Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CGRS, nationally known author and lecturer, will be the featured speaker.

Ms. Carmack will deliver four lectures during the three-day conference:

• “The Immigrant Experience”
• “The Silent Woman:
  Bringing a Name to Life”
• “Love Letters, Diaries & Autobiographies: Lets Leave ’em Somethin‘ to Talk About”
• “The Italian-American Character: Understanding Your Ancestors for Better Research Success”

Additionally she will have the following books for sale:

• “The Genealogy Sourcebook”
• “A Genealogistís Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors”
• “Italian-American Family History: A Guide to Researching and Writing About Your Heritage”

There will be classes, workshops, round-tables and exhibits offering ideas and assistance on just about any aspect of your genealogical research.

Some of the scheduled topics are:

• Researching at the State Archives
• Court Records
• Native American Research
• Colonial Records
• Analyzing Deed Records
• Writing a Family History
• Ethics in Family Research
• English Research
• German Research
• Preservation of Those Loose Papers
• Hiring a Professional Genealogist
• Documenting your Finds