Program
Genealogy is considered by many to be the fastest-growing hobby in North America. A 2000 Maritz Marketing Research poll found that 60 percent of the American population is interested in their family history — up 15 percent from a similar poll in 1996.
Colloquium 2008 attendees will be able to take advantage of time at the Family History Library, with special assistance just for you. The library is just two blocks from the hotel.
 Colloquium sessions may include some of the following concentrations:
Records: Census, wills, probate, vital records (birth, marriage, death), adoption (your own and others), land records, plats, newspapers, timelines
Methodology & Accuracy: Research strategies, finding elusive ancestors, methods for determining relationship/tests of kinship, standard of proof (five elements), how much evidence is enough proof
Out on a Limb: Problem solving and dead ends, conflicting evidence, misspellings, ink blots, burned courthouses, etc.; building a case when no record states the answer, where to look when you don't know where to look
Using the Internet: Assuring accuracy, do's & don'ts, Library of Congress online, mapping tools, One-Step Census, online resources including court records, legislative proceedings, law libraries, etc.
Pounding the Ground: Physical searches such as going to Washington, D.C., making the most out of the colony states, etc.; searching Europe
He lived, he married, he died... but I want more: Discovering the stories of your ancestors, writing it all up
FamilySearch: This worldwide Church of the Later Day Saints project helps volunteers extract family history information from digital images of historical documents to create indexes that assist everyone in finding their ancestors.
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