Friday, June 9, 2023
Breakout Sessions
(all sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing between June 9 and July 29, 2023)
| 8:00-9:00am | Registration, Mingling, Exhibit Hall open |
| 9:00-9:30am | Welcome and Announcements |
| 9:30-10:30am | BREAKOUT SESSION 1 – Choose one: 1) Tax Records: A Wealth of Information (Jenkins) 2) Finding the Farm (Clark) 3) State Collections (published & unpublished) – An Untapped Gold Mine (Day) |
| 10:30-11:00am | Break, Browse Exhibitors |
| 11:00am-noon | BREAKOUT SESSION 2 – Choose one: 1) Extra! Extra! Find Your Family in the Newspaper! (Cochran) 2) The Scenic Route: Resolving Cases with Cluster & Collateral Research (Eubanks) 3) Using Manuscript Collections (Day) |
| Noon- 1:30pm | Networking Luncheon, Browse Exhibitors |
| 1:30-2:30pm | BREAKOUT SESSION 3 – Choose one : 1) Where There’s a Will…. (Cochran) 2) Beyond the Document – Extracting Evidence from Context (Eubanks) 3) Leveraging Language Tools for Your Genealogical Brick Wall (Doolos) |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Break, Browse Exhibitors |
| 3:00-4:00pm | BREAKOUT SESSION 4 – Choose one: 1) What’s in a Name? (Cochran) 2) Genealogical Implications of Changing Boundaries (Eubanks) 3) Language Tools: Methodologies for Language-Based Resources (Doolos) |
| 4:30-6:00 pm | Informal ‘Mix and Mingle‘ gathering, in the Hotel Atrium and Bar area. |
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Featured Speaker, Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
(Peggy will be providing four live in-person presentations, with time for Q&A following each presentation. All sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing between June 12 and July 29, 2023)
| 8:00 – 9:00am | Registration, Mingling, Exhibit Hall open |
| 9:00-9:30am | Welcome and Announcements |
| 9:30-10:30am | Featured Speaker, Peggy Lauritzen Homespun and Calico: Researching the Lives of Our Foremothers |
| 10:30-1:00am | Break, Browse Exhibitors |
| 11:00am-noon | Featured Speaker, Peggy Lauritzen FamilySearch and Your British Research |
| Noon-1:30pm | Networking Luncheon, Browse Exhibitors |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Featured Speaker, Peggy Lauritzen Following the Money Using Tax Records |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Break, Browse Exhibitors |
| 3:00-3:15pm | Announce Door Prize and Raffle Winners |
| 3:15-4:15pm | Featured Speaker, Peggy Lauritzen Treasures in Township Records |
Bonus Sessions
(Recorded and Available for on-demand viewing, June 9 – July 29, 2023)
- Connect, Communicate and Collaborate – Nontraditional Strategies for Researching Family History by Cindy Cruz
- Shopping for Ancestors in City Directories by Cindy Cruz
- Pioneers of Greater Appalachia: Research in the Draper Manuscripts by Jacob Eubanks
- Genealogical Research in the Kansas State Archives by Lauren Gray
- Periodicals: Finding the Hidden Gems by Barbara LaClair
- Using Internet Archive in Genealogical Research by Barbara LaClair
- Native American Records at the National Archives by Barbara LaClair
- Lure Your Ancestor out of the National Register by Michelle Spencer
- Research Your Ancestor’s Brick & Mortar by Michelle Spencer