German Genealogy and Heritage Conference
July 17-19, 1997
Holdiday Inn, Waco, Texas
Program
| THURSDAY, JULY 17 | Program |
|---|---|
| 5:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 | Welcome and Introductions |
| 7:10 | Background information on the Bukovina Society, the Texas German Society, and the Central Texas Genealogical Society |
| 7:30 | Keynote address Irmgard Hein Ellingson, Ossian, Iowa Charter member/director, Bukovina Society |
| 8:00 | German and Austrian History Karl Micklitz, Brookshire, Texas President, Texas German Society Director, German-Texan Heritage Society |
| FRIDAY, JULY 18 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration, continued |
| 9:00 | Genealogy for the Beginner Shirley Woodlock, Waco, Texas President, Central Texas Geneal. Society |
| 10:00 | Tracing Your Roots to Germany and Austria Christa Prewitt, Elgin, Texas Genealogy ed., GTHS, The Journal Flora von Roeder, Houston, Texas Editor, Texas German Soc. Reporter |
| 11:00 | German Lesson I Dr. Frauke Harvey, Waco, Texas Professor and Director of German, Russian and Japanese, Baylor University |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. | Oral History: Methods and Demonstrations Dr. Rebecca Sharpless, Waco, Texas Director, Institute for Oral History Baylor University |
| 2:30 | Using Computers in Genealogical Work Steve Parke, Pueblo, Colorado International Director, The Bukovina Society |
| 3:30 | Rigors of Immigration Patsy Hand, Victoria, Texas Vice-Pres., German-Texan Heritage Society |
| 4:30 | Early German Customs and Traditions in Texas Theresa Gold, San Antonio, Texas Director, German-Texan Heritage Society |
| 5:30 | Dinner on your own |
| 7:30 | Preparing and Publishing a Family History (Panel discussion) Paul Massier, moderator, Arcadia, California International Director, The Bukovina Society Flora von Roeder, Houston, Texas Editor, Texas German Soc. Reporter Irene Schulze, Valley Mills, Texas Publisher of the Gohlke Family History Velma Wiethorn, McGregor, Texas Publisher of four family histories. |
| 8:30 | Happy hour with cash bar and music |
| SATURDAY, JULY 19 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration, continued |
| 9:00 | Video Tour of Bukovina Oren Windholz, Hays, Kansas President, The Bukovina Society |
| 10:00 | The German Influence in the Shaping of American Society Dr. Sophie Welisch Congers, New York Director, The Bukovina Society |
| 11:00 | The German Baptists in Bukovina and Galicia Paul Massier, Arcadia, California International Director, The Bukovina Society |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. | Bus tours to points of interest in and around Waco and combination bus/walking tour of the Baylor University campus |
| 6:30 | Banquet and Dance at Crawford Community Center Music by Alpen Musikanten |