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Academic Forum is Building 9 on the Kutztown University Campus

The conference will be in the Academic Forum, Building 9, on Lytle Lane of Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA.

Proceed on Main Street to Luckenbill Road. Turn right on North Campus Drive. Turn left at Lytle Lane. The Forum and free parking are on the right. Facilities are accessible for physically challenged persons.

Directions to Kutztown University are at: http://www2.kutztown.edu/directions.

Main Campus address (for GPS) is

15200 KUTZTOWN ROAD (W. MAIN STREET OR ROUTE 222)

KUTZTOWN, PA 19530

Pennsylvania Chapter Palatines to America

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SPRING 2016 CONFERENCE

SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016

REGISTRATION 8 A.M. TO 8:50 A.M. MEETING 9 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M.

SPEAKERS: JAMES C. LANDIS

NED HEINDEL, PH.D. HOWARD MCGINN, ESQ. GERALD H. SMITH, CG PATRICK DONMOYER

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America Spring 2016 ConferenceThe Conference includes

• Presentations by experts in Pennsylvania German-speaking ancestry

• Morning refreshments & hot buffet luncheon • Book Vendors and Networking

8:50 A.M. Opening Remarks

9 A.M. To Share and Share Alike – Settling Estates in the 18th and 19th centuries James C. Landis Estate records are a rich source of family history. Knowing what happened to a progenitor’s property after they died can reveal new generations and can connect you to new relatives. However – not everyone left such important records behind. Why? This session will examine those instances and discuss the basic legal procedure for the settlement of an estate. Explanations will be provided for wills, bonds, inventories, accounts, releases, quit claims, and other related records, and the important role they played in the task of transferring a deceased’s property to new owners. Landis is a genealogist and historian with more than 35 years of experience in researching family history. He has been an active researcher and volunteer at both the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society for many years. Since 1992, he has taught a number of genealogical topics.

10 A.M. Break

10:30 A.M. Researching in Northampton County, PA Ned Heindel, Ph.D., and Howard McGinn, Esq. Northampton County, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Easton is the county seat. This session focuses on the County’s immigrant groups, related maps and resources available for research. Heindel, a Lehigh University Professor of Chemistry, has been an avocational historian for more than 50 years. He has written or edited five books on Northampton County history published by Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society (NCHGS). He has served as a member and officer on the boards of several history-related societies, including the NCHGS, Williams Township Historical Society and Beckman Foundation. McGinn, a retired attorney, has been an avocational genealogist since the mid-1970s and a volunteer genealogical researcher at the NCHGS since 2010. He researched his family’s

Irish, German, Dutch and English roots, including his daughter-in-law and son-in-law. He is a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Ulster County (NY) Genealogical Society, and Historic Palmyra (NY).

11:30 A.M. Business Meeting

Noon Lunch

1 P.M. Researching in Bedford County, PA Gerald H. Smith, CG Bedford County was established in 1771 from part of Cumberland County in South Central Pennsylvania. The city of Bedford is the county seat. Smith will discuss the history of those of German ancestry as they migrated into Bedford and westward, sharing tips for building your county knowledge for effective research. Smith is a full-time professional Certified Genealogist specializing in Pennsylvania research. He is a faculty member and course coordinator for Samford University’s Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in Alabama. He researches regularly at the Pennsylvania Archives, State Library of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Law Library, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, military repositories (including David Library of the American Revolution and US Army Military History Institute), National Archives, religious and denominational repositories, county courthouses, as well as county and local historical and genealogical societies. He is the author of a number of books and journal articles.

2 P.M. Break

2:30 P.M. Symbolism and Iconography in Pennsylvania German Folk Art Patrick Donmoyer This presentation explores Pennsylvania Dutch visual culture across many forms of folk art including paintings, prints and broadsides, document art and fraktur, ceramics, ironwork, furniture and wood carving, architectural embellishments, and monuments. The use of color, motifs, symbolism, materials and techniques will be discussed. Donmoyer is the Site Manager at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, a folk life museum and research center. A fluent speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, and an avid translator of early German, Donmoyer’s work blends cultural, linguistic and vernacular architecture in folk life research. He is the author of numerous articles and two books, “Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars” and “The Friend in Need: An Annotated Translation of an Early Pennsylvania Folk-Healing Manual,” which explores the ritual culture of Pennsylvania’s folk medicine traditions.

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Refund Policy. If Registrar is notified by April 24, 2016, Conference fee less $5.00 adm

inistration costs will be refunded. No refunds after April 24, 2016.

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