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