Curt Witcher, MLS, FUGA, IGSF, is Manager for The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN where he has worked for more than thirty years. He is former president of both FGS and NGS, and is the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.

Friday 1:30 p.m. FR-004.   Native American/First Nations Research. This lecture provides an overview for the person just getting started doing Native American genealogical research. [B]

Saturday 10:00 a.m. SA-033.  Roll Call:  New Sites and Sources for Military Records and Research.  This presentation explores the growing number of consequential websites for the researcher interested in military history and military ancestors.  [BI]

Sunday 12:30 p.m. SU-089.  Hunting in the Hoosier State:   Genealogical Research in Indiana.  This lecture is a good overview of the sources of data for the researcher whose ancestral tracings take him/her through the Hoosier state.  The presentation will include some discussion of the research repositories and unique finding aids available for one with Indiana ancestors.  [All]

Sunday 2:00 p.m. SU-095.  Finding the World with WorldCat.  WorldCat.org is the largest bibliographic database in the world and on the Web – and it's free!  More than one billion records from more than ten thousand libraries make up this extraordinary resource.  Learn how to use it to advance your research.  [IA]