The annual Yorkton Genealogical Society Conference was held Saturday at the Panted Hand Casino, and a full slate of presenters had a variety of interesting topics to cover.

Laura Hanowski was onhand to discuss First Nations and Metis ancestry, while Earl Shultz had a panel on DNA research.

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John Pihach, a well known expert at the Yorkton Genealogical Society, held a panel on the background of Eastern Europe and the Ukraine.

The event was packed.

Alluding to the panellists above, Pihach explained the event to Yorkton This Week.

“Well, it’s a conference that has three speakers. The first one will be talking about indigenous genealogy; I’ll be talking about Eastern and Ukranian genealogy and the third speaker will be talking about DNA,” said Pihach.

“They [attendees] may perhaps have an idea of their background but they just want to determine all the information they can about their ancestors going back, you know, centuries.

“As you can see, there are people of all ages and backgrounds here.”

A luncheon with refreshments was also available to attendees, with Q & A workshops set up in the afternoon. A wide variety of resources were onsite, including information tables and various contacts and partners that could assist in sleithing the family backgrounds of those in attendance.

A Rainbow auction was also at the conference, as well as a 50/50 draw.

For more information on the Yorkton Genealogical Society, visit http://yorktonchaptersgs.wordpress.com .