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Bret Petersen, Suzanne Curley and I gave a presentation at the recent UGA conference entitled “The Cool Parts of Family History-Kids Having Fun” In it I was able to talk about my vision for how family history conferences need to change in the United States and why it is so important to involve youth in […]
Reprinted from The Chart Chick Blog We say that Lincoln, Edison, etc had many spectacular failures and yet we know them to be spectacularly successful. I think as I begin to finish up my 2 year tenure as president of the Utah Genealogical Association, we can see both in the innovative conference that UGA tried […]
1. When did you first start researching your family history? Was there a moment when you knew you were “hooked?” One summer when I was 13 or 14 and whining about having nothing to do, my mother suggested I create a family tree. She had just read an article about it in Family Circle magazine. […]
I am looking forward to learning more about the 2013 SLIG students. We will do some sharing in Course 1, American Research and Records: Focus on Localities. One of the ways I began my research pursuits was visiting the state archives here in Minnesota and devouring the info in finding aids. Then I began ordering […]
1. When did you first start researching your family history? Was there a moment when you knew you were “hooked?” I started researching my family history about 35 years ago. My Aunt had done quite a bit of work on my Mother’s family but we knew nothing about my fathers. He didn’t even know his […]
Teresa Boyer Clark — Hearing the Voices of the Past The transfer of family history, the core of the oral tradition, is approaching extinction. In this hands on workshop participants will learn to excavate and create stories from their family heritage. Tips will be given on lifting the story from the research and sharing through […]
Shellee Morehead — Clusters and Chains for Finding Immigrant Origins Clusters and chains are not cookies! They describe family and neighborhood groups who emigrated to the U.S. Track neighbors and associates to find clues to European hometowns. This lecture describes immigrant experiences, cluster genealogy and chain migration and demonstrates proven methods to track your immigrant […]
1. When did you first start researching your family history? Was there a moment when you knew you were “hooked?” I started researching family history (if you can call it that) when I was about age 13-14 by writing a letter to my paternal grandmother asking her about family information. My father had told me […]
Sandra Rumble — Planning a research trip using GenDetective Learn how to quickly identify who and what you want to research on a trip to the library. Create a research plan for several different resources that are available from the Family History Center. (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced) Sandra Rumble — Genealogy Research Planning using GenDetective […]
Valerie Elkins — Finding Your Japanese Ancestors How do you find your Japanese ancestors when you don’t speak or read the language, or when no records are available online? The Japanese are wonderful record-keepers! Learn how to find and access these valuable records that will fill your family tree in no time. (Beginner, Intermediate, and […]