Jill Arnold (B)
E-05				Creating Your Personal History: A Legacy to Remember -- Harrison McKnight (I)
*E-06				Finding Non-Traditional Records – Jessica Trotter
E-07				Finding Records of your Detroit and Wayne County Ancestor – Tom Koselka (B, I)
*E-08				Tracing your American family back to their roots in the British Isles – Ann Clynick
E-09				Scandinavian Research (Swedish Emphasis - Linnea Shaw(B, I)

PM Classes - Session 5 - 3:15PM-4:15PM

	Class#				Class Title & Presenter
	*F-01				DNA/201: I Got My Results, Now What? – Dan Earl
	*F-02				The Importance of Researching Your Collateral Lines? – Cindy Grostick
	F-03				Dead End Problems – Bill Ruddock (I)
	*F-04				Introduction to Ukrainian Genealogy – Alex Tolksdorf
	*F-05				THE FAMILY HISTORY GUIDE – Don Hinkle
	*F-06				New York Religious Records – Laressa Northrup
	*F-07				“Ah the Good Old Days! But were they?” – Cassie Quarnberg
	*F-08				Whither Thou Goest: Tracing Your Female Ancestors – Shirley Hodges

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