The 2015 Spring Workshop took place April 25 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located just north of Elk Grove, California. Titled 'My Germans' A Workshop for Ancestor-Chasers, Brigham Young University professor Roger P. Minert Ph.D, A.G. along with four colleagues (Anne Leishman, Kelsee Jackson, Peggy Carpenter and Susan Sirrine) presented a four track program. Also participating by providing individual consulations were SGGS memers Ingeborg Carpenter and Michael Mayer-Kielmann. Attendance was 133.

8925 Vintage Park Dr., Sacramento, California

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The Speakers

Left: Dr. Roger Minert. Top right: Anne Leishman and Susan Sirrine. Lower right: Kelsee Jackson and Peggy Carpenter.

The Program

Dr. Minert Presentation Room	Colleagues Presentation Room	Family History Center	Individual Consultations
Dr. Roger Minert presented the following topics: A Day in the Life of Your German Ancestor The Top 12 Self-Defeating Behaviors in Germanic History Research Gazetteers in Germany: Finding the Home Parish of Your German Ancestors German Surnames: Historical, Linguistic, and Genealogical Perspectivies	Finding German Ancestors in U.S. Public Documents Susan Sirrine Identifying the Home Town of Your German Ancestor Kelsee Jackson Form and Content in German Church Records Peggy Carpenter Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents Kelsee Jackson	Anne Leishman conducted hands-on computer-assisted tutorials on three topics, each being repeated once: Online Family Trees Researching Online: Finding Records and Basic Search Tips Preserving and Sharing Memories with FamilySearch	German genealogy consultatons were provided by: • Kelsee Jackson • Peggy Carpenter • Susan Sirrine German language tanslation consultations were provided by: • Ingeborg Carpenter • Michael Mayer-Kielmann

Event Photos

The following photos capture some specific moments of this all-day event. During the breaks, attendees could visit various exhibits or browse and purchase German genealogy books and tools.

Dr. Roger P. Minert presenting during the morning.

Susan Sirrine	Kelsee Jackson
Peggy Carpenter	Anne Leishman
Ingeborg Carpenter and her historical exhibit	Old maps exhibit
Consultations sign-up	Surname cards posting display
Book sales	Closing comments (Susan was busy finishing up a consultation)

This seminar was possible only because of the committment and labors of a large number of volunteers. Only some of them appear in the foregoing photos.