Mondays' Meet The Speakers – Jamboree 2018

Thomas MacEntee

Thomas MacEntee is a genealogy professional based in the United States, specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogy research and as a way to connect with others in the family history community.

Presentations:

• Did I Get Everything? – Creating a Checklist for Genealogy Research
• How Do I Know What I Don’t Know?
• Secrets of the US Federal Census – How Did Enumeration Really Work?

Richard Weiss

DNAAdoption

Richard is the Executive Vice President and Director of Programs at DNAAdoption. He is an experienced genetic genealogist and adoption search angel, avid motorcyclist, ballroom dancer, and retired Naval Officer. Richard has co-led successful Y-DNA and atDNA research projects in both his adoptive and birth families. When not helping with DNAAdoption or DNAGEDCOM, riding the roads of SoCal, or floating across a dance floor, he can be found hanging out with San Diego’s Florida Gator Club.

Presentations:

• Welcome to DNAGEDCOM
• DNA & Uncovered Secrets: Help & Support

Barbara Rae-Venter, JD, PhD

Barbara Rae-Venter is a retired intellectual property attorney who specialized in patenting biotechnology inventions. Barbara is a Search Angel and instructor with DNAAdoption.com. DNAadoption.com teaches adoptees how to use their DNA match results to identify birth relatives. Barbara volunteers at the Family History Center, Seaside, CA and is the Founder and Facilitator of the Monterey County Geneaglical Society DNA SIG. Barbara also offers fee-based consulting. www.GenealogyConsult.com.

Presentations:

• Cold Case Solved: The Continuing Story

Katie Gertz

Katie is currently serving as the president of the East Valley Chapter of the Family History Society of Arizona, and secretary for the Family History Society of Arizona. She became her family historian in 2008. Gertz has attended many genealogy workshops and seminars and began giving presentations to genealogy clubs and societies in 2011. She owns her own computer business which she has operated since retiring from AT&T after 30 years of service. She has an MBA.

Presentations:

• Can I Do Genealogy on my iPad... Yes!
• Ellis Island History and Experiences
• An Immigrant's Road To Citizenship

Southern California Genealogical Society

49th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

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Jamboree 2017 Thursday Workshop - Advanced iPad Class

Guest post by Katie M. Gertz

When the first iPad was released on April 3, 2010, the world sat in amazement as consumers flocked to the store to purchase this new gadget. This was a mobile devise that could access the Internet, play games, and handle your email. The first iPad did not have a camera but could do many functions people typically used a computer to accomplish.

Many other types of tablets have since come to the marketplace, but the Apple iPad is still considered to be the most prominent and popular. Time and technology advancements have given the iPad more and more functionality and some believe that the iPad can actually replace a personal computer.

This workshop is specifically designed to teach family historians/genealogists how their iPad can provide all the tools needed to do research, record family histories, create and manage family trees, document ancestors' lives with images of census records, draft registrations, vital records as birth, marriage and death records, and more. The iPad can be used to create family history books to be passed along to your descendants for posterity.

This workshop will be a lot of fun, yet informative. Spend a few hours with Katie Gertz - who has owned every iPad that has been released since 2010. Katie is certified as an Apple Product Professional and has been teaching iPad and iPhone classes for the last five or six years in Arizona and California. Her local Apple Store is her favorite place to "hang out".

Join us and learn many tips and tricks that are guaranteed to surprise you! You'll leave saying "I didn't know my iPad could do that!"

Thursday, June 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

TH-C - Advanced iPad Class presented by Katie M. Gertz

This special workshop is part of a series of workshops open to registered attendees of the Genetic Genealogy Conference or at least one day of Jamboree 2017. Additional registration is required. Participants MUST bring iPads to the workshop.

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Jamboree 2017 Speaker Spotlight: Katie M. Gertz

Katie M. Gertz is currently serving as the President of the East Valley Chapter of the Family History Society of Arizona, and Secretary for the Family History Society of Arizona. Katie became her family historian in 2008. She has attended many genealogy workshops and seminars and has been giving presentations to genealogy clubs and genealogy workshops all over the State of Arizona. Her genealogy research has taken her back to her 9th great grandparents. Like her passion for technology, genealogy presents interesting puzzles to solve. Katie owns and operates a home-based business called Kate’s Computer Clinic. She repairs, installs and teaches personal computers. She is a certified Apple Product Professional and Microsoft Partner.

TH-C - Advanced iPad Class  (Workshop)*

*These special workshops are only open to registrants of Genetic Genealogy or at least one full day of Jamboree. Additional registration and fees apply. Limited Seating. All workshops include instruction and are interactive. For more information, visit the Workshop Requirements web page.

48th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

Genetic Genealogy 2017

www.genealogyjamboree.com

jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2017 @scgsgenealogy.com