Amie Tennant

Amie Tennant

Amie Bowser Tennant is a professional genealogist, national speaker, and internationally known blogger. She provides written content for many top genealogy companies including FamilySearch.

6:30 PM - 8:30 AM

W08-Riverboat Roulette Adventures

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

F06-That’s How They Rolled: Finding Ancestor Migration Stories

Have you ever wondered how your ancestors came to Ohio or other places in the west? Their migration stories can often be found in biographies, histories, and journals. Learn where to find their migration stories and how people of different eras moved across the United States.

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

F30-The History of the Indian Peoples of Ohio

The great Ohio was home to many native peoples. From as early as 500 B.C., ancient native tribes were living and building mounds across southern Ohio. The Shawnee, Delaware, Miami, Wyandot, Seneca and other groups were scattered across Ohio in the later periods and lived on the land until they were all forcibly removed by the United States by 1842. Take a trip across time and learn about Ohio and her peoples over the last 10,000 years.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

S11- Grandpa Got Hit by a Freight Train & Lives to Tell the Tale: Best Tips for Newspaper Research.

From birth announcements to death notices and everything in between, newspapers are a wealth of information. Newspapers give you the enriching details of your family’s history and reveal stories you never heard.