Oktoberfest 2018 – October 5 & 6, 2018

Oktoberfest 2018 was held at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Orangeburg. Good fellowship, good food and an interesting program was enjoyed by attendees and guests. Following are highlights of the meeting.

Oktoberfest 2018 Presidents Dinner

Session 1a, Presidents Dinner Welcome, Pamela Hansen

Session 1b, The History of Horse Racing in both Aiken and Elloree, South Carolina, Ernie Trubiano

Oktoberfest 2018 Saturday Program

Session 2, Annual Business Meeting, Pamela Hansen

Session 3, DNA Basics and New Tools Available at FTDNA, Margaret Waters

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Session 4, A Hoover-Chaney DNA Success Story, Pamela Hansen

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Session 5, Finding Granby: The old South Carolina town of Granby, David Brinkman

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Session 6, Celtic Columbia: Richland County’s Irish Population, Tom Elmore

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Session 7, DNA Project Success Story: Stall Family of Orangeburg, Margaret Waters

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Session 8, DNA Question and Answer Session, Lynn Teague & Margaret Waters