Ogden family history conference (Sept 8, 2018)

8:30 am - 4:40 pm
Keynote speakers: EFY speakers Eric and Megan Richards.
No registration needed and participation is FREE.
More information available at www.ogdenfsl.org

There are about 50 different class sessions. For example:

Art of Family Story Telling — Rhonda Lauritzen & Rachel Trotter Family historians preserve stories to convey values and inspire future generations. We also know this…truth is better than fiction. This dynamic workshop, peppered with real-life examples, will help you write your story in an engaging way. Learn a storyboarding technique adapted from Hollywood for telling true stories, whether a single vignette or a whole book.

Audio Inspiration – Preserving Family Stories — Rhonda Lauritzen & Rachel Trotter A workshop on the easiest, most budget-friendly tools for preserving family stories with audio. This focuses on one of the most timeless and intimate formats - voice. Touching on interviewing tips, the class then delves into saving, sharing, transcribing, editing and combining audio with photos, music and free video tools. Ample time for Q&A.

Back Door & Rear Window Research Techniques — Virginia (Ginny) Ackerson We will discuss 5 strategies to help you break through your brick walls. Case studies will help illustrate the validity of these methods and enable you to understand the thinking processes involved.

Brick Walls: Research Strategies — Roland Astorga Can’t find any more records?  Are you stuck?  The better you are the more brick walls you have.  Since less than 5% of genealogy records are online you need strategies to find the missing 95% of records.  We’ll cover how to tackle the toughest brick walls utilizing the latest technology, websites and processes.

Finding Joy in Family History Through 10 Easy Tasks — Lynette Oberg

Learn new ways to explore your tree in Familysearch.org, index records, utilize hints, upload and tag photos, navigate the Family Tree mobile app and more.

How to Tell the Story of Your Lifetime — Lori GillespieThis session is for people who are ready to start writing their family histories and/or personal memoirs. We will discuss how to turn the memories in your head into an engaging narrative and a family treasure.

The Tales Dead Men Tell — Virginia (Ginny) AckersonThere can be over 20 different types of records created at death that have varying amounts of information in them. We will discuss what they are, what they contain and where to access them

Tips for Genealogical Research — Fritz JuenglingThis class has been extremely popular. It is geared toward the beginner and intermediate.  It is based on 30+ years of my own research and some years of working as a Research Consultant at the Family History Library.  If people use these tips, they can save themselves many hours and make their research more efficient.

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