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Upcoming Events
Issue 7-9-2001
Upcoming Genealogical Events across the US and Europe
A separate section for Family Reunions is located at the bottom.
- 5-8 September 2001, Tacoma, WA: The 2001 Reunion of the Seeley
Genealogical Society. Contact: Daniel Seelye (760) 329-0422 or e-mail:
SeelyeDan@att.net.
- 5-10 September 2001, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands: A reunion for
descendants or anyone interested in the Dutch Island of Goeree-Overflakkee. For
more information contact Leo Akershoek at l.akershoek@hccnet.nl, or visit
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/1588.
- 8 September 2001, Anchorage, Alaska: The Anchorage Genealogical
Society's annula seminar, featuring guest speaker Kathleen Hinckley. For more
information contact Genie Smith at P.O. Box 242294, Ancorage, Ak 99524-2294;
(907)248-1545; email:genies@alaska.net.
- 8 September 2001, Louisville, Kentucky: The Louisville Genealogical
Society will present an all-day educational experience and vendor fair. Sandra
Hargreaves Luebking will present advanced education sessions on methodology and
sources and local society members will conduct classes for beginners. Contact
Philip Young at pyoung@iglou.com for details or visit
www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs.
- 8 September 2001, San Diego, California: A seminar and luncheon
presented by the San Diego Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. For more information contact Gloria Osborn at
globob2@aol.com or SDGS, 1997 Alameda Terrace, San Diego, CA 92103-1646.
- 8 September 2001, Waco, Texas: Central Texas Genealogical Society
seminar, featuring guest speaker John A Sellers. For more information contact
CTGS Seminar, Waco-McLennan Couty Library, 1717 Austin Ave., Waco, TX 76701;
(254)753-4018, 754-5119, or 753-7637; email: bbaprice@mindspring.com, or
pasd@mindspring.com.
- 12-15 September 2001, Davenport, IA: Federation of Genealogical
Societies 2001 Conference: A Heartland Gathering will be held in Quad Cities,
Iowa. For more information contact Nancy J. Emmert, CG, FGS/QC 2001 Program
Chair, 2820 Marshall Ct., #1, Madison, WI 53705-2270; (608)231-3003; email:
emmert@execpc.com; or visit www.FGS.org..
- 12-15 September 2001, Indianapolis, IN: The annual meeting of the
American Association for State and Local History. For more information call
(615)320-3203, email norris@aaslh.org, or visit www.aaslh.org.
- 13-16 September 2001, Houston, Texas: The Hispanic Genealogical
Society of Houston, Texas will present their 22nd Annual Conference. For more
information visit www.hispanicgs.com.
- 15 September 2001, Huntsville, Texas: A program presented by the
Walker County Genealogical Society featuring guest speaker Emily Croom. For
more information contact
Walk County Genealogical Society.
- 15 September 2001, Atlanta, GA: The 12th annual Fall Genealogy
Festival presented by the Friends of the National Archives-Southest Region. For
more information contact Terry Manning, 1201 Timber Glen Ct, Lilburn, GA 30047;
email: fnasatl@aol.com; or call (770)564-8822.
- 15 September 2001, Blauvelt, New York: The Association of Blauvelt
Descendants' 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary at the Greenbush Presbyterian
Church. For more information contact George Blauvelt, 3367 W. 133th Ave.,
Westminster, CO 80031; (303)438-7267; email: GABlauvelt@aol.com.
- 17-23 September 2001, Dublin, Ireland: "2001 - A Genealogical Odyssey
- the 4th Irish Genealogical Congress" with Vivien Costello as the keynote
speaker. The IGC is an international family history conference of interest to
the Irish worldwide and is open to anyone interested in Irish genealogy. Eileen
O'Duill, Helen Kelly, Tony McCarthy, Dwight Radford, Kyle Betit, Marie V.
Melchiori, Elizabeth Kerstens and R. Andrew Pierce will also speak. More
information is available at the Irish Genealogical Conference website
IGC.
- 19 September 2001, West Chester, PA: Archives in Cyperspace
presented by the PA Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations. It will
be held at the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, PA. For more
information call (717)787-3253, email pamuseums@pamuseums.org, or visit
www.pamuseums.org.
- 20 September 2001, Carlisle, PA: Archives in Cyperspace presented by
the PA Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations. It will be held at
the Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle, PA. For more information
call (717)787-3253, email pamuseums@pamuseums.org, or visit
www.pamuseums.org.
- 21-23 September 2001, Ontario, Canada: Fall Conference on British
Isles Family History presented by the British Isles Family History Society of
Greater Ottawa and the National Library of Canada. The featured speaker with be
Lady Mary Teviot, President of the Federation of Family History Societies. For
more information visit www.cyberus.ca/~bifhsgo.
- 21-22 September 2001, Springfield, Missouri: 21st annual fall
conference of the Ozarks Genealogical Society. Featured speaker Leslie Smith
Collier. Mini-sessions are available and book vendors will display materials.
For details: SASE to OGS Conference Registrar, P.O. Box 3945, Springfield, MO
65808-3945.
- 21 September - 6 October 2001, London, England: Genealogical
Research Trip to London. Three week tour of London during which you can
research your English ancestors on your own or with the help of experienced
genealogists. For more information contact Kathy Hartley at (416)653-3901; Alex
Churchman at(905)853-6224, fax: (905)853-5352; or email: stocks@interlog.com.
- 22 September 2001, Greenville, Ohio: A genealogy workshop presented
by the Darke County Genealogical Society. Chris Anderson will be the featured
speaker. For more information contact Alice Huffman, 154 Euclid St.,
Versailles, OH 45380; (937)526-3953; email: ahuffman@wesnet.com.
- 22 September 2001, Beaumont, TX: Fall Conference 2001 presented by
the Southest Texas Genealogical and Historical Society. For more information
contact Ednita Lan at (409)833-2759; or Bill Windle at (409)962-3138 or email:
bwindle@prodigy.net.
- 24 September 2001, Butler, PA: Archives in Cyperspace presented by
the PA Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations. It will be held at
the Bulter County Heritage Center in Butler, PA. For more information call
(717)787-3253, email pamuseums@pamuseums.org, or visit
www.pamuseums.org.
- 29 September 2001, Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Genealogical Society in
association with the African-American Interest Group, presents Tony Burroughs.
Check Web site Dallas Genealogical Society for details.
- 29 Sept 2001, Naperville, Illinois: Explore the Future of Your Past
presented by the Fox Valley Genealogical Society. Featured speaker will be
Michael John Neill. Lectures include Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources,
Tried and Tested Tidbits, Documentation Roadblocks on the Information
Superhighway, and How to Use the LDS Family Search Web site. Genealogy vendors
will present displays. Write Fox Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5435,
Naperville, IL 60567-5435 or call (630) 369-0744 or email fvgs1@aol.com . Visit
Web site Fox
Valley Genealogical Society.
- 29 September 2001, Canton, Ohio: The Emerald Isle: Ancestor Hunting
in Ireland presented by the Stark County District Library of Canton, Ohion. For
more information contact Laren Landis, 715 Market Ave. North, Canton, OH 44702-1080; call (330)452-0665; email scdlgen@oplin.lib.oh.us; or visit
www.stark.lib.oh.us.
- 29 September 2001, Troy, Ohio: Routes for Roots 2001 presented by
the Miami Co. Hist. & Gen. Soc. For more informatioin contact Floyd Kessler,
Chair., Fall Workshop 2001, MCHGS, 1820 Emerson Ave., Daton, OH 45406-4801;
(937)448-6560. Or Arlene Rasor, Pres., MCHGS, P.O. Box 305, Troy, OH 45373;
(937)773-7511.
- 29 September 2001, Crystal Lake, Illinois: A program presented by
the McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society. Three internet genealogy
programs to be given by Cyndi Howells, followed by a question and answer
session. For more information email mcigs@mcigs.org.
- 30 Sep-4 Oct 2001, Salt Lake City, UT: British Institute by The
International Society for British Genealogy and Family History to be held at the
Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah. The institute includes one week of
classes and research in the Family History Library with experts in British
research leading participants through the many resources available. Contact the
International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, P.O. Box 3115,
Salt Lake City, UT 84110-3115; email isbgfh@yahoo.com
- October 2001, Houston, Texas: History of Jews in the Greater Houston
Area. Topics that will be covered in this exhibit are: Jewish Military History,
Jewish Cemeteries, Jewish Merchants, Jewish Synagogue/Temples, Jewish
Newspapers, Early Jewish Settles, and Jewish Genealogy. For more information
contact Lynna Key Shuffield at (713)692-4511 or friday@argohouston.com.
- 5-6 October 2001, Virginia Beach, Virginia: Spotlight on Your Family,
presented by the Virginia Genealogical Society. Featured speaker will be Helen
Leary. Lectures will also be given by Dorothy Boyd-Rush and Chuck Novak. For
more information email MarieMMurphy@aol.com.
- 5-7 October 2001, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Federation of East European Family History Societies conference will present U.S. Immigration Records, European Emigration Records, Germanic & Slavic Genealogy, Polish, Belarus, Ukrainian, etc. For more details, contact: FEEFHS, Box 510898, Salt Lake City, UT 84151; email feehs@feehs.org; or visit Web site FEEFHS.
- 6 October 2001, New Britain, Connecticut: MASS-CONN-ECTION II
Genealogy Conference, presented by the Polish Genealogical Society of CT/NE and
the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts. For more information email
pgsconf@yahoo.com; write to the Polish Genealogical Society of CT/NE and the
Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts, 8 Lyle Road, New Britain, CT
06053-2104; or call Diane Szepanski at (860)621-8765.
- 6 October 2001, Oxon, UK: The Oxfordshire Family History Society will
host it's Open Day 2001. For more information email publicity@ofhs.org.uk.
- 6 October 2001, Spokane, Washington: The Eastern Washington
Genealogical Society will present their Annual Fall Workshop. For more
information email toppline@home.com, call (509)467-2299, or fax (509)465-0538.
- 5-7 October 2001, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Federation of East European
Family History Societies conference will present U.S. Immigration Records,
European Emigration Records, Germanic & Slavic Genealogy, Polish, Belarus,
Ukrainian, etc. For more details, contact: FEEFHS, Box 510898, Salt Lake City,
UT 84151; email feehs@feehs.org; or visit Web site
FEEFHS.
- 11 October 2001, Dodge City, Kansas: The Kansas Genealogical Society
will present it's Quarterly Seminar 2001. The featured speaker will be Mary
Clement Douglass. For more information email haggar@ucom.net.
- 13 October 2001, Auburn, Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Society of
Genealogists, Inc. will present their Annual Meeting and Seminar. Speakers will
include Ruth Quigley Wellner, Al Clark, and David Allen Lambert. There will be
a $15 fee for non-members. For more information contact Sharon Sergeant at
info@genealogyfair.com.
- 13 October 2001, Middletown, CT: The Godfrey Memorial Library will
present their annual conference. Loretto(Lou) Szucs will be the featured
speaker. For more information visit www.godfrey.org.
- 13 October 2001, Dallas, Texas: A meeting of the Dallas Genealogical
Society, featuring guest speaker Lloyd Bockstruck. For more information visit
www.dallasgenealogy.org.
- 17-21 October 2001, Fr. Wayne, IN: Research Trip to Ft. Wayne Public
Library, presented by the St. Charles County(MO) Genealogical Society and the
St. Charles Couty Community College. Either meet the group in Ft. Wayne or take
the bus that leaves from St. Peters, MO with pickups in St. Louis and in
Illinois. For more information visit
www.rootdig.com/acpltrip.html.
- 18-19 Oct 2001: Troy, MI: Inkwells to the Internet: A Genealogical
Conference of the Old Northwest Territory. Hosted by the Michigan Genealogical
Council. Contact Delphine Goodwin at (734) 425-8832.
- 19-20 Oct 2001, Syracuse, NY: "Mining for Genealogical Gems"
presented by The Central New York Genealogical Society at the Quality Inn,
Syracuse, NY. Contact Barbara Schwarting, 6046 Sandbank Road, Jordan, NY 13080;
phone: (315) 689-6460; email baschwart@gateway.net.
- 20 October 2001, Alabama: The Alabama Genealogical Society Fall
Seminar. For more information contact Jyl Hardy at jylhardy@bellsouth.net.
- 20 October 2001, Liverpool, New York: The Central New York
Genealogical Society will present their 40th Anniversary Conference. Christine
Crawford-Oppenheimer will be the featured speaker. For more information call
(315)689-6460 or visit www.rootsweb.com/~nycnygs/.
- 25-28 October 2001, Washington DC: Afro-American Historical and
Genealogical Society Conference. For more information visit
www.rootsweb.com/~mdaahgs/ or contact Barbara Walker at
(202)829-8970 or badbdw@aol.com.
- 27 October 2001: Cuyahoga County Council of Genealogical
Organizations presents Four Ps of Genealogy. Diana Smith, Dean Wheaton, James
Caccamo, and Jack Braverman will speak on Problem Solving, Photography,
Preservation, and Passenger Lists. For more information contact Brent Morgan at
(216)382-7297 or morgabd@msn.com, or Mac Sauer at (440)442-9075 or
mksauer@juno.com.
- 27 October 2001: Workshop 2001, focusing on genealogical research on
the web. For more information visit
www.gregathcompany.com/ws01.htm, call/fax (918)542-4148, or
email staff@gregathcompany.com.
- 28 October - 11 November 2001, Salt Lake City, Utah: The New England
Historic Genealogical Society presents a Research Program to Salt Lake City.
For more information email education@nehgs.org, call 1-888-286-3447 ext. 227, or
visit www.NewEnglandAncestors.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS and EXHIBITS
- Through Sept. 30, 2001: Growing Your Family Tree: Sources of Family
History. This is a special exhibit at the Connecticut Valley Historical
Museum in Springfield Massachusetts. It features a large collection of records
from the museum's archives and will guide the beginning genealogist through the
basic research process. For more information go to
http://www.quadrangle.org/exhibitions.htm
- 7 Aug-4 Oct 2001: Sea Trek 2001: Saints on the Seas is a celebration
and re-creation of the historic migration of Mormon converts from Europe to the
United States 150 years ago. The voyage is scheduled to set sail from Denmark
in August, visit major port cities in Sweden, Norway, Germany and England and
arrive in New York in October. For more information on this fantastic voyage,
go to www.Seatrek2001.com
- Unpacking on the prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest is an
online exhibit that gives you an in-depth look at what it was like for Jewish
women who immigrated to the United States in the 1880's. To take this online
journey, go to www.jewishwomenexhibit.org
Family Reunions
- 7-9 September 2001, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: The Kelley/Kelly
Reunion. Anyone who has Kelley or Kelly ancestors who lived in the Southern
United States is welcome to attend. For more information contact Donna
Cuillard, Reunion Chair, 6273 Anastasia Ave., Simi Valley, Ca 93063; email:
dcuillard@aol.com.
- 14-15 September 2001, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada: Great Gallinger
Reunion for the descendants Michael and Agatha(Ady) Gallinger. For more
information visit www.nep.net/~kengall.
- 20-22 September 2001, Des Moines, IA: The 77th Annual Reunion
presented by the Reynolds Family Association. For more information contact RFA
at 2240 130th St, Winterset, IA 50273-8479; or email marenewt@aol.com.
- 20-23 September 2001, Portsmouth, NH: The 21st annual reunion of the
Towne Family Association. For more information contact Wayne M. Riggle, 19
Fairway Drive West, Etowah, NC 28729-9769; or email ruway@brinet.com.
- 21-23 September 2001, Jackson, MS: Pierre Chastain Family
Association Reunion for the descendants of Pierre Chastain. For more
information contact M. Chastain at (918)449-8928 or visit
www.kopower.com/~jimchstn.
- 27-29 September 2001, San Antonio, TX: Lokrig Family Association
Meeting. For more information visit
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8593.
- 28-29 September 2001, Allentown, PA: The 16th annual meeting of the
Hull Family Association. For more information contact Howard Cox, 48 Lake
Drive, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229; or email howdee@ptd.net.
- 28-30 September 2001, Yorkshire, England: SHARE Assembly 2001 for
the Hodgson surname. For more information email SHARE@hodgson.org or visit
www.SHARE.Hodgson.org.
Copyright ©: 2001 Cindy Carman. All rights reserved.
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