Past Conference - 2005 Saint Paul
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Four Points by Sheraton Co-sponsored by the Germanic Genealogy Society and the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe |
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| Friday, August 19 sessions Session I 8:30-9:30 Dee Semon - Extending Research into East European States Session II 9:45-10:45 Duncan Gardiner - Austria-Hungary: A Primer for Genealogists Paul Sternberg - Brick Wall Ideas and Family Book Ideas Joe Amato - New Approaches to Local and Regional Histories Zella Mirick - Getting the Most Out of Meyers Orts - und Verkehrslexikon Thomas Edlund - Imperial Russian Research Joanne Sher - Beginning Jewish Research Session III 11:00-12:00 Lois Edwards - Beginning Germanic Genealogy Lisa Alzo - Write Your Family History Step by Step Thomas Edlund - Slavic Record Resources Dee Semon - I Still Can't Find My Place Name: How to Find Your Homeland Place in US Sources Kathleen LaBudie-Szakall - Polish Research Irmgard Hein-Ellingson- Volhynian German Genealogy Lunch 12:00 - 1:15 (included in registration) Session IV 1:30-2:30 Tour:Del Thomas - Top 10 Resources for German Genealogy at GGS Library Paul; Sternberg - Travelogue: Pomerania, Kashubia, West Prussia, Poland Lisa Alzo - Developing an Online Genealogical Resource Group John Radzilowski - The History of Polish Fraternal Organizations Dick Benert - 1915 Deportations of Volhynian Germans to the East Joanne Sher - Ethnic Composition of NE Minn. and NW Wisc. Session V 2:45-3:45 Dave Obee - Maps and Atlases Earl Schultz - Old Records Tell Stories Kathleen LaBudie-Szakall - Finding Your Polish Ancestors DuncanGardiner - Czech, Slovak Genealogical Research Robert Paulson - German and Bohemian Immigration to North America Matthew Bielawa - Introduction to the Cyrillic Alphabet (part 1) Tour: Germanic Collection at Concordia College Session VI 4:00-5:00 Lois Edwards - German Emigration and Immigration Pat Lowe - Family History Center Resources Frank Soural - 19th Century Travel in Czech and Slovak Lands Linda Therkelson - German Bohemian Immigration from Southern Bohemia to St. Paul, Minn. Ed Brandt - Mennonites and Volhynian Germans: A Comparison of Roots, Migrations, and Settlements - With Emphasis on Manitoba Matthew Bielawa - Reading and Interpreting Cyrillic Documents (part 2) FEEFHS Banquet 6:00 Irmgard Hein-Ellingson - Spillville, Iowa, More than a Czech Settlement Saturday, August 20 sessions Session I 8:30-9:30 Andrea Hudak-Detloff - Czech-Slovak Origins Based on DNA Jerry Frank - Gleaning More from Maps Walter Remiarz - My Story: Exile from Poland David Suderman - The Russian Revolution Comes to the Mennonite Village of Halbstadt Irmgard Hein-Ellingson - Galician and Bukovina German Genealogy John Alleman - Hungarian Genealogy Session II 9:45-10:45 Larry Jensen - Understanding the Cultural Background on the Area of Research Lisa Alzo - Crossing the Pond - Tracing your East European Ancestors Kahlile Mehr - Russian and Ukrainian Archives and Record Types Karen Varian - Who are the Rusins? Linda Fournier - Finding Relatives in Belarus Tour: Patrick Anzelc of the St. Paul Catholic Archives Session III 11:00-12:00 Karen Hobbs - LDS Military Records for Czechs, German-Bohemians, and Slovaks Marsha Gustad - The Ethnic and Religious Composition of W. Russian & E. German Empires David Suderman - Mennonite Landowners in the German Colonies in Russia Matthew Bielawa - Greek Catholic Genealogy Raluca Octav - Romanian Immigration to the U.S. Lunch 12:00 - 1:15 (included in registration) Session IV 1:30-2:30 Lisa Alzo - Researching Your Slovak Roots in the 21st Century SGGEE - Annual Meeting Zella Mirick & Lin Strong - German Patronymic Names Bob Prokott & Jeanette Bias - Polish Migration from Silesia to Minnesota Linda Fournier - My Journey to Ukraine Tour: Brigid Shields - Minn. Historical Society Library - Open to 4 pm Session V 2:45-3:45 Irmgard Hein-Ellingson - The Ethnic and Religious Nature of Austria-Hungarian Empire Frank Soural - A Practical Approach to Reading German Script Susan Smith - Resources of the Immigration History Research Center Kahlile Mehr - Places in the Former Russian Empire Brian Podoll - Migratory Generations: To and From Posen's Netzeland to the American Midwest Bill Remus - Y-Chromosome Studies in Men and Genealogy Session VI 4:00-5:00 Michael Augustin, Dr. Sophie Welisch & Werner Zoglauer - Bukovina German Experience 1919-1955 Karen Hobbs - LDS Records for Czechs, German Bohemians, & Slovaks Ed Brandt - The History and Fate of the West Slavic Tribes Between the Elbe River and Great Poland Since 940: Assimilation as Germans vs. Retention of Slavic Identity Dave Obee - Germans from Russia Kahlile Mehr - Balkan Research Greg Kishel - Polish Communities in NE Minnesota GGS 25th Anniversary Banquet 6:00 Entertainment - Tapestry Dance Group Sunday, August 21 sessions Session I 8:30-9:30 Larry Jensen - Effects of Historical Events on German Genealogical Research Gary Cohen - Understanding the Development of National Identities Kahlile Mehr - East European Websites Jan Zaleski - Desperate Strategies for Researching Post-1880 Immigrants Nathan Murphy - European Origins of Minnesota Immigrants John Alleman - Finnish Genealogy Session II 9:45-10:45 Jan Zaleski - Hamburg Has More than Passenger Lists Mathew Bielawa - Slavicizing Your Computer Joe Amato - Relationship of Storytelling to Genealogy and History Dee Semon - Kashubia Thomas Edlund - Reading Latin (part 1) Howard Margol - Traveling and Researching in Lithuania Session III 11:00-12:00 Larry Jensen - Where to Look When Your Ancestor Isn�t Where he Should be, Including Going Out to Second Ring Parishes Frank Soural - The Czech Minority in Vienna Judith Frazin - How to Find 19th Century Polish Records and Unlock Their Secrets Sonja Nishimoto - Swiss Research Thomas Edlund - Reading Latin (part 2) Jan and Jerry Savage - Using the Archives in Greifswald and Stettin (Szczecin) Lunch 12:00 - 1:15 (on your own) Session IV 1:45-2:45 Bill Remus - Internet Resources for Northern Poland Wayne Sisel - The Most Useful Library Resources for Czech Research Thomas Edlund - German : Die Ahnenstammkartei Paul Kulas - Use of Genealogical Records to Create a Biography Terry Kita - Travelogue: Bavaria and Bohemia Dave Obee - Destination Canada Session V 4:00-5:00 Ed Brandt - Beyond Vital Registers: Genealogically Valuable Records for Prussia as of 1815 Ann Pelowski - Preserving Kashubian Culture Paul Makousky - Examining Characteristics of Minnesota's Czech Settlements Eileen Lund-Johnson - Storage on the Run, Using a Palm/Pocket PC for Genealogy Kahlile Mehr - Baltic Genealogy Joel Spector - Russian Encyclopedias as a Source |
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