Saturday 26 July
2008
1 - 5 PM
Special Events Room of the McKeldin Library
University of Maryland Campus, College Park, Maryland
Kenneth
W. Heger is the immediate former Chief
of Archives I Research Support Branch at the National Archives and Records
Administration, where he managed NARA's Family History Program from 2001
through 2008. Currently, he is on a special assignment directing pilot
teams that explore pathways to better manage NARA’s work. Dr. Heger
has made presentations at the annual conferences of the National Genealogical
Society and Federation of Genealogical Societies. He is a regular speaker
at the National Institute on Genealogical Research. His work has been
published in numerous genealogical and local historical magazines, including
Prologue: The Quarterly Journal of the National Archives
and Records Administration, the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin,
the Glades-Star: Quarterly of the Garrett County (MD) Historical Society,
the Maine Genealogist and the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly.
He has a doctorate in history from the University of Maryland.
Constance
Potter, an archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC,
specializes in federal records of genealogical interest. She has lectured
at the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conferences, the National
Genealogical Society annual conferences and the National Institute on Genealogical
Research as well as conducting many of NARA’s genealogical workshops. She
is a contributing editor to “Genealogy Notes” in Prologue: Quarterly Journal
of the National Archives and Records Administration. Ms. Potter
helped prepare for the opening of the 1920 and 1930 censuses, and rewrote
the chapter describing census records for the revised Guide to Genealogical
Research in the National Archives. In addition, Ms. Potter was
the primary author of National Archives Reference Information Paper 110,
Using Civilian Records for Genealogical Research in the
National Archives, Washington, D.C. Area.
John P.
Deeben has been with the National Archives and Records Administration
since 2003. He currently serves as a genealogy specialist with the Research
Support Branch at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC.
Mr. Deeben provides research orientations for visiting genealogy and
student groups, and frequently lectures and writes about federal records
of genealogical interest. He has spoken at conferences of the National
Genealogical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, National Institute
on Genealogical Research, and the National War of 1812 Symposium in Baltimore.
His articles have appeared in numerous genealogical journals and magazines,
including Prologue: The Quarterly Journal of the National Archives and
Records Administration, New England Ancestors, NGS NewsMagazine,
New Mexico Genealogist, and Nuestras Raices (Journal
of the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America). He also serves as
a board member of the Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic, and
has transcribed and published several volumes of church records from Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
John is a native of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Calvert
County, Maryland. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in American History
from Gettysburg College and The Pennsylvania State University.