| Friday, 18 April |
| 6:30am-10:00am |
| NOTE: A hot breakfast buffet will be available from 6:30 to 10:00am
on Friday and Saturday in the Sheraton Hotel. To assure availability, please use the order form and pay in advance. |
| 8:00am-9:30am |
| F-1 |
Step Into the Past Through the 1848 Riverfront Panorama - Patricia Moseley VanSkaik
In 1848, Charles Fontayne and William S. Porter captured one of the earliest photographic depictions of American urban
life through their eight-panel daguerreotype of Cincinnati. When combined with the latest digital technology, this world
treasure reveals a slice of life previously invisible to the naked eye. |
| 10:00am-11:00am |
| F-2 |
Locating and Using Oral History Collections - Tim Pinnick
Major collections of oral histories abound both online and off, and can prove invaluable. Learn about their
organization, accessibility, and amazing richness and diversity. |
| F-3 |
Tips on Visiting German Archives - Larry O. Jensen
Preparing to visit archives in Germany, including identification of records using archive inventories and
printed sources. Determining what records and compiled genealogies exist, their time periods, locations and how to use them. |
| F-4 |
Virginia's Registers of Free Negroes - Dorothy A. Boyd-Bragg
What are these 19th century registers, surviving in many counties, and how can all researchers utilize them? |
| F-5 |
Focusing on Pathways 'cross the Ohio River - J. Mark Lowe
Learn about the historic trails that led early settlers to and from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and the West. Get specific clues
that might help you solve difficult research questions. |
| F-6 |
Restoring Documents with Your Computer - Eric C. Basir
Bring a damaged document (deed, certificate, etc.) to learn techniques for rebuilding faded text, discolorization and
missing parts. One document will be chosen for the demonstration. |
| F-7 |
Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor - Craig Roberts Scott
How to properly research a Revolutionary War ancestor during the War and after. |
| 11:30am-12:45pm |
| F-8 |
Society of Civil War Families of Ohio Luncheon
Menu: Lettuce wedge with bacon/nuts, apple brandy glazed pork tenderloin with apple/pear crescents, rice and seasonal
vegetables, dark chocolate mousse
OGS members who are direct descendants or collateral relatives of any person who served in the Civil War (Union or Confederate)
and who lived, served or died in Ohio, may apply for admission to the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio. Applicants who have
proven their descent by December 31, 2007 will receive their certificates and medals at this luncheon, which is open to all for an
additional fee.
Meal open to all for an additional fee; not included in conference registration. |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm |
| F-9 |
Extra! Extra! Read All About Your Ancestors! - Jeffrey Alan Bockman
See the wealth of information to be found in newspapers. Learn how to locate those little gems with published
extracts, online and printed indexes, or online searches. |
| F-10 |
Odyssey of a German Family to Russia - Robert C. Rau
This presentation will describe the emigration of a German family in Württemberg in the early 1800s to
Russia, and their descendants to the Ukraine during World War II. |
| F-11 |
Taking the Blarney Out of Irish Research - Colleen Phillips
Tracking Irish ancestors can present a variety of challenges. Drawing on personal successes and failures, the
speaker will discuss resources for researching Irish ancestry. |
| F-12 |
Tracing Family History in Ohio - Thomas Stephen Neel
Genealogical research in Ohio, as in other states, is multi-faceted. The speaker
will point out many unique features of Ohio’s land distribution, religious archives,
court system, and research centers. |
| F-13 |
Finding the World with WorldCat - Curt B. Witcher
This lecture will explore how to use the world’s largest bibliographic database to
find monographs, manuscripts, maps, government documents and much more. |
| F-14 |
When Johnny Comes Marching Home: A Borton Family Case Study - Jana Sloan Broglin
Learn alternative sources for exploring your Civil War ancestor by thinking outside the genealogy library. |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm |
| F-15 |
Using Pre-1850 Census Records to Find Relationships - Jean Nudd
How can genealogists find parental relationships when vital records don’t exist? Pre-1850 census records can give
us clues and sometimes lead us to those elusive relationships. |
| F-16 |
Use of Maps and Atlases in German Research - Larry O. Jensen
Locating places and cultural areas, determining places of origin, conducting area searches, understanding historical
changes, locating jurisdictions, and tracing ancestral movements. |
| F-17 |
African-American Veterans in the GAR - Tim Pinnick
The examination of the involvement of blacks in the Grand Army of the Republic and extant records will
jumpstart the research of African-Americans with ties to USCT soldiers. |
| F-18 |
New Genealogy and Local History Department of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County - Patricia Moseley VanSkaik
The nationally renowned Genealogy and Local History Department of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
has a new name, a new location and many improved services. |
| F-19 |
Tips on Using HeritageQuest Online - Elaine M. Kuhn
Highlights the many valuable features of the databases that make up HeritageQuest Online. Suggestions for optimal searching,
viewing, saving, and printing will be discussed. |
| F-20 |
Indian Wars in Ohio Before the War of 1812 - Craig Roberts Scott
Researching the militia and U.S. Army involvement in Ohio from Harmar’s Defeat through the Battle of Tippecanoe. |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm |
| F-21 |
Ohio's Probate Court - Jana Sloan Broglin
Learn the types of records held in Ohio’s Probate Court. Examine copies of records and the clues held within for
continuing research. |
| F-22 |
Mennonite Research: The Forgotten Swiss and Germans - Michael D. Lacopo
Learn how research techniques and repositories in America and in Europe can help you locate your Anabaptist
ancestor, from Germany or Switzerland. |
| F-23 |
New Englanders in the Midwest: Key Resources - Paula Stuart-Warren
As New England families migrated westward, records associated with them also traveled westward. Learn about
excellent resources for migrating family details and how to locate them. |
| F-24 |
Finding Ohio Families in Southern Manuscripts - J. Mark Lowe
Learn the value of records created about our ancestors by those who moved away from the rest of the family. These
records are often elusive, but may hold hidden treasure for the persistent researcher. |
| F-25 |
Charting a Course for Your Genetic Family Tree - Ugo Alessandro Perego
An update on currently available genetic testing for the genealogist’s toolbox: Ychromosome, mitochondrial DNA, Xchromosome,
Autosomal DNA. What do they tell us—why do we need them? |
| F-26 |
Veterans of the War of 1812 Who Migrated to Ohio and Indiana - F. Edward Wright
Records (muster rolls, bounty land claims, pension records) and their usefulness to genealogical research; tips
on how one can trace the men and their families using these records. |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm |
| F-27 |
Settlers and Builders of Ohio Banquet
Menu: Garden salad, beef tenderloin tips (pan seared with onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms, corn, and prosciutto) in a
veal demi glace, garlic smashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, carrot cake
OGS members who are direct descendants of an individual who settled in the area now encompassed by the state of Ohio, between
January 1, 1821 and December 31, 1860, may apply for admission to Settlers and Builders of Ohio. Applicants who have proven
their descent by December 31, 2007 will receive their certificates and pins at this banquet, which is open to all for an additional fee.
Meal open to all for an additional fee; not included in conference registration. |
