05 July 2012

Fabulous Friday - The Family History Expo




The Family History Expo is here in Northern California today and tomorrow -  Friday and Saturday - July 6th and 7th  - in Sacramento!  The venue this year is the Crowne Plaza Hotel which is conveniently located right off the I80 at Madison.   Doors open at 1:00pm for registration and the exhibit area. 


Here is the agenda for today - Friday - July 6th


2:00pm - Opening keynote address by Dean L. McLeod


3:30pm - Six classes to choose from: 


How to Document your "Common Man" Ancestors in British Land Records  by Arlene H. Eakle
Evernote  by Tom Underhill
Fascinating Family History Books  by Biff and Nancy Barnes
Heritage Collector Software Suite  by Marlo E. Schuldt
FamilySearch Online: A Wealth of Resources  by James L. Tanner
What’s New in RootsMagic 5  by Michael Booth





4:50pm - Six classes to choose from:

I LOVE Libraries: Using Libraries for Your Genealogy  by Gena Philibert Ortega
Deeds and Land Records  by Billy Dubois Edgington
How to Plan and Organize a Family History Book  by Biff and Nancy Barnes
From DNA to Genetic Genealogy: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask by Steve Morse
Will You Be Ready When Family Tree Replaces New FamilySearch?  by James L. Tanner
Writing Your Personal History (and Living to Tell About It)  by Michael Booth



6:30pm - Six classes to choose from:

British Isles Migration Patterns to America: Documenting "Original" Settlers to New England, New Netherlands, and The South by Arlene H. Eakle
Organization is Everything  by Philipp M. Mayer
10 Techniques to Shoot "Picture Perfect" with Your Cell Phone's Digital Camera  by Tom Underhill
Using GenealogyWise to Find Ancestors  by Gena Philibert Ortega
What's in Your Family History Toolbox?  by Paul Larsen
Personal Historian 2: New Tools to Write Your Life Stories  by Michael Booth



7:50pm - Six classes to choose from:

Think Like an Archivist: Finding Hidden Genealogical Materials in Libraries and Archives by Nancy Loe
Easier Scanning for Better Results  by Marlo E. Schuldt
Beyond Names and Dates: Building Your Ancestor’s Profile  by Angela Kraft
Save Money by Designing Your Family History Book for Publishing  by Janalyn Underhill
Getting Started with HeritageQuestOnline.com  by  James L. Tanner
Where in the World? Geography, GPS, and Genealogy  by  Michael Booth


I'll be at the Expo on Friday and Saturday in the Blogger Lounge.  Stop in and say Hello, I'd love to meet you!


1 comment:

  1. Family History Expos are such fun and great learning experiences! Lucky you! ;-)

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