Classes Available to In-Person Attendees in Salt Lake City (chronologically)
All on-demand classes are also available to in-person attendees.
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Aspen Room (Plaza)
Welcome Reception [open to all attendees and presenters]
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Classrooms B+C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Plenary Session / Welcome
Keynote speaker: James Tanner on “The Family History Guide”
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
A Primer on Austro-Hungarian Geography. Dave Obee, Austro-Hungarian track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Introduction to Polish Research. Taieno Cook, Polish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Church Records on Archion and Matricula. Jilline Maynes, German track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Understanding Parish and Civil Registers, Censuses, and Name Lists’ Entries: A Practical Presentation. Doro Szabo, Austro-Hungarian track, Zoom Room 2
11:00 a.m.-12 noon
Introduction to German Research. Milan Pohontsch, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Introduction to Polish Records. Taieno Cook, Polish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
The Gen-Team Gazetteer: A Sortcut to Church Records (in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia). Austro-Hungarian track, Charlotte Champenois, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
It Takes a Village. Edie Adam, General track, Zoom Room 2
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Internet Sources for Locating Your 19th century German Emigrant. Baerbel Johnson, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Za Chlebem: Polish Emigration. Daniel Jones, Polish / Austro-Hungarian tracks, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Research like a Pro: Think Like a Local or How to Research Your Ancestors Online/Onsite in Eastern Europe. Alina Khuda, General track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Unearthing Your Ancestor’s Stories in Historical Newspapers. Daniel Horowitz, General track, Zoom Room 2
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Avoiding Mistakes in German Research. Baerbel Johnson, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Census Records for Czechia. Jilline Maynes, Austro-Hungarian track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Galicia, Austrian Empire to Poland to Ukraine: Using Resources to Identify Families & Places. Janette Silverman, Jewish track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Where Exactly Did My Ancestors Come From? Context and Clues for Tracing Immigrants. Joe Everett, General track, Zoom Room 2
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
German Marriage Laws & Customs. Milan Pohontsch, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Austrian Military Records. Thom Edlund, Austro-Hungarian track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Locating Czechia Church Records. Charlotte Champenois, Austro-Hungarian track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
From Church Archives to KGB Archives. Carolyn Schott, Germans from Russia track, Zoom Room 2
Thursday, 3 August 2023
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Russian Empire Records. Thom Edlund, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
German Civil Registration. Milan Pohontsch, German track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Military Conscription in the Kingdom of Poland. Tadeusz Pilat, Polish track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Update on Acquisitions in Ukraine. Sasha Sichkarenko, General / Ukraine / Russian track, Zoom Room 2
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
What’s Different? Navigating Metrical Books from a Variety of Religions. Hailey Wentz, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Understanding Polish Historical Geography. Joe Everett, Polish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
ABC…123…EWZ! Diving into Using EWZ Records for Your Research. Carolyn Schott, Germans from Russia track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
FamilySearch East Europe Update. Greg Nelson, General tracks, Zoom Room 2
11:00 a.m.-12 noon
Researching Jews in the Pale of Settlement. Ellen Kowitt, Russian / Jewish tracks, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Finding Polish Records Online. Taieno Cook, Polish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
The Small but Important Details in Germanic Research. Milan Pohontsch, German track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Ancestors from Romania. Janette Silverman, Jewish / Romanian tracks, Zoom Room 2
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Revision Lists. Thom Edlund, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Basics of Jewish Genealogy. Joanne M. Sher, Jewish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Deciphering German Language Church Records. Charlotte Champenois, German track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
How to Work with Archives and Libraries in Eastern Europe: Overview of Resources, Access to Data, Data Protection Laws & Other Limitations. Alina Khuda, General track, Zoom Room 2
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Research in Ukraine. Daniel Jones, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Jewish Genealogy: Beyond the Basics. Joanne M. Sher, Jewish track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
DNA Strategies for Extending Your Family Tree. Julie Stoddard, DNA track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
[No class in Zoom Room 2]
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Online Tools for Russian Empire Research. Hailey Wentz, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Cutting Through the Fog: Using DNA to get Results in Eastern Europe. Dave Obee, DNA track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
East European Sources on Ancestry.com. James Tanner, General track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
[No class in Zoom Room 2]
Friday, 4 August 2023
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Research in Belarus. Daniel Jones, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Beginning Holocaust Research. Joanne M. Sher, Jewish / General tracks, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Economic Migration from the Second Polish Republic. Michał Petrus, Polish track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
“Die Eureka Post” Newspaper: Connecting Worlds Apart - A Case Study. Annette Adams, Zoom Room 2
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
The 1897 Imperial Russian Census. Thom Edlund, Russian/USSR track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
The Track of Smoke & Water at Babyn Yar: Identifying Victims & Survivors. Ellen Kowitt, Jewish / Ukrainian / Russian tracks, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Notary Records in Poland (Including Partitions). Tadeusz Pilat, Polish track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Overcoming Translated Given Names. Charlotte Champenois, German track, Zoom Room 2
11:00 a.m.-12 noon
Dead Ends, Buntes Allerlei, and a New Way to Write German. Roger Minert, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Hungarian Gazetteers. Kellie Hale Scherbel, Austro-Hungarian track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Baltic State Genealogy. Greg Nelson, Russian/USSR track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
The Early 20th century Experience of Polish Immigrants in Schenectady, New York. Craig Siulinski, General / Polish tracks, Zoom Room 2
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Passenger Lists Containing German Immigrants. Milan Pohontsch, German track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
Hungarian Church Registers & Civil Registration. Kellie Hale Scherbel, Austro-Hungarian track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
Five Secrets to Successful Research in Poland. Agnieszka Mizgalska & Beth Whitson, Polish track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
Research Like a Pro: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania. Alina Khuda, General track, Zoom Room 2
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Deutsch, Русский, Polski, Latinus - Reading the Records of the Partitions: Case Studies with Resources. Greg Nelson, Polish track, Salt Lake Room (Plaza)
The Tiedes in Poland, Ukraine & America: A Germans from Russia Case Study. Dave Obee, Germans from Russia track, Heritage Room (Plaza)
East European Sources on FamilySearch. James Tanner, General track, Classroom C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1
[No class in Zoom Room 2]
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
[No classes scheduled]
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Aspen Room (Plaza)
Closing Banquet [ticketed event]
Speaker: Lisa Stokes on “The Repatriation Project”
Closing remarks, Door prizes