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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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