Family History Conference is Around the Corner

Have you registered yet? Although early registration is now finished, you can still register for the StLGS annual Family History Conference this coming Saturday, 7 April 2018, at Orlando Gardens in Maryland Heights. Walk-ins are always welcome, but if you would like to guarantee a spot (and
purchase a lunch), pre-registration is a good idea.

The day begins at 8 a.m. with welcoming remarks, and then the fun begins!  To start your morning, choose from our Pam Sayre, our keynote speaker's, talk on "Finding What you Need on Ancestry.com" or St. Louis County Library reference librarian, Mike Bridwell's, lecture on "Exploring Findmypast." After a short break, Pam will continue with "Delving Deeper into Ancestry.com Resources," or hear Missouri State Archivist, John Dougan, discuss "Many Stories, Many Sources, Nowhere to Start: Narratives Drawn from the Missouri State Archives." Another short break and then Ann Fleming will give you "Tools for Understanding DNA Results," while St. Louis County reference librarian, Dan Lilienkamp, will help you analyze those ubiquitous online family trees in his talk, "Does That Even Make Sense?"

The lunch break is extra-long so you can enjoy free time to chat with friends, explore the exhibitors' tables, or sit down for a few minutes with Ann Fleming, who will be available to answer DNA questions.

The afternoon brings four more choices. Pam Sayre will speak on "Finding What You Need on Familysearch.org" while StLGS projects director, Carol Whitton, offers ways to "Organize DNA Results Using Spreadsheets." The last break of the day will be followed by the closing lectures. Pam Sayre will bring you "More FamilySearch," and StLGS publications director, Ilene Murray, will talk about "Books, Books, and More Books: Online and Easy to Access."

During the breaks, we hope you will visit each exhibitor's table and drop one of your door prize tickets wherever you see something you hope you will win. Each exhibitor will be giving away a door prize to one lucky person. We also hope you will purchase raffle tickets for our very special raffle items. Among the seven items we have to offer this year are free subscriptions to Ancestry.com, Fold3, Newspapers.com, and FindmyPast! We have free research time with a certified genealogist and registrations to StLGS events, too.

Need to register now? Click here to go to the StLGS website for a flyer, directions, and/or to register.

We can't wait to share this exciting day with you and look forward to seeing you on Saturday!