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A Call for Papers – 2018 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy

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The following is an announcement by the organizers of the 2018 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy, which is co-sponsored by ICAPGen. We encourage our AG researchers to participate as presenters!

“Strengthening Ties That Bind Families Together”.  Proposals are now being accepted for the 2018 BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy which will be held Tuesday, July 31 through Friday, August 3, at the BYU Conference Center in Provo, Utah.

Proposals are accepted through the BYU recruiting system. You will be required to have a BYU Net ID. If you do not have a Net ID, click here to create one. You may submit up to eight proposals by clicking on the following link: Submit Proposals and Apply Here

The deadline for proposals is Friday, January 5, 2018. We welcome proposals that allow participants to gain new skills and receive helpful information in the following areas of family history and genealogy:

  • Getting started in family history
    • Classes specifically designed for those who are beginners to research
  • *Vendor demonstration classes (software, websites, etc.)
  • Writing, preserving, and sharing histories online (blogging, photos, and stories)
  • Digital technologies and using computers, technology, and the Internet for research
  • DNA and Forensic genealogy
  • Record types (probate, immigration/naturalization, church, newspapers, military, etc.)
  • Beginning, intermediate, and advanced research methodology in:
    • British Isles (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
    • Germany
    • Scandinavia
    • United States—state and regional topics
    • Other countries and international regions
  • Family History Center support and family history consultant training
  • Engaging youth in family history

* Vendor demonstrations will be a “sponsored” class. Vendors can teach about their service or product during a vendor track as part of the normal conference schedule for free.

 

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Meet Fritz Juengling: Accredited for Research in Three Countries

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Accreditation

Fritz had wanted to become accredited for many years before he actually did so.  He wanted to improve his skills to the point where he would be recognized by a professional organization.  He has been interested in his family’s history since childhood and wanted to pursue genealogical research.  He became accredited in Germany in 2013, the Netherlands in 2015, and Belgium in 2016.

Challenging and Unique Aspects of German, Belgian and Netherlands Genealogy

Fritz says that he particularly enjoys working with farm names, where men will take their wives’ surnames if those are based on the name of the property that she owns.  Men will often be listed in records with their own surname but aka her surname.  After time, he may carry only her name.

He also is interested in the legally required adoption of surnames in the Netherlands province of Friesland.  The extant records give the family members’ names, ages, and both the patronym of the father and the new surname that the family adopts.

Advice for Others Pursuing Accreditation

Fritz advises those interested in becoming accredited to learn as much as they can, read a lot, and research in many types of records over a long time period.

Goals

Fritz would like to become accredited in more areas.  In his job at the Family History Library, he needs to be proficient in many different areas and he feels that becoming accredited is a good way to improve his skills.

Current Research Projects

Fritz is currently working on a Swedish project.

Websites

https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/User:Bdyh

Fritz responded that he “enjoys teaching classes and really enjoys lecturing at conferences. There is something exciting about speaking in front of dozens and dozens, maybe even hundreds, of people about genealogy!”