History & Genealogy Conference Classes
Patriots & Pioneers History and Genealogy Conference
Arts & Science Building
Washington State Community College
710 Colgate Drive, Marietta, Ohio (Directions)
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Sons of the American Revolution
Finalized Class Schedule
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Registration in the lobby Washington State Community College Arts and Science Building. Continental Breakfast (pastries, etc.), Coffee and other refreshments are available free of charge.
8:30am-9:00am
Graham Auditorium - Welcome and introduction - Jean Yost
Class# Subject and Presenter 9:30am-10:30am
L-11 Computer Lab (Researching Your Civil War Ancestor) - Jim Miracle
L-12 Computer Lab (Computer Genealogy Programs) - Catherine Sams
S-11 Obits: A Short Life Story - Julia Engle
S-12 Finding My German Ancestors - Ernie Thode
S-13 The Underground Railroad in Southeastern Ohio - Henry Burke
S-14 Researching the History of Your Home and Property - Nancy Hoy
Class# Subject and Presenter 10:45am-11:45am
L-21 Computer Lab (Southeast Ohio on the Web) - Ernie Thode
S-21 Beginning Genealogy 101 - Larry Perkins
S-22 Preserving Your Family Photos - Rachel Verhoff
S-23 A Multicultural Look at Genealogy - Ada Adams
S-24 The Forts of Ohio - Gary Williams
S-25 The Not So Fashionable Frontier, Everyday Dress of the Ohio Company, 1788-1803 - Bill Reynolds
Free Lunch and Exhibits 12:00pm-1:15pm
Class# Subject and Presenter 1:30pm-2:30pm
L-41 Computer Lab (Researching Your Civil War Ancestor) - Jim Miracle
L-42 Computer Lab (Computer Genealogy Programs) - Catherine Sams
S-42 Washington County Graves Registration Projects - Scott Britton
S-43 Research To Join Patriotic and Lineage Societies - Beverly Schumacher
S-44 Farmers’ Castle: Belpre History Then and Now - Nancy Sams & Charlotte Powell
S-45 Finding Your Ancestors in Pennsylvania - Larry Perkins
Class# Subject and Presenter 2:45pm-3:45pm
L-51 Washington County Genealogy Research - Ernie Thode & Sharon Gardner
S-51 The ABC’s of Public Relations - Lynne (Bodny) Shuman
S-52 Local History and Genealogy Resources in the Marietta College Library - Linda Showalter
S-53 Genealogy and DNA - Catherine Sams
S-54 Washington County Civil War History - Scott Britton
S-55 Native American Archeology in Washington County - Wes Clarke
Class# Subject and Presenter 4:00pm-5:00pm
L-61 Computer Lab (Computer Genealogy Programs) - Catherine Sams
L-62 Surnames: What My Family Name Means and Why Can’t I Find It In Records? - Eric Richendollar
S-61 Wood County Genealogy Research - Jim Miracle
S-62 Put Meat on the Bones of your Revolutionary War Soldier: How to Research and Publish a Book - Millie (Covey) Fry
S-63 Early History of Free Masonry in Ohio and the Northwest Territory - Ken Finkel
S-64 Talking the Talk With the Pioneers - Louise Zimmer