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==== NEWS ====
Set the date '''September 8, 2018''' on your calendar for our next annual FamilySearch Library Family History Conference at Ogden Utah Weber State University. The conference will last all day Saturday and the Conference will be FREE to the public.  It is free because of the Ogden FamilySearch Library partnership with the Weber State University History Department in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, who have donated the use of the Shepherd Union Building, where the conference will be located.
* We will have about 25 different vendors on site to tell about their amazing new products (for purchase) that will help you organize and research your family history work.  
* We will have about 50 different class sessions for teaching and learning.  

* We will have the Union Building Food Court Tres Habaneros and Waldos Grill which will be available from 11:00 to 2:00 for you to purchase hot lunches or other food items.
* The break between classes will be extended to 20 minutes to allow more time to visit the vendors or grab a bite to eat.
* Ballroom C will be focused on Young Single Adult family history interests.
* 15 Discovery Screens will be available, courtesy of FamilySearch.
* Personal help will be available for family history questions or software issues.

==== Keynote speaker ====
We are privileged to have Eric D. Richards as our keynote speakers at 8:30 am.   He is a well known speaker in Utah and is currently an Institute of Religion teacher at Utah State.   He maintains an [http://ericdrichards.com/teach/bio/ active blog site],where you can learn about him, his activities and interests.  His outstanding keynote address may be looked at by visiting his [http://brotherichards.com/edweek2018/ BrotherRichards.com] web site.

==== Weber State University ====
Weber State University will again host our Conference in the Shepherd Union Building.
* The below links will show you the campus and the Shepherd Union Building.
* See the WSU Campus [https://www.weber.edu/WeberStateMap/OgdenCampusMap.html MAP]
* Parking---  Free parking close to the conference is at the "PPL" pay parking lot is located just southwest of the Union Bldg.  All "Permit" lots on Saturday are free and open parking, however never park in restricted or reserved spots.
* It is recommended that the best handicap parking would be in Lot W8, located just south of the Kimball Arts bldg, as no stairs are present.
* See the Shepherd Union Building [https://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/WeberStateMap/Union.pdf LAYOUT]

==== Class Titles & Class Descriptions; and Biographical backgrounds ====
This is the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/class_titles_descriptions link to the Class Titles & Descriptions].    You will find them listed alphabetically by class titles.   The [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/biography Biographical information is in this link].

==== Class Schedule ====
This schedule is subject to last minute change, and reflects all changes up to 4 September 2018
{| class="wikitable"
|Classroom
| colspan="2" |Session			1 (10:00—11:00)
|Session			2 (11:20—12:20)
|Session			3 (12:40—1:40)
| colspan="2" |Session			4 (2:00—3:00)
|Session			5 (3:20—4:20)
|-
|WSU Stewart Library
| colspan="2" |Special			Collections: WSU Stewart Library
|
|
| colspan="2" |
|
|-
|Atrium
| colspan="2" |Individual Help
|Individual Help
|Individual Help
| colspan="2" |Individual Help
|Individual Help
|-
|LAB
| colspan="2" |DNA Visual			phasing workshop (Saylor)
|Foreign Language			Indexing
|Web Indexing			(Preece)
| colspan="2" |Online Storage			Using FOREVER Storage (Ayers)
|Make Photo Books			Using FOREVER Print (Ayers)
|-
|220

(Wildcat Rm) 

'''DNA			Track'''
| colspan="2" |DNA:			the 360 Degree View (Astorga)
|DNA,			A Link to the Past (Woodward)
|Welcome to the			World of Genetic Genealogy (Saylor)
| colspan="2" |Y-DNA: What you			need to know (Saylor)
|DNA:  A			Comprehensive View (DeBies) 
|-
|Ballroom A
| colspan="2" |Evidence			(Grunwald)
|Decendency			Compilation for Lineage Proof (Burch) 
|Freedmen’s			Bureau:   Helping Former Slaves After the Civil War (Reed) 
| colspan="2" |How			to Conduct An Oral History (DeBies)
|10 Easy Things to			Do with the Family Tree App (Oberg)  [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
|-
|Ballroom B
| colspan="2" |Top 10 Excuses			for NOT being a Published Author: A Brief Guide to Successfully			Publishing Your Work (Nelson)
|Personal			Historian 3: Write			the Story of Your Life (Booth)
|Top 10 Excuses			for NOT being a Published Author: A Brief Guide to Successfully			Publishing Your Work (Nelson)
| colspan="2" |Roots Magic: Your			Offline Home for Online Research (Booth)
|Gold Rush			Saints:  Mormons in the California Gold Rush (Nelson)
|-
|Ballroom C
|
| colspan="3" |Young			Adult Discovery Center with			FamilySearch<sup>®</sup>			Discovery big screens, Geneapardy, Wheel of Family Fortune, Family			History Bingo.  Lots of fun!  Prize Drawings.
|
|Ancestral Quest:			Researching Made Easy and Eliminating Dups on FamilySearch			(Findlay)
|
|-
|305
| colspan="2" |Tips for			Genealogical Research (Juengling) [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
|Tales Dead Men			Tell (Ackerson) Syllabus
|New			features of Family Tree Maker 2017 (Olson)
| colspan="2" |Survey of Midwest			States Records (Ackerson) [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
|Back Door &			Rear Window Research (Ackerson)  [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
|-
|312
| colspan="2" |Getting Started			with Family History (Stubbs)
|Family History			research for your Dutch Ancestors (Koldewyn)
|Underground			Topics in Scandinavian Research (Larsen)
| colspan="2" |The Ins and Outs			of Danish Church Records (Larsen)
|Tools for helping			youth to be involved with family history (Trotter, M)
|-
|316

'''Stories			Track'''
| colspan="2" |Practical Ways to			Record Family Stories (Gillespie)
|How to Tell the			Story of Your Lifetime (Gillespie)
|Storytellers Rule			the World (Sessions)
| colspan="2" |Practical Ways to			Record Family Stories (Gillespie)
|How to Tell the			Story of Your Lifetime (Gillespie)
|-
|320

'''Stories			Track'''
| colspan="2" |Art of Family			Story Telling (Lauritzen R. & Trotter, R)
|Principles &			Techniques of Interviewing for Family History (Saunders)
|Principles &			Techniques of Interviewing for Family History (Saunders) [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
| colspan="2" |Video Stories:			Free, Easy and Awesome New Video Tools You’ll Love (Lauritzen R.			& Trotter, R)
|Audio Inspiration			– Preserving Family Stories (Lauritzen R. & Trotter, R)
|-
|321
| colspan="2" |Why American Land			Records are Important for Tracing Hard to Find Ancestors (Eakle)  [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
|Charting			for Success (Hansen)
|Using Court			Records in American Genealogy Research (Eakle)
| colspan="2" |Genealogy			Secrets (Hansen)
|New England			Research (Eakle)
|-
|404A
| colspan="2" |Photo SOS for			Digital Images (Ayers)
|Photo SOS for			Your Vintage Photos (Ayers)
|Harnessing the			Combined Power of FamilySearch Partner Websites and Apps (Trotter,			M) [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ogden_Family_History_Conference/2018/syllabus Syllabus]
| colspan="2" |Genealogy			Tips and Tricks (Astorga)
|Brick			Walls: Research Strategies (Astorga)
|-
|404B
| colspan="2" |The FamilySearch			Wiki: Your Go To Guide for Research (Larsen)
|Decendency			Research (Stegelmeier)
|The World's			Best Family History Fun Activities for Kids, Youth, Adults, and			Families Using The Family History Guide (Anderson)
| colspan="2" |Why You Probably			Need More Than One Family Tree Program (Saunders)
|Easier Research			using the Power of the Family History Guide (Maxwell)
|}
Vendor booths are generally open continually during the conferences.  For your convenience there is a 20-min break between classes to visit the booths
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Class			Breaks '''
|11:00			to 11:20
|12:20			to 12:40
|1:40			to   2:00
|3:00			to   3:20
|4:20			to   4:40
|'''Prize			Drawings @ 4:30'''
|}

==== Ogden FamilySearch Library ====
The Ogden FSL is currently located at 539 24th Street in Ogden Utah and will relocate to the Ogden FamilySearch Discovery Center located to the south of the Ogden Temple (when completed in the spring of 2019).   Outstanding ongoing classes, training and field trips are available year round by contacting:  via email UT_OGDEN@ldsmail.net or phone 801-626-1132.   The web site may be [http://ogdenfsl.org/ accessed by clicking HERE].

If you are curious about the range of subjects or quality of our presenters you can access the [[Ogden Family History Conference/2017|2017 Conference by clicking HERE]]

[[Category:Utah Family History Centers]]