Riverton FamilySearch Library/Events

Saturday Seminar
The library offers a free seminar every third Saturday of the month. An opening session is held at 9:00 a.m. featuring a keynote address. Following this session attendees are offered four choices of presentations at both 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

 * Keynote Address - "The Genealogy of Temple Record Keeping" - Ruth Ellen Maness

Sister Maness is a senior research consultant for the Family History Department.

Description: This presentation is designed to describe (in roughly chronological order) the major programs and processes set in place by the LDS Church for temple names’ submissions, and to show where and how to find the resultant temple work dates to try and avoid the problem of duplication which has been present from the beginning of this work.

10:00 a.m.

 * “Your Family's Temple Work: Think It's All Done?  Think Again!" - Diane Loosle


 * "Navigating the Globe with Google" - Devin Ashby


 * "German Research Part 1: Beginning Research in Germany" - Michael Grimshaw


 * "Families and the War Between the States: Getting to Know Your Civil War Era Ancestors" - Yvonne Curry

11:00 a.m.

 * " Many Are Called, but Few Have All the Answers - Helping Consultants Work with Ward Members" ( Panel Discussion) - Marci Wahlquist and Sherry Zealley


 * "Trained to Text and Tweet for a Reason: How Youth are Propelling Family History Work Forward" - Suzanne Curley


 * "German Research Part 2: German Life Events and Their Records" - Tamra Stansfield


 * "Ancestral Quest, Legacy and RootsMagic Compared" - Bud Wood