Home > Events and Programs > Special Events > Family History Festival Special Events Family History Festival "Not Far From the Tree" Saturday, September 27 @ 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Click Here to Download the Lunch Registration Form! The Burton Historical Collection invites you to the 3rd Annual Family History Festival on September 27, 2008. This free all-day event has something for every genealogist. Featured speakers include Don Anderson (Director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT), Dr. Deborah Abbott (an expert in African American genealogy), and Michael John Neill (a nationally recognized genealogical researcher, author, and speaker). Registration is from 9:30-10:15. Come and enjoy a day of learning from nationally recognized genealogists and local experts! 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Registration (Friends Auditorium, A-Level) Refreshments (Staff Lounge, A-Level) Refreshments Provided by DSGR 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Keynote Address: Digital Technology in Genealogy Don Anderson Director, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Friends Auditorium, A-Level 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Slave Research: It’s a Needle in a Haystack Dr. Deborah Abbott, AAGS Sponsored by FHWGS Friends Auditorium, A-Level Post Mortem Records Cecile Wendt Jensen—Certified Genealogist Explorer’s Room, A-Level Michigan and Detroit Genealogical Resources in the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library Mark Bowden—Burton Historical Collection Friends Conference Room, 2nd floor Using Ancestry.com Michael John Neill—Genealogy Researcher, Author, and Speaker Sponsored by DSGR Technology, Literacy and Career Center, 1st floor* 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Break Seating available in Old Browsing (1st floor) You can order lunch from us! Please see our lunch registration tear-off on this form. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Researching English Ancestors Don Anderson—Director, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Friends Auditorium, A-Level U.S. Federal Census: Do You Really Know How to Use Them Dr. Deborah Abbott—AAGS Sponsored by FHWGS Explorer’s Room, A-Level Seeking Michigan Death Records? A New Digitization Project Kris Rzepczynski—Library of Michigan Friends Conference Room, 2nd floor Links to the Past: Internet Resources for African American Genealogical Research Rochelle Danquah—FHWGS Technology, Literacy and Career Center, 1st floor* 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Problem-Solving Applied to Genealogy Michael John Neill—Genealogy Researcher, Author and Speaker Sponsored by DSGR Friends Auditorium, A-Level Kurious Kids: Diggin’ for Your Family Roots (for families and kids) Rochelle Danquah—FHWGS Explorer’s Room, A-Level Beginning Genealogy—Scaling Your Family Tree Dick Doherty—DSGR Friends Conference Room, 2nd floor Vital Signs: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records on the Web Gloriane Peck—Library of Michigan Technology, Literacy and Career Center, 1st floor* 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please join us for refreshments and talk with your fellow attendees about the festival and your own research. Reception in the Burton Reading Room (1st floor) The Burton Reading Room will be open 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. for BROWSING ONLY (no reference service). It will close at 2:00 p.m. to allow time to set up the reception. *All sessions in the Technology, Literacy and Career Center require pre-registration. Please call (313) 833-4251 or (313) 833-4790 to pre-register beginning July 8th. For any questions regarding the Family History Festival, please call (313) 833-1480. Cosponsored by the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research (DSGR), Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society (FHWGS), and the Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation