South Davis Family History Fair! -- April 19, 20

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1 Details of the 2013 South Davis Family History Fair (as of 26 Mar 2013) The keynote is David Rencher AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch. The Fair has tired for many years to get David Rencher and we finally have. We need to fill the Woods Cross High auditorium. It should be a goal to get 100 from each of the 23 Stakes in South Davis. 16th year of this Great Community Event South Davis Family History Fair! -- April 19, 20 Register Here: Friday, April 19 Evening - 7:00 PM Woods Cross High School! New Location!! Friday evening's keynote address will be by DENISE MAY LEVENICK, "The Family Curator," speaker and author of "How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia and Genealogy Records." The tentative title for her presentation is Treasures in the Attic: Every Keepsake Has a Story. Saturday, April 20 - Starts 8:00 AM 7:00 pm Friday Evening! Free to the public! Saturday's program will start at 8 am with a keynote address by DAVID RENCHER, AG, CG, FIGRS, FUGA, Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch - entitled Preserve the Pensions The Community Makes a Difference! On Saturday, the fair will have classes on many different subjects relating to family history and great vendors will be showing all the newest in Family History products. Registration includes the syllabus on CD containing the handouts for all classes. A printed syllabus is available for an additional cost. Would You Like To Volunteer? SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER to help out at the Fair in exchange for FREE registration by contacting Kim Mason at kimberrmason@gmail.com AND by clicking the Volunteer button on your registration form. There are several areas that you may be able to help out with including

2 registration, room monitors or food distribution among others. If your application is accepted, your registration will be comped for the conference. Conference Schedule SESSION 1: 9:15-10:15 AM Session Topic # 1 How to Choose and Use Photos in a Personal/Family History Book Presenter Tom & Alison Taylor What s New in German Research on the Internet? Where in the World is Yg? How to Effectively Use Scandinavian Gazetteers Top Websites for Doing Research at Home Baerbel Johnson Ruth Maness Jennifer Hansen 5 Frugal Curator 6 Canadian Online Research Denise May Levenick Claire Brisson- Banks 7 Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists - Restore, Organize, Preserve and Share. Geoff Rasmussen 8 A Survey of Midwest States Records Ginny Ackerson 9 Bore Relatives With Your Family History? Learn Creative and Fun Ways to Pique Their Interest Through Use of Stories, Photos, Games, Blogs, Videos, and Sharing in the Cloud 10 Composing and Printing a Family History Jean Naisbitt Marlo E. Schuldt 11 What Does That Say? A Guide To Reading The Scandinavian Gothic Handwriting Naomi Newbold

3 Interview Like a Pro and Get Stories (Not Just Answers!) RootsMagic: Pruning, Cleaning and Extending Your Family Tree Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know (Lessons 1-5) Session # 1 Tom Underhill Michael Booth Barry Ewell 15 TBA Barbara Baker 16 Family Tree Sourcing from FamilySearch Records Cathy Anderegg 17 What Do I do With All This Stuff? Michael Huntsman 18 Beyond the Fan Chart and Scotch Tape Janet Hovorka 19 Back to the Future with Descendancy Research Kathy Bray 20 Ancestral Quest and Family Tree Gaylon Findlay SESSION 2: 10:30-11:30 AM Session Topic # 1 Your Photos-From Chaos to C.A.L.M. Presenter Tom & Alison Taylor 2 German Records and Resources on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Baerbel Johnson 3 England - Beginning Research Margo Mckinstry 4 Please Papa May I Go?: Records Ruth Maness Created Via the Emigration/Immigration Process 5 Scandinavian Research Jennifer Hansen 6 The Things They Leave Behind: Caring Denise May

4 for Family Keepsakes Levenick Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know (Lessons 6-10) - Session # 2 Historical Events that Affect German Genealogical Research All Aboard!! How to Find Your Railroader in North America FamilyTree Sourcing from the Internet, books, Fee sites, etc. Barry Ewell Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. Ginny Ackerson Cathy Anderegg 11 FamilySearch Indexing Jason Mendenhall Learn Some Uses for Smart Phones as a Family History Tool Learning the Research Process Within FamilySearch Products* Jump Start Your Family History - New Ways to Get Others Involved Kom til Zion! Researching Early Scandinavian Latter-day Saints Jean Naisbitt Jill Romney Woodbury Marlo E. Schuldt Naomi Newbold 16 Organizing Your Genealogy 17 Beginning Jewish Research 18 Become a Family History Storyfinder Beth Taylor Todd Knowles Valerie Elkins 19 What s New in RootsMagic 6 Michael Booth

5 20 iphonetography: Getting Great Photos With Your Cell Phone Tom Underhill 21 Ireland Internet Resources Claire Brisson- Banks 22 Beginning Scottis Research Russell Bangerter LUNCH BREAK / VENDORS: 11:30-1:00 PM SESSION 3: 1:00-2:00 PM Session Topic # 1 Dutch Internet Research 2 Beyond Adam and Eve: The Origins of Records Presenter Baerbel Johnson Ruth Maness 3 The Hidden Resources of FamilySearch.org Claire Brisson- Banks 4 5 Beginning Your Research in Original Records Family History Youth Jennifer Hansen Michael Huntsman 6 Beginning British Parish Records Ginny Ackerson 7 Trip the Tree Fantastic: Intriguing Family History Trips for the Whole Family Janet Hovorka

6 8 Utilize Today s Technology with Family History to Help Strengthen Ties With the Tech Savvy Rising Generation Jean Naisbitt 9 FamilyTree Photos and Stories - How To Cathy Anderegg 10 Demo: Heritage Collector Suite Software Demonstration A Complete Family History System Marlo E. Schuldt Beginning Danish Research: It s Easier than it Looks! Learn How to Make a Family History ebook Naomi Newbold Susan Holdaway 13 Sharing Genealogy Electronically - CD/DVD, online, Dropbox, and ebooks Geoff Rasmussen Ancestral Quest 14: What s New? Creative and Fun Ways to Cherish Your Family History Gaylon Findlay Valerie Elkins 16 Are You Your Own Brick Wall? Common Genealogy Mistakes and their Solutions Beth Taylor Evernote: 5 Steps to Make it Work For You Italian Records and Resources RootsMagic: FamilySearch Made Easy FamilySearch Wiki Beginning Patron Class Tom Underhill Paola Manfredi Michael Booth Dennis Knox 21 Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know (Lessons 11-15) Session # 3 Barry Ewell

7 22 TBA Barbara Baker SESSION 4: 2:15-3:15 PM Session Topic # 1 How Will You Be Remembered?- Using Your Life Stories to Bridge Generations Presenter Alison Taylor 2 German Research on the Internet: Gazetteers and Parish Register Inventories Baerbel Johnson 3 Scotland's People: All the Records You Need Online Margo Mckinstry 4 What Do I Do Now? Tools For Effective Pedigree Analysis Ruth Maness 5 Using Technology to Involve Children in Family History & Genealogy Claire Brisson- Banks 6 Which Hans Jensen is Mine? Navigating Patronymics in Scandinavian Records Jennifer Hansen 7 Organizing, Planning, and Sharing Using Legacy Family Tree Geoff Rasmussen 8 The Genealogical Value of German Guild Records Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. 9 Learn to Zap the Grandma Gap Janet Hovorka 10 FamilySearch Indexing Jason Mendenhall

8 No Hits, Now What? Discovery and Learning from FamilySearch Research Wiki Through the Family History Library Catalog and Beyond! Indexing Italian Records-Civil Records in Handwritten Paragraph Format Jill Romney Woodbury Paola Manfredi 13 Research in Denmark s Big Cities Naomi Newbold 14 Using the Flip Pal Scanner Leland Meitzler 15 The Knowles Collection: What is it and How Do I Use It? Todd Knowles From Manuscript to Book: What You Need to Know About Publishing Your Family History Book Ancestral Quest and Family Tree Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know (Lessons 16-20) Session # 4 Tom Underhill Gaylon Findlay Barry Ewell 19 TBA Barbara Baker 20 FamilyTree Adding, Editing, Merging, Fixing Relationships Cathy Anderegg 21 FamilyTree Sourcing - Cool New Tools Kathy Bray 22 FamilyTree Training Charles & Patti Coombs SESSION 5: 3:30-4:30 PM Session Topic # 1 Finding Your Irish Ancestors in the 19th & Margo Mckinstry Presenter

9 20th Centuries 2 Online Gathering Place Michael Huntsman 3 German Church and Civil Records Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. 4 Hot off the Press! Ginny Ackerson 5 Cemetery Research Online or In Person Jason Mendenhall 6 Converting Old Tape Recordings and Working With Sound Learn to Use Free Software to Edit, Enhance, Preserve, and Record Sound Marlo E. Schuldt 7 Legacy Family Tree for Your Mobile Device Plus Other Tips & Tricks Geoff Rasmussen 8 FamilySearch Wiki Beginning Patron Class Dennis Knox 9 Finding Family Members in Family Tree Charles & Patti Coombs 10 Interest in Pinterest: How to Pin Your Family History Valerie Elkins 11 Using British Probate Records Todd Knowles

10 12 The Tired, the Poor, the Huddled Masses and the Wretched Refuse: U.S. Immigration from Beth Taylor 13 Learn How to Make a Family History ebook Susan Holdaway Evaluating Scandinavian (Nordic) Information in New.FamilySearch & FamilyTree: 10 Do's and Don'ts For Cleaning It Up. Supercharge Your Research: Cut Ten Years Off Your Learning Curve England Internet Resources Green Arrow Project - Descendancy Searches on FamilyTree Tracing LDS Ancestors & Beyond Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About It) Ruth Maness Barry Ewell Claire Brisson-Banks Cathy Anderegg Jill Romney Woodbury Michael Booth