Cedar Rapids Iowa FamilySearch Center/Family History Symposium

The Cedar Rapids Family History Center invites you to attend the 2018 Family History Symposium. The schedule will be posted at a later date. We will strive to maintain these schedules and topics up to date by placing the latest documents at the links below. Please come back to check for any changes.
 * 2018 Family History Symposium - Tools for Discovery
 * Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018
 * Location: Cedar Rapids Family History Center, 4300 Trailridge Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
 * Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.) FREE - EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND

As you plan your attendance, we would love for you to enjoy the whole day. But if there are only a couple of classes you are interested in, or your time is limited, please feel free to join us as your time allows. Please bring a brown bag lunch.

As per our usual policy, we caution you again this year that all classes are taught by volunteer teachers and the schedules, teachers, and topics for the symposium are subject to change without notice as we make adjustments according to the needs of the staff. We will endeavor to keep the information here in line with any changes that may occur.

If you would like to volunteer to help out at the next symposium, please contact Kacy Novak at 319-362-0487 or 319-651-9416.

Pre-registreation is not required but is welcomed. Preregister through this link: 2018 Tools for Discovery FHS Registration

Symposium Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change:

Class Descriptions
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How to Start

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Research

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Foreign Research

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Using Technology

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USE THE LINKS BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LATEST SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION

Symposium 2015 Poster

Symposium 2015 Flyer       Symposium 2015 Schedule       Symposium 2015 Descriptions