2012 NGS Conference in Cincinnati–A Pictorial Wrap Up
Thanks to the planners, sponsors, volunteers and everyone else who made the 2012 NGS Conference in Cincinnati successful.

Exhibit Hall

Genlighten

Myrtle & Elissa

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Dwane & Miriam

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Genealogical Studies

1940 Census Indexing

FamilySearch

BCG Booth

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
I attended 2 sessions Saturday morning before we left at noon:
- “Research Reports for Ourselves” by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA.
- “Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis” by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS.
Yes, by Saturday I was on Information Overload! Both of the above lectures were excellent. I just need to put what I have learned to use in my research and report writing.
Before I left the conference I purchased a DNA kit from Family Tree DNA. My goal is to see if my paternal side descends from the Mayflower Brewsters. Either way, perhaps this will help us discover who Jackson Brewster’s parents were. The DNA sample needs to come from a male so I will be visiting one of my uncles soon. I’ll let you know how the test turns out.
Karen
Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.
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Karen it sounds as if you had a good time. The DNA kit sounds interesting and I would love to hear about some day. Good Luck!!!!!!! Hope we get a match.
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Brian, I’ll be sure to let everyone know if we descend from the Mayflower Brewsters! It is something I have always wanted to know.
Great pictures of the conference, Karen. Wasn’t the Freedom Center a neat place to visit? I did the same two sessions on Saturday morning, and definitely agree that I was on Information Overload by then (or maybe that’s just my permanent state, LOL). It was great to see you again. Good luck with your DNA testing!