Online registration is available for the Boise Area Fall Family History Conference.  BYU-Idaho is pleased to offer online registration. Please go to: www.byui.edu/cc/familyhistory/ registration.htm.  For information on the conference and for handouts, please go to: www.byui.edu/cc/familyhistory/ default.htm.  For answers to questions, please phone: (208) 496-1221.

Welcome and Devotional Lance McIntosh Lance McIntosh is a Multi-Area Manager for FamilySearch; providing family history assistance to priesthood leaders, family history consultants, family history centers and patrons in North America, the Pacific and the Philippines. Lance has over twenty BOISE AREA years of experience in the area of SPRING support and training. He holds a BS Degree from Brigham Young FAMILY HISTORY University. He and his wife, Brenda have five children and live in Lindon, CONFERENCE Utah. Nampa North Stake Center 6111 Birch Lane

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Time Chapel RS Primary Room 105 Cultural Room Institute #119 Institute Institute (325 cap) Room Room (50 cap) Hall #109 (60 cap) # 120 #121 (113 cap) (113 cap) (150 cap) (40 cap) (60 cap) (60 cap)

9-9:30 Welcome & Devotional in Chapel Tying Together Records in the Getting Started Ancestry.com: An Family History Military Research Lyons and Tygers New England How to Edit and 9:40 Record Search National Archives with Family Overview of What Work: A Vital Online and Baers…..Oh Research Digitally Restore Old to and New and It’s Branches Insight the Site Can Do Resource in the (B) (I) My! (B) (I) Photos and 10:40 FamilySearch (B) (I) (A) (B) (B) (I) Work of Salvation (B) (I) Documents (A) (I) (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) Lance McIntosh & Sandy Stewart Gene Williams Karen Piper DeDe Fogg Russell Webster Michael Shaw Bret Petersen Christa Klemme Carter Wilson

Computer and US Census There’s Method Pinocchio Class: Family History General Land Office Using the Family Military Records RootsMagic From 10:50 Internet Tips for Records in Madness: Create a Family Centers and Records History Portal 101 the Beginning to the Genealogist (B) (I) (A) Using the History From a In-Person (B) (I) (A) (B) (B) (I) (B) 11:50 (B) Research Few Facts (1st hr) Assistance Process (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) Lance McIntosh & Christa Klemme Jason Mendenhall Taeh Osborne Susan Nielson Russell Webster Emma Green Bret Petersen Douglas Poole Sandy Stewart

Brick by Brick Church Records: Introduction to Pinocchio Class: RootsMagic Family Handwriting 101 New Research Tools for Internet Genealogy: 12-1 (Tearing Down Foreign and US Personal Create a Family Search Central (B) (I) (A) FamilySearch Genealogy on the How to Use the Brick Walls) (1st hr) Ancestral File History From a (B) (I) (1st hr) Internet Internet for Family (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) (PAF) Few Facts (2ndhr) (B) (I) (A) (I) History (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A)

Jason Mendenhall Nola Sera Gene Williams Karen Piper Susan Nielson Douglas Poole Angie Grigg Christa Klemme Carter Wilson

File Church Records Do You Have Ancestry.com: Research A Brief Introduction New RootsMagic with Google Your Way to 1:10 Management for Cont’d: Religious Enough Proof? How to Get the Resources and to the Church FamilySsearch Emphasis on Your Family History to the Genealogist Activities and (B) (I) (A) Most Out of Your Branching Out History Library (2nd hr) Research From (B) (I) (A) Searching (B) (I) (A) Finding Aids (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) Within 2:10 (B) (I) (2nd hr) (B) (I) Sandy Stewart (B) (I) (A) Lance McIntosh & Jason Mendenhall Carter Wilson Gene Williams Taeh Osborne DeDe Fogg Russell Webster Jay Burup Aldene Poole

Tips and Tools Newspaper I Have a Ancestry.com: Priesthood/Consult Idaho State Resources for LDS Vital Records RootsMagic: 2:20 (Finding Research Computer: Now What Can I Get ant Training & Archives Online Records Research (B) (I) (A) Features that Make to Records Online) (B) What? Putting My Tree Other FH Programs (B) (I) (B) (I) Life Easy (I) (A) on Ancestry.com (1st hr) (B) (I) (A) (I) 3:20 Karen Piper (I) (A) Hesses & Rick Nola Sera Jason Mendenhall DeDe Fogg Michael Shaw Bret Petersen Christa Klemme Douglas Poole Chandler Notes and The Value of Land Calendars and Cleaning Up Priesthood/Consult- Family Search Taming the Paper British Isles Creating a 3:30 Sources in PAF Records: A Case Dating Systems Your Place ant Training & Indexing for Tiger (B) (I) Professional to (B) (I) Study (B) (I) (A) Names Other FH Programs Beginners (B) (I) Presentation with 4:30 (B) (I) (A) (B) (I) (A) (2nd hr) (B) (I) (A) (B) PowerPoint Hesses & Rick (B)

Chandler Sandy Stewart Gene Williams Taeh Osborne Susan Nielson Jason Mendenhall Bret Petersen Christa Klemme Carter Wilson

Skill Level: (B) Beginning; (I) Intermediate; (A) Advanced Please note room capacity numbers on the top of the class schedule page, and plan accordingly.

Class descriptions are listed below in alphabetical order. Please refer to the descriptions regarding questions about a particular class.

A Brief Introduction to the Church History Library: Handwriting 101: Reading and deciphering handwriting Leader’s Guide and other FH training, including your personal Introduction to LDS ancestral and local history sources at the form 1550 to 1950 history church history library How to Edit and Digitally Restore Old Photos and Records in the National Archives and Its Branches: An Brick by Brick (Tearing Down Brick Walls): What to do Documents: Basic techniques of digital repair of overview of genealogical records housed in these when your search for key records continues to be unfruitful. photographs and documents. We’ll use Adobe repositories British Isles: Tips on finding many available resources from Photoshop Elements, but the same techniques can be Research Resources and Branching Out: Exciting books, internet sites, histories, message boards, libraries and used with other programs. Repair torn or damaged FamilySearch tools such as FamilySearch Indexing, Wiki, national archives photos, remove stains and water spots, make an Forums. Online training can help you provide great Calendars and Dating Systems: Every genealogist needs to unreadable document readable and compensate for assistance to your ward members. understand the calendar used at the time a record was over or underexposures all from your computer desktop Research Tools for Genealogy on the Internet: How to get created. This fun, fast-moving presentation will get you started. Idaho state Archives Online: Research available the most from many websites, featured databases for Church Records: Foreign and US (1st hr): Overview of in-person on site. research, brick wall blasters, and educational resources to various religions, their records and value in genealogical I Have a Computer: Now What?: Come to this class to further your knowledge research learn the on how to use your computer. We’ll Resources for LDS Records Research: This class will show Church Records: Foreign and Us (2nd hr): Religious activi- cover hardware, software, e-mail and Internet basics. examples of what type of records are available to those doing ties and finding aids Internet Genealogy: How to Use the Internet for LDS research. We will focus primarily on records available on Cleaning Up Your Place Names: The correct place name for Family History: Explore different sites and search line and consider others that are found elsewhere the time period is more important than you think. techniques that can assist you in searching for family RootsMagic Family Search Central: RootsMagic has many Computer and Internet Tips for the Genealogist: Tips to information on the Internet. Recommended to be taken features that allow you to work directly with New Family speed the process and improve computer skills. Basic in conjunction with Google Your Way to Your Family Search, with an LDS Account without leaving RootsMagic. computer tasks, keyboard skills, mouse tips, internet browser History. Import, combine, correct and add records to and from NFS. selection, opening tabs for multiple sessions, screen magnifi- Introduction to Personal Ancestral File (PAF): Its RootsMagic Features That Make Life Easy: There are cation, etc. time to put all of your Book of Remembrance in an many remarkable features that are wonderful: To-do lists, Creating a Professional Presentation with PowerPoint: electronic format using Personal Ancestral File (PAF). RootsMagic Explorer, Gazetteer, Geo codes, facts time-line, Create a classroom presentation, a kiosk display show, or a PAF is a free family history software program. Come color coding people, unlinked trees, date relationship slide show of family photographs; learn how to add back- join us to learn how to start using PAF. calculators. ground music or voice-over narration. Format shows to play on General Land Office Records: How to search federal RootsMagic From the Beginning: RootsMagic file from a computer or DVD player government land patents and survey records for family scratch, importing directly from PAF, from a Gedcom, or drag Do You Have Enough Proof?: We collect evidence to "prove" information and drop. Entering and manipulating data is straight forward. the details of our ancestors' lives. How valuable is your Lyons, and Tygers and Baers…..Oh My!: Names are RootsMagic with Emphasis on Research From Within: evidence? How reliable are your sources? everywhere, but do you understand where they come Create RootsMagic file from scratch. Use its powerful tools. FamilySearch Indexing for Beginners: See how you can from? What do you know about naming patterns? Websearch tool can be used to find and verify info. about help index records for FamilySearch Discover what you might learn from names, their ancestors from Internet without leaving RootsMagic. Family History Centers and In-Person Assistance: How to origins, culture usages, and how to use this in your Taming the Paper Tiger: Various ways to organize all that use family history centers effectively to help members with research. paperwork that is piling up from your family research. Goal is family history work. Learn methods to assist members finding Military Records 101: Identify whether your ancestor to organize in such a way that things are easy for you to find. ancestors and preparing names for the temple served in the military, and when and where. What There’s Method in Madness: Using the Research Family History Work: A Vital Work of Salvation: Learn records are available for this time period and where to Process: Get the most out of your research time by following about resources available in the new Leader's Guide: "To Turn begin the research process modeled after the scientific method. the Hearts" and how it can help family history consultants and Military Research Online: Using the Internet to The Value of Land Records: A Case Study: Learn how priesthood leaders to bless the lives of ward members. research their databases land records play a valuable part finding ancestral informa- File Management for the Genealogist: Creating/organizing New FamilySearch (1st hr and 2nd hr): Learn what it tion. files and folders. Renaming, copying, moving/deleting files is and see some tips and tricks for the site Tips and Tools (Finding Records Online): Ways to access General Land Office Records: How to search federal New England Research: Learn tools to research your and effectively use the vast web of online resources. government land patents and survey records for family infor- New England ancestors through resources such as: the Tying Together Record Search and New FamilySearch: mation. library, free and subscription internet sites, historical Step by step examples of how to use these two programs Getting Started with Family Insight: Geared for those societies, as well as, local, state and federal archives together to find and link your ancestors. wanting to know what Family Insight is and how to use it with Newspaper Research: Place for birth, marriage and US Census Records: A place to get a snapshot of your FamilySearch and their family history software, particularly death information and much more family Personal Ancestral File (PAF). Notes and Sources: Basics of how to enter notes and Using the Family History Portal: Family History Center Pa- Google Your Way to Your Family History: Explore methods sources in PAF trons have special access to several subscription-based ser- to search for photographs of your ancestors, or locate books Pinocchio Class: Create a Family History From a vices through the portal. Learn more about the services found online that may not be available through interlibrary loans. Find Few Facts: How to create history about an ancestor by there like Footnote.com, World vital Records the Godfrey your ancestor’s patent application using Google bringing them to life Memorial Library and others. Priesthood/Consultant Training & Other FH Pro- Vital Records: Alternate sources to look for birth, marriage grams: Priesthood/Consultant responsibilities, New and death dates beyond the vital records PROGRAM INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY REGISTRATION —$10 This conference includes a choice of All classroom areas are wheelchair Go to: lecture-style classes geared to the beginning, accessible. www.byui.edu/cc/familyhistory/registration. intermediate, and advanced . htm. We accept Visa or MasterCard only. Several advanced classes are offered. Instructors are selected from LDS stakes and STANDARDS Participants do not have to list specific Family History Centers in the area. We are Dress standards include nice slacks and classes; just register for the conference. also pleased to welcome several expert in- shirts for men; dress pants or dresses/skirts Specific class attendance is on a first- structors from the community and several for women. Part of the conference will be come, first-serve basis. who are traveling from other cities outside the held in the chapel. All are welcome to attend; region. This conference is sponsored by the as BYU-Idaho does not discriminate on the Deadline for registration is April 5, 2011. Community Connections Department at BYU- basis of race, creed, religion, sex, color, Registration fee will be $10 per Idaho. They will handle all registrations for ethnic, or national origin. All participants must person. Participants may also register by this event. abstain from the use or consumption of mailing in the form below with the card drugs, alcohol, coffee, tea, and tobacco while information (Visa or MasterCard only) or a LOCATION check made out to BYU-Idaho. You may This Family History Conference will be held at at the conference. the Nampa North Stake Center (6111 Birch fax the form to (208) 496-1203. Lane), which is located near the Idaho Center FOOD by exiting I-84 to the north from exit 38 and In order to keep the cost of attending this At-the-door fee will be $12 per person, if proceeding along Idaho Center Blvd. to Birch conference to a minimum, there will be no available. Lane for less than one mile, then turning left food services provided. There will be an area on Birch Lane. The chapel may be seen on set up with tables and chairs where you are your left as you approach Birch Lane. invited to bring your own lunch and enjoy visiting with other conference participants Mail In Form CLASSROOMS  while you eat. Food and drinks are not Boise Area Family History Conference The classrooms will be equipped with a video permitted in the classroom areas. Please 103 Auxiliary Services Building projector, screen, and a computer to demon- remember to schedule some time for eating, Rexburg ID 83460-8012 strate the topic being presented. The building as the classes will run continuously through- Please Print Neatly. is equipped with wireless, high-speed Internet Name: in each classroom which will help with those out the day with only a ten minute break Street: presentations pertaining to the Internet. between each class. There are fast food vendors located a short driving distance from City: State: COURSE HANDOUTS the conference. Zip: Phone:

Handouts will be posted on the BYU-Idaho E-mail: website at least one week prior to the conference. You will be responsible for REFUND POLICY Cost: $10 Made to BYU-Idaho providing your own handouts, as none will be A $5 processing fee will be charged on all Check #: provided at the conference. withdrawals. A refund, less the processing Visa or MasterCard #:

fee, will be made if notification of withdrawal is received prior to the conference. No Expiration Date: refunds will be issued after the conference.