Exhibitor Profile-E-Z Photo Scan

                                      Take A Test Drive With Us!

Booth #236

As digital capture experts, the E-Z Photo Scan group was formed to offer best-in-class solutions for scanning pictures, printed memories, and sensitive documents. They have turned the task into an art form with high quality, high speed professional photo scanning equipment to preserve your treasured photographs and documents.


E-Z Photo Scan  will be at booth #236 offering the opportunity to 'Test Drive' the newest generation of Kodak Picture Saver Scanners. Attendees can register to win three Grand Prizes being given away by E-Z Photo Scan. Grand Prize winners will be awarded a FREE 1-Week Rental of a Kodak Picture Saver Scanner Package.

This Grand Prize comes with the scanner, computer, and software, making it possible to be scanning hundreds of photos per hour, in a just a few minutes.

Exhibitor Profile-E-Z Photo Scan

Speaker Profile-Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

Who? What? When? Where? Are these the words of a genealogist researching his family tree or a forensic scientist solving a mystery?  Maybe someone who is both! 

Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD, author of the genealogical bestsellers Forensic Genealogy and DNA & Genealogy, has been recognized by the international press for her work on the Northwest Flight 4422 project (Hand in the Snow) and the Identification of the Unknown Child on the Titanic. She is currently the head genealogist on the Abraham Lincoln DNA project.  Her most recent book The Dead Horse Investigation:  Forensic Photo Analysis for Everyone has become a genealogical must-have. 

Forensic genealogy has established itself as the modern approach to family research, not replacing conventional methods but enhancing them. Photographs, databases, and DNA can provide much more information than you ever dreamed, if only you use them with a little ingenuity.  For example, did you know that what is on the back of a picture can be more important than the contents of the image?  Attend Colleen’s lecture “Forensic Genealogy – CSI Meets Roots,” Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., W122, to find out how. And especially if you are having trouble spelling DNA, you should not miss her lecture “A Different Kind of DNA Talk,” Thursday, 8:00 a.m., F308.

Although Colleen works on high-level projects, she is very down-to-earth and easy to understand. Colleen’s talks will spark your imagination and motivate you to discover new ways of looking at your family mysteries. You will arrive at Colleen’s talks a genealogist; you will leave a forensic genealogist.

Speaker Profile-Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

Local Host Societies-Las Vegas FamilySearch Library

The Las Vegas FamilySearch Library welcomes the attendees to the National Genealogical Society Conference in May 2013.  During the week of the NGS conference, the Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, to accommodate conference visitors. Access to the Library is free of charge.

The Las Vegas FamilySearch Library is one of the largest libraries in the FamilySearch system.  The Library features the latest computer equipment and has 50 computer stations available for use.  There are 90 workers available each week to assist patrons with their family history.

The Library holdings include 11,000 books, 60% which are unique to the Library.  The collection is rich in English research sources and also includes 1,400 family histories.  There are 17,000 microfilms in the permanent collection and over 30,000 microfiche.

The Library offers patrons free access to the FamilySearch site and also to all major genealogical research sites. Copy services, film reading and scanning facilities, and book scanning facilities are available.

The Library is located approximately three miles from the convention site, at 509 South Ninth Street.

Local Host Societies-Las Vegas FamilySearch Library

Speaker Profile-Patricia "Trish" Hackett Nicola, CG

Thursday, 11:00 a.m., T222, “Chinese Exclusion Act: A Genealogical Goldmine”

Learn about the history of the Act, the paper work created, how and where to find the files, and the genealogical gems found in them.

Imagine finding files with photos of your ancestor over a 50-year period or hand-drawn detailed maps of the tiny village where he was born, or a list of the fifteen members of his business partnership and their share of ownership.  Who had to register for the Act? What identifying information was included on certificate of residency or identity? What is a “paper son” or a “coaching letter?”  When and why were Caucasians mentioned in the files? See examples of the intriguing documents that are found in the almost 400,000 files created by the Act from its inception in 1882 until it was repealed in 1943.

Chin Hing Yee, 1901-1924, Chinese Exclusion Act immigration case files, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85, National Archives-Pacific Region (Seattle), Case 2355.

Speaker Profile-Patricia "Trish" Hackett Nicola, CG

Exhibitor Profile-E-Imagedata Corp.

Booth #222

E-Imagedata Corp. is the leading manufacturer of microfilm scanning equipment globally. We’re proud to introduce our latest film scanner, the ScanPro 3000 which brings the latest innovation to the micrographics market. This microfilm scanner features a 26 megapixel camera, nearly twice the optical resolution of the nearest competitor, which provides customers with exceptional image quality never before seen in the micrographics industry. The optical resolution is over 500dpi on a letter page and saved files are both archival-quality and small in size.

Many genealogists research records on all types of microfilm formats and our Scan Pro 3000 assures the highest quality of output, excellent clean up of old film images, and ease of use. In addition, we’re providing Wordsearch and Info-Linking of microfilm images for fast researching of content from an image or internet databases. This dramatically speeds up research time and provides additional searchable document output for researching data at home or on the road.

Please stop by booth #222 for a demonstration of our NEW Scan Pro 3000 Microfilm Scanner.

See you in Las Vegas!!

Exhibitor Profile-E-Imagedata Corp.

Exhibitor Profile-Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies

The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies was established in 1980 as a non-profit organization to facilitate cooperation among heritage-related organizations in the state of Colorado. In 1998, the Council proudly served as the host for the National Genealogical Society’s Conference in the States.
      
The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies addresses the needs and interests of the Colorado genealogical community through cooperation and support of member organizations. 
      
The First Families of Colorado Recognition Program was founded by the Council in 1983 and offers certificates to direct descendants of Colorado ancestors who meet the program’s eligibility requirements.
      
The Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Fund, established in 2010, is a tribute to the memory of noted genealogist, Birdie Monk Holsclaw, CG. Distributions from the memorial fund support the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Lecture at the National Genealogical Society annual conference and the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Scholarship, awarded to those who have an interest in genealogy and wish to pursue genealogically related education at the Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR).

Materials about member societies and the programs supported by the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies will be available at Exhibitor Booth #534.
      
Information about the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies, as well as the First Families of Colorado Recognition Program and those programs supported by the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Memorial Fund, is available at the CCGS website at http://www.cocouncil.org/.
      

Exhibitor Profile-Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies

Speaker Profile-David S. Barss, AG

Thursday, 4:00 p.m., T259, "FamilySearch Community Trees: What, Where, How to use them, and Why I want to?"

The Community Trees Project is an effort to identify and publish the genealogy of a whole town (or community) from automated records for that place.  This class will demonstrate the magic of family reconstitution and how it allows us to get more from the records than can be accomplished by simple indexing and extraction.  It will introduce you to the Community Trees Website and will show you how to access what has already been gathered and published.  We currently have ninety-five Community Trees available, representing twenty-three regions of the world, containing over 8.6 million lineage-linked records.  We also have published over 6,000 oral genealogies from Africa (mostly Ghana) and the Pacific Islands, some include audio recordings, pictures of the interviewee, transcripts of the audio (in their native language and in English), and individual lineage charts or a family tree for that person.

David S. Barss, AG (accredited for New England and Mid-Western States Research), thirty five years' experience with lineage-linked databases, including twenty years at FamilySearch.  I have worked as a professional genealogist, a reference consultant and supervisor for the US and Canada reference area of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, as a data specialist with the database that generated the data published as the International Genealogical Index (IGI), and for the last eight years as a record linkage specials and Project Manager with the Community Trees Project.

Speaker Profile-David S. Barss, AG