Speakers Appearing at NGS 2014 Family History Conference
Come see our faculty at one of their sessions at NGS 2014. We will also be available at booth #605.
Full agenda for the conference is listed here.
May 7, 2014
- 11:00 am
Problems and Pitfalls in Reasonably Shallow Search
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL- 11:00 am
Hell on the Home Front: War-Time Damages & the Claims They Generated
Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA- 12:15 pm
The Pitfalls of Visiting Jamestown in Jammies – Luncheon
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL- 2:30 pm
New Standards or Old: Guidelines for Effective Research and Family Histories
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGAMay 8, 2014
- 9:30 & 11 am
BCG Certification Seminar
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL- 9:30 am
Records of the Federal Courts, 1789-1911: Drama in Your Ancestors’ Lives
John Phillip Colletta, PhD- 2:30 pm
Using Evidence Creatively: Spotting Clues in Run-of-the-Mill Records
Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA- 2:30 pm
Where Would You Go if You Had Five Days in Washington, DC?
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL- 4:00 pm
Can a Complex Research Problem be Solved Solely Online?
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA- 4:00 pm
Using Mocavo to Propel Your Genealogy
Micheal J. Leclerc- 7:00 pm
Shootout at the Rhododenron Lodge: Reconstructing Life-Changing Events
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGLMay 9, 2014
- 8:00 am
Using NARA’s Finding Aids and Website
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL- 12:15 pm
The Keepers and I: Tales of Accessing Historical Sources – Luncheon
John Phillip Colletta, PhD- 2:30 pm
Problem Solving in the Problem-Riddled Carolina Backcountry
Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA- 2:30 pm
The Seanachie: Linking Life and the Law through Storytelling
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL- 4:00 pm
Writing a Narrative Family History: The Snares and Pitfalls
John Phillip Colletta, PhD- 4:00 pm
DNA and the Golden Rule: The Law and Ethics of Genetic Genealogy
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGLMay 10, 2014
- 8:00 am
What’s a Prothonotary?: Pennsylvania’s Courthouse Records
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL- 9:30 am
Picture This: Images You Can Freely Use
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL- 11:00 am
Using Case Studies to Learn Research Methods and Share Family Information
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA- 2:30 pm
Maps! Wonderful Maps! – Workshop
Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG, CGL
Rick Sayre, CG, CGL- 2:30 pm
How to Prepare for Successful Research in European Records
John Phillip Colletta, PhD- 4:00 pm
In a Rut? 7 Ways to Jump-Start Your Research
Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA