Genie Breaks
10 am - Internet Genealogy - Beth Walz
2 pm - Genealogy: Where Do I Begin - Beth Walz
Beth Walz from Mitchell, SD, is a member of the South Dakota Genealogical Society, Mitchell Area Genealogical Society and Ostfriesland Genealogical Society will present a program on “Internet Genealogy”. She will talk about websites, pros and cons of online research, and foundations for internet research. This program is Thursday at 10 am.
Beth Walz from Mitchell, SD, is a member of the South Dakota Genealogical Society, Mitchell Area Genealogical Society and Ostfriesland Genealogical Society will present a program on “Genealogy, Where do I Begin?”. She will talk about building your initial foundations, where to look, what is important to know, questions to ask, etc. This program is Thursday at 2 pm.
Friday
10 am - Beginning Genealogy - Suzanne Folk
2 pm - Finding Cousins with DNA - Yvonne Haefner
Suzanne Folk, from Sioux Falls, SD, is a member of the South Dakota Genealogical Society, Sioux Valley Genealogical Society, and the Germans from Russia Heritage Society. If you are not sure where to start your family tree or need some reminders of where to find family information, be sure to come to Beginning you Family Tree on Friday, August 29 at 10am
Yvonne Haefner from Mobridge, SD, is a South Dakota Genealogist, member of the South Dakota Genealogy Society and German from Russia Heritage Society will present a program on “Finding Cousins with DNA” on Friday at 2:00 pm. She will walk you through what DNA is and what it means and how she found a cousin by doing Her DNA.
Saturday
10 am - Genealogy - Dawn Meyers
2 pm - A History of the State Fair - Lois Van Poll
Sunday
2 pm - Iron Crosses - Yvonne Haefner
Yvonne Haefner from Mobridge, SD, is a South Dakota Genealogist, member of the South Dakota Genealogy Society and German from Russia Heritage Society will present a program on “Iron Crosses,” on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Those Iron Crosses dot the landscape of South Dakota. Blacksmiths who immigrated from Russia in the early 1800’s brought with them the skill of making iron crosses out of scrap metal. They learned blacksmithing apprenticing with another blacksmith for years.
Monday
10 am - Finding German Ancestors - Sarah Spencer
Sarah Busse Spencer is a professional genealogist with Legacy Tree Genealogists, where she specializes in family history research in Germany and Eastern Europe. She has a PhD in sociology and Russian studies and loves to help people find the parents and grandparents of their immigrant ancestors.