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Our 2008 Annual Conference

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

Early Registration Deadline Extended to

September 5, 2008

 

You don't want to miss this conference!

Send in your registration today

 

Maine Genealogical Society invites you to be a part of our exciting 2008 annual conference.  We are proud to have developed a reputation for the outstanding quality of our conferences and the 2008 conference promises to be just as awesome!

Click here for the conference flyer & registration form.

We are pleased to announce that our featured speaker will be nationally acclaimed genealogical lecturer

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak 

Megan will be discussing the role of genetics in genealogy with two separate sessions - Trace Your Roots with DNA and Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options.

Click here to learn about Megan and see information about her other sessions at our conference.

 
 

 

Here's the Conference Schedule

8:00 - 9:00

Registration, Shopping the Vendors and Coffee Time

 

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome Address, Presentation of Awards and Announcements

 

9:15 - 10:15

Keynote Address

Remembering Our Ancestors [Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak]

 

10:15 - 10:30

Morning Break

 

10:30 - 11:30

Breakout Sessions

a) Trace Your Roots with DNA [Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak]

b) Mapping Your Ancestors Electronically [Geoff Rasmussen]

c) A Conversation About LD 1084 [Senator Paula Benoit]

 

11:30 - 11:45

Open - a brief spot to shop, research or network

 

11:45 - 1:00

Lunch

 

1:00 - 1:45

Maine Genealogical Society Annual Meeting

 

2:00 - 3:00

Breakout Sessions

a) Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options [Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak]

b) Marketing Your Ancestors with Message Boards and Mailing Lists [Geoff Rasmussen]

c) The Maine-Canada-Ireland Connection: Seeking Rogers' Roots [Carol P. McCoy]

 

3:00 - 3:15

Afternoon Break

 

3:15 - 4:15

Breakout Sessions

a) Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones [Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak]

b) Legacy Software: Insider Tips and Tricks [Geoff Rasmussen]

c) Preservation of Modern Imaging Systems [David Mishkin]

 

4:15

Closing Remarks, Door Prizes

 

 

Please check back in the next couple of days for more exciting details!