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Schedule of Events

Every attendee will receive the Zoom links before the conference. We would love to have you in person, but welcome you on Zoom as well.

Registration will be open February 1 to April 8.

Planning to spend a few days in Ft. Wayne researching? IGS has reserved a block of rooms at the Ft. Wayne Grand Wayne Hilton, just across the street from Allen County Public Library with a room rate of $139 per night. To reserve a room click here.

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:30am	Tips for Doing Reasonably Exhaustive Research Curt Witcher This presentation will focus on a number of free sites that will assist one in finding all possible records and resources for a particular geographic area, time period, and ethnic group.
11:00am	Genealogy without Documentation is Mythology! Logan Knight This program highlights the importance of source citations in establishing the validity and accuracy of your genealogical research.
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch on your Own
1:30pm	Clearing Up ‘Alternative Facts’ in Family History Sara Allen Learn from case studies how to resolve conflicting evidence in your genealogical research using the GPS.
3:00pm	Writing Your Research Elizabeth Hodges Discover how to transform your family history research into a polished narrative using the Genealogical Proof Standard as your framework for documenting sources, analyzing evidence, and resolving conflicts to create a compelling and credible family story.

Saturday, April 12, 2025

9:30am	A Wild Ride: Ohio River Travel in Stories, Songs, and Scenes Sunny Jane Morton This presentation explores what it was like to travel the Ohio River during the flatboat era.
11:00am	What’s So Special about Special Censuses?Sunny Jane Morton Learn to find and use fantastic “extras” from US censuses (1840-1910), many of which are now online: the Veterans, Mortality, Slave, Agriculture, Manufacturer and Social Statistics Schedules.
12:30 – 1:30pm	Lunch on your Own
1:30 – 2:50pm	Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Meeting
3:00	Fable or Fact? Verifying Old Family Stories Sunny Jane Morton Don’t you wish you knew just HOW true certain family stories are? Though you may never be able to fully prove (or disprove) some stories, this lecture demonstrates how to “de-mythify” handed-down tales into truer ones that may be even more compelling.
4:30pm	Q & A Session

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