WSGS Conference
April 13 & 14, 2007
Wenatchee Convention Center
121 North Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, Washington
Host: The genealogical societies of WSGS District 8
(Chelan Valley, Grant County, Okanogan County and Wenatchee Area)
Featured Speaker: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Select for a printable:
Registration Form
Map
Lodging Info
Friday, April 13
6-7 pm: Early registration - packet pickup - visit vendors
7:00 pm: Bonus presentation by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
* Interviews the World's Oldest Living Genealogist, Ole Smirnoff Bernatelli *
Saturday, April 14
7-9 am: Registration - packet pickup - visit vendors - continental breakfast
8:45 am: WSGS Welcome and Orientation
9 am - 5 pm: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack presents 4 talks
*Flesh on the Bones: Putting Your Ancestors into Historical Perspective*
*The Silent Women: Bringing a name to Life*
*The Immigrant Experience: From Steerage to Ellis Island*
*Love Letters, Diaries, and Autobiographies: Let's Leave 'em Somethin' To Talk About*
Other speakers will present 12 additional 75-minute sessions during the day, covering these topics:
*Petrifying Your Family Tree: Care, Preservation and Restoration of Photographs*
*DNA and Genealogy*
*Drawing & Keeping Society Members in an Internet Environment*
*Washington State Heritage Center*
*Germans from Russia*
*Military Records: Finding Them Online*
*Keeping Security Threats Out of Your Computer*
*Migration from the Middle Colonies to the New Frontier*
*Finding Vital Records Online*
*What genealogy program should I use & how do I get my 'stuff' in & out?*
*Pursuing Polly: Finding your grandmothers in early American Records*
*Washington State Historical Information That Is Available to the Genealogist*
Click here for a more detailed agenda and topic descriptions.
Conference Fees:
WSGS members: Registration received by April 4: $50 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Non-members: Registration received by April 4: $55 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Registration after April 4: $55 - (No Lunch - syllabus, and choice of session not guaranteed)
To obtain more information, contact the Conference Chairman at r.berkley@verizon.net or 509-884-6106.
PRESENTERS/SPEAKERS
Tia Aulinskas, PhD. MSc, Director, and Chief Technical Officer: Is a founder of Genelex Corporation and brings more than 20 years of scientific and business experience in the filed of DNA testing. Dr. Aulinskas has directed laboratory services for multiple federal justice system agencies, bio technology companies, hospitals and individuals. She has directed DNS testing for parentage and forensic casework, ancestry testing and clinical genetic testing. Dr. Aulinskas has secured laboratory accreditation and licensing for the American Society of Blood Banks, the American Society of Crime laboratory Directors, and CLIA.
Stephen Eric Baylor, BA, and MEd: Stephen Baylor is the current President of the Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS). In WSGS he also served as regional representative and was the past President of the Stillaguamish Genealogical Society. Steve spearheaded the creation of the first WSGS Speakers List and State Conference Guidelines, and the list of WA State Family History Centers. Steve is a retired school teacher from the Arlington School District. He currently does substitute teaching.
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, BA, Certified Genealogist: (Ms. Carmack does NOT allow any audio or video taping of her presentations! Please comply!)
One of the most popular and entertaining genealogical speakers in the nation, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist (CG) who specializes in consulting, writing, and editing narrative family histories, as well as Irish and Irish-American family history research. Sharon was initially certified as a Record Searcher in 1988, then using a three-generation complied genealogy of the Davis Stuart family in Virginia, she earned her CG in 1999.
She is the author of sixteen books and hundreds of articles and columns that have appeared in nearly every major genealogical journal and publication. As executive editor of Family Tree Books (formerly Betterway Books), she has acquired and edited more than 40 titles, making Family Tree Books and Betterway Books America’s best-selling guides to genealogy. Sharon is also a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine.
Sharon teaches nonfiction writing classes for WritersOnlineWorkshops.com. Sharon has a B.A. in English from Regis University (summa cum laude), and holds a Diploma in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She writes regular columns for The Septs (the publication for the Irish Genealogical Society International), TIARA Newsletter (The Irish Ancestral Research Association), and the Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly.
Sharon is a partner in the research firm of Warren, Carmack & Associates. Along with genealogical research services, Sharon offers consulting, writing, and editing services for nonfiction books, with an emphasis on memories, biographies, histories, family histories, personal histories, and annotated diaries. She also leads writers’ retreats in Ireland, the Tuscany region of Italy, and the U.S.
Sharon is a member of the Association of Personal Historians and the Association of Professional Genealogists. Her awards and honors include APG’S Grahame Thomas Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit (1990); the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit (1992 & 2002); AND IN 1998, Sharon was made a Fellow in the Utah Genealogical Association for her “outstanding contributions to the genealogical community and for the production of articles, books, and lectures that are an exemplary blend of her expertise in history and genealogy.”
Doris Evans: Doris is a retired teacher and she is still active in farming in Lincoln County, WA. She can trace her roots to German Russian Ancestry with both sets of her grandparents emigrating from Russia. Doris is a life member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia and has served six years on their Board of Directors, chairing the Genealogy Committee.
F. Gerald (Jerry) Handfield, BA (magna cum laude), MA, and ABD: Jerry Handfield has been the Washington State Archivist since October 2001, after a fourteen-year career as Indiana State Archivist and Director of the Commission on Public Records. In Washington, he manages the Archives and Records management division of the Office of Secretary of State. His experience includes participation on the team, which manages the innovative and internationally acclaimed Washington State Digital Archives, a major change in the collection, preservation and presentation of local and state public records. He contributes columns to newsletters and presents numerous speeches on history, records management and the role of state archives in a democratic government.
His education includes elementary one-room schools in Franklin, Connecticut, high school at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut and college in South Dakota and Indiana. In his free time, Jerry is active in neighborhood associations, kayaks on Puget Sound and plays slow-pitch softball. He has four grown children.
John Kelly: John has been a student of photography for more than 17 years. He has a deep appreciation for photography’s role in recording our history. He has worked in the photographic industry in numerous roles; retail sales as owner of The Camera Shop for over six years, teaching photography for Wenatchee Valley College for four years and currently owns and operates JP Portrait Studio as a professional photographer for three years.
Ann Livingston: Ann has been a lifelong resident of North Central Washington and in the Wenatchee Valley since 1985. She is a library specialist at Wenatchee Valley College and she works at the East Wenatchee Family History Center on a weekly basis. She has taught genealogy classes at Wenatchee Valley College. Ann specializes in Kentucky research and is the Rootsweb archivist for several Kentucky Counties. She is the compiler of the QuickNotes for the North Central Kentucky families located in Bullitt County, Kentucky Genweb site.
Hank LuBean: Hank has degrees in electronic and electrical engineering. He is retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is currently the Power Operations Superintendent for Douglas County Public Utility District. For over 30 years, Hank has, as a career and hobby, programmed and maintained large and small computer systems. He is a volunteer at the East Wenatchee Family History Center for the last 15 years where he provides computer training on genealogy issues and also maintains their computer system. He has provided a numerous presentations to the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society. He is married and has nine children.
Donna Potter Phillips: Donna claims she “works in the past” as she has worked in the genealogy field for 30 years. She has been the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society President, written for weekly newspaper column on genealogy for 15 years, taught genealogy through a community college for 20 years, and still writes for Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy and The Everton Helper. She has assisted with research tours at the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library for 20 years. Donna has been a regular speaker at many of the societies in Washington State.
Sam Reed: Sam Reed is Washington State’s 14th Secretary of State. He was elected in 2001. Prior to this he served five terms as Thurston County Auditor. He is active in many government and civic organizations. He is past President of the national Association of Secretaries of State, and serves on the board of the Washington State Historical Society, TVW, and YMCA Youth and Government.
Jamie Wilhite: Jamie is a Washington State native. He was born and raised in Wenatchee. He spent 20 years in the Seattle area. He is educated in business and finance. He has worked in computer consulting liaison since 1992. He is currently the owner of Saddlerock System Solutions which he started in 2001. He firm provides technical consulting and service relating to network infrastructure, computers and peripheral services. He has lectured at the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society on several occasions.
Wenatchee Convention Center
121 North Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, Washington
Host: The genealogical societies of WSGS District 8
(Chelan Valley, Grant County, Okanogan County and Wenatchee Area)
Featured Speaker: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Select for a printable:
Registration Form
Map
Lodging Info
Friday, April 13
6-7 pm: Early registration - packet pickup - visit vendors
7:00 pm: Bonus presentation by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
* Interviews the World's Oldest Living Genealogist, Ole Smirnoff Bernatelli *
Saturday, April 14
7-9 am: Registration - packet pickup - visit vendors - continental breakfast
8:45 am: WSGS Welcome and Orientation
9 am - 5 pm: Sharon DeBartolo Carmack presents 4 talks
*Flesh on the Bones: Putting Your Ancestors into Historical Perspective*
*The Silent Women: Bringing a name to Life*
*The Immigrant Experience: From Steerage to Ellis Island*
*Love Letters, Diaries, and Autobiographies: Let's Leave 'em Somethin' To Talk About*
Other speakers will present 12 additional 75-minute sessions during the day, covering these topics:
*Petrifying Your Family Tree: Care, Preservation and Restoration of Photographs*
*DNA and Genealogy*
*Drawing & Keeping Society Members in an Internet Environment*
*Washington State Heritage Center*
*Germans from Russia*
*Military Records: Finding Them Online*
*Keeping Security Threats Out of Your Computer*
*Migration from the Middle Colonies to the New Frontier*
*Finding Vital Records Online*
*What genealogy program should I use & how do I get my 'stuff' in & out?*
*Pursuing Polly: Finding your grandmothers in early American Records*
*Washington State Historical Information That Is Available to the Genealogist*
Click here for a more detailed agenda and topic descriptions.
Conference Fees:
WSGS members: Registration received by April 4: $50 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Non-members: Registration received by April 4: $55 - includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Registration after April 4: $55 - (No Lunch - syllabus, and choice of session not guaranteed)
To obtain more information, contact the Conference Chairman at r.berkley@verizon.net or 509-884-6106.
PRESENTERS/SPEAKERS
Tia Aulinskas, PhD. MSc, Director, and Chief Technical Officer: Is a founder of Genelex Corporation and brings more than 20 years of scientific and business experience in the filed of DNA testing. Dr. Aulinskas has directed laboratory services for multiple federal justice system agencies, bio technology companies, hospitals and individuals. She has directed DNS testing for parentage and forensic casework, ancestry testing and clinical genetic testing. Dr. Aulinskas has secured laboratory accreditation and licensing for the American Society of Blood Banks, the American Society of Crime laboratory Directors, and CLIA.
Stephen Eric Baylor, BA, and MEd: Stephen Baylor is the current President of the Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS). In WSGS he also served as regional representative and was the past President of the Stillaguamish Genealogical Society. Steve spearheaded the creation of the first WSGS Speakers List and State Conference Guidelines, and the list of WA State Family History Centers. Steve is a retired school teacher from the Arlington School District. He currently does substitute teaching.
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, BA, Certified Genealogist: (Ms. Carmack does NOT allow any audio or video taping of her presentations! Please comply!)
One of the most popular and entertaining genealogical speakers in the nation, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist (CG) who specializes in consulting, writing, and editing narrative family histories, as well as Irish and Irish-American family history research. Sharon was initially certified as a Record Searcher in 1988, then using a three-generation complied genealogy of the Davis Stuart family in Virginia, she earned her CG in 1999.
She is the author of sixteen books and hundreds of articles and columns that have appeared in nearly every major genealogical journal and publication. As executive editor of Family Tree Books (formerly Betterway Books), she has acquired and edited more than 40 titles, making Family Tree Books and Betterway Books America’s best-selling guides to genealogy. Sharon is also a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine.
Sharon teaches nonfiction writing classes for WritersOnlineWorkshops.com. Sharon has a B.A. in English from Regis University (summa cum laude), and holds a Diploma in Irish Studies from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She writes regular columns for The Septs (the publication for the Irish Genealogical Society International), TIARA Newsletter (The Irish Ancestral Research Association), and the Association of Professional Genealogist Quarterly.
Sharon is a partner in the research firm of Warren, Carmack & Associates. Along with genealogical research services, Sharon offers consulting, writing, and editing services for nonfiction books, with an emphasis on memories, biographies, histories, family histories, personal histories, and annotated diaries. She also leads writers’ retreats in Ireland, the Tuscany region of Italy, and the U.S.
Sharon is a member of the Association of Personal Historians and the Association of Professional Genealogists. Her awards and honors include APG’S Grahame Thomas Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit (1990); the Federation of Genealogical Societies Award of Merit (1992 & 2002); AND IN 1998, Sharon was made a Fellow in the Utah Genealogical Association for her “outstanding contributions to the genealogical community and for the production of articles, books, and lectures that are an exemplary blend of her expertise in history and genealogy.”
Doris Evans: Doris is a retired teacher and she is still active in farming in Lincoln County, WA. She can trace her roots to German Russian Ancestry with both sets of her grandparents emigrating from Russia. Doris is a life member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia and has served six years on their Board of Directors, chairing the Genealogy Committee.
F. Gerald (Jerry) Handfield, BA (magna cum laude), MA, and ABD: Jerry Handfield has been the Washington State Archivist since October 2001, after a fourteen-year career as Indiana State Archivist and Director of the Commission on Public Records. In Washington, he manages the Archives and Records management division of the Office of Secretary of State. His experience includes participation on the team, which manages the innovative and internationally acclaimed Washington State Digital Archives, a major change in the collection, preservation and presentation of local and state public records. He contributes columns to newsletters and presents numerous speeches on history, records management and the role of state archives in a democratic government.
His education includes elementary one-room schools in Franklin, Connecticut, high school at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut and college in South Dakota and Indiana. In his free time, Jerry is active in neighborhood associations, kayaks on Puget Sound and plays slow-pitch softball. He has four grown children.
John Kelly: John has been a student of photography for more than 17 years. He has a deep appreciation for photography’s role in recording our history. He has worked in the photographic industry in numerous roles; retail sales as owner of The Camera Shop for over six years, teaching photography for Wenatchee Valley College for four years and currently owns and operates JP Portrait Studio as a professional photographer for three years.
Ann Livingston: Ann has been a lifelong resident of North Central Washington and in the Wenatchee Valley since 1985. She is a library specialist at Wenatchee Valley College and she works at the East Wenatchee Family History Center on a weekly basis. She has taught genealogy classes at Wenatchee Valley College. Ann specializes in Kentucky research and is the Rootsweb archivist for several Kentucky Counties. She is the compiler of the QuickNotes for the North Central Kentucky families located in Bullitt County, Kentucky Genweb site.
Hank LuBean: Hank has degrees in electronic and electrical engineering. He is retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is currently the Power Operations Superintendent for Douglas County Public Utility District. For over 30 years, Hank has, as a career and hobby, programmed and maintained large and small computer systems. He is a volunteer at the East Wenatchee Family History Center for the last 15 years where he provides computer training on genealogy issues and also maintains their computer system. He has provided a numerous presentations to the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society. He is married and has nine children.
Donna Potter Phillips: Donna claims she “works in the past” as she has worked in the genealogy field for 30 years. She has been the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society President, written for weekly newspaper column on genealogy for 15 years, taught genealogy through a community college for 20 years, and still writes for Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy and The Everton Helper. She has assisted with research tours at the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library for 20 years. Donna has been a regular speaker at many of the societies in Washington State.
Sam Reed: Sam Reed is Washington State’s 14th Secretary of State. He was elected in 2001. Prior to this he served five terms as Thurston County Auditor. He is active in many government and civic organizations. He is past President of the national Association of Secretaries of State, and serves on the board of the Washington State Historical Society, TVW, and YMCA Youth and Government.
Jamie Wilhite: Jamie is a Washington State native. He was born and raised in Wenatchee. He spent 20 years in the Seattle area. He is educated in business and finance. He has worked in computer consulting liaison since 1992. He is currently the owner of Saddlerock System Solutions which he started in 2001. He firm provides technical consulting and service relating to network infrastructure, computers and peripheral services. He has lectured at the Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society on several occasions.
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