FEEFHS - 2012 Salt Lake City

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Conference sessions and events will be held at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, next door to the Family History Library. Consultations will be held at the Family History Library by appointment on Thursday and Friday between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. The Family History Library is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Monday, and 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Program subject to change.
Wednesday, July 11
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. -- Registration and information center open








Thursday, July 12
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. -- Registration and information center open




8:30 a.m.	Introduction to Eastern European Research Dave Obee




Track	Jewish	Balkans/Germans from Russia	Getting Started
10 a.m.	Beginning Jewish Research Joanne Sher	Beginning Croatian Research Thomas K. Edlund	Using the Family History Library Todd Knowles
11:15 a.m.	Holocaust Research Joanne Sher	Germans from Russia Dave Obee	Tracing Immigrant Origins Joe Everett




12:30 - 1:30 p.m. -- Optional networking luncheon
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. -- Optional orientation tours of the Family History Library
2:30 - 6:00 p.m. -- Optional individual consultations (by appointment)








Friday, July 13




Track	Czech	Polish	Records and Resources
8:30 a.m.	Czech Language and Handwriting Sylvie Pysnak	Polish Language and Handwriting Daniel Schlyter	Online Resources, Part One Joe Everett




9:45 a.m.	Czech Maps and Gazetteers Sylvie Pysnak	Polish Maps and Gazetteers Daniel Schlyter	Online Resources, Part Two Joe Everett




11 a.m.	Czech Record Sources Sylvie Pysnak	Polish Record Sources Daniel Schlyter	Introduction to East European Records Joe Everett




12 - 2 p.m. -- Lunch on your own
2:00 - 6:00 p.m. -- Optional individual consultations (by appointment)








Saturday, July 14




Track	Russian	German	Records and Resources
8:30 a.m.	Russian Language and Handwriting Thomas K. Edlund	German Language and Handwriting Milan Tyler-Pohontsch	Using Maps and Gazetteers Dave Obee




9:45 a.m.	Russian Maps and Gazetteers Thomas K. Edlund	German Maps and Gazetteers Milan Tyler-Pohontsch	Travel and Research in Eastern Europe Dave Obee




11 a.m.	Russian Record Sources Thomas K. Edlund	German Record Sources Milan Tyler-Pohontsch	Writing a Family History Dave Obee




12:30 p.m.	Closing luncheon Research Horizons: Why and How We Do Family History Thomas K. Edlund

Our venue:

Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square
122 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT, 84101
(800)-366-3684
(801)-521-0130
(801)-322-5057 Fax
(Ask for the special FEEFHS rate: $82 for single or double, $89 for triple or quad)

Early reservations are encouraged!