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Midwestern Roots 2016: Family History
and Genealogy Conference
#YourStory
With this being Indiana’s Bicentennial year it is more important to us than ever before to help you on the journey to find your family story. The Indiana Historical Society is excited to host Jennifer Alford, Jen Baldwin, Lisa Louise Cooke, CeCe Moore, Juliana Szucs, Curt B. Witcher and more. Many of the sessions focus on the technologies that are changing the ways genealogists research their family history. The conference also hosts the Family History Market and Book Fair, featuring products and books unique to your interests.
Friday’s opening session, Your Story, Our History: The Power and Value of Story, by Curt B. Witcher, will be getting us excited for Indiana’s Bicentennial and our place in the state and national history.
CeCe Moore presents Saturday’s first session, Telling Stories with DNA from “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” CeCe will share how DNA is helping more people each year to find their family story.
One of the highlights of the conference is the Friday evening banquet. Join your fellow family historians for an evening of food and entertainment as Lisa Louise Cooke reminisces about living for a summer “in 1867” on the TV show Texas Ranch House. Come and hear!
The preconference activities include an all-day workshop for librarians and volunteers who work with genealogy sources as well as computer labs, writing workshops, preservation workshops and research opportunities for all attendees. The day concludes with Michael D. Lacopo, DVM, regaling us with stories about his blog Hoosier Daddy?. We’ll celebrate Indiana’s upcoming birthday with cake afterwards!
Indianapolis is just a short trip from many Midwestern metropolitan areas. The conference center is conveniently located off I-465 with free parking and two hotels. Multiple registration options are available so that you can plan on attending all three days or just the portion of the conference that fits your schedule.
Librarians and may earn continuing education credits at this conference.
