Description: German Genealogy is NOT like American, African, or Asian. There are numerous reasons why:

•    o Records are NOT in English; they are in German, Latin, Polish, Hebrew, Russian       (Cyrillic), etc.
•    o Information/data is almost always very scattered.
•    o There is extensive record loss due to war(s), ethnic cleansings, etc.
•    o German record keeping is neither as cohesive or similar to that in North America.
•    o Adding to the challenges above, handwriting & print type faces are often illegible
        to North Americans.

In this presentation, you will receive clues on how to navigate these "waters". A newly revised version of his presentation may be downloaded/viewed Here.

BIO: Mark Rabideau, a member of the National Genealogical Society, the A.F. G.S. and the C.C. G. S Speaker's Bureau has more than 20 years of Genealogy and Historical Research experience (including blogging, public speaking, client research), and is extremely active in providing hard to obtain genealogical source information to researchers all over the world. Semi–retired, he remains involved in the technology field. In addition to his involvement with PEP, Inc., Mark, along with his wife Becky, Mark is co-founder and owner of eirenicon, L.L.C., a small consulting firm providing world class business development and management consulting support. He is also the author of hundreds of genealogy articles and created and maintains internet-based genealogy environments for the Castle Rock and Columbine Genealogical Societies. Mark also created and maintains one of the internet's largest individually owned and managed repositories of West Prussia, East Prussia and Pomerania with maps, histories, source documents. Please go to his website www.many-roads.com for more areas of expertise and many other genealogical resources.

Description: Hispanic research is especially fascinating because there are excellent record collections documenting births, marriage, and deaths, which have been preserved by the Catholic Church for hundreds of years and are now available online. We will use a case study from my wife's Hispanic ancestry to discover where to find the records and how to use them.

BIO: I was first introduced to family research over 30 years ago when I was told that my grandfather had traced our family back to the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in 1755. Then in 2015, while watching TV with my wife, a commercial came on for Ancestry DNA. My wife said, "I want to do that!" When the results arrived, I shared them with my 90–year–old father–in–law who responded, "I want to do that, too!" And so began my passion for genetic genealogy. I have since built a large family tree tracing my wife's ancestry through the Spanish Colonial period, from the Conquistadors through New Mexico and then to Southern Colorado. DNA results have led to several startling and unexpected discoveries for me and for my friends and now for my many clients.

Description: Irish research can be tricky, but knowing all you can about your ancestors in North America is the most important factor. Success can be achieved with a wee bit of luck and a good amount of research. Learn how to build a body of knowledge that will help you jump the pond!

BIO: Sylvia Tracy–Doolos has been interested in genealogy for forty years and working as a professional genealogist for over ten as the owner of New Leaf Genealogy. She is Past President of the International Society of British Genealogy and Family History, President of the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England Family History Society (WISE–FHS). Sylvia is currently involved as a genealogical volunteer with both the Denver Public Library, and the Carbon Valley Library, and is an active member of several other genealogy societies, including LGS. She is a proud graduate of ProGen48 and has a B.A. in History with a minor in English focusing on linguistics so she could study how language changes affected record keeping.