Fall Conference

 

Welcome to the 2022 Fall Conference - Join us for 2 days of great genealogical learning.

Friday, October 7th will feature tools to help your research:

 Amber Oldenburg sharing ideas and tips:

  • Land for the Landless: Homestead Records and How to Use Them in Your Research
  • Land Records: A Family Historian’s “Bread and Butter”
  • True Grit and Determination: Finding Your female Ancestor
  • Midwest Archives: Worth More Than Just A Flyover


Saturday, October 8th 

Diana Elder will share her expertise

  • Location, Location, Location: Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place
  • Source Citations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Jurisdictions Explained: Finding New Avenues of Research for Your Family
  • Using Evidence Analysis in a Timeline to Separate Individuals of the Same Name


Register for one day or both days.   All sessions will be recorded and available after the conference.  

There will be viewing at the Iowa Genealogical Society Library (speakers will not be present).  Make your lunch selections below!


Instructors

Amber Oldenburg Founder of One Branch at a Time

Amber Oldenburg is a researcher and lecturer with a degree in family history research from BYU-Idaho, where she currently teaches. She is passionate about homesteaders and when she is not researching, she can be found traveling the country, exploring historical sites, or reading. She specializes in Midwest and Great Lakes states research.


Diana Elder Creator of Research Like a Pro

Diana Elder AGⓇ is a professional genealogist accredited in the Gulf South region of the United States and serves as a Commissioner for The International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen). Diana authored Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide and co-authored the companion volume, Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence. She created the study group and eCourse that teach the Research Like a Pro process through videos and learning modules. Diana and her daughter, Nicole, share research tips on their website, Family Locket (https://familylocket.com/), and are the hosts of the Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast.

Diana teaches regularly at genealogy conferences such as RootsTech and the National Genealogy Society Conference. She also presents webinars and seminars to local genealogy societies across the United States.


  • Friday, October 7, 2022 Amber Oldenburg

  • Friday, October 7, 2022 Amber Oldenburg

  • Saturday, October 8, 2022 Diana Elder

  • Saturday, October 8, 2022 Diana Elder

  • Both days, October 7 - 8, 2022

  • Both days, October 7-8, 2022

Note: we must have at least 10 people order lunch each day in order to bring you this option.



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