Minnesota Genealogical Society - North Star Schedule

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Thursday, October 24

Time

Pre-Conference Day

9:00 - 11:20 a.m.

Morning workshop: Fundamentals of DNA for Genealogists

Presenters: Patricia Coleman, Lois Abromitis Mackin

Lunch

On your own!

12:50 - 4:30 p.m.

Afternoon workshop: Advanced Topics in Genetic Genealogy

Presenters: Patricia Coleman, Lois Abromitis Mackin, Blaine Bettinger

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Friday, October 25

Time	Session/Speaker
8:30 a.m.	Welcome & Announcements
8:45 - 9:45 a.m.	Plenary #1 *Roadblocks, Red Lights and Detours: Record Access for Genealogists* Judy Russell
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Breakout sessions AutoLineage: DNA Matches, Trees and Common Ancestors Patricia Coleman *Unveiling the Past: St. Paul City Directories in Research* Edward Swierczewski The Name Game: Merging and Separating Identify Fragments J. Fonkert
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Plenary #2 10 Generative AI Prompts Every Genealogist Needs to Know Blaine Bettinger
12:30 - 1:15 p.m.	LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Plenary #3 *NARA Mythbusters: Your Family is in the Archives* Judy Russell
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Breakout sessions *Clara, Orphan Train Rider, Roots Revealed Through Genetic Genealogy* Judy Berglund Enhancing Your Research with Periodicals: PERSI and JSTOR Jessica Fontana An Anytime Library Free From Your Home Paula Stuart-Warren
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Breakout sessions *Siblings and Spouses: Indirect Solutions to Direct Mysteries* Chelley Brekke McLear Ancestral Enslavers and the Enslaved Mica Anders Enriching Genealogical Writing with Artificial Intelligence Edward Swierczewski
5:15 - 6:00 p.m.	Ask a Genealogist Panel provided by APG Northland Chapter
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.	Social/ reception
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Banquet and MGS Awards Presentation Just Three Generations Judy Russell, Banquet Speaker

Saturday, October 26

Time	Session/Speaker
8:30 a.m.	Welcome & Announcements
8:45 - 9:45 a.m.	Plenary #4 No Vitals, No Problem: Building a Family Through Circumstantial Evidence Judy Russell
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Breakout sessions BLM Land Records: A Trail to Our Ancestors Marie Mattson Finding and Using Cemetery Records Mia Sierra Patton Researching Midwestern and Plains States Natives Americans Paula Stuart-Warren
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Moderated Conversation with Judy Russell and Blaine Bettinger Moderator: J. Fonkert
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.	LUNCH
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.	Plenary #5 Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries Blaine Bettinger
1:45 - 2:15 p.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Breakout sessions Where There's a Will or Not: The Riches of Probate Records J. Fonkert Mining the Manifest Susan Weinberg Did Grandpa Live on a Freeway? Digitally Merging Old and New Maps Lisa Minogue
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	BREAK with vendors/exhibitors
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Plenary #6 Revelers, Hogkillers, and Disobedient Children: Early State Law Judy Russell
4:30 - 4:45 p.m.	Final door prizes and concluding remarks

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