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| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 9:30-11:00am | | Exhibit Hall Grand Opening |
| 20th Century |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Paul S. Valasek | Tracing the 20th Century Immigrant |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Christina Ann Staley | Hatched, Matched and Dispatched: Vital Record Research in the 20th Century |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Stephen P. Morse | Playing Hide and Seek in the U.S. Census [1910 to 1940] |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Megan Smolenyak | Reverse Genealogy: Finding Lost Loved Ones |
| African-American |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Tim Pinnick | Tips and Strategies for the African American Researcher |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Marjorie Sholes | Slave Research |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Denis W. Daly | Hidden Gems: Using Plantation Records for African American Genealogy |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Tim Pinnick | In Their Own Words: Black Life in the South, 1865-1883 |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Marjorie Sholes | African Americans in the Civil War |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Tim Pinnick | Slave Ancestry Research: The Slavery Era Insurance Registry and Its Supporting Documents |
| Allen County Public Library Foundation Dinner |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 7:00-9:00pm | Honorable William Lee | The Importance of Local History and Genealogy in the Post Modern World |
| American Society of Genealogists Sponsored Lecture |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Melinde Sanborn | Award Winning Genealogy: Jacobus Award Winners and What Made Them Great |
| APG-PMC |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 8:00-8:15am | | Welcome & Introductions |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 8:15-10:15am | | A Day in the Life of a Professional Genealogist (2 hour workshop) |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:45-11:45am | Birdie Monk Holsclaw | Five Fabulous Web Tools for Genealogists |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 12:00-1:00pm | | Network with other professionals at lunch (included in APG-PMC registration) |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 1:15-2:15pm | Mary Penner | Rev Up Your Writer's Voice: Lively Writing for the Professional Genealogist |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 1:15-3:30pm | Timothy Pinnick | Developing the Genealogy of a Community: An Extended Research Project (2 hour lecture) |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:30-3:30pm | Thomas W. Jones | Preparing Client Reports: Dos, Don'ts, and Maybes |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:45-4:45pm | Loretto Dennis Szucs | The Magazine Article: What to Write, How to Write It, and How to Get It Published |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:45-4:45pm | Meldon Wolfgang III | If You Think You've Looked Everywhere…It's Time to Think Again |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:45pm | | Complete Your Evaluations |
| Beginners |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | Frederick E. Moss | How Do I Start? What I Wish I Had Known 35 Years Ago! |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | Drew Smith. | Where is the Book with My Family in It? |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Chuck Knuthson | U.S. Census Research, 1790-1930 |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Michael J. Leclerc | Beyond Localities: Using Maps, Gazetteers, and Atlases |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Paula Stuart-Warren | Seeking Your Comfort Zone As You Approach Different Repositories |
| Board for Certification of Genealogists Sponsored Workshop |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-4:30pm | Thomas W. Jones, David McDonald, Elissa Scalise Powell | Certification: Measuring Yourself Against Standards (2 hour workshop) |
| British Isles |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Dean J. Hunter | What's New in British Research? |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Paul Milner | Making Sense of the English Census |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Dean J. Hunter | Doing Scottish Research in a Computer World |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Paul Milner | Scottish Emigration to North America: Before, During and After the Rebellions |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Steven W. Myers | An Introduction to Medieval English Genealogy |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Dean J. Hunter | Colonial Americans and Their Records at The National Archives, England |
| Computers/Internet |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Pamela Boyer Porter | Good Computer Housekeeping |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Beau Sharbrough | Tips and Tricks for Internet Research |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Rhonda R. McClure | Taking It With You: Using PDAs in Your Genealogical Research |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Julie Miller. | Google is Not the Only Game in Town |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Rhonda R. McClure | Old and New: Combining the Best of Internet and Traditional Research |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Drew Smith. | Kicking the Tires of Popular Genealogy Software: Which to Get? |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Pamela Boyer Porter | Word Processing Tricks for the Genealogist |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Stephen P. Morse | Deep Linking and Deeper Linking: How to Get the Most Out of Existing Search Applications |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Christina Ann Staley | The Twilight Zone…Strange Web Sites for Family History Research |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Stephen P. Morse | What Color Ellis Island Search Form Should I Use? |
| European |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | George K. Schweitzer | Tracing Back Across the Atlantic |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Gary Mokotoff | The Changing Face of Central & Eastern Europe |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Paul S. Valasek | Polish American Research: Using Sources in America and Europe |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Christina Ann Staley | So You Can't Read a Foreign Language: Deciphering Vital Records - Tips and Techniques |
| Evidence - sponsored by NewsBank |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Christine Rose | Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Solid Case |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | John Philip Colletta | Using Original and Derivative Sources: How to Evaluate Evidence |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | James M. Beidler | Secondary Uses for Primary Sources |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Pamela Boyer Porter | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Evaluating Internet Sources |
| Family History Center Support |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | Lance McIntosh, Fred Graham | Family History Support: How Everyone Can Receive Family History Help |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | Fred Graham | Family History Consultants: The Key to Successful Family History Programs |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Lance McIntosh | Family History Centers: Issues and Answers |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Michael Ritchey | Find Answers to Your Research Questions: How to Connect with a Worldwide Network of Research Experts |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Fred Graham | Online Resources for Family History Consultants and Family History Centers |
| Federation of Genealogical Societies Banquet |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 7:00-9:00pm | Megan Smolenyak | The Quest for Ellis Island Annie |
| Genealogical Society of Utah Sponsored Lectures |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Jim Greene | The New FamilySearch: Engaging the World in Family History |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Stephen J. Valentine | FamilySearch Indexing: Now Available in Your Town and Around the World |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Rich Running | Opening the Mountain: Delivering the Granite Mountain Records to You |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | ACPL / BYU / FHL panel | A Collaborative Digitization Project |
| Genealogical Speakers Guild Sponsored Lectures |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Carrie Ann Cook | Barnstorming with Brainstorming |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | David McDonald | Be Not Afraid-From Learner to Lecturer |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Paul Milner | The Most Important Visual Aid: YOU |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Jana Sloan Broglin | Meeting + Speaker = Success |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Drew Smith. | Using the Latest Presentation Technology to Connect to Your Audience |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Donna M. Moughty | Expand Your Revenue: Produce and Sell Your Lectures in Video Format |
| German |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Roger P. Minert | A Genealogist's Outline of German History Since 1517 |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | James M. Beidler | Contrasting German Migrations: 18th vs. 19th Century Waves |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | George K. Schweitzer | Reading Old German Script |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | John T. Humphrey | Finding Your German Ancestor's Place of Origin |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Roger P. Minert | Church Records in Germany |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Roger P. Minert | Civil Records in Germany |
| Indiana - sponsored by the Indiana Genealogical Society |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Curt B. Witcher | Exploring the Crossroads of America: Indiana Records and Repositories |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | John D. Beatty | Research in Indiana Church Records |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | John J. Newman | If I Were A Record, Where Would I Hide? Mining Indiana's Court Records |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Roger Minert | German Protestant Church Records in Indiana |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Jim Corridan | Timeless Treasures in the Indiana State Archives |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Dawne Slater-Putt | Indiana Newspaper Research |
| International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists Sponsored Lectures |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Karen A. Clifford | Becoming an Accredited Genealogist® Workshop, Part I |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Ruth E. Maness | Becoming an Accredited Genealogist® Workshop, Part II |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Karen A. Clifford | Understanding Migration |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | George R. Ryskamp | A Clearer View from the Other Shore: European Emigration Records, 1800-1935 |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Ruth E. Maness | YOU CAN DO IT! Learning to Read Germanic & Scandinavian Gothic Script |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | George R. Ryskamp | Untouched Treasures: Library Special Collections |
| Internet |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Dallan Quass | How to Collaborate with a Genealogy Wiki |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Megan Smolenyak | Find That Obituary! Online Newspaper Resources |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Curt B. Witcher | Working on Tomorrow's Virtual Community Today |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:30pm | Stephen P. Morse | One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools |
| Irish |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Richard M. Doherty | Ireland's National School Records: Improving Your Genealogy Report Card |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Steven W. Myers | Using Irish Manuscript Collections |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-6:00pm | Richard M. Doherty | Tracking the Generations through 19th Century Irish Land Valuation Records (2 hour workshop) |
| Land |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | George G. Morgan | Colonial and Early American Land Records: The Process and Evidence |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Christine Rose | Solving Brick Wall Problems with Bounty Land Records |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Russell P. Baker | Homesteading 101: Exploring Public Domain Lands |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Christine Rose | County Land Records: Your Family's Legacy of Clues |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Roberta "Bobbi" King. | Homesteads Failed and Claims Lost |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Tony Burroughs | Platting Plantations |
| Librarians' Day |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-11:30am | Library Practitioners | Online Product Demonstrations |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 11:45am-1:45pm | William Forsyth | Librarians' Day Luncheon hosted by ProQuest CSA |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Rebecca Schipper | Basic Care and Repair of Documents |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-5:30pm | Curt B. Witcher | Comprehensive Tour of the New ACPL Facilities |
| Library/Archives |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Patricia Moseley VanSkaik | Why Can't I Find It in the Catalog? Techniques Used by Librarians to Locate Genealogical Material |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Susan D. Kaufman | Outside the Cocoon: Using the "Regular" Public Library Collection for Family History Research |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Laura G. Prescott | Treasures Within the Ivory Tower: Finding Family in Academic Archives |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Paula Stuart-Warren | NUCMC and Its Sisters: The Keys to "Lost" Ancestral Records |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Elaine M. Kuhn | Using the Periodical Source Index: An Insider's Look at PERSI |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Curt B. Witcher | Finding the World with WorldCat |
| Luncheons |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 11:45am-1:45pm | | FGS Delegate and Networking Luncheon |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | David E. Rencher | Board for Certification of Genealogists Luncheon - Will They Really Stand Up to the Genealogical Proof Standard? Signposts, Mules and the Utah JAZZ…My Case for Adding Them to the Genealogical Toolkit |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Echo King | International Society for British Genealogy and Family History Luncheon - A Fresh Look at the British Censuses |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Pamela Boyer Porter | National Genealogical Society Luncheon - Up, Down, and Around: Following Our Ancestors |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | John Philip Colletta | Genealogical Speakers Guild / International Society of Family History Writers and Editors Luncheon - Writing and Speaking about Ancestors: Two Sets of Skills |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Curt B. Witcher | International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists Luncheon - This I Believe: Wisdom Gleaned from Ridiculous Search Requests |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | D. Brenton Simons | New England Historic Genealogical Society Luncheon - What's New in New England Genealogy? |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Sherry Irvine | Association of Professional Genealogists Luncheon - My Genealogy, My Garden, My Goodness! Do Genealogists Ever Retire? |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Larry Telford | FamilySearch / Family History Library / Genealogical Society of Utah Luncheon - Acquisitions of the Future |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 12:15-1:45pm | Stephen J. Valentine | Indiana Genealogical Society Luncheon - FamilySearch Indexing Comes to Indiana: The Marriage Index Project |
| Methodology |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | John T. Humphrey | Using Church Records Effectively |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Chuck Knuthson | Timelines: A Chronology of Life Events |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Diane VanSkiver Gagel | Women and the Law |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Starr Hailey Campbell | What's Up Doc? Family Health History |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Michael John Neill | 100 Acres, a Mortgage, and Three Sisters |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | John Philip Colletta | Stories that Instruct: Using Case Studies to Teach Genealogy Methodology |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Megan Smolenyak | Trace Your Roots with DNA |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Megan Smolenyak | Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Gary Mokotoff | What is Different about Jewish Genealogy? |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Dr. Charles F. Bragg | Completing Your S.A.R. or D.A.R. Application |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Russell P. Baker | Paleography for Dummies: Reading Old Handwriting |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Michael John Neill | Math Skills for the Genealogist |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | John Philip Colletta | What the Old Records Really Say: The Fun and Challenge of Understanding Archaic English |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30am-12:00pm | Wendy Bebout Elliott | Using Oral History to Enhance Your Genealogy (2 hour workshop) |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Christina Ann Staley | What Do I Do With All This STUFF? Mission: Organization |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | George K. Schweitzer | TN-KY Frontier Religion and Its Genealogical Effects |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Helen A. Shaw | Census Analysis |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Amy Johnson Crow | Successfully Applying to a Lineage Society |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Michael John Neill | Finding UFO Ancestors: Unidentified Family of Origin |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Christine Rose | Solving the Problem On-site in 25 Hours or Less! |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Sandra MacLean Clunies | Keeping Track of Your Research |
| Midwestern Roots - sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Jana Sloan Broglin | Ohio: The Great Land Experiment |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Diane VanSkiver Gagel | Researching in Ohio |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Michael John Neill | Illinois Research |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Sandra MacLean Clunies | Early Great Lakes Lighthouse Families |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Laura G. Prescott | Pioneer Women on the Midwestern Frontier |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | George K. Schweitzer | How the War of 1812 Opened the Northern Midwest |
| Migration |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Patricia Moseley VanSkaik | They Didn't Come to Vermont: Using the St. Albans Lists to Trace Midwest Immigration from Canada |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Jana Sloan Broglin | Transplanted Buckeyes, Ohioans: Their Migration and Settlement in Illinois |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Shirley Gage Hodges | Ethnic Migration to Michigan |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | John Philip Colletta | Erie Canal Genealogy: The Peopling of Upstate New York and the Old Northwest |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Pamela Boyer Porter | West from Missouri |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Elissa Scalise Powell | How Did My Pennsylvania Ancestor Get Here? Migration Trails Out of the Keystone State |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Wendy Bebout Elliott | Quaker Migrations To and Within the United States |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Patricia Walls Stamm | Rivers Ran Through Our Ancestors' Lives |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Maureen A. Taylor. | They Went West: New Englanders in the Midwest |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Diana Crisman Smith | Beyond the Sea: An Overview of Scandinavian Migration to America |
| Military |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Craig Roberts Scott | Basic Military Research |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Craig Roberts Scott | Pension Ledgers: Better than a Census |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Delia Cothrun Bourne | Overlooked Civil War Research Sources |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Craig Roberts Scott | Reasons for Not Serving in the Civil War |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | John J. Newman | Getting Full Value From World War I Civilian Draft Registration Cards |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Tony Burroughs | Somewhere in France: Researching WWII |
| National Genealogical Society Sponsored Lecture |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Janet A. Alpert | Using DNA to Supplement Your Genealogical Research |
| Occupational |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Patricia Walls Stamm | Rub-a-dub-dub/Occupations in Our Family Tub |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Martin Tuohy | Railroad Workers Lives and Labors: Sources and Research Techniques Using Federal and State Archives |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Tim Pinnick | Coal Dust in Your Veins: Tips, Strategies, and Resources to Bring Your Coal Mining Ancestors to the Surface |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Martin Tuohy | Researching Sailors, Cooks, Captains, and Roustabouts on the Great Lakes and Inland Rivers at the National Archives-Great Lakes Region |
| The Poor & the Outcast |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Shirley Gage Hodges | The Orphan Trains |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Shirley Gage Hodges | Family Skeletons |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Paula Stuart-Warren | Found: One Ancestral Address, The Poor Farm |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Sharon Tate Moody | Airing the Family Laundry: Secrets Revealed in Court Cases |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Diane VanSkiver Gagel | Finding Lost Children: Researching Orphanages and Children's Homes |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Jana Sloan Broglin | Hookers, Crooks and Kooks: Aunt Merle Didn't Run a Boarding House |
| Preservation & Photography |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Carrie Ann Cook | Earth, Wind, Fire (& Water) |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Diane VanSkiver Gagel | The Family Photographer: To be Digital or Not to be Digital |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Tony Burroughs | Lights, Camera, Action |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Rebecca Schipper | Preserving Family History: Basics of Care & Storage |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Beau Sharbrough | Restoring Family Photos |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Maureen A. Taylor. | More Than Nice to Look At: Photographs as Genealogical Documents |
| Regional Topics - sponsored by the Ohio Genealogical Society |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | John T. Humphrey | Researching Your Pennsylvania Ancestors |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Michael J. Leclerc | Advanced French-Canadian Research |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Shirley Gage Hodges | Researching Your Virginia Ancestors |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Elissa Scalise Powell | What's a Prothonotary? Pennsylvania's Courthouse Records |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Russell P. Baker | Along the Trail of Tears: Researching the Genealogy of the Five Civilized Tribes |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Sandra MacLean Clunies | Research in Washington, DC from Home! |
| Society Management - Internet |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | Amy Johnson Crow | Building an Effective Society Website |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | Stephen P. Morse | Creating One-Step Search Tools |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | D. Joshua Taylor | Inform, Promote, and Expand: Keeping Your Society's Website Alive |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Roberta "Bobbi" King. | You Can't Have a Potluck on the Internet |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Beau Sharbrough | Cool Society Websites |
| Society Management - Leadership |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | Jana Sloan Broglin | The Role of the Genealogical Society in the 21st Century |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | Julie Miller. | Anatomy of a Successful Meeting |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Frederick E. Moss | What Your Board Needs to Know! |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Starr Hailey Campbell | Secretary: Division of Labor |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Wendy Bebout Elliott | Sharing the Load: Delegating Responsibilities & Recruiting Volunteers |
| Society Management - Making It Work |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | D. Joshua Taylor | Rules of Order: Effective Use of Parliamentary Procedure in Your Society |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | Carrie Ann Cook | PR 101: Strong Response With The Basics |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Amy Johnson Crow | Editing 101 |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Julie Miller. | Teamwork Strategies for Societies |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Sharon Tate Moody | Basics of Designing and Publishing Your Society's Newsletter |
| Society Management - Open Forum |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 7:00-8:30pm | Wendy Bebout Elliott, Jana Sloan Broglin | Forum for Society Leaders & Officers, Committee Chairs & Delegates. Discuss issues of importance to your organization. What can the Federation do for your society? In what areas do you need help? |
| Society Management - Opening Session |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | David E. Rencher | Societies Going Virtual: What Have You Done Lately? |
| Society Management - Projects |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 9:15-10:15am | Elissa Scalise Powell | Ignite Your Society With That Pioneer Spirit: Developing a First Family Program |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 10:30-11:30am | John D. Beatty | Spearheading a County History Project |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Elissa Scalise Powell | Managing a Cemetery Reading Project Efficiently |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 3:15-4:15pm | Gary Mokotoff | It Ain't No Sin to Make a Profit |
| Wed., 15 Aug. | 4:30-5:30pm | Carrie Ann Cook | Money for Nothing: Making Money with Volunteers |
| Sources |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Chuck Knuthson | Research in Voting Records |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Helen A. Shaw | Exploring the Federal Non-Population Censuses |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Rhonda R. McClure | Fraternally Yours - Identifying Fraternal Organizations of Your Ancestors |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Amy Johnson Crow | Taxes, Taxes, Taxes |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Alvie L. Davidson | Was Your Ancestor a Primitive Baptist? |
| Fri., 17 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Patricia Walls Stamm | Churning Paper |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | Paula Stuart-Warren | Genealogical Goldmine: The Records of Old Settlers Organizations |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Diana Crisman Smith | Extra! Extra! Ancestors Exposed in the News |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Patricia Walls Stamm | Iron Rails Across America |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | Susan D. Kaufman | Children: A Select Survey of the Records - Late 18th thru Early 20th Centuries |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Patricia Moseley VanSkaik | City Directories for Urban and Rural Research |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Helen A. Shaw | Black, White, and In-Between: Racial Classification in the Federal Census |
| Starting Your Family History |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 10:00am-3:00pm | | Starting Your Family History Workshop sponsored by Ancestry.com and The Generations Network |
| Welcome & Keynote Session |
| Thurs., 16 Aug. | 8:00-9:30am | Dr. Andy Anderson | The Healing Power of Family History and Genealogy |
| Writing & Publishing |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 8:00-9:00am | George G. Morgan | Designing, Writing, and Publishing Your Family History |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 9:30-10:30am | Sandra MacLean Clunies | Writing the Family History: Adding Texture to Text |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 11:00am-12:00pm | Maureen A. Taylor. | Scrapbooking Your Everyday Family History |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 2:00-3:00pm | John Philip Colletta | Using Artifacts in Family History Narrative |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 3:30-4:30pm | Carrie Ann Cook | Publishing for Pennies Electronically |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 5:00-6:00pm | Laura G. Prescott | Diaries & Journals: Finding and Using These Valuable Resources |
| Youth Fair |
| Sat., 18 Aug. | 10:00am-3:00pm | | Family History Youth Fair sponsored by Ancestry.com and The Generations Network |
