Mondays' Meet The Speakers – Jamboree 2018

David McDonald, DMin, CG℠

Alcorn, Smith & Nason

National lecturer and course coordinator for various institutes including SLIG, GRIP and ISBGFH. Instructor at IGHR. Past president & former trustee, BCG & NGS. State society officer and newsletter editor.

Presentations:

• Transcription & Abstraction: Documentary Analysis
• Citations: Fall Not on Thine Sword!
• The Draper Manuscripts: Clues for the Ride West

Angie Bush, MS

Angie Bush, MS is the Region 1 Director for the National Genealogical Society, and a full-time senior genealogist researcher with AncestryProGenealogists in Salt Lake City. Angie has been interested in her genealogy since she was very young. Although she spends much of her time working on recent unknown parentage cases, her favorite type of research involves breaking through decades-old “brick walls” using a combination of traditional records and genetic evidence.

Presentations:

• Charts and Diagrams: The Genetic Genealogist’s Bread and Butter
• DNA Testing and Mirror Trees
• DNA Doesn’t Prove Anything

Deanna Bufo Novak, JD, LLM

kidsHeritage, Inc.

Deanna is the mother of two Italian-Polish-American children, an attorney, the author of four award-winning personalized children’s books based on heritage and world culture, and the founder of their publisher. Heritage is something she always felt passionate about, but never more so than after the birth of her daughter. From this inspiration came her first personalized book, My Heritage Book.

Presentation:

• Tips to Get Your Children and Grandchildren Excited about their Heritage

Duff Wilson

Duff Wilson has worked with Family Tree Maker since 2004. He has twenty five years of software design and development experience and has earned national awards for his work. He holds a Master’s degree from Utah State University in instructional technology with an emphasis in computer-based instruction. Duff is an avid genealogist, and works closely with countless genealogists, ranging from novice to expert.

Presentation:

• Getting the Most Out of Family Tree Maker

Southern California Genealogical Society

49th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

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Jamboree 2017 Speaker Spotlight - Rev. David McDonald, DMin, CG℠

Rev. David McDonald, DMin, CG^SM, is a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He is a partner in the Michigan-based genealogy firm Alcorn, Smith & Nason, LLC. He has more than 40 years' experience as a genealogist. He blogs on research at Thinking Genealogically.

SA020 History and Research in England's American Colonies

SA037 Brick Wall or Black Hole: Knowing When to Stop

SA055  If I'da Known the Future, I'da Got Here Sooner - Saturday Banquet*

     *The Saturday Banquet is a separate event and is not included in registration for 
      Jamboree. Separate registration fees apply. 

Southern California Genealogical Society

48th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Genetic Genealogy 2017
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Jamboree 2016 Speaker Spotlight: David McDonald, DMin, CG®

With nearly 40 years' research experience, Dave McDonald's genealogical work includes service as the forensic genealogist for the city of Chicago as it expanded O'Hare Airport and moved an historic 160-year-old cemetery from a new runway's path. Board-certified since 2004, he is a past president and current trustee of BCG. Dave served six years on the board of the National Genealogical Society and has lectured throughout the US and the UK. His personal research includes work in England, the Mid-Atlantic, colonial-era New York and Virginia, Kentucky, the Midwest and the Great Plains. He has also done extensive work in the UK and on Germanic lines from the sixteenth century onward.

Saturday, June 4, 2016  3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
SA039   Religious Congregations and their Records 
An overview of the types of records of use to genealogists which may be found in different types of religious communities, including Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. Level: All.

Sunday, June 5, 2016  10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
SU011   An Illegitimacy: A Mid-19th Century German Immigrant to the US
An illegitimacy, mumbling neighbors (who are cousins) and family lore lead to church records and the hometown of a mid-19th Century German immigrant to the US. Level: All.

Sunday, June 5, 2016  2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
SU029   Presidential Genealogy: The Ordinary Folk of Pennsylvania Avenue 
An overview of the men whose elevation to high office brings their genealogy to the fore. Some examples of kinships between them, and their wives, and some clues for finding relationships with their families. Level: Beg., Int.

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Southern California Genealogy Jamboree
Genetic Genealogy 2016
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jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com
818.843.7247

Jamboree - Meet the Speaker: Rev. David McDonald, CG

With nearly 40 years' research experience, Dave McDonald's genealogical work includes service as the forensic genealogist for the city of Chicago as it expanded O'Hare Airport and moved an historic 160-year-old cemetery from a new runway's path. Board-certified since 2004, he is a past president and current trustee of BCG.

Dave served six years on the board of the National Genealogical Society, and has lectured throughout the US and UK. His personal research includes work in England, the Mid-Atlantic, colonial-era New York and Virginia, Kentucky, the Midwest and the Great Plains. He has also done extensive work in the UK and on Germanic lines from the sixteenth century onward.

In addition to his genealogical work, Dr. McDonald is a Protestant minister living and serving near Madison, Wisconsin.  He is married to his college sweetheart and they have three adult children.

SA011 Saturday June 6, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Lutherpalians & Presbygationalists: Where Did Grandma's Church Go?
Did Grandma play cards? Was alcohol banned in the household? We will consider cultural clues for determining a family's religious heritage and strategies for finding records of various churches and denominations, both locally and nationally.

SA029 Saturday June 6, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Church and Religious Records: More Than Hatchings, Matching's & Dispatching
An examination of the different types of records kept by various Christian denominations and Jewish congregations, as well as local churches, preachers and pastors. We'll approach the records for the purpose of their creation, their use of interpretation in genealogical endeavors, and how they can provide more than simply dates and places.

SU025 Sunday June 7, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
The Catholic Church in the Old Southwest
European exploration; Catholic hierarchy, religious orders, missions and diocesan structures; rites, sacraments and records in the former territories of Spain and Mexico.