Saturday July 17, 2010 Germanna Conference Schedule

Saturday July 17, 2010 Germanna Conference Schedule

Held at the Daniel Technology Center of the Germanna Community College, Culpeper, Virginia  Campus  click for location map

            Time
           Event
   Location
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Roll Call

Main Hall
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks by Marc Wheat and Frank Turnage

 

 

 

 

 

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Main Hall


         Conference Presentations
Attendees will be able to choose from among three options during each time slot. If you can't decide which presentation to attend, just bring two friends so they can attend the other two presentations and then share your notes with each other!
 

Session One   9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Location
John Blankenbaker

Shining the Light of DNA on Your Genealogy

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Room 1
Don Tharpe

Gent vs. Spillman, Family Law Colonial Style

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Room 2
Marc Wheat

The Basics about Germanna or Germanna For Beginners

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Room 3

10:20 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.             Break           Social Hall

Session Two  11:10 a.m. - 12:00 noon

 Location
Cathi Clore Frost

Gone With The Yagers: Tales of the Germanna Yager/Yeager Family

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 Room 1
Cheryl Hanback Shepherd

The Hanback Family - Master Builders of Germanna

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 Room 2

Mike Mashon (Curator Moving Image Section of Library of Congress)

Preserving Your Photos and Film

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 Room 3

12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m.    Lunch    Designated Lunch Room 

 

Special Session     1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.     
Katharine Brown

Travels With Germanna

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Session Three    1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Location
John Blankenbaker

What You Always Wanted To Know About the Second Germanna Colony But Were Afraid to Ask

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Room 1

Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood as portrayed by Dennis Loba

Governor Spotswood talks to you directly about his times and life in colonial Virginia

To read about Spotswoods earlier trip to Germanna, click here for details

Room 2
Constance Potter (National Archives)

Researching Families in the American Revolutionary War

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Room 3

2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.              Break             Social Hall

Session Four      3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location
Announcement Soon!
Room 1
Craig Kilby

How to Do Genealogy Research at the Library of Virginia

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Room 2
Michael Frost, Kathy Ellis, and Gordon Lohr

Salubria - Its History and Its Future

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Room 3      

4 00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Connecting with Germanna - Volunteer Opportunity Form Turn-in and Discussion

Social Hall

Prepare for Saturday Evening Banquet and Auction at Salubria

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TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 CONFERENCE AND REUNION, JUST CLICK HERE

 

 


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