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 State Conference and Annual MeetingClimbing Your Family Tree April 13 & 14, 2007 Wenatchee Convention Center 121 North Wenatchee Avenue Wenatchee, Washington hosted by the genealogical societies of WSGS District 8 (Chelan Valley, Grant County, Okanogan County and Wenatchee Area) |
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Sharon DeBartolo Carmack |
6-7 pm - Early registration - packet pickup - visit vendors
Conference will open 7:00 pm, with a bonus presentation
in which Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
* Interviews the World's Oldest Living Genealogist, Ole Smirnoff Bernatelli *
Saturday, April 14
7-9 am - Registration - packet pickup - visit vendors - continental breakfast
Conference continues, 8:45 am WSGS Welcome and Orientation
9 am - 5 pm, Saturday, April 8th
with Sharon DeBartolo Carmack presenting 4 talks entitled:
*Flesh on the Bones: Putting Your Ancestors into Historical Perspective* -- *The Silent Women: Bringing a name to Life* -- *The Immigrant Experience: From Steerage to Ellis Island* -- *Love Letters, Diaries, and Autobiographies: Let's Leave 'em Somethin' To Talk About*
Other speakers will present 12 additional 75-minute sessions during the day, covering these topics:
*Petrifying Your Family Tree: Care, Preservation and Restoration of Photographs*
*DNA and Genealogy*
*Drawing & Keeping Society Members in an Internet Environment*
*Washington State Heritage Center*
*Germans from Russia*
*Military Records: Finding Them Online*
*Keeping Security Threats Out of Your Computer*
*Migration from the Middle Colonies to the New Frontier*
*Finding Vital Records Online*
*What genealogy program should I use & how do I get my 'stuff' in & out?*
*Pursuing Polly: Finding your grandmothers in early American Records*
*Washington State Historical Information That Is Available to the Genealogist*
Click here for a more detailed agenda and topic descriptions.
WSGS members - Registration received by April 4: $50 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Non-members - Registration received by April 4: $55 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Registration after April 4: $55 - (No Lunch - syllabus, and choice of session not guaranteed)
To obtain more information, contact the Conference Chairman at r.berkley@verizon.net or 509-884-6106.
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Last updated on 2 Mar 2007