The Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts Free
Seminar on
February 16th from 9:00 A.M. to Noon
Focusing on the Baby Steps to
Genealogical Maturity
RIVERTON,
UTAH¾As
a budding genealogist, have you ever wondered what sources are best to use?
Where are they found? How do I cite published sources, online sources, and
manuscripts? Come learn baby steps to take as you grow and mature in your use
of sources and citations and your ability to make your genealogy verifiably
correct. Popular speaker Robert Raymond will help you navigate your way in his
keynote presentation, “Baby Steps to Genealogical Maturity.”
Robert Raymond is
a deputy to FamilySearch Chief Genealogical Officer, David Rencher, and is a
director of the National Genealogical Society. Robert works to increase
genealogical soundness of FamilySearch products. He also helps set the record collection
acquisition and publication strategy. He
is a popular speaker and the shadow writer of a top ten genealogical blog.
Robert is a genealogy technologist with more than 40 years experience in
genealogy and 30 years in technology. He holds over a dozen technology patents
and has earned a Master’s degree in Electrical (Computer) Engineering from BYU,
where he was honored as a Kimball Scholar.
Following the keynote presentation from 9:00–10:00
a.m., there will be two blocks of four classes each that will cover topics of
interest to beginning, intermediate, and advanced family history enthusiasts.
Classes
to be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. are:
·
“German
Life Events and Their Records"¾Tamra
Stansfield
·
“Assembling
Complex Evidence”¾Warren Bittner
·
“Researching
Your Scottish Ancestors”¾Raymon Naisbitt
·
“Your
Ancestors in the Newspapers? Read All About It”¾Ron
Ray
The
classes available from 11:00 a.m. to noon are:
·
“Using
Online Storage in Family History”¾Tom
Stubben
·
“Preserving
Evidence”¾Warren Bittner
·
“Quakers and Their
Records”¾Lisa Arnold
·
“Research, Collaborate, and Learn
On-The-Go Using Mobile Devices”¾Sue
Maxwell
Registration
is not required for this free seminar. The Riverton FamilySearch Library is
located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 Market Center Drive. The
facility is near the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South, just
east of The Home Depot.
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