{"id":5276,"date":"2015-01-23T15:17:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:49:44","slug":"writingfgs2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/writingfgs2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing-Related Sessions at the 2015 FGS Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/julietarr.com\/genealogy\/blog\/images\/X-Tips-for-Visiting-the-Family-History-L_DA70\/FGS-AmbassadorBadge.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgsconference.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Federation of Genealogical Societies 2015 Conference<\/a> will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 11-14, 2015.\u00a0 The early registration deadline has been extended to Monday, January 26, so if you haven\u2019t registered yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgsconference.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">head over and do so<\/a> to save some $$$.<\/p>\n<p>Since one of my passions is writing, I always try to compile a list of writing-related sessions at the major genealogy conferences.\u00a0 So here\u2019s the list for FGS 2015, along with the topics related to preservation, since these topics sometimes go hand-in-hand.\u00a0 The full schedule can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgsconference.org\/program\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are attending RootsTech in conjunction with the FGS conference, you might also want to review my post <a href=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/writingRT2015\" target=\"_blank\">Writing-Related Sessions at RootsTech 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Printed vs. Online Publishing for Societies (Donna M. Moughty, 4:00 PM) [Although this is targeted at societies, I have seen this lecture and Donna presents wonderful information you can use related to your own work.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documenting Your Family Heirlooms (Jennifer Alford, 3:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>A Gift of Legacy: Who\u2019s Telling Your Story? (Deborah Abbott, 4:30 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Standards or Old? Guidelines for Effective Research and Family Histories (Thomas Jones, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>Be the Ancestor You Wish You\u2019d Had (Linda Coffin, 10:30 AM)<\/li>\n<li>What Did You Do When You Were a Kid? or Strategies for Gathering Family Stories (J. Mark Lowe, BCG Luncheon)<\/li>\n<li>Writing a Prize-Winning Family History (Thomas Jones, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Interviewing Grandma (Linda Coffin, 2:30 PM)<\/li>\n<li>Love and Loss in the Family Album: A Recipe for Finding the Truth (Maureen Taylor, 4:00 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you plan on attending any of these sessions?\u00a0 What other conference sessions are you looking forward to attending?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2015 Conference will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 11-14, 2015.\u00a0 The early registration deadline has been extended to Monday, January 26, so if you haven\u2019t registered yet, head over and do so to save some $$$. 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