SA17 Family History is More Than Names, Dates, and Places: Don’t Let Your Memories Fade Saturday, 24 May 2025, 9:45 a.m., Clements There’s something special about looking at a photograph and recalling the time. Sharing these times creates connection, understanding, and is fun! Learn how to impro...

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SU21 BCG Certification Seminar Sunday, 25 May 2025, 11:00 a.m., Carroll Ford room Learn the steps to certification through BCG, including portfolio assembly and evaluation criteria. This session equips genealogists with the tools to prepare for certification. David Ouimette, CG, CGL, manages record ...

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SU51 Jumping the Pond – Connecting Immigrants to Their Homeland – 1870s to 1930s Sunday, 25 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Carroll Ford Discover a methodology to find an ancestor’s place of origin. Squeeze information out of a host of records. A case study provides useful examples. Mary Kircher ...

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SU31 Murder at the Galt House Hotel: Friendly Fire During the Civil War Luncheon sponsored by the National Genealogical Society Sunday, 25 May 2025, 12:15 p.m. The murder of General William Nelson in 1862 by fellow General Jefferson Davis marked an event during the Civil War where the accused was no...

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SU03 Guiding Principles for the Genealogical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sunday, 25 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Combs Chandler This panel will present the guiding principles to engage when using artificial intelligence congruent with existing genealogical standards and ethical practices.  The purp...

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SA55 From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Paragraph German Church Records with Ease Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Stopher room Overwhelmed by those paragraph church records? Learn how to extract the information you need in this fascinating case study. This session will help you understand how Germa...

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SU13 Beyond Names and Dates – Integrating Social History into your Research  Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., French This session explores the importance of social history in family research, highlighting how understanding the “where” enriches the “what” and “why&...

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SA14 Virginia Resources for Research on Early Kentuckians Saturday, 24 May 2025, 9:45 a.m., Combs Chandler room Not all records on early Kentuckians are in Kentucky. Many pre-statehood records remain in Virginia; many of these are available online. Although first settled in 1773, it was three years ...

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SU46 Giving a Voice to Your Family Stories with MyHeritage Tools Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Stopher Learn how to use MyHeritage’s groundbreaking photo features to document, preserve, and share your treasured family stories in a whole new way. MyHeritage has groundbreaking features that allows...

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SA233 Enslavement, A President’s Ancestors & the Underground Railroad to Canada Saturday, 24 May 2025, 11:15 a.m., French room My 50 year journey from school kid to documenting enslaved ancestors who escaped from the ancestors of Presidents. Mr. Holman’s journey was chronicled on the...

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