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3.  Syllabus CD (Outlines/notes from the classes offered)

Syllabus orders have ended to allow time for production of the CD's.

  Any unclaimed CD's will be available for purchase ($4 cash) at the Registration Desk after noon on Sept. 11. 

Many of the syllabus/outline submissions may be downloaded on the Class Descriptions page.

You may indicate that you are interested in a syllabus on CD by checking below.  Please pay for it and pick it up when you get your registration materials the morning of the workshop.  Any pre-ordered syllabus not paid for and picked up by 12 NOON on September 11 will be made available to others. fo

r syllabus orders is August 25 to allow time for printin

4.  Choose your classes (one for each of the 6 time periods):

• Click on the round button to the left of the class name to select.

• Please select a class or "No Class" for each time period.

• Instructor's names are in green.  Click on any instructor name for a biography.  Use your BACK button to return to this page.

• Class names marked in blue are described on the Class Description page.  Click on the class name to go directly to that class description.  Use your BACK button to return to this page.

NOTE:  Demonstrations of the FamilySearch Indexing program will be ongoing at a kiosk in the gym.  No registration necessary.  Learn how you can search and help provide free access to the U.S. Census indexes and many other records including vital, probate, and church records worldwide from your home computer. (Bishop)

10:00 - 10:50   Choose one of the following options:

Beginning Genealogical Research – Understanding the Basics  (Korman)
Beginning PAF 5.2  (Wardle)
Creating an Effective Research Plan  (McGhie)
Creating Your Own Genealogy Website  (2 HOUR CLASS) (Coldren-Walker)

Full Family History Center 

Full Genealogical Research in the Baltimore County Public Library  (Dennis & Domansky)

Full Maryland Probate Records  (Thursby)

Migration Patterns of Germans in America (MacInnes)
Full Polish and Eastern European Genealogy (2 HOUR CLASS)  (Bocek)

Primary Maryland Land Records for Family History Research  (Lyon)
Full Reading Old Handwriting (Limit 4 per hour; includes 15 min. of individual instruction) (Singhal)

Thinking About Your Stuff: Estate Planning for Genealogists (Mannix)

No class

 

11:00 - 11:50   Choose one of the following options:

NOTE:  Do not register for a new class at 11:00 if you chose either of the following 2-hour classes at 10:00:

   Creating Your Own Genealogy Website

   Polish & Eastern European Research

The continuation of a 2-hour class from 10:00

Beginning African American Research – Emphasis Maryland (2 HOUR CLASS) (Goodson)

Deed Mapping  (Lyon)

Full Family History Center  (Guevara)

Genealogical Research in Harford County, Md. (Livezey) 

 Genealogical Resources in the Md. Dept. at the Enoch Pratt Library/State Library Resource Center

           (Korman)

Indexing Names in Md.: 10 Pitfalls and Tricks  (Thursby)

Learning How To Navigate Ancestry.com for Beginners  (S. Sonneborn)

Photographs and Preservation for Genealogists  (Koford)

Full Reading Old Handwriting (Limit 4 per hour; includes 15 min. of individual instruction) (Singhal)

Full Your Civil War Ancestors: A Guide to Research (Hait)

No class   

12:00 - 12:50   Choose one of the following options:

        NOTE:  Do not register for a new class at 12:00 if you chose the 2-hour class Beginning African American Research at 11:00

The continuation of Beginning African American Research at 11:00

A Genealogical Treasure Hunt in Federal Records (McGhie)

Baltimore County Courthouse Records (Sybert)

DNA – The Newest Tool for Genealogists  (Bartlett)

Intermediate PAF 5.2  (Wardle)

Full Irish Research –The Basics   (Krause)

Legacy Family Tree -- From the Very Beginning (Loos-Noji)

Open House in the Family History Center 

Optimize Your Internet Searches  (Gula)

Personal Family History -- The Novel! (Bean)

Lunch break

No class

1:00 - 1:50   Choose one of the following options:

Full Brickwall Session -(Singhal, Hynson, J Sonneborn, Ziegler, Skinner )

Full Intermediate New.FamilySearch for LDS Members  (S. Sonneborn)

Maryland Church Records  ((Thursby)

Full New FamilySearch Consultations for LDS Members (Limit 5) (Family History Consultants)

Overview of Md. Repositories for Genealogical Researching (Mannix)
Research at the DAR Library -- In Person and From Home  (Coldren-Walker)

Special Md. Land Records Resources Including African-American Research Opportunities  (Lyon)

U.S. Military Records  (2 HOUR CLASS) (Koford)

Track Your Ancestors Through PA's Treasure Trove of Land Tract Records (MacInnes)

Lunch break

No class

2:00 - 2:50   Choose one of the following options:

        NOTE:  Do not register for a new class at 2:00 if you chose the 2-hour class U.S. Military Records at 1:00.

The continuation of U.S. Military Records at 1:00

Full African American Family History Consultations   (Goodson)

Full Brickwall Session -(Singhal, Hynson, J Sonneborn, Ziegler, Skinner )

Full Family History Portals: Subscription Website Free at the FHC  (J. Sonneborn)

Importing Databases -- Macros - Queries  (Gula)

Individual Consultations on Mapping Software/Locating Lower Eastern Shore Ancestors' Lands

          (Limit 6) (Lyon & Polk)
Irish Research – Beyond the Basics  (Krause)

Full Personal Property Tax Lists – A Good Tool for Genealogists (Bartlett)

Researching Online at the Md. State Archives Website (Hait)

Southern States Research – Emphasis African American (2 HOUR CLASS)  (Hynson)

What's New at FamilySearch (McGhie)

No class

3:00 - 3:50   Choose one of the following options:

        NOTE:  Do not register for a new class at 3:00 if you chose the 2-hour class Southern States Research at 2:00

The continuation of Southern States Research at 2:00

Accessing Records of the National Archives  (McGhie)

Blogging for Family Relationships (Miles)

Immigration and Naturalization (Singhal)

Full Individual Consultations on Mapping Software/Locating Lower Eastern Shore Ancestors' Lands

           (Limit 6) (Lyon & Polk)

Marriage Laws and Practices of Maryland from Colonial Times to the 20th Century  (Thursby)

Full New FamilySearch Consultations for LDS Members (Limit 5) (Family History Consultants) 

Saving Private Memories: Photo Document Storage & the Memory Book (Loos-Noji)

Full The Dead and the Dying: Cemetery and Funeral Home Research for Beginners (Koford)
Virtual Roots: A Case Study in Finding and Using Online Sources (MacInnes)

You Better Watch Out -- Omissions, Errors and Frauds (Coldren-Walker)

No class

 

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