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DNA WORKSHOPS - THREE AND ONE-HALF HOUR CLASSES 
Friday, May 31 intensive DNA workshops offered by presenters top in their field. These separate-fee events are offered as a benefit to Conference attendees. To register for a DNA workshop, you must be registered for at least one day of the Genealogy Jamboree or for the Genetic Genealogy Conference. These workshops run concurrently with JamboFREE. This event is sponsored by the members of the Southern California Genealogical Society.

FRIDAY, MAY 31 - 8:30 AM TO 12:00 PM 

Identifying Family DNA Patterns and Contacting Matches 

Presenter: Emily D Aulicino, MEd 

Getting Your "ACGT" Together: Organizing Your DNA Evidence for Success 

Presenter: Paul Woodbury 

What Are the Odds? (WATO) Workshop 

Presenter: Leah Larkin, Ph.D. 

DNA Painter 

Presenter: Blaine T Bettinger, PhD, JD 

Autosomal DNA Chromosome Mapping with Medical 

Presenter: Tim Janzen, MD 

GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS - TWO HOUR CLASSES
Genealogy workshops are offered Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and are designed to be intensive, hands-on, and interactive small group experiences. These separate-fee events are offered as a benefit to Conference attendees. To register for a Genealogy workshop, you must be registered for at least one day of the Genealogy Jamboree or for the Genetic Genealogy Conference. The Thursday workshops run concurrently with the Genetic Genealogy conference and the Saturday and Sunday workshops run concurrently with some Jamboree classes.

THURSDAY, MAY 30 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

What Are My Next Steps? Hands-On Research Planning Workshop 

Presenter: Paula Stuart-Warren, CG®, FMGS, FUGA 

First Aid for Family Photos Workshop 

Presenter: Denise May Levenick, MA 

THURSDAY, MAY 30 - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 

Writing a Life Event Story for Your Ancestor Has Never Been So Easy 

Presenter: Devon Noel Lee 

Cemetery Preservation Workshop 

Presenter: Daniel Earl 

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM 

Say What? Old English Handwriting Workshop 

Presenter: Dan Poffenberger, AG® 

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 

Discovering Asian American Roots Through Partnerships and Collaborations 

Presenter: Melinda Yamane Crawford 

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 

Easily Create and Share a Video of Your Family Research 

Presenter: Jan M Joyce, DBA, CG® 

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM 

Disaster Proofing Your Research 

Presenter: Sara Cochran 

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50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree 

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Sneak Peek - Jamboree Genealogy Workshops Part II

Sneak Peek Series

Genealogy

Workshops

Part II

Genealogy workshops are offered Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and are designed to be intensive, hands-on, and interactive small group experiences. These separate-fee events are offered as a benefit to Conference attendees. To register for a Genealogy workshop, you must be registered for at least one day of the Genealogy Jamboree or for the Genetic Genealogy Conference. The Thursday workshops run concurrently with the Genetic Genealogy conference and the Saturday and Sunday workshops run concurrently with some Jamboree classes.

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Say What? Old English Handwriting Workshop
Presenter: Dan Poffenberger, AG®
Sponsored by FamilySearch
This is a hands-on workshop on reading English Secretary Hand which generally covers English records from 1500-1650. It will cover the alphabet including unique characteristics of some letters, abbreviations, reading aids and provide typical documents for hands-on transcribing, practice and help. Level: Beginner, Intermediate


SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Discovering Asian American Roots Through Partnerships and Collaborations
Presenter: Melinda Yamane Crawford
Interested in learning about how to research Asian American genealogy? Learn from founding members of the Chinese Family History Group of So. California and the Nikkei Genealogical Society. These groups were the first-ever genealogical societies for Asian Americans. They partnered with such organizations as SCGS, CGS, JANM, NARA, and each other in support of their members' research and education. Panelists are: Melinda Yamane Crawford (moderator), Marisa Louie Lee, Barbara Lu-Baltazar, Linda Harms Okazaki, and Bo-Gay Salvador. Level: Beginner, Intermediate


SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Easily Create and Share a Video of Your Family Research
Presenter: Jan M Joyce, DBA, CG®
Make your family history come to life with a dynamic and interesting video. Sharing your passion for genealogy research is often met with blank stares and a lack of interest. Old documents and facts don’t pique the interest of family. Make it much more engaging by creating a memorable video. Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced


SUNDAY, JUNE 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Disaster Proofing Your Research
Presenter: Sara Cochran 
Family historians spend years gathering and compiling records, photographs, and family heirlooms to preserve the past and guide the future. Let's talk about ways to ensure that all this hard work isn't lost in any number of potential disasters. Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

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Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

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Mondays' Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2019

Crista Cowan

Ancestry

Crista Cowan has been employed by Ancestry since 2004; her involvement in family history, however, reaches all the way back to childhood. From being parked under a microfilm reader at the Family History Library in her baby carrier to her current career as a professional genealogist, Crista has spent thousands of hours discovering, documenting and telling family stories. She is known as the Barefoot Genealogist and has a weekly YouTube show designed to help people discover their family history.

Presentations:

• Using Ancestry Tools to Meet the Genealogical Proof Standard
• Using the New AncestryDNA Tools for Genetic Genealogy
• 2nd Annual Jamboree Genealogy Game Show

Melinda Yamane Crawford

Melinda Yamane Crawford is a Southern California native and a UCSB employee for the last 18 years. She has been conducting family history research since 2002. She currently serves as a volunteer librarian at the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society's Sahyun Library and is one of the co-founders of the Nikkei Genealogical Society (www.facebook.com/nikkeigen).

Presentations:

• Discovering Asian American Roots Through Partnerships and Collaborations

Schelly Talalay Dardashti

Journalist and genealogist Schelly Talalay Dardashti, the US Genealogy Advisor for MyHeritage, has traced her family across Spain, Belarus, Russia, Lithuania and Iran for some 30 years. The former Jerusalem Post genealogy columnist and award-winning pioneer Jewish geneablogger created “Tracing the Tribe – Jewish Genealogy on Facebook" (26,000+ members), and has written for FamilyTree Magazine, NGS Quarterly, JTA and others. She co-administers two DNA projects at FTDNA.

Presentations:

• Jewish Ethnicity and DNA: History, Migration, Genetics
• Jewish Genealogy for the Non-Jew

David Dowell, PhD

David Dowell, PhD, was a librarian for 35 years and a special investigative officer in the USAF for 4 years and has two degrees in history and two in library science. He has researched family histories since the 1960s. His most recent books are NextGen Genealogy: The DNA Connection (2015) and Crash Course in Genealogy (2011). Previously he taught “Genealogy Research” and “Ethics in the Information Age” at Cuesta College and chaired the Genealogy Committee and the Ethics Committee of the American Library Association. He blogs as “Dr. D Digs Up Ancestors” at http://blog.ddowell.com and coordinates three DNA projects.

Presentations:

• Does Using GEDmatch to Solve Cold Cases Jeopardize Our Genetic Privacy?

Southern California Genealogical Society

50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

www.genealogyjamboree.com

Socialmedia@scgsgenealogy.com

#SCGS2019 @scgsgenealogy, #SCGSJamboree50,

#SCGSJamboree2019, #SCGSJamboreeBirthdayBash