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Tuesday, May 15
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8:45 AM - 4:00 PM
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B101
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BCG Education Fund Workshop
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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L100
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Librarian's Day: When Will All Your Records Be on the Web? Digital Initiatives of the Library of Virginia
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10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
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L101
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Librarian's Day: History Begins with You: Help Preserve the Past with the Basics of Archives
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11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
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L102
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Librarian's Day: Luncheon Sponsored by ProQuest
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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B102
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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L103
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Librarian's Day: Designing User Friendly Research Guides for Genealogists
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2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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L104
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Librarian's Day: Handling Genealogical Inquiries
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Wednesday, May 16
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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W101
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Opening Session
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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W102
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The Family Said It Was So: What to Do When the Family Traditions Are Wrong
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W103
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From Jamestown to the West: Early Virginia Migration Patterns
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W104
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Records of the Post Office Department 1773-1971
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W105
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Researching Eighteenth Century Germans
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W106
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Overlooked Sources: Business, Institution & Organization Records
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W107
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The Continental Line: Some Not So Revolutionary Rank & Organizational Considerations
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W108
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What's in It for You? The Library of Virginia's Website
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W109
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South Carolina Land Grants
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W110
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GenSmarts
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12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
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W111
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Federation of Genealogical Societies Luncheon
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W112
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Virginia Genealogical Society Luncheon
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W113
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NIGRAA Luncheon
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W114
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Genealogical Speaker's Guild Luncheon
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2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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W115
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Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Ancestor
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W116
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Discovering Your Ancestors on the Virginia Peninsula: Heartland of the Colony, the State and the Nation
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W117
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Timelines: A Chronology of Life Events
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W118
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English Research: Seventeenth Century Sources and Indexes
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W119
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The United States Life-Saving Service (USLSS)
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W120
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Understanding the Colonial Wars
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W121
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America's GenealogyBank: Adding the Details to Your Family Tree
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W122
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Land Grants in North Carolina 1663-1960
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2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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W123
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Handwriting Workshop
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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W124
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Genealogical Proof Standard in Action: How to Build a Case When No Record States the Answer
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W125
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The Five John Shacklefords of Virginia
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W126
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The WPA Era: What it Created for Genealogists
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W127
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Tracing Your Scots-Irish Ancestors
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W128
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Stories on a Sheet of Paper: Legislative Peitions at the Library of Virginia, 1776-1865
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W129
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North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee
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W130
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Research in Washington, D. C. ,From Home!
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W131
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Introduction to Topographic Maps
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W132
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Clooz
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6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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W133
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International Society for Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Gala Awards Dinner
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Thursday, May 17
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8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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T201
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Digging Through Documents Word by Word
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T202
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Virginia North Carolina Connections and Beyond
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T203
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Tracking Pennsylvania Ancestors: Keys to Successful Research
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T204
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Did Your Ancestors Serve in the Old Wars? National Archives Military Records, 1784 to 1811
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T206
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Southern Migration Paths
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T207
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Overview of NARA
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T208
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Google Is Not the Only Game In Town
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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T205
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Early Germans in Pennsylvania and Virginia: Two Colonies, Two Separate Traditions
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T209
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Using Original Court Records: A Hands-On Workshop
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T210
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The Master Genealogist: Beginning/Intermediate
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9:30 AM - 12:00 AM
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T211
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BCG Certification Seminar
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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T212
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FFV's: First Felons of Virginia and the Indentured Servant System
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T213
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North Carolina: Land, Legends, and Legacy - Part I
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T214
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Railroad Records & Railroad History: Methods of Tracking
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T215
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Researching Your Irish Here Before Going There
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T216
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Public Lands and Claims in the American State PApers
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T217
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Getting More from Legacy Family Tree
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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T219
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Virginia Frontier Settlement and Migration
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T220
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North Carolina Land, Legends, and Legacy - Part 2
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T221
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But I Know He Got a Pension! Working the National Archives Pension Indexes
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T222
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English Research: Eighteenth Century Sources and Indexes
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T223
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Traffic and Trade on the Colonial Coast
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T224
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Stormy Weather: Weather Records
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T225
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Honey, I Shrunk the Family
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T226
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More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about Postcards
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T227
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Optimizing Your Computer at No Cost
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12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
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T228
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Board for Certification of Genealogists Luncheon
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T229
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Friends of the Virginia State Archives Luncheon
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T230
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Genealogical Society of Utah/Family History Library Luncheon
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T231
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NEHGS Luncheon: News From New England: What's New at the New England Historic Genealogical Society
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2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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T232
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Historical Documentary Publications as Genealogical Sources
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T233
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Early Tidewater Virginia Records
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T234
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South Carolina Research
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T235
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Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors
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T236
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German Migrations to America
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T237
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Wagons West: The Great Wagon Road
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T238
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Denial of Citizenship
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T239
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Creating & Using PDF Files
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2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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T240
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Mapping Workshop for Genealogists
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T241
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Genealogy....in WORD
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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T242
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What Is the Standard of Proof in Genealogy?
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T243
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Getting the Most from Virginia's Court Records: Order Books, Minute Books and Ended Causes
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T244
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Ancestors in the Volunteer State: Research in Tennessee
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T245
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Old Becomes New: Primary Documents and Books Online
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T246
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NGS Forum Roundtable
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T247
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People Finders for North Carolina
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T248
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NARA Roundtable
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4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
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T249
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One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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T251
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Evening Host Event: An Evening at the Virginia Historical Society
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6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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T250
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Safe Computing
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Friday, May 18
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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F301
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Research Guides: A Genealogist's Best Friend
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F302
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Virginia's Tax Records: A Gold Mine of Information
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F303
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Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869
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F305
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Our Virginia Foremothers: We Wouldn't Be Here Without Them!
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F306
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ICAPGen: Becoming an Accredited Genealogist, Part I
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F307
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One Name Studies and DNA
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F308
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Organizing Scanned Images
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F310
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Mapping Your Family History with Family Atlas
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8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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F304
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Kentucky Land Patents: Daniel Boone Enters Cyberspace
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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F309
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For Land's Sake! Introduction to the Fun of Land Platting!
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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F311
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Reporting Your Research
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F312
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The French and Italians in Virginia: Hidden Migrants, Refugees, and Merchants
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F313
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Civil War Tax Assessment Lists, 1862–1874
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F315
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ICAPGen: Becoming an Accredited Genealogist, Part II
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F316
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Were Your Ancestors Friends? Finding and Using Their Quaker Records
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F317
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Deep Linking and Deeper Linking: How to Get the Most out of Existing Search Applications
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9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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F314
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Poor? Female? Black? Slave? A Two-Hour Seminar on Reconstructing Female Lives & Lineages
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F318
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DeedMapper
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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F319
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Understanding the Vocabulary of Your Ancestors
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F320
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Treasures of the Blue Ridge and Beyond
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F321
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Senate Nominations, 1789-1946
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F322
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Resources for the West Virginia Researcher
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F323
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Methodology for Irish Immigration/Emigration
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F324
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Compiling Your Family Health History
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F325
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The 5 W's: Using the Internet to Answer Who, What, Where, When and Why
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12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
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F326
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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Luncheon
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F327
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International Society for British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) Luncheon
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F328
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Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) Luncheon
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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F329
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Squeezing the Records Until They Talk
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F330
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The Virginia Land Office: An Introduction and Overview
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F331
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Accidents Happen: Civilian Conservation Corps Accident Reports
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F332
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The Old Line State: Research at the Maryland State Archives
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F333
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When "Kind and Thrifty Husbands" Are Not Enough: Some Thoughts on the Legal Status of Women in Virginia
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F334
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When Surname Searching Does Not Work
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F335
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Methods for Identifying the English Origins of American Colonists
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F336
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Roots Magic
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2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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F337
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Chancery Court Papers Workshop
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F338
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Excel for Genealogists
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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F339
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Kinship Determination
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F340
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Look Under the Barrel: Lesser Known Sources for Virginia Genealogical Research
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F341
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Customs House Records
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F342
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Maryland Online
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F343
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What You and Your Society Can Do for Record Preservation and Access
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F344
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Solving the Mysteries of Lost Records
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F345
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Finding and Using Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Prior to Civil Registration
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F346
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Digital Cameras: How to Pick One & What You Can Use it For
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6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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F347
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NGS Banquet
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Saturday, May 19
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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S401
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Working With Colonial Records
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S402
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Opening the Mountain: Delivering the Granite Mountain Records to You
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S403
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Extra! Extra! Hearl All About it! Newspapers at the Library of Congress
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S404
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Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are! Hide & Seek on the Internet
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S405
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Finding People in the Census
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S406
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Starting Your African American Genealogical Research
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S407
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DNA Testing: The Very, Very Basics
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S408
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What's New at Ancestry
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8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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S409
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Photo Image Digital Manipulation Using Shareware
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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S410
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Workshop for Beginners Please Note: No need to be registered for the conference (full conference or day) to attend this workshop
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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S411
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Is My Writing Ready for the Popular Press?
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S412
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The New FamilySearch - Engaging the World in Family History
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S413
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Our National Treasure: The Library of Congress
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S414
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BCG Helen Leary Lecture: Honesty, Courtesy & Confidentiality: Ethics for Family Historians
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S415
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R.I.P. - Cemtetery Research
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S416
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Harriet, Widow of Dred Scott: Basics of African American Research
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S417
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The Nuts and Bolts of Using DNA Testing
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S418
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Searching on Ancestry.com
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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S419
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Finding and Using Manuscript Collections
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S420
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FamilySearch Indexing: Now Available in Your Town and Around the World
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S421
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Treasure in the Library of Congress Manuscript Collection!
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S422
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Finding Your Ancestors in Local Histories
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S423
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Finding Clues in Wills and Other Probate Records
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S424
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The Clues Are in the Census: Finding Former Slaves and Slave Owners
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S425
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Managing a Large DNA Project Including Some Interesting Results
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S426
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Getting the Most Out of Census Records at Ancestry.com
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S427
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Backup Strategies and Tools
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12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
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S428
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NGS GENTECH Luncheon: Playing Hide and Seek in the 1910 to 1940 US Census
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S429
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DAR Luncheon: Where Did I Come from Mommy, and What Really Happened at Jamestown?
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S430
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African American Historical & Genealogical Society Luncheon
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S431
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ICAPGen Luncheon: Where Have All the Records Gone? The Joys and Sorrows of a Virginia Genealogist
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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S432
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Sharing Your Ancestor's Story
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S433
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Speak, Roll Over, or Play Dead
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S434
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Birth of a Nation: Papers of the Continental and U.S. Congress
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S435
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Lessons From a Snoop: Collateral Relatives and Associates
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S436
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Newspaper Research: More Than Obituaries
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S437
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Researching German Ancestors: The Agony and the Ecstasy
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S438
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Using Current DNA Technology in Your Genealogical Research: Five Practical Applications with Case Studies
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S439
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Getting the Most out of Family Tree Maker
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2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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S440
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The Master Genealogist: Advanced
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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S441
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Do's & Don'ts For Your Research
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S442
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A World of Records: Using the Family History Library and Family History Centers at Home and Onsite
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S443
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Maps at the Library of Congress
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S444
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Fraternally Yours: Identifying Fraternal Organizations of Your Ancestors
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S445
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Sources for Vital Records
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S446
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In forma pauperis Slave Lawsuits in Antebellum Virginia
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S447
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Race, Ethnicity, & Ancestry: Genetic Genealogy; DNA Testing
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S448
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RootsWeb: Finding Our Roots Together
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5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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S449
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NGS Annual Meeting
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While NGS will make every reasonable effort to present the program as described, topics, time slots and speakers are subject to change.
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