Program for Professional/Advanced researchers on Friday, May 14

Posted by conference on August 7, 2009 under Blog: New Postings, Pro/Advanced Stream, Speakers and Program | Be the First to Comment

On Friday, May 14, OGS Conference 2010 will offer a special full-day program for the professional genealogist or advanced researcher with comparable expertise. This special five-lecture module will be one of several options for those looking to profitably extend their weekend. (Other Friday lectures, workshops and a tour will be announced in due course.)

Designed with input from the Ontario Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (OCAPG), the professional/advanced module will deal with thorny issues of genealogical evidence, proof and problem-solving. Delivering the three morning lectures will be Dr. Thomas W. Jones, who was introduced in this blog on July 24 (below) in regard to his presentation of the Houston Memorial Lecture.

Here is a tentative list of methodological topics on which Dr. Jones will speak in the professional/advanced module:

  • Inferential Genealogy: Deducing Ancestors’ Identities Indirectly
  • Organizing Evidence to Overcome Record Shortages
  • The Jones Jinx: Tracing Common Surnames

Discussions are underway with speakers of comparable stature to deliver two afternoon lectures in the professional/advanced module. Stay tuned…

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