The challenges of holding our 50th annual—and first hybrid—Family History Conference on Saturday, 14 May 2022 were enormous, but thanks to the non-stop efforts of many people, it was a huge success. It was not without some glitches, however, but all were overcome in the end. Kudos to StLGS vice-president of programs, Kay Weber, who spent countless hours emailing, calling, and organizing while setting up the speakers and topics, and to StLGS president, Karen Goode, who oversaw the Zoom team, coordinated the kitchen, and sorted the dozens of miscellaneous bits and pieces of the day. Kay and Karen’s conference planning team met regularly so that registration, signage, the syllabus and handouts, the sales area, technology, and all the other areas that needed coverage were, indeed, covered.
Approximately seventy-five people attended in person at the Maryland Heights Community Center, and it was a pleasure to see those friendly faces again. It was also great to welcome another fifty or so registrants who watched the livestreaming online thanks to the tireless efforts of our Zoom team. Dr. David McDonald, our featured speaker, and the four local speakers all did an outstanding job with their interesting topics, including answering questions from both the live and virtual audiences. The sales area did a brisk business, including many Trading Post items and three new StLGS-published books, and some of our local repositories staffed information tables where they could meet and greet genealogists during the day.
There were too many helpful volunteers to mention here, but to those who worked behind the scenes as well as those who were visible working during the day at the conference, many, many thanks for making our 50th annual conference such a special event!
Digital Recordings are Now Available
Seven of the conference lectures were recorded. The recording of Dr. David McDonald's lecture, "The Presidential Library System," was unfortunately lost due to a failed Zoom connection; however, Dr. McDonald graciously agreed to supply a copy of his PowerPoint slides.
All of the recordings and a PDF of the PowerPoint slides are posted on our website for paid participants. If you attended the conference and want to watch the recordings, you should have received an email with a link to the special page, which also holds the electronic version of the syllabus. (Missing the link? Send an email to programs@stlgs.org and we will send you a duplicate copy. Remember, you must be a paid registrant, either live or in person, to access this page.)
If you couldn’t attend the conference but would like to watch the recordings, you can still pay to see them. They will remain online until mid-August. Just go to our secure online store and register. You will then receive an email with a link to the page where the recordings and the electronic version of the syllabus are posted. More details on all the lectures and speakers remain on our website.
Introducing Three New StLGS Publications
All of these items are now available in our secure online store. StLGS members: Be sure to log in first and get your coupon code for your member discount.
This newly revised third edition of our popular booklet is meant to help those who need short and easy-to-follow instructions as they work on genealogical writing. Not intended to be a substitute for longer guidebooks, our booklet provides step-by-step guidance as you navigate the ins and outs of text and graphics in the newest versions of MS Word on your PC or Mac. To purchase your copy of this handy publication, go to: https://store.stlgs.org/using-microsoft-word-to-write-your-family-history
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