We hope you plan to come early and take advantage of one of the other programs offered the day before the NGS conference starts. There are three programs for your choice.
· Option 1: See some local historical sites in the Kansas City area. This tour is on Tuesday, 13 May 2008. You will visit the Truman Presidential Museum and see his nearby home. From there you will visit the National Frontier Trails Museum. Then after lunch (on your own) you will tour the Arabia Steamboat Museum.
· Option 2: Librarian Day will also take place on Tuesday, 13 May 2008. Open to all librarians and library volunteers. The program will offer ideas for librarians working with limited resources; ideas for providing information for genealogists and online resources available to libraries for genealogy. Lunch will be provided.
· Option 3: If you would like to make use of your time to improve your skills, why not sign up for a day long workshop hosted by the Board of Certification of Genealogists (BCG). Dr. Thomas Jones, CG, CGL, FASG and Barbara Mathews, CG have a great session planned for you. You will work through hands on exercises to practice evaluating evidence and learn proper documentation of genealogical research. Lunch will be provided. For more information check the website at: www.bcgcertification.org/educationfund/index/htm
For your convenience you may register for these events by checking the official NGS 2008 conference website at:
http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/conf_program.cfm.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Exhibitor Spotlight: GenealogyBank.com
Offering easy access to 200 million U.S. genealogical records from 1690 to the present, GenealogyBank.com helps researchers uncover fascinating details about their ancestors’ lives. Genealogists can find, browse, copy and email digital images from over 2,200 newspapers and a wide variety of military and government documents, including obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and more. Go to:
Speaker Spotlight: Kelvin Hulet
Kelvin Hulet is the Product Manager for Ancestry Press and was also a Product Manager at Ancestry.com for image-based content such as ship photos, postcards, maps, yearbooks and more. Prior to working at Ancestry.com he owned a digital printing business that specialized in printing for the genealogy industry.
Speaker Spotlight: Thomas W. Jones
Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, is joint editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, former trustee and a past president of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and recipient of its 2004 Grahame T. Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit. An active genealogist since his teens, Tom’s research has encompassed records of every state east of the Mississippi, as well as Iowa, Missouri, Texas, France, Germany, Italy, and Ireland. He specializes, however, in Georgia and Virginia research. Tom writes and speaks frequently on genealogical methods that have broad application across geographic areas, time periods, and levels of expertise. He recently retired from a career in higher education.
Vendors – Everything you ever wanted for Family History Research
You may still be undecided about attending NGS 2008. You may think you can read the abstracts and purchase the tapes, but one thing you can’t do from home ~~ you can’t visit the booths sponsored by the vendors at NGS 2008. The vendor display itself is like a Genealogy Show!! This year there will be about 100 vendor booths and thousands of great products on display at this year’s conference. The exhibits will be in Exhibit Hall A at the Hyatt with many hours for your viewing pleasure.
For your convenience a schedule, listing of vendors and map of vendor locations is available at the following websites:
· Schedule: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/exhibits.cfm
· List of Exhibitors: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/exhibitor_list.cfm
· Map of Exhibits: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/booth_locator.cfm
Why not take some time now in the comfort of your home and plan which booths you will need to visit while attending the conference. Watch the 2008 NGS Conference Blog for features about some of the exhibitors who will be in Kansas City.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Speakers, Speakers, Speakers ---- Just to name a few!!
We have many well known speakers you won’t want to miss hearing. Be sure to check the 2008 NGS Blog often for features about some of the speakers. Our keynote speaker opening “Show me the Nation’s Records” is Dr. Robert Sandfort, President of the Friends of the Missouri State Archives. He will set the stage for this year’s conference with his talk about history of the settlement of the Missouri Valley. You will want to hear him tell about the arrival of the early pioneers and their influence on the settlement along both sides of the Missouri River from St. Louis to Kansas City.
If you have German ancestry you won’t want to miss at least one of Dr. Roger P. Minert’s presentations. Improve your skills by attending sessions presented by Dr. Thomas Jones, CG, CGL, FASG; Connie Lenzen, CG; Barbara Vines Little, CG; Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG,CGL, FNGS, FAS; Paula Stewart-Warren, CG; and others. For more about Midwest research you will want to hear Robert de Beradinis; Evie Bresette, CG; Mary Clement Douglass, CG; Ann Fleming, CG; Kathy Hinckley, CG; and others.
Increase your computer / software skills by attending sessions by these experts –
· Suzanne Russo Adams, AG, (Ancestry.com)
· Pamela Boyer, CG, CGL and Robert Sayre, CG (Google Earth)
· Bruce Buzbee (RootsMagic)
· Geoff Rasmussen (Legacy)
· Barbara Renick – learn about scanning, downloading, using PowerPoint,
· Jeanne Bloom, CG – learn to put MS Excel to work for your genealogical studies
· David Humphreys (Family Tree Maker)
· Thomas Jay Kemp (GenealogyBank)
· Elizabeth Kelly Kerstens, CG – using effective internet searches in your genealogy
· Debra Mieszala, CG – using MS WORD to present your genealogical research
· Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL – presentation about more computer tips for working smart
· Aaron Underwood (GenSmarts)
· Bob Velke (The Master Genealogist)
This is only a few of the experts we have lined up to speak to you at “Show Me the Nation’s Records” in Kansas City, 14-18 May 2008. For a complete listing of the programs visit: http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/conf_program.cfm.
Keep checking our Blog for Speaker Spotlights.
For Love, Not Money
Every genealogy conference—local, state or national—depends on the generosity of volunteers who give up a few hours to help. Please consider giving a little of your time while at the conference to assure that everyone has a great experience in Kansas City. We are assembling a group of wonderful people to help with hospitality, room monitoring, and registration tasks. Please send a note to Barbara Dale, Volunteers Co-chair, at bjpdale@sbcglobal.net to let us know of your interest and we will provide more detailed information and work with you to schedule times that suit.
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