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Schedule by Track - 2026

Austro-Hungarian
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-058:30-9:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceBill TarkulichStop Looking for Surnames & Break Through Brick Walls
2026-08-0511:00-12:00Room 257B - Salt PalaceAnnette UnrauReading the Habsburg Map
2026-08-0611:00-12:00Room 258 - Salt PalaceCharlotte Noelle ChampenoisCzech Research
2026-08-061:30-2:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceMcKenna Cooper BehrmannMap Resources for Eastern European Reseach
2026-08-062:45-3:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceMcKenna Cooper BehrmannCzech Cadastral Maps
2026-08-064:00-5:00Room 258 - Salt PalaceAnnette UnrauAustro-Hungarian Empire Census , and Where Those Are Today
2026-08-079:45-10:45Room 257A - Salt PalaceEthan HatchCroatian & Slovenian Genealogy: A Comprehensive Guide to Online & Offline Records
2026-08-0711:00-12:00Room 257A - Salt PalaceSuzanne TrotterAdvanced Slovakian Research
2026-08-072:45-3:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceFritz JuenglingGenteam.at: Website for Research in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Slovakia
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineRhonda M. CopherHungarian Surnames Decoded: What Your Ancestral Name Reveals for Genealogists
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineLisa AlzoBeginning Slovak Genealogy
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineDorothy SzabóWhere to Search: Record Location in Hungarian Genealogy - Between Displaced Records and Structured Communities
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineTo Be AnnouncedPending Update - Austro-Hungarian Track
Baltic
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-061:30-2:30Room 257A - Salt PalaccePatrick MonsonBasic Baltic Research
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineLina KuzminskaiteIntroduction to Lithuanian Genealogical Research (Part I)
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineLina KuzminskaiteIntroduction to Lithuanian Genealogical Research (Part II)
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineAlina KhudaLutheran Parish Registers and Confessional Records in the Baltic Provinces
General
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-0611:00-12:00Room 257A - Salt PalacceCynthia JacobsonDo You Have Someone Famous in Your Family? The Circus Spurgats
2026-08-062:45-3:45Room 257A - Salt PalacceSarah DayHistorical Context for Eastern European Family History
2026-08-064:00-5:00Room 257A - Salt PalacceJoanne SherBelonging & Benefitting: Ethnic Organizaitons, Mutual Aid Societies, Immigrant Banks & Landsmanshaftn
2026-08-078:30-9:30Room 257A - Salt PalaceJames L. TannerUsing AI Ethically for Genealogical Research
2026-08-079:45-10:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceEmily H. GarberAll Was Not Lost: Researching Relatives in Europe During World War II
2026-08-0711:00-12:00Room 257B - Salt PalaceJoanne SherTwo-way Migration: Immigrants Who Came to the U.S. and Returned Home
2026-08-071:30-2:30Room 257A - Salt PalaceSarah DayStatistical Analysis for Your DNA Matches
German
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-058:30-9:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceSarah DayReading German Script for Genealogy Research - With Confidence!
2026-08-059:45-10:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceCharlotte Noelle ChampenoisGerman Civil Registration
2026-08-0511:00-12:00Room 258 - Salt PalaceMarissa GardnerNavigating German Localities with Gazetters and Historical Maps
2026-08-051:30-2:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceMilan PohontschThe Role of Convents and Monasteries in the 15th-19th Centuries & How They Affected Our Ancestors
2026-08-052:45-3:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceFritz JuenglingBeginning German Research: Websites & More
2026-08-054:00-5:00Room 258 - Salt PalaceFritz JuenglingGenealogical Value of German Guild Records
2026-08-068:30-9:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceJalyse OrtizHow to Research in Prussia-Poland: Part 1
2026-08-069:45-10:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceJalyse OrtizHow to Research in Prussia-Poland: Part 2
2026-08-071:30-2:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceJames L. TannerThe Historical Transition of the Hundreds of Jurisdictional Entities of the Holy Roman Empire after 1806
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineStephen WendtGetting Across the Pond with German Emigration Records
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineTo Be AnnouncedPending Update - German Track
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineTo Be AnnouncedPending Update - German Track, 2
Germans from Eastern Europe
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-078:30-9:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceCynthia JacobsonHow the EWZ Records Can Enhance Your Family Story
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineTo Be AnnouncedPending Update - Germans from Eastern Europe
2026On DemandOn-demand OnlineTo Be AnnouncedPending Update - Germans from Eastern Europe, 2
Jewish
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-068:30-9:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceLara DiamondLeveraging the Power of J-Roots for Jewish Russian Empire Research
2026-08-069:45-10:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceEmily H. GarberIt's What They Answered To: Understanding Ashkenazic Jewish Names
2026-08-0611:00-12:00Room 257B - Salt PalaceJames L. TannerInvestigating Latvian Jewish Vital Records from the Latvian State Historical Archives
2026-08-061:30-2:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceBanai FeldsteinA Hebrew Crash Course for Reading Jewish Gravestones
2026-08-062:45-3:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceSuzanne L. HoffmanImmigration Challenges with the Russian Volunteer Fleet Between Libau-Rotterdam-New York
2026-08-064:00-5:00Room 257B - Salt PalaceDr. Janette SilvermanOff the Beaten Track in Lithuania
2026-08-072:45-3:45Room 257A - Salt PalaceDr. Janette SilvermanHelene's Journey
Polish
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-058:30-9:30Room 257A - Salt PalaceJoe EverettFinding Online Records for Poland
2026-08-059:45-10:45Room 257A - Salt PalaceMarissa GardnerLanguage Shifts in Russian Empire Records: Focus on Polish Partition
2026-08-0511:00-12:00Room 257A - Salt PalaceThom EdlundReading Polish Records in Russian
2026-08-051:30-2:30Room 257A - Salt PalaceGreg NelsonState of Records Access in Poland
2026-08-052:45-3:45Room 257A - Salt PalaceDaniel JonesChain Migration from Poland
2026-08-054:00-5:00Room 257A - Salt PalaceDaniel JonesVisiting a Polish Archive
2026-08-068:30-9:30Room 257A - Salt PalacceKathleen Kirkpatrick20th-Century Polish Military Burials & Cemeteries Worldwide
2026-08-069:45-10:45Room 257A - Salt PalacceKathleen KirkpatrickPolish Resettlement Camps Before & After WWWII
Russian Empire / USSR
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-059:45-10:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceLara DiamondUsing Jewish-specific Sites for Non-Jewish Eastern European Research
2026-08-051:30-2:30Room 257B - Salt PalaceLara DiamondMandatory Conscription in 1850s Russia & Its Societal Impacts
2026-08-052:45-3:45Room 257B - Salt PalaceCarolyn SchottThe Accused Ancestors: Building A Family Tree from NKVD Arrest Records
2026-08-054:00-5:00Room 257B - Salt PalacePatrick MonsonUnfiltered: Ukraine's Soviet Filtration Records Online
2026-08-078:30-9:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceLara DiamondJewish Roots in the Russian Empire: A Guide to Research Resources
2026-08-079:45-10:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceMarissa GardnerFinding Places in the Russian Empire: Essential Gazetteers & Tools
2026-08-0711:00-12:00Room 258 - Salt PalaceThom EdlundRussian Empire Research Methodology
2026-08-071:30-2:30Room 258 - Salt PalaceThom EdlundRevision Lists & 1897 Census
2026-08-072:45-3:45Room 258 - Salt PalaceJoe EverettWWI & WWII Memorial Databases
Workshop
DayTimeRoomPresenterTitle
2026-08-049:00-12:00Diamond RoomJoanne SherFinding the Village of Origin
2026-08-049:00-12:00Amethyst RoomMarissa GardnerEssential Skills of Reading Polish Records in the Russian Partition: A Hands-On Handwriting Workshop
2026-08-041:30-4:30Diamond RoomBill TarkulichBreak Through "Brick Walls" Hands-On Workshop
2026-08-041:30-4:30Amethyst RoomDr. Janette SilvermanNavigating JewishGen
2026-08-041:30-4:30Family Search LibraryJoanne SherFinding the Village of Origin - Optional Consultations