Have you checked the 2012 conference program to figure out which sessions you’ll be attending? If so, you’ve already seen how hard it is to pick just one session at a time – out of ten tracks every hour! If you haven’t read the schedule yet, this partial list of tracks and topics included with conference registration is bound to whet your appetite:
GenTech: 29 lectures on iPads, wikis, blogging, social media, privacy, facial recognition, cloud storage, e-Books, genealogy apps, digital archiving, Snagit, Google Earth, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, RootsMagic, online education and office applications, specialized uses of Excel and Word, searching databases, Israeli resources…
Researching in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio’s Neighbors: 20 lectures on Ohio records, land, Spring Grove Cemetery, Common Pleas Court, Cincinnati; Kentucky records, tax lists, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky Historical Society, court records; Indiana history, orphans, online records, Disciples of Christ, lesser known resources; St. Louis, Pennsylvania, Michigan...
Methodology and Research: 18 lectures on urban research, “unfindable” ancestors, Fugitive Slave Act, indexes, lies and omissions, inferences, compiled genealogies, GPS trails, family legends, solving mysteries, indirect evidence, data management, missing records…
BCG Skillbuilding: 17 lectures on transcribing and abstracting, analyzing evidence, certification, assumptions, collateral associates, lineage societies, documentation, proof summaries, German language skills, creative nonfiction techniques, research reports, handwriting…
German, African American and Ethnic Research: 15 lectures on German records, Palatines, websites, marriage laws, migrations; African American brick walls, key skills, migration to Ohio, nineteenth century women, free people of color; Irish, Native American, English topics...
Working with Records: 15 lectures on tax lists, river and canal records, law, vital records, manuscripts, urban records, chancery records, probate, family records, Catholic records, railroad records, property, local histories, 1940 census, villages of origin…
Military Records: 13 lectures on the records of wars including the War of 1812 and the Civil War
Photos, Writing and Publishing Family History: 10 lectures on finding, dating, identifying, fixing, sharing photos; integrating proof arguments and social history, writing with style, publishing
Migration: 8 lectures on trails and migration to Ohio, westward from New England and Pennsylvania, Kentucky to Missouri
DNA: 5 lectures on testing, mtDNA, results, non-European ancestry, health
Repositories and Records: 5 lectures on special collections, Library of Congress, Cincinnati Library, law libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society
Research Essentials: 5 lectures on newspapers, census, maps, common sense guidelines, Midwest records
Sharing: 5 lectures on involving children, Ohio immigrants, WPA, online resources, interviewing
That’s 180 lectures! Some tracks don’t even have enough room for all lectures related to the topic. For example, German research lectures may be found not only in the German Research track but in the BCG Skillbuilding track and Working with Records track. Search the entire program by track, speaker, suggested audience level and date.
Since 10 lectures take place in each time slot, there may be times when you have to miss some sessions you’d really like to attend. The syllabus will have materials for all lectures provided by speakers and audio CDs for most lectures will be available for purchase.
Register now and choose your sessions later, or do it all at once. This is just for space planning, and you can change your mind if you decide you’d rather attend a different session. Whatever you do, be sure to register by March 20, the early bird discount deadline!
GenTech: 29 lectures on iPads, wikis, blogging, social media, privacy, facial recognition, cloud storage, e-Books, genealogy apps, digital archiving, Snagit, Google Earth, Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, RootsMagic, online education and office applications, specialized uses of Excel and Word, searching databases, Israeli resources…
Researching in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio’s Neighbors: 20 lectures on Ohio records, land, Spring Grove Cemetery, Common Pleas Court, Cincinnati; Kentucky records, tax lists, Northern Kentucky, Kentucky Historical Society, court records; Indiana history, orphans, online records, Disciples of Christ, lesser known resources; St. Louis, Pennsylvania, Michigan...
Methodology and Research: 18 lectures on urban research, “unfindable” ancestors, Fugitive Slave Act, indexes, lies and omissions, inferences, compiled genealogies, GPS trails, family legends, solving mysteries, indirect evidence, data management, missing records…
BCG Skillbuilding: 17 lectures on transcribing and abstracting, analyzing evidence, certification, assumptions, collateral associates, lineage societies, documentation, proof summaries, German language skills, creative nonfiction techniques, research reports, handwriting…
German, African American and Ethnic Research: 15 lectures on German records, Palatines, websites, marriage laws, migrations; African American brick walls, key skills, migration to Ohio, nineteenth century women, free people of color; Irish, Native American, English topics...
Working with Records: 15 lectures on tax lists, river and canal records, law, vital records, manuscripts, urban records, chancery records, probate, family records, Catholic records, railroad records, property, local histories, 1940 census, villages of origin…
Military Records: 13 lectures on the records of wars including the War of 1812 and the Civil War
Photos, Writing and Publishing Family History: 10 lectures on finding, dating, identifying, fixing, sharing photos; integrating proof arguments and social history, writing with style, publishing
Migration: 8 lectures on trails and migration to Ohio, westward from New England and Pennsylvania, Kentucky to Missouri
DNA: 5 lectures on testing, mtDNA, results, non-European ancestry, health
Repositories and Records: 5 lectures on special collections, Library of Congress, Cincinnati Library, law libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society
Research Essentials: 5 lectures on newspapers, census, maps, common sense guidelines, Midwest records
Sharing: 5 lectures on involving children, Ohio immigrants, WPA, online resources, interviewing
That’s 180 lectures! Some tracks don’t even have enough room for all lectures related to the topic. For example, German research lectures may be found not only in the German Research track but in the BCG Skillbuilding track and Working with Records track. Search the entire program by track, speaker, suggested audience level and date.
Since 10 lectures take place in each time slot, there may be times when you have to miss some sessions you’d really like to attend. The syllabus will have materials for all lectures provided by speakers and audio CDs for most lectures will be available for purchase.
Register now and choose your sessions later, or do it all at once. This is just for space planning, and you can change your mind if you decide you’d rather attend a different session. Whatever you do, be sure to register by March 20, the early bird discount deadline!
I heard that volunteers are still needed to assist at the congerence. Where can I learn more about this? Thanks, Dave desloan@aol.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest in volunteering! Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at ngsvolunteers@gmail.com and she'll give you the details.
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