Speaker Spotlight: Julie Miller, CG

Julie is a Kentucky native and has lived in Mississippi, South Dakota, Indiana, Arizona, Texas and has resided in Colorado for the past 19 years. She has been involved in genealogy since she started researching her own family in 1976.

Julie has been active in genealogy society management for over 11 years in various local and national societies. She is NGS Vice President, NGS 2010 and 2012 conference chair, and has been a volunteer at the National Archives, Rocky Mountain Region for 15 years.

Lectures that Julie will be presenting:

W146, Wednesday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
"Search for Ancestors in Passenger Arrival Records"
This lecture starts with a short review of the passenger arrival records that are available and what information is found in those records. The majority of the lecture covers difficult problems that may be encountered when reaching passenger lists and the importance of dissecting the records and analyzing the information in order to reveal all of their potential worth. This session is for you if you have some experience in passenger arrival list research.
 
T223, Thursday, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
"When Grandpa Comes Marching Home Again"
Civil War pension files are filled with genealogical information but are often large and intimidating. This lecture begins with a review of the documents usually included in a Civil War pension file. It then discusses how to make sense of the file by organizing, extracting and analyzing the documents and information. This lecture is for you if you have acquired a pension file (or any large file of documents) and want some ideas about how to find the hidden treasures contained within these files.

F326, Friday, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
"Catholic Church Research in the Southeast"
Catholic Church records can provide information about our ancestors for periods when civil vital records do not exist. These records are well-known for their reliability and value to genealogical researchers. This lecture discusses the different types of Catholic Church records available, what you can expect to find in the records, and how to locate the records with a special emphasis on the locating records in the Southeast United States. No prior knowledge of Catholic Church records is needed to attend this session.

S404. Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Kids' Kamp
This program is for children between the ages of eight and sixteen. The Kamp features a variety of age-appropriate activities that help children gain an appreciation of and a connection to their ancestry. Included in the Kamp are activities focusing on the requirements for the Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge and the Girl Scout My Heritage Badge. This  is a fun and unique opportunity to get your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and scout troops interested in their family history.

Speaker Spotlight: Julie Miller, CG