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IGS Annual Meeting & Conference

The Indiana Genealogical Society's annual conference will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Debra S. Mieszala, CG will be the featured speaker. Register online (we use PayPal) or print out and mail in the Registration Form.

Schedule of Events:

9—9:45 am Registration & Browsing of Vendors
9:45—10 am Welcome—Michael Maben, IGS President
10—11 am Session 1-A: Lessons From A Snoop: Collaterals and Associates—Debra S. Mieszala

Session 1-B: What’s New With FamilySearch—Michael Hall
11—11:30 am Break/Vendors/Hospitality provided by Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
11:30 am—12:30 pm Session 2-A: Bringing Our Soldiers Home—Debra S. Mieszala

Session 2-B: Becoming Expert On Using Ancestry–Melissa Shimkus
12:30—1:30 pm Lunch—on your own
1:30—2:15 pm Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Meeting and Awards
2:30—3:30 pm Session 3-A: Digging Through Documents Word By Word—Debra S. Mieszala

Session 3-B: Finding Indiana Records and Research in FamilySearch—Michael Hall
3:30—4 pm Break/Vendors/Hospitality provided by Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
4—5 pm Session 4-A: Patently Unique: Locating Patent Records, Online and Off—Debra S. Mieszala

Session 4-B: Writing A Book Using Family Tree Maker and Microsoft Word—Curtis Sylvester
5—6 pm Research in The Genealogy Center

Online Registration:

IGS Members: Please login here before continuing, in order to receive your $10 discount.

Member's Last Name: [Please include the full name if your last name is hyphenated, e.g. Jones-Smith]
Zip Code + 4: [Please include the dash, e.g.12345-6789. If you do not remember your zip + 4, check the USPS site]

Non-Member Rate: $40

Attendee's Name & E-mail Address:
Sessions You Plan to Attend (e.g. 1-A, 2-B):

OUR FEATURED SPEAKER:
Debra Mieszala photo

Debra S. Mieszala, CG is a Certified Genealogist specializing in forensic genealogy, 20th century research, and the Midwest. She does genealogical research for the military to help locate family members of service members missing in past wars, and formerly did adoption-related research as a Confidential Intermediary in Illinois. A national-level lecturer and author, she has taught at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and been published in the "NGS Magazine," "The Digital Genealogist," and "OnBoard!".

Debra will present four topics of interest to genealogists at all skill levels:

  • Lessons From A Snoop: Collaterals and Associates - Crucial information on direct ancestors is often found by nosing into the lives of collateral relatives, associates, and neighbors. Case studies present examples of invaluable finds.
  • Digging Through Documents Word by Word - Proper scrutiny of each piece of information in a document is essential to understanding that item’s evidentiary value. Studying every word’s meaning and context ensures that evidence has been properly analyzed and comprehended.
  • Patently Unique: Locating Patent Records, Online and Off
  • Bringing Our Soldiers Home


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