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Roger P. Minert received his doctoral degree from Ohio State University in German language history and second language acquisition theory. He taught German language and history for ten years, and then became a professional family history researcher. Accredited by the Family History Library for research in Germany and Austria, he has more than 33,000 hours in research experience. In August 2003 he became an associate professor of family history at Brigham Young University. The author of more than 70 books and articles, he is currently directing the project “German Immigrants in American Church Records” and has completed the first of two volumes of a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany during World War II. 2010 Conference Registration form MISSOURI STATE GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION2010 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ***** FRIDAY, August 13 9:30-11:30 AM Pre-conference Workshops (Additional $20 fee) Workshop 1: If You Don't Tell the Story, Who Will? With Marilyn Collins. The search for family ancestors is the primary focus of genealogists. This workshop comes into play after the charts are complete. Learn how to write the story of a family, town, church, people, or events. Workshop 2: When the Records Didn't Get It Right , with Mary Celeste, MLS. If your family consists of names, dates, and places only, you may have missed out on really getting to know some interesting characters. In this workshop you will be inspired to roll up your sleeves, dust off your resources, call your cousins, and get back into the research mode. This is an interactive program. 9:30 AM-1:00 PM Registration 1:00-2:00 PM Conference Begins Keynote Presentation: Civil Records in Germany, Roger Minert 2:30-3:30 PM Breakout sessions Researching Your Missouri Czech (Bohemian) Immigrant, June Sommer, MLS Searching High and Low: Using Cartographic Records in Genealogical Research, Patricia M. Luebbert 4:00-5:00 PM Breakout sessions Overcoming Brick Walls When Researching Our Family History, Gene Block The Rope and the Open Square: Civil War Crime and Punishment, Tom Pearson, MLS 6:00 PM Banquet: Self-Defeating Behaviors in German Family History Research, Roger Minert ***** SATURDAY, August 14 8:00-9:00 AM Registration 8:30-9:30 AM Troubleshooting in Germanic Family History Research, Roger Minert 10:00-11:00 AM Breakout sessions History Through Genealogy: Researching Dred and Harriet Scott: Their Family Story, Ruth Ann (Abels) Hager, CG, CGL [Book signing to follow] St Louis At War, 1861-1865, Tom Pearson, MLS 11:30 AM -1:00 PM Luncheon and Annual Meeting 1:15-2:15 PM Surname Changes in Northwestern Germany, Roger Minert 2:45-3:45 PM Breakout sessions Heritage Societies, Certificate Programs, and Lineage Research Projects, Mary Celeste, MLS Ireland Here and There, Suzanne Vinduska and Maria Forsha See you at the Conference! |
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