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FGS 2010 Conference Program

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Wednesday, 18 August
FGS Conference
8:00-9:00am
W-101	SOS! SOS! Saving Our Societies: Answering Our Distress Beacons	Curt B. Witcher	Opening Session
9:30-10:30am
W-102	Delegate 101		Focus on Societies: Reaching Out
W-103	Strategy for Records Preservation and Access	David Rencher, Frederick E. Moss	Focus on Societies: Organization
W-104	Developing a Society Website and Blog: Design	Amy Johnson Crow	Focus on Societies: Technology & Publishing
W-105	Thank You, Thank You, Thank You: Recognizing Society Volunteers	Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr.	Focus on Societies: Volunteers
W-106	Firing Up the Next Generation of Genealogists! ~ Chuck Knuthson Memorial Lecture	Julie Miller	Focus on Societies: Projects & Programs
W-107	Using Bylaws to Focus and Motivate Your Society	Drew Smith	Focus on Societies
W-108	FamilySearch Wiki: Connecting Your Society to the World	Michael Ritchey	Family History Center Support
11:00am-12:00pm
W-109	Reaching Out: Beyond Your Society's Doors	D. Joshua Taylor	Focus on Societies: Reaching Out
W-110	Preserving Genealogical Society Records	Diane VanSkiver Gagel	Focus on Societies: Organization
W-111	Developing a Society Website and Blog: Technical Issues	Amy Johnson Crow	Focus on Societies: Technology & Publishing
W-112	Being a Leader in Your Society: Tactics and Techniques	Curt B. Witcher	Focus on Societies: Volunteers
W-113	Developing a Successful Educational Program Schedule	George G. Morgan	Focus on Societies: Projects & Programs
W-114	Creating a Society Policies and Procedures Manual	Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr.	Focus on Societies
W-115	FamilySearch Online Training: Easy Access to Online Genealogy Training	Diane Loosle	Family History Center Support
12:15-1:45pm
W-116	FGS Luncheon: "Using FamilySearch Community Tools to Build My Society," FGS Business Meeting, and Society Shout Out	Ransom H. Love	Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
W-117	Getting the Word Out Through Publicity	Patricia Walls Stamm	Focus on Societies: Reaching Out
W-118	Problem Prevention, Not Problem Resolution	Paula Stuart-Warren	Focus on Societies: Organization
W-119	Printed vs. Online Publishing for Societies	Donna M. Moughty	Focus on Societies: Technology & Publishing
W-120	Finding, Training, and Keeping Society Volunteers	Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr.	Focus on Societies: Volunteers
W-121	Tips for Planning a Successful Seminar	Jana Sloan Broglin	Focus on Societies: Projects & Programs
W-122	Financial Considerations for Your Non-Profit Society	Cath Madden Trindle	Focus on Societies
W-123	FamilySearch's "Project X:" The New Face of Free Genealogical Research Help	Diane Loosle	Family History Center Support
3:30-4:30pm
W-124	Social Networking for Societies	Drew Smith	Focus on Societies: Reaching Out
W-125	The Dollars and Cents of Fundraising	Curt B. Witcher	Focus on Societies: Organization
W-126	Graphic Design for Society Publications	Roberta "Bobbi" King	Focus on Societies: Technology & Publishing
W-127	Sharing that Load: Delegating Responsibilities and Recruiting Volunteers	Wendy Bebout Elliott	Focus on Societies: Volunteers
W-128	Staying on Track: Managing Your Society's Projects	Amy Johnson Crow	Focus on Societies: Projects & Programs
W-129	Organizing Your Society's Library and Archives	Lori Thornton	Focus on Societies
W-130	FamilySearch Forums: Community Power to Answer Your Members' Research Questions	Michael Ritchey	Family History Center Support
5:00-6:00pm
W-131	Focus Group: General and Other Topics		Focus on Societies: Reaching Out
W-132	Focus Group for Presidents		Focus on Societies: Organization
W-133	Focus Group for Editors and Webmasters		Focus on Societies: Technology & Publishing
W-134	Focus Group for Membership		Focus on Societies: Volunteers
W-135	Focus Group for Program Chairs		Focus on Societies: Projects & Programs
W-136	Focus Group for Treasurers		Focus on Societies
W-137	Magnify the Reach and Impact of Your Society's Expertise	Diane Loosle	Family History Center Support
6:00pm
W-138	Come and Sit a Spell: Ballads, Mountain Stories, and Country Fare Sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Society and the Kentucky Historical Society		Special Events
Thursday, 19 August
8:00-9:00am
T-201	Keynote Session	J. Mark Lowe, Kent Whitworth	Keynote Session
9:30-10:30am
	Exhibit Hall Grand Opening		Exhibit Hall
11:00am-12:00pm
T-202	Tennessee Civil War Tax Assessments and the Great Tax Debate Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Archives	Darla Brock	Tennessee & Kentucky
T-203	Marching On: ACPL's Military Heritage Project Sponsored by Allen County Public Library	Curt B. Witcher	Technology & DNA
T-204	"Wanted Dead or Alive!" Looking for Southern Vital Records	Russell P. Baker	Record Types & Research
T-205	Federal Non-Population Census Records Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Constance Potter	Record Types & Research
T-206	The Manuscript Collections at the Kentucky Historical Society Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Lynne Hollingsworth	Libraries & Archives
T-207	Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Ancestor	Thomas W. Jones	Methodologies & Strategies
T-208	Finding The Place of Origin Of Your Immigrant Ancestor Sponsored by International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists	Ruth Maness	ICAPGen
T-209	Southern States Migration History Sponsored by FamilySearch	David Dilts	FamilySearch
12:15-1:45pm
T-210	Board for Certification of Genealogists Luncheon: "How Does a Chief Genealogical Officer Incorporate BCG Standards into FamilySearch Products and Services?"	David Rencher	Luncheons
T-211	Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region Luncheon: "Selective Service Records from World War II through Vietnam"	Maureen Hill	Luncheons
T-212	Kentucky Historical Society Luncheon: "Seduction, Deception, & Enticement: Historical De_ja_ vu: The "Old Court/ New Court" Controversy in Kentucky"	Lynne Hollingsworth	Luncheons
T-213	National Genealogical Society Luncheon: "Chasing Ghosts in Old Charleston: Hospitality and the Restless Dead in the Carolina Low Country"	Jeffrey Haines	Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
T-214	Overview of the Land Patenting Process in Kentucky Sponsored by Kentucky Land Office	Kandie Adkinson	Tennessee & Kentucky
T-215	Exploring Our Maternal Ancestries with Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)	Terry Barton	Technology & DNA
T-216	It's Easier Than You Think: Correctly Citing Your Sources	Diane VanSkiver Gagel	Record Types & Research
T-217	The American State Papers: Public Lands and Claims, 1789-1837 Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Kenneth W. Heger	Record Types & Research
T-218	The McClung Historical Collection: How to Make the Most of Your Research Time Sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Society	J. Stephen Cotham	Libraries & Archives
T-220	Advanced Web Methods & Sources Sponsored by International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists	Karen Clifford	ICAPGen
T-221	Using the Genealogical Proof Standard for African-American Research Sponsored by FamilySearch	Jim Ison	FamilySearch
2:00-4:30pm
T-219	Poor? Female? Black? Slave? Southern Research Strategies	Elizabeth Shown Mills	Methodologies & Strategies
3:30-4:30pm
T-222	Comings and Goings: Kentucky's Immigration and Emigration History Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Lynne Hollingsworth	Tennessee & Kentucky
T-223	Clustering and More: Successful Internet Searching	D. Joshua Taylor	Technology & DNA
T-224	Federal Prison Records: Atlanta, Leavenworth, Alcatraz, and McNeil Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration - Southeast Region	Maureen Hill	Record Types & Research
T-225	Newspaper Research: More than Deaths and Marriages	Victor S. Dunn	Record Types & Research
T-226	Appalachian Resources of the Appalachian College Association	Lori Thornton	Libraries & Archives
T-227	Tracing Ancestors in Pre-1858 English and Welsh Probates Sponsored by International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists	Amy Harris	ICAPGen
T-228	Southern States Immigration Research Sponsored by FamilySearch	David Dilts	FamilySearch
5:00-6:00pm
T-229	The Genealogy Guys Podcast LIVE!	George G. Morgan, Drew Smith	Special Events
T-230	Union Draft Records from Kentucky and Tennessee Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Maureen Hill	Tennessee & Kentucky
T-231	Using yDNA for Surname Genealogy	Terry Barton	Technology & DNA
T-232	The WPA Era in the South: History and Family Details Preserved	Paula Stuart-Warren	Record Types & Research
T-233	Solving Mysteries Using County Loose Case Files Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Archives	Carol Roberts	Record Types & Research
T-234	Y'all Come See Us: A Virtual Visit to the Tennessee State Library and Archives Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Archives	Laine Sutherland	Libraries & Archives
T-235	Grandma, Who Are You?	Cath Madden Trindle	Methodologies & Strategies
T-236	Present Your Most Excellent Self: Preparing for the Accreditation Examination Sponsored by International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists	Ruth Maness	ICAPGen
T-237	Migration Patterns: An Alternative for Locating African Origins Sponsored by FamilySearch	Jim Ison	FamilySearch
6:00pm
T-238	An Evening in Old Appalachia		FGS Banquet
Friday, 20 August
8:00-9:00am
F-301	Gateway to the Pot of Gold: Kentucky Genealogy Research at the Martin F. Schmidt Research Library Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Don Rightmyer	Tennessee & Kentucky
F-302	Electronic Records Archives (ERA): Building the Archives of the Future	David Rencher	Technology & DNA
F-303	Using Maps to Augment Genealogical Research: An Introduction	Ann K. Blomquist	Record Types & Research
F-304	The Five Civilized Tribes of the South and Their Genealogical Records	Russell P. Baker	Ethnic Groups
F-305	Colonial Migrations In and Out of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley	Victor S. Dunn	Regional Research
F-306	Why is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search' So Important to the Genealogical Proof Standard? ~ Helen F. Leary Distinguished Lecture Sponsored by BCG Education Fund	Laura Murphy DeGrazia	Methodologies & Strategies
F-307	Essential Skills for Transcribing and Abstracting Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Linda Woodward Geiger	BCG Skillbuilding
F-308	FamilySearch's Wiki/Forum/Blogs: Tools to Connect and Collaborate with Others Sponsored by FamilySearch	Jim Greene	FamilySearch
8:00-12:00pm
F-309	Metes and Bounds Land Platting Workshop	J. Mark Lowe	Workshops
9:30-10:30am
F-310	Migration Routes into and out of Tennessee Sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Society	George Schweitzer	Tennessee & Kentucky
F-311	I've Been DNA Tested: Now What?	Terry Barton	Technology & DNA
F-312	Paying the Nation's Veterans in the Nineteenth Century: Pension Agents, Examining Surgeons, and Pension Bureau Employees Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Kenneth W. Heger	Record Types & Research
F-313	African-American Families: Using Manuscripts and Special Collections	John Baker, Jr.	Ethnic Groups
F-314	Alabama Ancestral Sources	Lori Thornton	Regional Research
F-315	Tales from the Editor's Desk Sponsored by International Society of Family History Writers and Editors	Michael J. Leclerc	Methodologies & Strategies
F-316	Planning 'Reasonably Exhaustive' Research Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Thomas W. Jones	BCG Skillbuilding
F-317	FamilySearch Tackles the Information Explosion Sponsored by FamilySearch	David Rencher	FamilySearch
11:00am-12:00pm
F-318	Faces on the River: The Records They Left Behind	Patricia Walls Stamm	Tennessee & Kentucky
F-319	Exploring WeRelate.org: Creating and Collaborating Sponsored by Allen County Public Library	Amy Johnson Crow	Technology & DNA
F-320	Carriers of News and Knowledge: Post Office Records	Julie Miller	Record Types & Research
F-321	Tracing Your Family Roots: Utilizing the WPA Slave Narratives with Connections to Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri	Ari Wilkins	Ethnic Groups
F-322	"I'll Fly Away:" Using Southern Church Records in Genealogical Research	Russell P. Baker	Regional Research
F-323	The Genealogist as CSI	George G. Morgan	Methodologies & Strategies
F-324	The Research Process Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Victor S. Dunn	BCG Skillbuilding
F-325	Community Family Trees Sponsored by FamilySearch	Raymond Madsen	FamilySearch
12:15-1:45pm
F-326	Association of Professional Genealogists Luncheon: "Writing Genealogy: Are You a Saint, Sinner, or Bumfuzzled Soul?"	Elizabeth Shown Mills	Luncheons
F-327	International Society of Family History Writers and Editors Luncheon: "The Writer's Art: Therapy, Clear Thinking, and Even Recognition"	James Beidler	Luncheons
F-328	FamilySearch Luncheon: "What FamilySearch is Doing for Researchers in Tennessee"	David Rencher	Luncheons
F-329	East Tennessee Historical Society Luncheon: "The First Frontier"	George Schweitzer	Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
F-330	Family and Cemetery Removal Records of the TVA	Linda Woodward Geiger	Record Types
F-331	An Ounce of Prevention: Making a Genealogy Disaster Plan	Julie Miller	Organization
F-332	The Courthouse Burned: Alternate Approaches & Treasures	Wendy Bebout Elliott	Record Types
F-333	African-American Genealogical Methodology	Ari Wilkins	Ethnic Groups
F-334	Locating Anglican Parish Records	George G. Morgan	UK & Ireland
F-336	Murder at the Sawmill Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Pamela K. Sayre	BCG Skillbuilding
F-337	Solving Genealogical Problems Using FamilySearch and Its Affiliate Partners Sponsored by FamilySearch	Gordon J. Clarke	FamilySearch
2:00-4:30pm
F-335	BCG Certification Seminar Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Laura Murphy DeGrazia, Thomas W. Jones, Elissa Scalise Powell	Methodology & Strategies
F-338	Deeds of the Township and Range System Land Platting Workshop	Roberta "Bobbi" King	Workshops
3:30-4:30pm
F-339	Wills, Estates, and Guardianships	Cath Madden Trindle	Record Types
F-340	Sometimes You Only Get One Chance: Preserving and Sharing Family Papers Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Archives	Carol Roberts	Organization
F-341	It's Called Research, Not Data Retrieval: Searching for Records Online and Offline Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Richard Rayburn, Constance Potter	Record Types
F-342	Connecting Land and People: Using Farm Records to Illuminate Slave Families ~ James Dent Walker Memorial Lecture	John Baker, Jr.	Ethnic Groups
F-343	Irish Emigration to North America: Before, During, and After the Famine	Paul Milner	UK & Ireland
F-344	The Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Case When No Record Exists Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Elizabeth Shown Mills	BCG Skillbuilding
F-345	Click, Rip, Print, or Burn: How Can We Preserve Our Society's Records? Sponsored by FamilySearch	M. Scott Simkins	FamilySearch
5:00-6:00pm
F-346	Embracing the Web of Tomorrow: Working in the NEHGS Website Sponsored by New England Historic Genealogical Society	Rhonda R. McClure	Record Types
F-347	What Do I Do with All This Stuff? Mission: Organization	C. Ann Staley	Organization
F-348	County Land Records: Digging Pays Off	Christine Rose	Record Types
F-349	Trail of Tears: Cherokee Migrations from North Carolina, Tennessee & Georgia	Wendy Bebout Elliott	Ethnic Groups
F-350	Unpuzzling Ireland's Church Records	Donna M. Moughty	UK & Ireland
F-351	Where Is the Book with My Family in It?	Drew Smith	Methodology & Strategies
F-352	The Timeline: Linking Historical Events to Our Family History Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists	Patricia Walls Stamm	BCG Skillbuilding
F-353	Fires, Floods, and Earthquakes: Ensuring That Your Society's Information Will Last for Centuries Sponsored by FamilySearch	M. Scott Simkins	FamilySearch
Saturday, 21 August
8:00-9:00am
S-401	Finding Your Ancestor in Tennessee Legislative Petitions Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Archives	Laine Sutherland	Tennessee & Kentucky
S-402	Using Search Engines Effectively	C. Ann Staley	Technology
S-403	Prostitution in the Wild West	Jana Sloan Broglin	Record Types
S-404	English Research: Eighteenth-Century Sources and Indexes	Paul Milner	UK & Ireland
S-405	War of 1812: Its Causes and Its Records	Christine Rose	Military Research
S-406	Digitizing the Records in the Granite Mountain Sponsored by FamilySearch	David Ouimette	FamilySearch
S-407	It's About Time! Pacing the Presentation Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Jean Wilcox Hibben	Genealogical Speakers Guild
9:30-10:30am
S-408	Watauga, State of Franklin, Federal Territory, Cherokee Lands and Treaties Sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Society	Cherel Henderson	Tennessee & Kentucky
S-409	Using Your Word Processor to Create a Publication	Pamela K. Sayre	Technology
S-410	The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee Sponsored by North Carolina Genealogical Society	J. Mark Lowe	Record Types
S-411	Irish Estate, Land & Property Records	David Rencher	UK & Ireland
S-412	World War I Graves Registration and Gold Star Mothers Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Constance Potter	Military Research
S-413	Bridging the FamilySearch Gap: From the Granite Mountain Vault to Record Search Sponsored by FamilySearch	Paul Starkey	FamilySearch
S-414	Preparing a Proposal Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Linda Woodward Geiger	Genealogical Speakers Guild
11:00am-12:00pm
S-415	Documenting the First Frontier: Chancery, Equity, Law Case Files from the U.S. Circuit Court at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1790-1860 Sponsored by National Archives and Records Administration	Richard Rayburn	Tennessee & Kentucky
S-416	Going Digital: Organizing Your Research Materials Electronically	D. Joshua Taylor	Technology
S-417	The Anatomy of a Will, and the Records It Spawns Sponsored by American Society of Genealogists	Christine Rose	Record Types
S-418	Websites for Scottish Research	Paul Milner	UK & Ireland
S-419	My Father's War: A Case Study in World War II Research	Diane VanSkiver Gagel	Military Research
S-420	Powerful Tips and Tricks for Searching Historical Documents in FamilySearch Sponsored by FamilySearch	Bryce Roper	FamilySearch
S-421	Organizing 101: True Confessions of a "Pile It" Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Jana Sloan Broglin	Genealogical Speakers Guild
12:15-1:45pm
S-422	Genealogical Speakers Guild Luncheon: "The Long and Winding Road to the Speaker's Podium"	Charles S. "Chuck" Mason, Jr.	Luncheons
S-423	International Society of British Genealogy and Family History Luncheon: "Research in the British Isles Has Never Been Better -- the Genealogical Data Empire on Which the Sun Never Sets!"	David Rencher	Luncheons
S-424	New England Historic Genealogical Society Luncheon: "The Strange and Unexpected: Dealing with Research Surprises"	Rhonda R. McClure	Luncheons
S-425	Tennessee State Library and Archives Luncheon: "What I Learned in 7th Grade Tennessee History"	John Baker, Jr.	Luncheons
2:00-3:00pm
S-426	Celtic Influence in Kentucky Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Lynne Hollingsworth	Ethnic Groups
S-427	Tools for Macintosh Users	Donna M. Moughty	Technology
S-428	Nineteenth Century College and University Records Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Stuart W. Sanders	Record Types & Research
S-429	Using Georgia's Land Lotteries to Prove Family Relationships Sponsored by Georgia Genealogical Society	Susan Sloan	Regional Research
S-430	"They've Seen the Light of Day!" Administrative Records of the Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners Sponsored by Tennessee State Library and Arvchives	Darla Brock	Military Research
S-431	Getting Your Records Off the Shelf and Onto the Internet: FamilySearch Tools and Success Stories Sponsored by FamilySearch	Ed Donakey	FamilySearch
S-432	Death by PowerPoint Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Nancy Waters Lauer	Genealogical Speakers Guild
3:30-4:30pm
S-433	Indiana Jones and the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company: A Methodological Approach	Ari Wilkins	Ethnic Groups
S-434	Using DNA in Your Genealogy Sponsored by New England Historic Genealogical Society	Christopher C. Child	Technology
S-435	City Directories: A Line-by-Line Account of Our Ancestors	C. Ann Staley	Record Types & Research
S-436	From Ulster to the Carolinas: The Scots-Irish	David Rencher	Regional Research
S-437	North or South: Finding Your Kentucky Civil War Ancestor Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Don Rightmyer	Military Research
S-438	FamilySearch Tools for Genealogy Communities Sponsored by FamilySearch	Diane Loosle	FamilySearch
S-439	The Story of John Doe: Case Studies and Teaching Tools Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Diana Crisman Smith	Genealogical Speakers Guild
5:00-6:00pm
S-440	Scots-Irish Genealogical Research	George Schweitzer	Ethnic Groups
S-441	Dear Genealogy Diary: Using Blogs to Document Your Research	Drew Smith	Technology
S-442	Railroads in the South: Locating Their Records and History	Paula Stuart-Warren	Record Types & Research
S-443	Why Missouri?	Pamela K. Sayre	Regional Research
S-444	Civil War Battlefield Records and Federal War Claims Sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society	Stuart W. Sanders	Military Research
S-445	The Lost State of Franklin: Ancestors Lost and Found on the First Frontier, 1785-1788 Sponsored by East Tennessee Historical Society	J. Stephen Cotham	Tennessee & Kentucky
S-446	Basic Branding: Creating Value through Identity Sponsored by Genealogical Speakers Guild	Carrie Ann Cook	Genealogical Speakers Guild

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