Columbia County Genealogy Conference: Many Lands Many People: Schedule

Saturday, September 20, 2025 (All day)


A tree with the words Many Lands Many People underneath it

 

September 20, 2025
Schedule

 

8:30 am to 9:00 am Check in
 9:00 am to 9:45 am Opening remarks and Keynote
 9:45 am to 10:00 am Break
10:00 am to 11:00 am Session 1: Pam Vestal: Tracking Down Your Eastern European Ancestors, Workshop, part I 
  Session 1: Janice Sellers: Introduction to Jewish Genealogy
 11:00 am to 11:15 am Break
 11:15 am to 12:15 pm Session 2: Pam Vestal: Tracking Down Your Eastern European Ancestors, Workshop, part II 
  Session 2: To be determined
 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch
 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm  Session 3: Pam Vestal: Pinning Down Your Ancestors' Locations
  Session 3: To be determined
 2:15 pm to 2:30 pm Break
 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Session 4: Pam Vestal: Why They Left, Where They Went, and What Their Journeys Can Reveal  
  Session 4: Janice Sellers: Introduction to Black American Genealogy
 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm Break
 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm Session 5: Pam Vestal: Strapped For Cash: Records of Poor Ancestors and the Stories They Tell
  Session 5: Janice Sellers: Dual Citizenship and Right of Return
 4:45 pm to 5:00 pm Break
 5:00 pm to 5:15 pm Conference wrap-up