The following is the information on a Family History Conference/Seminar/Open House in St. George, Utah. This comes courtesy of Shanna Jones. St. George, UT, shannajones@charter.net

Hunting Our Dear Ancestors
Multi-Stake Family History Conference
Co-sponsored by the Morningside Family History Center and The Washington County PAF Users Group
Fireside Friday, Oct. 19 7:00 p.m.
Conference Saturday, Oct. 20 8:00 a.m.
881 South River Road
St. George, Utah

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

REGISTRATION FORM
Forms are available at any St. George area Family History Center
Multi-Stake Family History Conference
Co-sponsored by the Morningside Family History Center and
The Washington County PAF Users Group
Saturday Oct 20 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Name:
Address:
Ward:
Stake:
Phone:
Email:

• Include $10.00 for Syllabus [Spiral bound booklet containing the handouts of each class for the conference]

Two easy ways to register for this conference:
MAIL your completed registration form with syllabus payment to:
FH Conference c/o Shanna Jones
2345 South 1950 East St. George, UT 84790

BRING your completed registration form with syllabus payment to:
The Morningside Stake Family History Center
881 South River Road St. George, Utah 84790 652-1425
Hours M-F 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday evening 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Make checks payable to Morningside FHC.

Questions: Email shannajones@charter.net

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Conference Instructors

Elaine Booth - Professional Researcher, Morningside Stake Family History Consultant and trainer, Research Consultant for Computer Genealogy Specialists in St. George, Utah.

Robert Booth - Former manager of Systems Architecture for LDS Family History Department, Product Manager for GEDCOM, and LDS Church Representative to the GENTECH Lexicon Genealogical Data Standards Committee, Morningside Stake Family History Consultant and owner of Computer Genealogy Specialists in St. George, Utah.

Elder Craig C. Christensen - Area Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, former President of the Mexico City East Mission, Temple Ordinance Worker in the Provo, Utah Temple.

Don Jardine - Director of the St. George Regional Family History Center, former director of Morningside FHC and Family History Missionary with his wife, Mona at the Family History Center.

Shanna Jones - Washington Fields Stake Family History Consultant, LDS Family History Consultant since 1993, Instructor for Washington County PAF Users Group, publisher of William Carter First Plowman in Utah.

Dora Kamalu - She and her husband served a Family History Mission in the Salt Lake Family History Library for 3 years, she then realized no one had done her research for her. She learned to understand German records and has been involved in German research and German Record Extraction.

LaRae Free Kerr, M. Ed., - She taught college level composition for 21 years in Idaho, California and Utah, LaRae has been doing family history work - including researching, organizing reunions, writing and publishing articles and an award-winning book, and teaching - since she was fifteen years old.

Udo A. Pergo, MS - Director of Public Relations and Event Coordinator Molecular Genealogy Research Group http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu

Geoffrey D. Rasmussen - Millennia Corporation's Regional Marketing Director, Brigham Young University Family History major, computer support technician for the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center at BYU, member of the Information Technologies committee and in the leadership of the Utah Valley Chapter of the UGA, and involved in the Provo area Legacy Users Group. He has published his own work, The Rasmussen Legacy.

Dino Reber - Manager of Computer Depot, St. George, Utah with over a decade of computer experience.

Rosanne Ricks - Utah Genealogical Association Board of Directors, 2^nd Vice President of UGA in Salt Lake City, this year.

Venita Roylance - Service Missionary at the Family History Training Center in Provo, former ward and stake Family History Consultant, retired school teacher, experienced in all aspects of research, specializing in Welsh.

Gerhard Ruf - 2^nd Vice President of Utah Valley PAF Users Group, 20 years in technical & customer support for computer peripheral manufacturer, seven years teaching monthly classes on shareware and Internet for family history, three years teaching computer classes at Family History Conferences including YGC, Salt Lake Institute, UGA and BYU.

LaPriel Williams - Involved in Scandinavian research all of her adult life, Scandinavian LDS Controlled Extraction Program for 15 years.

Andy E. Wold - Utah's USGenWeb Coordinator

ALSO AT THE CONFERENCE, DURING THE FIRST HOUR AND DURING THE DAY FOR COLLECTIONS . . . . .
The BYU Molecular Genealogy Research Group (MGRG) is in the process of constructing a genetic-genealogical database. This database is designed to be a valuable resource for genealogical investigation.
Molecular Genealogy links individuals together in "family trees" based on the unique identification of genetic markers. This is accomplished by using the information encoded in the DNA of an individual and/or population to determine the relatedness of individuals, families, tribal groups, and populations. Pedigrees based on genetic markers can reveal relationships not detectable in genealogies based only on names, written records, or oral traditions. A genetic identification is unique and can even discriminate between closely related individuals or those sharing the same name. The fact that DNA is inherited and that each individual is the product of his/her progenitors means that DNA can be used to not only create unique identifications, but also to identify members of the same family, the same clan or tribal group, or the same population.
In order to make the database as informative as possible, more than 100,000 people from at least 500 worldwide populations will be included in this study. Due to the size and scope of this project, it is expected to take several years.
Individuals 18 years or older from all geographic and ethnic backgrounds are eligible to participate in this study.
Each participant will need to provide:
1. At least a complete 4-generation biological pedigree chart with names, dates and places of birth. A copy of the chart can be printed from the project web site.
2. Approximately 10 cc (approximately 2 tablespoons) of blood are needed for this study and will be drawn by an experienced phlebotomist.
3. A consent form, which will be provided at the blood draw location, or can be printed from the project web site.
The entire process will take less than 10 minutes. Participant privacy and confidentiality is ensured throughout all aspects of the study.
Representatives from the project will be here to provide an overview, answer questions, and collect samples.
For more detailed information regarding the project, the research progress, or questions, please see the official web site at: http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu