We are happy to have the schedule set for our 2017 Conference featuring D. Joshua Taylor. We hope you all are excited to attend, as we are. Brochures should be ready soon, in November 2016. Online registration will open in January 2017. Mail-in registrations can begin as soon as brochures are available. There is a lot to do in Lincoln, so there will be opportunities on Thursday to visit libraries, museums or whatever you choose. 

 

Techniques to Improve Your Genealogy Research

NSGS 2017 Conference

8:15-9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome

9:30-10:30 a.m. Beyond Belief: The Wealth of Genealogical and Historical Societies by D. Joshua Taylor

10:30-11 a.m. Visit the Vendors, Break

11-noon Going Digital: Organizing Your Research Files Electronically by D. Joshua Taylor

12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Visit the Vendors

1:30-2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Participant's Choice)

        Nebraska State Historical Society Holdings by Cindy Drake

        Beginning Scandinavian Research by Phyllis Ericson

        Roadshow Case Studies by Tom McFarland

        From This Day Forward (wedding clothing) by Yesterday's Lady, Sue McLain

2:30-3 p.m. Break and Visit the Vendors

3-4 p.m. The Modern Genealogist: Time-Saving Tips for Every Researcher by D. Joshua Taylor

4-6 p.m. Free time at the hotel

6 p.m. Celebration banquet: Nebraska's 150th and NSGS' 40th, NSGS awards and meeting with guest speaker Sara Crook

 

8 a.m. Registration

9-10 a.m. Putting It Together: A Case Study by D. Joshua Taylor

10-10:30 a.m. Break and Visit the Vendors

10:30-11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions (Participant's Choice)

         Researching Nebraska Online by Gail Blankenau

         Homestead Records by Doris Martin from Homestead National Monument

         Love Library Holdings by Mary Ellen Ducey

         Roadshow Case Studies by Nancy Archdekin

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch and Visit the Vendors

1-2 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Participant's Choice)

          Grandpa and Grandma Were Homesteaders by Gary "Mitch" Zabortsky

          Germans from Russia holdings

          Genealogy and DNA by Tom Corey

          Roadshow Case Studies by Marcie Garnett

2-2:30 p.m. Break and Visit the Vendors

2:30-3:30 p.m Successful Searching Online: Clustering for Genealogists by D. Joshua Taylor

3:30-4 p.m. Closing Remarks, Door Prizes and Raffle 

 

 

We do need submissions for our "Roadshow Case Studies" so if you have a brick wall problem that you want help solving, please think about it and consider submitting yours. Or even if it's a basic how do I get started, or where do I go from here, that would be fine too. More information will be in the brochure later. If you have questions, please contact conference@nsgs.org