Planning My Classes for the Genealogy Jamboree - Sunday, 8 June 2014

The Ancestry Insider had an excellent post last week titled "NGS2014GEN Planning Your Time at a Conference" so I thought that I would try to plan my time at the upcoming Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.  

The class schedule, including the syllabus material for Sunday is at http://app.core-apps.com/scgs2014/events/view_by_day?day=Jun++8. Here are my plans for Sunday, 8 June 2014:

8:30 a.m.:  SU-006 -- Michael Provard - FamilySearch's New Mobile App: Your Family Tree on the Go - in Pavilion 1

10 a.m.:  SU016 -- Panel -- Rebranding Genealogy and Engaging the Next Generation -- Hotel Pasadena Room (Moderator is Janet Hovorka, panelists are Crista Cowan, Elyse Doerflinger, A.C. Ivory, Michael Melendez, and D. Joshua Taylor).

1 p.m.:  I haven't selected a session yet.  I may just hang out in the Expo Hall.

2:30 p.m.:  Our train leaves at 4:22 p.m., so I need to pack, check out and get a Subway sandwich for dinner rather than attend this session.

Those are just the classes that I've selected.  I may not make all of them because I also want to:

*  Visit with folks in the Expo Hall, and the best time to do that is during class times.  I need to take pictures for my blog to share with readers.

*  Write one or two blogs posts each day, perhaps in the evening in the blogger's lounge where the wi-fi is free.  I'm not going to do it in my room because of the exorbitant hotel charges for Internet service.

*  Visit with my geneablogger friends and readers in the blogger's lounge.  We do tend to talk a lot!

*  Eat breakfast (in the restaurant), lunch (in the breezeway) and dinner (probably in the restaurant) each day.

I highlighted my Friday classes here and my Saturday classes here.

The Genealogy Jamboree 2014 mobile app has been updated recently to include the venue for each class.

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Planning My Classes for the Genealogy Jamboree - Saturday, 7 June 2014

The Ancestry Insider had an excellent post last week titled "NGS2014GEN Planning Your Time at a Conference" so I thought that I would try to plan my time at the upcoming Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.  

The class schedule, including the syllabus material for Saturday is at http://app.core-apps.com/scgs2014/events/view_by_day?day=Jun++7. Here are my plans for Saturday, 7 June 2014:

8:30 a.m.:  SA004 - John Colletta -- The County Courthouse: Your "Trunk in the Attic" -- in Pavilion 2

10 a.m.:  SA019 -- Judy Russell -- Staying Out of Trouble: The Rights and Responsibilities of Today's Genealogist -- in Hollywood Burbank Room

11:30 a.m.:  SA026 -- Panel -- Blogger's Summit (Thomas MacEntee - Moderator. Panelists - Blaine Bettinger JD, Heather Wilkinson Rojo, Randy Seaver, Nicka Smith) -- in Academy 3 Room

2 p.m.: SA037 - Bennet Greenspan -- The Future of Genetic Genealogy -- in Hollywood Burbank Room

3:30 p.m.: SA046 - Janet Hovorka -- Back to Basic Research Practices in the Age of Internet Genealogy -- in Academy 3 Room

5 p.m.: SA047 - George G. Morgan -- Five Reasons Records Aren't in the Courthouse -- in Pavilion 1

Those are just the classes that I've selected.  I may not make all of them because I also want to:

*  Visit with folks in the Expo Hall, and the best time to do that is during class times.  I need to take pictures for my blog to share with readers.

*  Write one or two blogs posts each day, perhaps in the evening in the blogger's lounge where the wi-fi is free.  I'm not going to do it in my room because of the exorbitant hotel charges for Internet service.

*  Visit with my geneablogger friends and readers in the blogger's lounge.  We do tend to talk a lot!

*  Eat breakfast (in the restaurant), lunch (in the breezeway) and dinner (probably in the restaurant) each day.

I highlighted my Friday classes here and will write about my Sunday classes later in the week.

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Friday 6/6 Classes to Attend

I thought that I would try to plan my time at the upcoming Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.  

The class schedule, including the syllabus material for Friday is at http://app.core-apps.com/scgs2014/events/view_by_day?day=Jun++6. Here are my plans for Friday, 6 June 2014:

*  8:30 a.m.:  FR000E1 - Engaging the Next Generation (D. Joshua Taylor and Elyse Doerflinger)

*  10:45 a.m.:  FR000G2 - SCGS - Genealogy World Roundtable Discussions (I may be hosting a table)

*  1 p.m.:  FR009 - Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and Orphans (Judy Russell)

*  2:30 p.m.:  FR013 - Who, What, Why, When, Where and How of american Divorce (Judy Russell)

* 4 p.m.:  FR020 - Free Online Tools to Jump Start Your British Research (Kathy Warburton)

*  5:30 p.m.:  FR034 - Proof Arguments: How and Why? (Warren Bittner)

Those are just the classes that I've selected.  I may not make all of them because I also want to:

*  Visit with folks in the Expo Hall, and the best time to do that is during class times.  I need to take pictures for my blog to share with readers.

*  Write one or two blogs posts each day, perhaps in the evening in the blogger's lounge where the wi-fi is free.  I'm not going to do it in my room because of the exorbitant hotel charges for Internet service.

*  Visit with my geneablogger friends and readers in the blogger's lounge.  We do tend to talk a lot!

*  Eat breakfast (in the restaurant), lunch (in the breezeway) and dinner (probably in the restaurant) each day.

I will highlight my Saturday and Sunday classes next week in separate blog posts.

Live-Streamed Sessions at Genealogy Jamboree 2014

The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) Genealogy Jamboree for 2014 is June 6-8, 12014 in Burbank, California.  Full ibnformation about this conference is at the  www.genealogyjamboree.com website.

SCGS just announced the live-streaming schedule for the conference.  Here is the information from theSCGS Genealogy Jamboree blog post:

With just over two weeks before we open the doors to Jamboree, it's time to make our Next Big Announcement. We are pleased to announce the sessions that will be live streamed during the Family History and DNA Conference and the 45th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree.

You'll find a complete list of the sessions, with links to the registration pages and as well as registration information on the Jamboree website and also on the right hand column of this blog.

Here are the specifics:

Family History and DNA Conference - June 5, 2014
-  Five streamed sessions, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm PDT
-  Pay for view, $30 per session
-  All-Day Pass $130 includes complete DNA syllabus
-  Requires a two-step registration process
-  Sessions available for 30 days after initial webcast
-  Sessions will not be available in the SCGS webinar archive 

• CeCe Moore: "Real World Stories from the Desk of a Genealogy DNA Detective"
• Diahan Southard: "Lab Tour: How Your Data is Generated"
• Blaine Bettinger, PhD, JD: "Using Autosomal DNA to Explore Your Ancestry"
• Dr. Maurice Gleeson: "Which DNA is Best for You?"
• Tim Janzen, MD: "Advanced Techniques for Use of Autosomal DNA Tests to Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls"

Southern California Genealogy Jamboree - June 6-8, 2014
-  14 streamed sessions over three days
-  Initial webcast provided free of charge
-  Cost is partially underwritten by Diamond Sponsor Ancestry.com
-  Many sessions will eventually be available in the SCGS webinar archive for viewing by members

Friday, June 6 - Four sessions 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm PDT

• Judy G. Russell JD, CG, CGL - "Dowered or Bound Out: Records of Widows and Orphans"
• Blaine Bettinger PhD, JD - "DNA and the Genealogical Proof Standard"
• Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FUGA - "Manuscript Finding Aids: Locating Migrating Family Records"
• F. Warren Bittner, CG - "Proof Arguments: How and Why"

Saturday, June 7 - Six sessions 8:30 am to 6:00 pm PDT

• F. Warren Bittner, CG - "Elusive Immigrant!"
• Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL - "Staying out of Trouble: The Rights and Responsibilities of Today's Genealogist"
• Michael Leclerc - "Researching Your New England Ancestors"
• Bennett Greenspan - "The Future of Genetic Genealogy"
• Dr. Maurice Gleeson - "Researching Your Irish Ancestry"
• Cyndi Ingle - "The Internet: A Genealogist's Printing Press"

Sunday, June 8 - Four sessions 8:30 am to 3:30 pm PDT

• D. Joshua Taylor - "Resources of the DAR: Beyond Revolutionary War Soldiers"
• Dawn Thurston - "How to Write a Personal History that Captures your Interesting Life"
• Dr. Maurice Gleeson - "Ireland and the Slave Trade"
• Denise Levenick - "Dirty Pictures: Save Your Family Photos from Ruin"

Providing remote access to classes is an important part of SCGS' mission. During the year, the SCGS Jamboree Webinar Series provides twice-monthly webinar sessions with a variety of topics taught by professional genealogists. The webinar sessions are provided free of charge for the initial live webcast, and recordings are archived on the website as a benefit of membership. Upcoming webinars are listed on the SCGS website.

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Attendess will have to register for each class - see  http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Jamboree/2014/LiveStream.html.

This is a tremendous educational opportunity for genealogists and family historians who cannot attend the conference in person.  If you watch all three days of the FREE Jamboree sessions, you will see many of the very best speakers and subjects at this conference.  

The DNA Day sessions do require payment, but are an excellent educational opportunity for those interested in the subject.  The speakers are top notch experts.

Note that the times given are PDT, so add three hours for EDT, 2 hours for CDT, one hour for MDT and the rest of the world should be able to figure it out.

As a reminder, all of the available handouts from the Jamboree sessions are available online - see my blog post SCGS Genealogy Jamboree 2014 Syllabus Material Available (posted 24 April 2014).

My thanks to SCGS and Paula Hinkel for this opportunity!

Welcome to my new genealogy blog

Welcome to my new genealogy blog.  The purpose of this blog is to provide one place where I can write about the Genealogy Jamboree and post my pictures from Jamboree.

The pictures eventually may appear in a Flipboard magazine highlighting the Jamboree activities.

Enjoy -- randy