The Ohio Genealogical Society Summer Workshop 2008:
Stitching a Family Quilt

Sunday through Friday, 22-27 June 2008
Ohio Genealogical Society Headquarters and Library
713 S. Main Street, Mansfield, Ohio

Featuring
Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc.
Diane VanSkiver Gagel, Immediate OGS Past President
Shirley Gage Hodges, President of the Genealogical Speakers Guild
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, Pennsylvania Specialist – Sharon Pinka, Quilt Historian
Wally Huskonen. OGS Trustee - Thomas Stephen Neel, MLS, OGS Library Director
Bvenitta Williams, OGS Trustee - Mitch Katz, Genealogist and Librarian
Problem Solving Round Table Dinner - Use of the excellent OGS Library after hours

Schedule:
Sunday
Evening Welcome Reception and OGS Library Tour
Monday
Revolutionary and Indian War Records; Researching in Ohio; War of 1812 Records; Migration Patterns into Ohio; Ethnic Genealogy Roadblocks	7:00 p.m. at the Mansfield Public Library Community Room - "Adding Oomph to Ancestry: Getting the Most Out of Your Ancestry.com Subscription" - Mitch Katz
Tuesday
Effective Use of Libraries; Women and the Law: Researching Our Female Ancestors; Quaker Migration into Ohio; It's Easier Than You Think: Correctly Citing Your Sources; Civil War Records	6:00 at OGS: Richland County Chapter Computer Group MAGIC - Genealogy Software Demonstration
Wednesday
Little Known Facts About the Census; World War I Records; Thinking Outside The Index: Advanced Search Techniques; Those Who Died, Researching Widows and Orphans of Our Military Dead; First Person History Presentation	Dinner and Speaker: "Signature Quilts: Genealogy is Not Always on Paper" with Sharon Pinka, Quilt Historian. Also Round Table Discussion with Craig Scott & Shirley Hodges
Thursday
Maps Gazetteers and Directories; Using Sanborn Atlases; Family Skeleton or Esteemed Ancestor; Messages From the Grave, Listening to Your Ancestor’s Tombstone; WPA Records	Richland County Chapter Meeting: Shirley Hodges, Speaker. (Topic to be announced)
Friday
Using Manuscript Collections for Ohio Research; Immigration: The Journey to America; schedule one-on-one help with an OGS expert; schedule lineage society application help	No evening program

Workshop Prices:

To register, print the registration form and mail it in with your payment.

Special workshop rates (breakfast included) will be available at the La Quinta Inn, 120 Stander Avenue (I-71 & SR 13), Mansfield, Ohio 44903 • Phone: (419) 774-0005.

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