A View at the Hispanic Genealogical/Historical Conference of Sept. 2009

Ancestors Link Our Past, Bridge Our Future

                               CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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                            Thursday, September 24, 2009 

4:00  PM – 7:00 PM              Up Stairs                                           Sign-in/Registration

5:00 – 7:00 PM                      Chinaberry                                         Exhibit Room Open

                              Friday, September 25, 2009

7:30 – on going                      Up Stairs                                       Sign-in/Registration

8:00 – 9:00                             Lecture Hall                                  Plenary Session

9:00- 3:00                               Front of Hotel                               Historical Tour

 9:00 – 9:45                             Elm                                       "Los Vaqueros de South Texas"                                                                                                     Dr. Roberto Villarreal

                                               Maple Room                   "Sepharic Jews Along the Texas  Border"                                                                                                      Diana Satelo-Zertuche           

                                                Lecture Hall                                                                                                       

10:00-10:45                         Elm Room                       “Five Things the Pros do to Help Your Genealogy                                                                                                         Dee Dee King

                                               Maple Room                    “Understanding the Old Handwriting Style of Mexican                                                                                                               Parish Record” (Spanish)                                                                                                                   Ismael Orrantia

                         Lecture HALL                                                  "Vela Surname Forum                                                                                            Facilitators Arturo Garza, Janet Khashab

 11:00 - 11:45                        Elm Room                                  "The Battle of Medina"                                                                                                     Dan Arellano

                                               Maple Room                      “Information Found in Mexican Parish                                                                                                        Records” (Spanish)                                                                                                          Ismael Orrantia

                                               Lecture   Hall                      Martínez/Guajardo Surname                                                                                        Facilitator Art Garza and Janet Khashab

 11:45 -1:00                LUNCH    ON YOUR OWN                   Exhibit Room Open (Chinaberry)

 12:30- 12:45                     Chinaberry                                     Door Prizes in Exhibit Room

 1:00 -1:45                        Elm Room                              “The Settlers of Goliad Variety and Vision”                                                                                                          Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm

                                         Maple                                      “Online Search Technique of Highly Successful                                                                                                                  Genealogists”                                                                                                                  Debbie Wayne

                                         Lecture Hall                                              Treviño Surname                                                                                                     Facilitator  Art Garza and Janet Khashab

                                                                                          

2:00 – 2:45                     Elm Room                                 “An Introduction to Preservation: Basic Principals                                                                                       and Techniques for Preserving Family History Collection”                                                                                                         Tom Kellam

                                       Maple Room                                    “The Battle of Medina”                                                                                                         Dan Arrellano

                                        Lecture Room                                 Flores Surname Forum"                                                                                        Facilitators Art Garza and Janet Khashab

 3:00 - 3:45                     Elm Room                 “Understanding the Old Handwriting Style of Mexican Parish Records”                                                                                                                  Ismael Orrantia

                                       Maple Room                                 “Oral Historians: Give Voice to the Past”                                                                                                             Dr.  Ernesto Valdez

                                       Lecture Room                                De La Garza Surname Forum                                                                                         Facilitatros Art Garza and Janet Khashab

4:00 – 4:45                   Elm Room                                      “Mexico’s Multiple Ancestris: Connections,                                                                                                           Literature and History”                                                                                                         Dr.  Eliud Martínez

                                      Maples                                             “Los Vaqueros de South Texas”                                                                                                         (South Texas Cowboys)                                                                                                        Dr. Roberto Villlarreal

                                      Lecture Hall                                  “When Direct Evidence is Lacking Applying                                                                                                   Evidentiary Concepts to Hispanic Research”                                                                                                                   Part I –                                                                                                        Dr. George Ryskamp

5:00 – 5:45                  Elm Room                                       “Understanding DNA For Genealogist and                                                                                                                  Historians”                                                                                                          Mic Barnette

                                    Maple Room                                              "Introduction to Family Research" (Spanish)                                                                                                                 Arturo Cuellar

                                    Lecture Hall                                        “When Direct Evidence is Lacking Applying                                                                                                   Evidentiary Concepts to Hispanic Research”                                                                                                               Part II –    .                                                                                                   Dr. George Ryskamp

 6:00 – 6:15                 Chinaberry                                           Door Prizes Exhibit Room

 7:00-10:00                 Live Oak Room                                       Reception

                      Exhibit Room (Chinaberry) will be opened all day starting at 7:00 AM and closes at 6:00 PM

Visit with the Vendors during the 15 minute breaks and lunch time

The display by the Dallas Mexican American Historical League will be on-going both Friday and Saturday in the Pecan Room.

The Silent Auction in the Vendor's Room (Chinaberry) will be on-going Friday until noon on Saturday. 
    

                                                            Saturday, September 26, 2009

 8:30 – 9:30                       Elm Room                                “The Settlers of Goliad:Variety and Vision"                                                                                                      Dr. Caroline Castillo Crimm

                                         Maple Room                              "Sepharic Jews Along the Texas Border"                                                                                           Diana Sotelo-Zertuche    

                                         Pecan Room                              Display Mexican American History in Dallas                                                                     By  Member of Dallas Mexican American Historical League

                                        Lecture Hall                            When Direct Evidence is Lacking:Applying Evidentiary                                                                                                   Concepts to Hispanic Research" Part I                                                                                                       George Rsykamp

9:45 – 10:30                   Elm Room                             “An Introduction to Preservation: Basic Principals and                                                                                               Techniques for Preserving Family Documents”                                                                                                           Tom Kellam

                                       Maple Room                                   "The Battle of Medina"                                                                                                    Dan Arralleno

                                       Pecan Room                        Panel:Oral History of the Mexican American in Dallas

                                        Lecture Hall                             “When Evidence is Lacking Applying Evidentiary                                                                                                       Concepts to Hispanic Research”                                                                                                               Part II:    Dr. George Ryskamp 

 10:45 – 11:30                 Elm Room                                 "Five Things the Pros do to Help your Genealogy"                                                                                                               Dee Dee King

                                        Maple Room                              "Using Y-DNA Testing to Identify Your Ancestor"                                                                                                                 Don Raney

                                        Lecture Hall                      Understanding the Old Handwriting Style of the Mexican American                                                                                         Parish Records                                                                                                     (English)                                                                                                   Ismael Orrantia

                                                                                                                                                                                               Part I 11:30-1:00                       LUNCH ON YOUR OWN                    

12:30 – 12:45                 Chinaberry                                       Door Prizes Exhibitors’ Room

12:45 - 1:00                    Chinaberry                                       Silent Auction Winners Announced

 1:00 – 1:45                      Elm Room                                      “Introduction to Family Research”                                                                                                          Arturo Cuellar

                                         Maple Room                                   "Information Found in the Mexican Parish Records"                                                                                                           (English)                                                                                                        Ismael Orrantia  

                                         Lecture Hall                                    “Juana, are you Gomez, Goncalves or Gone?                                                                                                        Dealing With Surname Flexibility”                                                                                                                  Dr. George Ryskamp

2:00 – 2;45                    Elm Room                                           “Los Vaqueros de South Texas”                                                                                                      (South Texas Cowboys)                                                                                                        Dr. Roberto Villarreal

                                       Maple Room                                        “Finding Your Ancestor in the Texas Land                                                                                                     Record” (Emphasis – North of the Nueces River)                                                                                                                  Dr. Don Raney

                                       Lecture Hall                                          “How I Work a Family Line” (Workshop)                                                                                                               Part I:                                                                                                         Tresa Tatyrek    

 3:00 – 3:45                    Elm Room                                              “Mexican Multiple Ancestries: Connections,                                                                                                                  Literature and History”                                                                                                                        Dr. Eliud Martínez

                                      Maple Room                                             “Oral Historians: Give Voice to the Past”                                                                                                                        Dr. Ernesto Valdez

                                                                                                         “How I Work a Family Line” (Workshop)                                       Lecture Hall                                                        Part II: Tresa Tatyrek     

 4:00 – 4:45                    Elm Room                                         "Undertanding DNA for Genealogist and Historians"

                                                                                                                     Mic Barnette

                                                                                                                          

                                      Maple Room                                               “Online Search Technique Of Highly                                                                                                                        Successful Genealogists”                                                                                                                            Debbie Wayne

                                        Lecture Hall                                    From Conquest to Conquest: Ruy Diaz de Mendoza                                                                                                                  & his Wife Catalina Salazar

                                                                                                                         

 5:00-6:30                        Lecture Hall                                                              Open Forum                                                                                                        Facilitated by Arturo Garza and Janet Khashab

 6:00 - 6:15                    Chinaberry                                                       Door Prizes in Exhibit Room

7:00 – 10:00                   Live Oak Room                                                         Banquet           

                

                             Exhibit Room (Chinaberry) will be opened all day starting at 8:00 AM and closes at 6:00 PM

Visit with the Vendors during the 15 minute breaks and lunch time

The display by the Dallas Mexican American Historical League will be on-going both Friday and Saturday in the Pecan Room.

The Silent Auction (Pecan Room) will be on-going Friday until noon on Saturday. 

   Sunday September 27, 2009

       9:00 AM                                Pecan Room                                               President’s Meeting                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

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