The preliminary schedule for the FEEFHS 2021 virtual conference is up and running. We are still working on a few small details, but in general, this will be the plan (see below).
Each of the four virtual classrooms will have a separate Zoom link. If you want to switch classrooms, close your Zoom session and activate the link to the class you plan to visit for your next session. More details to those proceedings will be distributed when the registration opens.
Following is the (preliminary) schedule, sorted chronologically. All times are in Mountain Daylight Time. The list of presenters is at the very bottom. We hope to see you in August.
Wednesday 11 August
8:30 a.m. Opening of Conference
9:45 a.m.
An overview of FamilySearch.org, online sources, connections and more. Beginning German Research
Austrian Family History Research
Introduction to Russian Research
Using MyHeritage Search Engine for Eastern Europe Research
11:00 a.m.
German Geography
Some Techniques for Finding the Village of Origin When All You Know is “Austria”
Russian Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Walk the Talk: The Importance of Location Research
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to German Phonetics as it Applies to the Spelling of Personal Names (or: “How can Tiefendörfer and Diependerper be the same family?”
I Have a Place Name! Now What? Identifying Place Names in the Lands of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Russian Census, Revision & Conscription Lists
DNA: An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy
2:45 p.m.
Early German Immigration—Where They Came From, Where They Settled, & When They Migrated
Austro-Hungarian Empire Geography
Russian Archives & Online Sources-Part 1
DNA: I’ve Tested, Now What?
4:00 p.m.
Has It Already Been Done? German Compiled Records Kory Meyerink
Census Records of the Czech Republic
Russian Archives & Online Sources-Part 2
The Long & Winding Road . . . the History of Antoni Przytu
Thursday 12 August
8:30 a.m.
Find Your German Ancestor Now!
You think Family Search has Everything? Think Twice. Offline Sources for Croatian Genealogy
Russian Maps & Gazetteers
Reuniting Holocaust Survivors
9:45 a.m.
German Internet—Some Very Useful Websites
Online & Offline Sources for Slovenian Genealogy
Russian (Soviet) WWI & WWII Military Records
Plan Your Roots Trip to Eastern Europe Efficiently
11:00 a.m.
Silesia or Schlesien? Which is it? It’s BOTH!
Genteam.at: Website for Research in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia & Slovakia
Baltic States Research
Introduction to Polish Research
1:30 p.m.
Meyers Gazetteer Now Online: Indexed and Fully Searchable
Austrian Military Research
Lithuanian Research
Polish Historical Geography
2:45 p.m.
Matricula-online.eu Even Better Than Archion.de?
Basics of Jewish Genealogy
Germans from Russia: An Overview
Finding Polish Records
4:00 p.m.
Residential Registration in Germany
Researching a Shtetl
Germans from Russia: Revision Lists
Reading Polish Records
Friday 13 August
8:30 a.m.
Using Historical Newspapers To Learn More About Your German Ancestor
Challenges in Jewish Ancestral Research
Hiring a Professional Genealogist in Eastern Europe
Polish Family Online Research-Part 1: General Tips & Russian Partition
9:45 a.m.
Strategies for Solving German Problems
Written in Stone: When Gravestones Lie
Working in Records Containing Mixed Languages
Polish Family Online Research-Part 2: Prussian & Austro-Hungarian Partitions
11:00 a.m.
German Handwriting
Crossing the Ocean: Finding Your European History
Germans from Russia: Locating Church Records
Genealogy Societies-A Survey of Genealogy Societies in North America & Poland
1:30 p.m.
Strategies for Avoiding Common Research Blunders
Immigration History: Laws, Documents and the Story Within
Coming from the East: Little Known Resources for Tracing Germans from Russia
The Blue Army, Grey Samaritans, & White Cross: Polish-Americans in France, 1917-1920
2:45 p.m.
Facebook or FamilySearch Communities? Stumped on how social media may be a benefit to your German research?
Westward Ho! The Jewish Agricultural Colony in Sanpete County, Utah
Germans from Russia Case Study
Advanced Polish Genealogy - Sto Lat: A Modern Guide to Polish Genealogy
4:00 p.m.
Closing Session & Door Prizes
Conference speakers (sorted by family name):
Edie Adam
Annette Adams
Camille Andrus
Thom Edlund
Joe Everett
Banai Lynn Feldstein
Daniel Horowitz
Ceil Jensen
Baerbel Johnson
Daniel Jones
Fritz Juengling
Alexsandra Kacprzak
Taieno Kaiser
Kory Meyering
Dr. Roger Minert
Valentyna Nagy
Greg Nelson
Dave Obee
Milan Pohontsch
Jane Neff Rollins
Lidiya Sambunjak
Joanne M. Sher
Janette Silverman
Angela Sinickas
Craig Siulinski
Beth Taylor
Suzanne M. Trotter
Ellie Vance
Susan Weinberg