The Ohio Genealogical Society Summer Workshop 2008:
Stitching a Family Quilt

Sunday through Friday, 22-27 June 2008
Ohio Genealogical Society Headquarters and Library
713 S. Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio

Featuring
Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc.
Diane VanSkiver Gagel, Immediate OGS Past President
Shirley Gage Hodges, President of the Genealogical Speakers Guild
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, Pennsylvania Specialist – Sharon Pinka, Quilt Historian
Wally Huskonen. OGS Trustee - Thomas Stephen Neel, MLS, OGS Library Director
Bvenitta Williams, OGS Trustee - Mitch Katz, Genealogist and Librarian
Problem Solving Round Table Dinner - Use of the excellent OGS Library after hours

Click here for a printable schedule
Schedule:
Sunday
7:00pm	Evening Welcome Reception and OGS Library Tour
Monday
9:30am	Revolutionary and Indian War Records - Craig Scott
10:45am	Researching in Ohio - Diane Gagel
1:00pm	War of 1812 Records - Craig Scott
2:15pm	Migration Patterns into Ohio - Diane Gagel
3:30pm	Ethnic Genealogy Roadblocks - Mitch Katz
Evening Activity Choices
4:30pm	Research at the OGS Library
6:00pm	APG Great Lakes Chapter Dinner ($10; pre-registration required)
7:00pm	APG Great Lakes Chapter Open Meeting (learn more about becoming a professional genealogist
7:00pm	Adding Oomph to Ancestry: Getting the Most Out of Your Ancestry.com Subscription - Mitch Katz (at the Mansfield-Richland County Public Library Community Room)
Tuesday
9:30am	Women and the Law: Researching Our Female Ancestors - Diane Gagel
10:45am	Quaker Migration into Ohio - Craig Scott
1:00pm	It's Easier Than You Think: Correctly Citing Your Sources - Diane Gagel
2:15pm	Pension Reseach, You've Stopped Too Soon - Craig Scott
3:30pm	Effective Use of Libraries - Tom Neel
Evening Activity Choices
4:30pm	Research in the OGS Library
6:00pm	Computer Genealogy Advice - MAGIC local computer genealogy group
6:30pm	Hiding Behing Their Skirts: Finding Women's Records - Elissa Powell (Ashland Chapter OGS meeting at the Ashland Public Library)
Wednesday
9:30am	Little Known Facts About the Census - Shirley Hodges
10:45am	Finding Aids in the National Archives - Craig Scott
1:00pm	Thinking Outside the Index: Advanced Search Techniques - Elissa Powell
2:15pm	Those Who Died: Researching Widows and Orphans of Our Military Dead - Craig Scott
3:30pm	The Story Granny Told Me - Bvenitta Williams
5:30pm	Roundtable Dinner and Speaker: "Signature Quilts: Genealogy is Not Always on Paper" - Sharon Pinka, quilt historian (included in weekly registration; $10 for onle-day registration or guests; pre-registration required)
7:00pm	Problem Solving Roundtable - Shirley Hodges and Craig Scott, moderators
4:30pm	Research in the OGS Library
Thursday
9:30am	Maps Gazetteers and Directories - Shirley Hodges
10:45am	Using Sanborn Atlases - Wally Huskonen
1:00pm	Family Skeleton or Esteemed Ancestor - Shirley Hodges
2:15pm	Messages From the Grave: Listening to Your Ancestor’s Tombstone - Elissa Powell
3:30pm	WPA Records - Bvenitta Williams
Evening Activity Choices
4:30pm	Research in the OGS Library
7:00pm	Me and My Computer: What a Team - Shirley Hodges (Richland County Chapter OGS meeting)
Friday
9:30am	Using Manuscript Collections for Ohio Research - Tom Neel
10:45am	Immigration: The Journey to America - Shirley Hodges
11:45am	Schedule one-on-one help for your research problem or your lineage society application; Research in the OGS Library
Daily
11:45a - 1:00	Lunch (on your own)

Workshop Prices:

To register, print the registration form and mail it in with your payment.

Special workshop rates (breakfast included) will be available at the La Quinta Inn, 120 Stander Avenue (I-71 & SR 13), Mansfield, Ohio 44903 • Phone: (419) 774-0005.

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