Campfire Songs:

Keynote Sessions:

What is Social History & Why Should A Genealogist Care?

The history of ordinary people and how they lived their lives can open doors to understanding our ancestors as people in their world.

A Path To Your Next Research Steps:  Using Timelines

This presentation will show you how to organize timelines that will enable you to evaluate your evidence, analyze your research for accuracy, and identify next steps.

Use Lots More Apples:  Vintage Cookbooks As Genealogical Resources

Learn how to find and use these valuable resources to fill in and add depth to the lives of your ancestors, in this special Mini-Session you won’t want to miss!

Prospecting For Family In Unexpected Places

Like a prospector searching for the mother lode, we can employ a search strategy to uncover a gold mine of information in unexpected places

Turn Family History Into Stories You Can Share

Does the idea of trying to tell the stories of your ancestors seem like too big a job?  Two simple principles can get you started writing your family stories.

June 11. 2016

Hays, Kansas

The Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies 42nd Annual Genealogy Conference

co-sponsored by the Ellis County Historical Society

will be held this year in the Western part of our State.  We are looking forward to meeting our west-side genealogists and enjoying the hospitality of Hays, Kansas.  A special Add-On day for Friday, June 10 is being planned which will allow you to join other genealogists in visiting the sites of interest to us there (More Information To Follow).  However, the hotel suggests that you book your room early for Friday night if you plan to stay over!  Contact:  Days Inn, 3205 Vine, Hays Kansas (785-628-8261) and ask for the KCGS Conference room rate for June 10 ($ 65.00).  This hotel is next door to the conference location!  Treena is the Days Inn manager and is excited to have us join them.

Keynote Speaker:  Annette Burke Lyttle