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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 9 Jan |  Janet Hovorka |
Comparing new FamilySearch Certified Software Handout in pdf & Presentation in pdf |
225 |
| 13Feb | Art Johnson | Building Strong Relationships between Priesthood Leaders and Family History Workers Presentation in pdf |
136 |
| 13 Mar | Barry J. Ewell  |
How to Effectively Conduct Genealogy Research on the Internet
Presentation in pdf |
157 |
| 10 Apr |  Tim Cross |
FamilySearch's Extended Tree |
149 |
| 8 May | 
Don and Dianne Snow |
Freeware and Shareware for Family History
Handout in pdf |
109 |
| 12 Jun | Andrea Schnakenburg  |
How to Light a Fire Under Your Ward
Handout in pdf Meeting Minutes in pdf |
96 |
| 10 Jul |  Bret Petersen |
Are You My Mother? - Finding Maiden Names In Your Tree
Handout in pdf |
115 |
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Kara Wahlquist  |
Answers to World-Wide Research Problems Using FamilySearch Wiki and Forums |
102 |
| 11 Sep |  George Ryskamp |
Connecting New FamilySearch Ancestors to Original Records | |
| 9 Oct | Gary T. Wright | Digital Preservation | |
| 13 Nov | Randy Bryson | What’s Behind the Curtain? | |
| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 10 Jan |  Michael Ritchey |
FamilySearchWiki: Now and in the Future |
140
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| 14 Feb | Jake Gehring  |
Avoiding Pitfalls in Your Research |
86
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| 14 Mar |  Marcy Brown |
Welcome to Roots Television |
81
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| 11 Apr | Roger Flick  |
Exciting Discoveries in the BYU Special Collections Library
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102
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| 9 May | Don and Diane Snow |
Finding Grandma Through the London Family History Centre |
103
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| 13 Jun |  Beau Sharbrough |
Genealogy in 2020
Handout in PDF, Spreadsheet file |
107
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| 11 Jul | Lance McIntosh  |
FamilySearch Support |
117
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 Mary E. V. Hill |
Using a Digital Camera to Copy Records
Handout in PDF |
124
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| 12 Sep | Crista Cowan  |
If You Get Stuck Going Backward GoForward: Tracing Descendants of Your Ancestors Handout in PDF |
131
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| 10 Oct |  Robert Raymond |
The Genealogy Game Show. Handout in PDF, Presentation in PDF |
137
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| 14 Nov | Marlo Schuldt  |
Easier Scanning - An Art and Science |
156
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| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 12 Jan |
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161 |
| 9 Feb |  Gordon Clarke |
FamilySearch Web Service and 3rd Party Products
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108 |
| 8 Mar | Don Anderson  |
The Future of Family History Centers |
132 |
| 12 Apr |
 Larry EchoHawk |
"Spiritual Blessings From Knowing My Native American Ancestors" |
86 |
| 10 May | Gaylon Findlay, Bruce Buzbee, John Vilburn |
New FamilySearch Synchronization options with Ancestral Quest / RootsMagic / FamilyInsight |
145 |
| 14 Jun | Matt Misbach | Self Publish the Easy and Free Way - Handout in pdf |
73 |
| 12 Jul | Marlo Schuldt |
Digital Photography in Family History |
74
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 Laurie Castillo |
Family History Research at BYU: The OTHER Family History Library
Handouts - Outline / Using Interlibrary Loan in pdf |
89 |
| 13 Sep | Tim Crabb | A RecordSearch Overview |
86 |
| 11 Oct | DearMYRTLE  |
A Practical Guide for Family History Consultants |
109 |
| 8 Nov |  Gerhard Ruf |
Using Worldconnect at Rootsweb for Publishing and Backup |
88 |
| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 13 Jan |
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A Freeware Genealogy Notes Program -- Handout PDF |
84 |
| 10 Feb | Sacha Masek- from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation |
Discovering Lost and Hidden Relationships:
The Use of DNA for Genealogical Research |
140 |
| 10 Mar |  D. Merrill White |
Family History Consultant Training |
154 |
| 14 Apr |
Harvey
& Susan Easton  -Black |
A New Property Database & Information About Early LDS Members In Nauvoo & Iowa |
132 |
| 12 May | Yvette Arts, Whitney Ransom, & Jason McGowan    |
WorldVitalRecords.com and FamilyLink.com: Social Networking in the Genealogy and Family History Space |
104 |
| 9 Jun |  Justin Schroepfer. |
Introduction to Footnote.com, an online history research library. |
120 |
| 14 Jul | Beau Sharbrough |
Your genealogy in your pocket : PDAs
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124
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 Jay G. Burrup |
A brief introduction to LDS Record Sources at the Church History Library |
105 |
| 8 Sep | Thomas J. Kemp  |
GenealogyBank - Unique Content for Documenting Your Family Tree
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96 |
| 13 Oct |  John Finlay |
Share Your Genealogy and Collaborate with Relatives Online Using PhpGedView |
104 |
| 10 Nov | G. David Dilts  |
Family History Library Internet Favorites Download file |
106 |
| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 14 Jan |
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210 |
| 11 Feb | Laryn Brown | Using the Internet for Scottish Research |
128 |
| 11 Mar |  Holly Hansen |
Building a Fantastic Personal Map Collection Handout PDF |
107 |
| 8 Apr | DearMYRTLE |
Getting from the Index to the Original |
132 |
| 13 May |  Dallan Quass |
Using Wiki's for Genealogical Research Handout PDF |
87 |
| 10 Jun | Mary E. V. Hill |
DeedMapper: Reconstruct Your Ancestor's Land Handout PDF |
99 |
| 8 Jul | Michael Ritchey |
New Collaborative FamilySearch Tools for Research Advice |
104 |
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| 9 Sep | Val Jones  |
Video and Audio Preservation and Migration |
65 |
| 14 Oct |  Kip Sperry |
What's New in Family History at BYU? |
116 |
| 11 Nov | Bruce Buzbee  |
Family Atlas |
126 |
| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 8 Jan |
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Web version of his PowerPoint Presentation |
114 |
| 12 Feb | Two Class Periods | 108 | |
| 12 Mar | Apryl and Bill Cox  |
Sharing Your Family History Using PowerPoint |
108 |
| 9 Apr | Carl Johnson  |
Copyright, The Internet & Family History PDF version of his Powerpoint Presentation Pre-submitted question handout |
98 |
| 14 May | Marlo Schuldt |
Telling Stories Interactively |
115 |
| 11 Jun | Lloya Hall.  |
Building an Exciting Ward Family History Program Handout Family History Self-Guided Tour with pdf bookmarks Family History Self-Guided Tour w/o bookmarks |
104 |
| 9 Jul |  David Ouimette |
Irish Family History Web Sites Handouts in pdf |
79 |
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Stephen Valentine  |
FamilySearch Indexing |
90 |
| 10 Sep |  John Blake |
Organizing Your Family History Records
Outline in pdf or the pdf version of his Powerpoint Presentation |
118 |
| 8 Oct | Bruce Buzbee & Mike Booth | RootsMagic 3 and Personal Historian |
95 |
| 12 Nov | Don & Diane Snow | Working with Large Databases : The Early LDS Members Database |
141 |
| Dec |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 10 Jan | Don and Vivian Ostler  |
Research and Service Opportunities at the Family History Library |
145 |
| 14 Feb | Paul Starkey  |
The Internet IGI |
178 |
| 13 Mar | John Vilburn  |
Searching the Internet IGI with PAF Insight |
210 |
| 10 Apr |  Ken Head |
Land Records and GPS (Global Positioning System) Handouts in pdf |
114 |
| 8 May | Bret Petersen  |
GenSmarts, Your Genealogy Adviser |
106 |
| 12 Jun | Beau Sharbrough |
Making the Most of Digital Photography |
129 |
| 10 Jul | Howard Bybee | BYU LIBRARY: Catalog & Digital Genealogy Resources Handout in pdf |
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Don Norton | Writing A Personal or Family History |
106 |
| 11 Sep | Alan Mann  |
Publishing a Family History Online or on CD Handout in pdf |
121 |
| 9 Oct |  Jeremy Robertson,  Joseph Cooper |
Update on Digital Roots Handout in pdf |
97 |
| 13 Nov | Geoff Rasmussen  |
Timelines and Chronologies Handout in pdf |
109 |
| Dec | No Meeting | ||
| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 11 Jan | LaKay Ashcroft | The PAF and FamilySearch Support Teams Handout #1: in PDF Handout #2: in PDF |
136 |
| 8 Feb | David Rencher | Family History Developments in the LDS Church |
156 |
| 8 Mar | Alan Mann |
Documentation and Evidence: What Am I Supposed to Document? Handout in PDF |
175 |
| 12 Apr | Bruce Buzbee |
RootsMagic and Place Finder |
125 |
| 10 May | Marie Taylor | Census Indexes on the Internet: Where to Find 'Em and How to Use 'Em Handout: in PDF |
136 |
| 14 Jun | Mike Provard  |
Basic Internet Resources for Family History Research |
110 |
| 12 Jul | Jon  and Jefferson Shupe |
Sharing and Preserving Your Family History with FamilyHistoryCD
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| 9 Aug | Bret Petersen |
Web Technology: Where is it taking us? Handout: in PDF |
104 |
| 13 Sep |  Donald R. Snow |
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106 |
| 11 Oct | Gerhard Ruf |
Handout: in PDF |
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| 8 Nov | Geoff Rasmussen |
Message Boards and Effective Queries Handout: in PDF |
126 |
| Dec | No Meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 12 Jan | Geoff Rasmussen | AniMap and other Locality-Finding Aids | 125 |
| 9 Feb | Thomas McGill | The LDS Extraction Program | 103 |
| 9 Mar | Andy Wold | Utah GenWeb | 120 |
| 13 Apr | Alan V. Eaton | OneGreatFamily.com: Connecting Humanity | 136 |
| 11 May | David Ouimette | The 1930 US Census | 126 |
| 8 Jun | Bob Booth | Working with Digital Photos | 116 |
| 13 Jul | Bruce Buzbee | Family Reunion Planning | 99 |
| 10 Aug | Don Snow | Cleaning Up Your PAF Database |
97 |
| 14 Sep | Steve Lemmon | Bringing Family History to Life Using Multimedia - Today's Cool Tools | 136 |
| 12 Oct | Raymond Wright | The Center for Family History and Genealogy at BYU and its Immigrant Ancestors Database Project |
100 |
| 9 Nov | Randy Bryson | FamilySearch Internet - What You Can Do at Home | 158 |
| Dec | No Meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 13 Jan | Jay Markham | Scanning Techniques | 176 |
| 10 Feb | David Crowther | Features of PAF 5.0 | 193 |
| 10 Mar | Randy Bryson | The LDS Church, Family History and Technology | 186 |
| 14 Apr | Laurie Castillo | Research Starting with Next to Nothing | 115 |
| 12 May | Rex Peterson | TempleReady© for Windows |
143 |
| 9 Jun | Dennis L. Meldrum | PAF Companion 5 and Pedigree Resource Files |
143 |
| 14 Jul | Irene Johnson | What's New at the Family History Library | 125 |
| 11 Aug | Ray Madsen | 1880 US Census on CD |
125 |
| 8 Sep | Mary Hill | Organizing Your Paper Files In a Computer Day and Age | 138 |
| 13 Oct | Two Class Periods | 86 | |
| 10 Nov | Jake Gehring | Message Boards | 109 |
| Dec | No Meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 8 Jan | Diane Dieterle | Notekeeping, Filing and Organizing Your Genealogical Information | 145 |
| 12 Feb | Don and Diane Snow | What's Happening with Family History in New York City | - |
| 11 Mar | Gaylon Findlay | The New Ancestral Quest 3.0 and Its Relationship to PAF 4.0 | 118 |
| 8 Apr | Dr. Scott Woodward | Genealogy of the World: A Molecular Approach | 124 |
| 13 May | Karen Clifford | How Your Computer Can Aid in Your Family History Research; With Case Studies From the Carolinas | 134 |
| 10 Jun | Steve Cannon | Lesser-known Features in PAF 4 | - |
| 8 Jul | Geoffrey Rasmussen | Legacy, Version 3.0 | 116 |
| 12 Aug | Diena Simmons | Ancestors: The PBS Series from KBYU-TV | 80 |
| 9 Sep | Two Class Periods | 54 | |
| 14 Oct | Alan Mann | Getting The Most Out Of FamilySearch© Internet | 158 |
| 11 Nov | Steve Fox | The Family History Library Catalog: On CD and the Internet |
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| Dec | No Meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | Attend |
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| 9 Jan | Jake Gehring | New Features at Ancestry.com | |
| 13 Feb | Dr. Jeff Cold | Publishing Your Family History Data on the Internet | |
| 13 Mar | Don Long | "Which Program Is Right For Me | |
| 10 Apr | Gerhard Ruf | Protecting Yourself From Computer Viruses | |
| 8 May | Wade Starks | The LDS Church Web Site | 92 |
| 12 Jun | Laurie Castillo | "You Mean Aunt Maude Didn't Really Get It All Done?" | 125 |
| 10 Jul | Merlin Kitchen | PAF 4.0 Is Here | 125 |
| 14 Aug | Bruce Buzbee | Family Origins, Version 8 and Family-Reunion.com | 101 |
| 11 Sep | Don Long | The Latest in Family History CDs | 103 |
| 9 Oct | Two Class Periods | ||
| 13 Nov | Geoffrey D. Rasmussen | Computer Resources at the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center | 130 |
| Dec | No Meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 10 Jan | Two Class Periods | |
| 14 Feb | Jake Gehring | What's New in Electronic Genealogy |
| 14 Mar | Dr. Evan Ivie | The Ancestral Pioneer Path Project of the Utah Sesquicentennial |
| 11 Apr | Two Class Periods | |
| 9 May | Dr. Roy B. Bennion | How Genealogy and Technology Have Evolved |
| 13 Jun | Jay Markham | Legacy 2.0 |
| 11 Jul | Mike St.Clair | GENTECH99 Conference |
| 8 Aug | Norton Chaston | Utility and other Programs that work with PAF 3.0 |
| 12 Sep | Steve Cannon | PAF Companion and Family Records Utility (FRU) |
| 10 Oct | Gaylon Findlay | Ancestral Quest 3.0 |
| 14 Nov | Bruce Buzbee | Family Origins |
| Dec | No December Meeting | |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title | |
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| 11 Jan | Diana Williams and Jane Wilson | KBYU Ancestors Program | |
| 8 Feb | Cloverne Allred | The New Card System Family File at the Mt. Timpanogos Temple | |
| 8 Mar | Frank & Cindy Carmen and Mike Andrew | Kindred Connections Program & Database | |
| 12 Apr | Two Class Periods | ||
| 10 May | Jay Markham | Family Reunions and Computers | |
| 14 Jun | Mike St.Clair and Ralph Hansen | Introduction to PAF 3.0 | |
| 12 Jul | Craig Alder | Scanning Pictures Into Your Computer | |
| 9 Aug | Joan Lowrey | PAF 3.0 Features | |
| 13 Sep | Dr. V. Jay Liechty | Setting Up a Family History Organization with Tax Exempt Status | |
| 11 Oct | Donald R. Snow | Doing Family History Electronically | |
| 8 Nov | Alan Mann | Genealogy On The Internet | |
| Dec | No December meeting | ||
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 13 Jan | Jay P. Markham | Bill Gates at Comdex95 |
| 10 Feb | Carlos Packard | Folio Ancestry Books |
| 9 Mar | Gerhard Ruf | Genealogy on the Internet |
| 13 Apr | Phyllis Lykes | The New Macintosh PAF Version 2.31 |
| 11 May | Two Class Periods | |
| 8 Jun | Mike St.Clair | Chandler Utilities for PAF |
| 13 Jul | Richard Soares and Rick Graves | Electronic Cartographic Resources for Family History |
| 10 Aug | John Whitaker | Responsible Use of Computers in Genealogy |
| 14 Sep | Diane Parkinson | Resources at the Utah Valley Regional Family History Center at BYU |
| 12 Oct | Meeting cancelled due to Utah Genealogical Conference | |
| 9 Nov | Don Snow, Jay Markham, Gerhard Ruf | Panel Discussion: AncestralFile, IGI, GEDCOM |
| Dec | No December meeting | |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 14 Jan | Two Class Periods | |
| 11 Feb | Vance Parker | PAF Notes in Windows |
| 11 Mar | Prof. Don Norton | Writing Personal and Family Histories |
| 8 Apr | Two Class Periods | |
| 13 May | Mary Lou Harline | What's New in the Silicon Valley PAF Users Group? |
| 10 Jun | Stephen Robinson | TempleReady Ins and Outs |
| 8 Jul | Lincoln Fuqua | Connecting Homes and Businesses with Optical Fiber |
| 12 Aug | Two Class Periods | |
| 9 Sep | Don Snow | Genealogy and the Internet: e-Mail and Roots-L |
| 14 Oct | Susan Easton-Black | The Joy of LDS Research |
| 11 Nov | Jay P. Markham | What's in the IGI Now |
| Dec | No December meeting | |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 15 Jan | Jay P. Markham | PAF 2.3 Release Information |
| 19 Feb | Two Class Periods | |
| 19 Mar | Charles Abercrombie | Pedigree Pursuit |
| 16 Apr | Jay Markham, Don Snow and Gerhard Ruf | Current Genealogical Software |
| 14 May | Neil Wagstaff | About Computer Memory Management |
| 11 Jun | John Lillie | Overview of Notetool, and Letter, Resource, and Census Links Programs for Family History |
| 9 Jul | Two Class Periods | |
| 13 Aug | ||
| 10 Sep | George Durrant | |
| 8 Oct | Mike Andrews | WWF Research Archives and Information Super Highway, phase 1 |
| 12 Nov | Curt Fawson and Rob Allen | Scanning and Editing |
| 10 Dec | No December Meeting | |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 16 Jan | Marcy Brown | KBYU-TV Ancestor's Program |
| 20 Feb | Two Class Periods | |
| 20 Mar | Two Class Periods | |
| 17 Apr | Don Snow | Genealogical Auxilliary Programs: IGI255, Super Merge, Descend, PAFAIDE, PAFABLTY |
| 22 May | William Harten | Improving Documentation in Future Software and GEDCOM Issues |
| 19 Jun | Two Class Periods | |
| 19 Jul | Two Class Periods | |
| 21 Aug | Two Class Periods | |
| 18 Sep | Roger Flick | On-Line Network Services |
| 16 Oct | Two Class Periods | |
| 20 Nov | Bruce Buzbee | New Version of the Family Origins Program |
| 18 Dec | Judy Greer | The McAfee Virus Scanner |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 18 Jan | ||
| 15 Feb | Brian Gallacher | What Happens To The TempleReady Disk After It Gets To The Temple? |
| 21 Mar | John Jarman | TempleReady, What It Will And Will Not Do |
| 18 Apr | Robert Gunderson, Barbara Jackman, and Bonnie Gray | Ancestral File |
| 16 May | Mary Spencer | Personal Ancestral File |
| 20 Jun | Mike Hall | |
| 18 Jul | Jay Potter and David Hurst | Automated Archives |
| 15 Aug | Steve Cannon | Family Records Utility |
| 19 Sep | Kip Sperry | Family History Activities at Brigham Young University |
| 17 Oct | Jamon Scott | Shareware |
| 21 Nov | John Jarman | The New AncestralFile and International Genealogical Index |
| 19 Dec | Jay Markham | Genealogy Bulletin Boards by Modem |
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| Date | Presenter(s) | Topic/Title |
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| 19 Oct | Paul DuPaix | Doctoring A Sick PAF |
| 16 Nov | Paul Taylor | Modems and CD-ROMs For Personal Ancestral File Use |
| 14 Dec | Shayne Packer | PAF For The MacIntosh |
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