Nebraska Genealogy Events - April 2012

It may be April Fool's Day, but it's no joke that there is no shortage of genealogy events to choose from in Nebraska. With Spring here and Summer on the way, it is definitely genealogy conference season.

Highlights for April include the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society's spring conference featuring Roger Minert on April 28, 2012 in Omaha. Also on April 28 is a workshop on Gravestone Symbolism with Beth Santore in Lincoln. Links to these events appear below. 

Coming up on May 4 - 5 is the annual conference of the Nebraska State Genealogical Society. This year's event will be at the Midtown Holiday Inn in Grand Island. Featured speaker is Laura Prescott.

Hank Z. Jones, Jr.
LLCGS Fall Conference speaker
October 12 - 13, 2012
Lincoln, Nebraska

While you're at it, be sure to mark your calendar for the fall conference of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society which features Hank Z. Jones. Jr. This will be October 12 - 13, 2012 in Lincoln.

Be sure to check the Calendar of Events for other activities for 2012. If you have an event to add to the list, please email me.

Date & Location	Description
April 5, 2012 8:30 p.m. Family History Library 3000 Old Cheney Road Lincoln, NE	Migration
April 5, 2012 1:00 p.m. St Paul United Methodist Church 12th and M Sts Lincoln, NE	First Thursday discussion group. Contact Bob Houser for more information. Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society
April 6, 2012 7:00 p.m. LDS Family History Center 11027 Martha St Omaha, NE	GO-PAF Meeting Program to be announced
April 10, 2012 7:15 p.m. Dick Administration Building Union College 3800 S. 48th St Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society monthly program Tracing Custer’s Men: Finding Michael Madden and Other Survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn Presented by Douglas Scott
April 12, 2012 8:30 p.m. Family History Library 3000 Old Cheney Road Lincoln, NE	Census Records – special emphasis on 1940 US Census
April 12, 2012 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Southeast Community College Education Center Room 407 301 S. 68th St Place Lincoln, NE	Hands On Genealogical Internet Tour of Research Sites Instructor: Marcia Stewart Page 21 of course catalog
April 15, 2012 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Walt Branch Library 6701 S. 14th St Lincoln, NE	Using Scanners as Genealogical Tools Presented by Michael Meyer Information and hands-on practice with portable scanners. For more information contact Judi Cook. Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society
April 18, 2012 7:00 p.m. Crown Pointe Retirement Center 2820 S. 80th St Omaha, NE	Greater Omaha Genealogical Society meeting: DNA – Dr. Bruce Buehler
April 19, 2012 8:30 p.m. Family History Library 3000 Old Cheney Road Lincoln, NE	German Records
April 21, 2012 9:00 a.m. – Noon Mormon Trail Center 3215 State St Omaha, NE	Greater Omaha Genealogical Society free class: Searching the World’s Records Without Leaving Omaha
April 26, 2012 8:30 p.m. Family History Library 3000 Old Cheney Road Lincoln, NE	Czech Republic Records
April 28, 2012 Sponsored by Southeast Community College Lincoln, Nebraska	Gravestone Symbolism by Beth Santore Lecture by Beth Santore of Grave Addiction; $40 fee includes continental breakfast, lecture, materials and tour of Wyuka Cemetery.
April 28, 2012 All day Omaha, NE	Greater Omaha Genealogical Society Spring Conference; Featured speaker: Roger P. Minert Topics: Researching Your German Ancestors, Form and Content in German Church Records, Introduction to German Phonetics as it Applies to the Spelling of Personal Names, German Social Status and Life Style, 1500 – 1800.
May 4, 2012 7:00 p.m. LDS Family History Center 11027 Martha St Omaha, NE	GO-PAF Meeting Program to be announced
May 5-6, 2012 Mid-Town Holiday Inn 2503 S. Locust Grand Island, NE	Nebraska State Genealogical Society Conference Speakers: Laura Prescott, Susan Nordstrum, Catherine Renschler, Gary “Mitch” Zabokrtsky $85 for both days; $50 for one day.