COMEDISCOVERANANCESTOR

ACommunityFamilyHistoryEvent
Presentedby
TheDarienLibrary,FamilySearchandTheMiddlesexGenealogySociety
SaturdayOctober18th2014atTheDarienPublicLibrary
1441PostRoadDarien,CTFrom9:00amto12:00pm
OpentothepublicFreeadmission

FamilySearchisaserviceof
TheChurchofJesusChristofLatterdaySaints

ComeDiscoverAnAncestor(CDAA)isahalfdayopenhousestyleeventbeingheldat
thenewstateoftheartDarienLibrary.Theeventisdesignedtohelpindividualsand
familiesgainagreaterappreciationofhowfamilyhistorycanbeafunandcaptivating
experienceforthewholefamily.Youcanlearnhowfamilyhistorycanenhancefamilylife
now,helpnurtureasenseoffamilyidentityandinstilladeepersenseoffamilypride.
Participantswillexplorefirsthandhowlearningmoreabouttheirancestorscanbeafun
familyactivityforchildrenofallages.

Theconferencewillprovidethroughitskeynoteandbreakoutsessionsaninformal
handsonlearningexperienceastogetstartedinfamilyhistoryincludinghowtouse
simpletouseInternetbasedtoolstoresearchtheirfamilytree.

CDAAwillfeatureanopeningkeynotespeakerfollowedachoiceofthreedifferent40
minuteworkshopsonsuchsubjectsashowtousesocialmediatoconnecttoyourfamily,
howtowriteapersonalhistory,howtogetstartedinfamilyhistoryresearchandaspecial
workshopfocusedondiscoveringancestorartifactsonline.Theeventwillconcludewith
closingremarksandrefreshments.

Eventprogram:

9:009:45Welcome,registrationandkeynotespeakerPresidentDavidW.Checketts
andguestspeakerTammyHepps

10:0011:45Breakoutworkshops(choose3)

Sessionstimes:1010:30,10:3511:05,11:1011:40

Location: Session:

TechCenter GettingStartedinfamilyhistory(AnIntroFamilySearch.org)
WritersRoom Gettingstartedonyourpersonalhistory
TeenCenter Havingfunwithyourfamilytree(foryouthages1418)
ConferenceRoom ComeDiscoveranAncestor*
RoomTBDRootsTechVideoViewersTheater
CommunityRoom OneononeassistancewithFamilySearch.org

12:00ClosingremarksandrefreshmentsintheCommunityRoom

*PriorwebsitebasedregistrationafterKeynoteisrequired

CLASSDESCRIPTIONS

GettingStartedonFamilySearch

Thisworkshopisintendedfornewcomerstofamilywhohaveaninterestinexploringhowto
dofamilyhistoryresearchandwhopossessbasiccomputerskills.Theworkshopwill
includeabasicintroductiontoFamilySearch.org.Participantswilllearnhowtoopenan
account,howtouseFamilySearchtoconstructafamilytreeaswellashowtoadd
informationtotheirfamilytreesuchasnotesandpictures.

HavingfunwithyourfamilyTree

Thisworkshopintendedforyouthages1418andwillfeaturehandsonlearningaboutour
ancestorsandtheircountriesoforigin.Participantswilldiscoverthefunofrecordsindexing
byparticipatinginatranscriptionprojectdividingintoteamsforaraceastoforwhocan
transcribeasetofrecordsintosearchableformthefastest.

GettingStartedonYourPersonalHistory

Thisworkshopwillprovideparticipantswithaneasyframeworkandpracticalfreeonline
resourcestowriteandsharetheirpersonalhistory.Participantswilltakepartina
discussiononjournals,blogging,andphotosharingaspartofdocumentingandpreserving
ourpersonalhistories.

ComeDiscoveranAncestor

Thisspecialworkshopallowspreregisteredparticipantstoreceiveanartifactconnected
toanancestor.Volunteerswillassistpreregisteredparticipantswithsearchingforand
printingartifactssuchascensussheets,shipsmanifestsandotheroriginaldocuments
pertainingtotheirfamilymembers.Volunteerswillalsoassistnonregisteredparticipants
inresearchingtheirancestorsandviewinginformationaboutthem.

Registrantswillbeaskedtoprovidetheeventcommitteewiththenameandpersonal
informationforoneoftheirancestors.Thispersonshouldbebornbetween1800and1940,
preferablyintheUnitedStates.Othercountriesoforiginare,ofcourse,acceptableaswell,
buttheavailabilityoforiginalrecordsonlinefromsomecountriesisverylimited.
Registrantswillbeaskedtoprovidethename,birthdate(approximateisacceptable),and
birthplace(atleastthestate)forthisperson.Anyfamilyrelationships(children,spouse,
siblings,parents)theyprovideforthispersonwillalsobeveryhelpful.

Uponreceiptofthisinformation,thecommitteememberschargedwithresearch(Elderand
SisterDraperandtheirteam)willdotheneccessary"prework"includingidentifying
significantdocumentsconnectiontothatancestorthatregistrantswillreceiveat
theconference.

RootsTechViewersTheater

ThissessionprovidesanopportunitytowatchFamilySearchandRootsTechvideocontent.A
volunteerwillpresentashortmessageandthenshowvideosrelatedtofamilyhistoryresearch.

OneononeAssistancewithFamilySearch

Thisworkshopwillbesetupininthecommunityroomfollowingtheopeningremarksand
keynoteandwillruncontinuouslyuntiltheclosingremarks.Theintentofthisworkshopisto
provideoneononeassistancewithallaspectsofFamilySearchtargetingbeginningto
intermediateuserswhohavequestionsorneedmoreadvancedassistancefrom
experiencedusers.

KeyNoteSpeaker:

TammyA.HeppsgraduatedHarvardwithadegreeinComputerScienceandembarked
onasuccessfulcareermanagingwebtechnologyteamsforlargecompanieslikeBarnes
andNoble,TheNewYorkTimes,andNBCUniversal,aswellasstartupslikeSparknotes
andDowJones/IACOnlineVentures.WithTreelines,shecombinesherwideranging,
handsondigitalexpertiseandherlifelongobsessionwithgenealogytobringtolifethe
familytreecurationtoolsshewishedshehadhadallalong.Treelinesisatoolfocusedon
familystories,tocurateandsharethestoriesyoufind.Tammyisaboardmemberofthe
PhiladelphiaJewishArchiveCenterandaregularcontributortoChronicles,thenewsletter
oftheJewishGenealogicalSocietyofGreaterPhiladelphia.