More Than How to Get From A to B: Creating a Research Plan with DNA Testing
Shannon Combs-Bennett
DNA Cousins: Making the Most of Collaboration Tools and Techniques for Connecting with DNA
Jennifer Zinck
Solving a Family Mystery With DNA: A Compelling Case Study Using Autosomnal and Y-DNA
Diane Elder, AG
41st Annual Seminar
27 Jan 2024
Topic:
Speaker:
Reeling 'Em In With Cousin Bait: 10 Ways to Connect with Family
Cheri Hudson-Passey
Digging In and Opening Up - Interviewing and Sorting Photos
Tina Beaird
Advanced Googling for Your Grandma: Using the Latest Tools
Cyndi Ingle
40th Annual Seminar
28 Jan 2023
Topic:
Speaker:
Finding Our Women: 25+ Places to Find a Surname
Jill Morelli, CG
Who's Your Daddy: Testing an Ancestry DNA Thruline Hypothesis for a Female
Diana Elder, AG
Our Embarrassing Ancestors
Dr. Janet Few
39th Annual Seminar
29 Jan 2022
Topic:
Speaker:
Combining DNA & Traditional Research: In-Depth Case Studies
Michelle Leonard, MA
Turning US Census Entries Into Stories
Sunny Morton
Here Comes the 1950 Census: What to Expect
Joel Weintraub
38th Annual Seminar
30 Jan 2021
Topic:
Speaker:
Making Those Skeletons Dance: Exploring Your Family's Dark Side
Lisa Alzo, MFA
The Suspect Centenarian: Using a Common US Source to Build Out an Immigrant Life Story
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
Did I Get Everything? Creating a Checklist for Genealogy Research
Thomas MacEntee
37th Annual Seminar
25 Jan 2020
Topics:
Speaker: Gena Philibert-Ortega ***
Technology for 21st Century Genealogists
FamilySearch: 6 Ways to Jumpstart Your 2020 Research
The Clothesline Approach to Family History Research
Proven Strategies for Staying on Track
*** Pat Richley-Erickson (Dear Myrtle) was our scheduled speaker. She fell ill the night before the seminar and Gena Philibert-Ortega agreed to fill in for her in the wee hours of the morning, using Pat's topics and handouts.
WAGs is gratefulto Gena Philibert-Ortega for her excellent presentations and for saving what would turn out to be our last in-person seminar.
36th Annual Seminar
26 Jan 2019
Topics:
Speaker: John P. Colletta
Our National Archives: The Astounding Institution and How to Use It
Using Original and Derivative Sources: How to Evaluate Evidence
Discovering Your Ancestors' World Through Maps and Gazetteers
Hacks and Hookers and Putting Up Pickles: Snares of Yesteryear's English
35th Annual Seminar
27 Jan 2018
Topics:
Speaker: Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
Homespun and Calico: Researching the Lives of Our Foremothers
Migration Trails Across America
Vital records Before State Registration
Putting America to Work: The Records of the WPA (Works Progress Administration)
34th Annual Seminar
28 Jan 2017
Topics:
Speaker: Michael Lacopo, DVM
More Than the Census - Our Families Did Exist In Between Those Ten Year Intervals
Estate Files: Are You Getting the Most Out of Them?
Incorporating Social History Into Your Research
Finding Dead Ancestors Is Easy: Finding Living Relatives Can Be a Challenge!
33rd Annual Seminar
30 Jan 2016
Topics:
Speaker: Thomas MacEntee
Genealogy Do-Over
Successful Collateral and Cluster Researching
After Your Gone: Future-Proofing Your Genealogy Research
Genealogy: The Future is Now
32nd Annual Seminar
31 Jan 2015
Topics:
Speaker: Geoffrey Rasmussen
Digital Research Guidance and To Do Lists
Googling Around with Google and Other Technologies
Timelines and Chronologies: Secrets of Genealogy Success
Technology and Techniques for Researching a Common Surname
31st Annual Seminar
22 Feb 2014
Topics:
Speaker: Laura G. Prescott
Turning Fiction Into Fact
loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online
Spinsters and Widows: Gender Loyalty Within Families
The Rest of the Story: Using Manuscripts to Create a Family History
30th Annual Seminar
23 Feb 2013
Topics:
Speaker: Curt B. Witcher
Doing the History Eliminates the Mystery
Pain in the Access: Getting More from the Internet for Your Genealogy
Doing Effective Genealogical Research in Libraries
This I Believe - The Urgent Need to Record Living History
29th Annual Seminar
25 Feb 2012
Topics:
Speaker: George G. Morgan
Bring 'Em Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile
Sidestep Genealogy
The Genealogist as CSI
Postcards, Photos, and Stereographs: Another View of Our Ancestor's Lives
28th Annual Seminar
26 Feb 2011
Topics:
Speaker: Lisa Louise Cooke
Google Search Strategies
Google Earth & Maps for Genealogy
Genealogy Gems: Google Books & Google Toolbars
Google Tools: iGoogle, Gmail, and Google Alerts
27th Annual Seminar
28 Feb 2010
Topics:
Speaker: Paula Stuart-Warren
Finding Ancestral Places of Origin
Tho' They Were Poor, They May Have Been Rich in Records
Genealogical Goldmine: The Records of Old Settlers' Organizations
Major Midwestern Archives and Their Records
26th Annual Seminar
28 Feb 2009
Topics:
Speaker: Curt B. Witcher
Doing Effective Genealogical Research in Libraries
Using Periodical Literature for Genealogical Research
Pain in the Access: Getting More from the Internet for Your Genealogy
All That Other Stuff! Other Census Records Beyond Population Schedules
25th Annual Seminar
23 Feb 2008
Topics:
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
243 Years of Migrations: 1607-1850
Before Civil Registration: Using Church Records
The Power of the Press: Newspaper Genealogy
Finding Maiden Names of Female Ancestors
24th Annual Seminar
24 Feb 2007
Topics:
Speaker: Curt B. Witcher
Back to Basics: A Research Plan
Using Government Documents
Germans to the Midwest
Doing the History Eliminates the Mystery
23rd Annual Seminar
25 Feb 2006
Theme: Not Yet Documented
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
22nd Annual Seminar
26 Feb 2005
Theme: Not Yet Documented
Speaker: Gary Shumway
NO SEMINAR WAS HELD IN 2004
28 Feb 2004
Theme: N/A
Speaker: N/A
21st Annual Seminar
23 Feb 2003
Theme: Immigrant Experience; Family History & Artifacts
Speaker: Katherine Sturdevant
20th Annual Seminar
22 Feb 2002
Topics:
Speaker: Sharon Carmack
Flesh on Bones:
Silent Woman
Organization
Clues in the Boneyard
19th Annual Seminar
24 Feb 2001
Theme: Making Connections - Technology & Genealogy
Speaker: Richard Wilson
Topics:
18th Annual Seminar
26 Feb 2000
Theme: Researching in the Heartland of America
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
Topics:
Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska
Oklahoma and Texas
Special Genealogical Collections
17th Annual Seminar
27 Feb 1999
Theme: They Came to America: Where Are the Records?
Speaker: John Philip Colletta
Topics:
16th Annual Seminar
28 Feb 1998
Topics:
Speaker: Jim and Paula Warren
Church Records
Uncommon Books
DYMMFMFH
Untrodden Ground - Sources You May Not Have Encountered
Mid-Life Crisis of the Family Historian
15th Annual Seminar
22 Feb 1997
Topics:
Speaker: Desmond Walls Allen
Problem Solving: A Structured Technique
Public Domain Land Records
American State Papers for the Genealogist
14th Annual Seminar
24 Feb 1996
Theme: National Archives
Speaker: Craig Scott
Topics:
13th Annual Seminar
25 Feb 1995
Theme: Civil War and Pioneer Community Research
Speaker: Russell Baker
Topics:
12th Annual Seminar
26 Feb 1994
Theme: Great Lakes Region
Speaker: James L. Hansen
Topics:
11th Annual Seminar
27 Feb 1993
Topics:
Speaker: Dr. George K. Schweitzer
New York
Revolutionary War
Maryland
10th Annual Seminar
29 Feb 1992
Theme: Researching Your Southern Ancestors Topics:
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
Yankees in the South
The Deep South Migrations - Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama
The Carolinas
Texas
9th Annual Seminar
23 Feb 1991
Theme: Germany, Pennsylvania and Missouri Topics:
Speaker: Dr. George K. Schweitzer
8th Annual Seminar
24 Feb 1990
Topics:
Speaker: James R. Johnson
Trans-Appalachian Migration: The Settlement of Tennessee and Kentucky
Federal Lands
Immigration and Naturalization
7th Annual Seminar
25 Feb 1989
Theme: New England and New York State Topics:
Speaker: Alice Eichholz
Migration Within New England and New York
Town Records in New England and New York
Using Land Records to Solve Problems
Metropolitan New England and New York
6th Annual Seminar
27 Feb 1988
Theme: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri Topics:
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
Ohio - Your Buckeye Ancestors
Indiana - Your Hoosier Pioneers
Illinois - Your Prairie Roots
Missouri - The Show Me State
5th Annual Seminar
23 Feb 1987
Theme: Virginia Topics:
Speaker: Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
Migration Patterns via Rails, Trails, and Roads
Virginia Genealogical Resources
Kentucky - Useful Resources
Southern Problems and Solutions
4th Annual Seminar
22 Feb 1986
Theme: Canada - Specializing in Ontario and Quebec Topics:
Speaker: Joy Reisinger
Basic Research in Canada - A Historical Overview
Quebec - A Bibliography of Selected French Sources
Ontario - English Heritage Resources
Additional Canadian Resources
3rd Annual Seminar
23 Feb 1985
Theme: Pennsylvania Research Topics:
Speaker: Helen L. Harriss
The Effects of Geological Formation of the Eastern Seaboard
The Quaker Philosophy and Penn's Plan of Government
Movements, Migrations & Massacres
Western Pennsylvania - French and Virginia Influence
2nd Annual Seminar
25 Feb 1984
Theme: Tracing Your German Roots Topics:
Speaker: Maralyn A. Wellauer
Tracing the Pedigree of a Pre-1850 German Immigrant Ancestor
Record Keeping and Repositories in Germany
German Research for the Intermediate or Advanced Genealogist
Seldomly Used Keys to Success for Doing German Research
