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Upcoming Events
Issue 17-6-2005
Upcoming Genealogical Events
- 5 November 2005, Pittsburgh, PA:The POINTers In Person Genealogy
Group (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together) will host their monthly meeting,
featuring guest speaker Dr. Gary L. Livacari, D.D.S. The meeting will take
place from 10:30am to 12:30pm on the second floor of the Schaumburg District
Library. For more information called Kathy Rosella at (412)824-6948 or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~itappcnc.
- 9 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:The York Region Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society will host a program featuring a panel of Branch
Members. The topic will be "Our Own Brick Walls." For more information call
905-884-5028 or email graywood@sympatico.ca.
- 9 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:"Bring and Ancestor" for "Show &
Tell", a meeting of the Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group. For more
information email hhggroup@hotmail.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onhhgg/.
- 9 November 2005, B.C., Canada:A meeting of the British Columbia
Genealogical Society. Meetings feature guest speakers, genealogy classes for
beginners and intermediate researchers, and special interest groups. Meetings
are free and open to the public. For more information call (604)502-9119, email
bcgs@bcgs.ca, or visit http://www.bcgs.ca/.
- 10 November 2005, Dover-Foxcroft, ME:"Little Known Resources at the
Maine State Archives," a program presented by archivist Jeff Brown and hosted by
the Wassebec Genealogical Society. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewgs/.
- 10-12 November 2005, Saratoga Springs, NY:"New Yorkers and the
Military: From the Colonial Era through World War II" will be hosted by the
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. This conference will feature guest
speaker Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CGRS, CGL. For more information call
(212)755-8532, ext. 36 or visit
http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org.
- 11-12 November 2005, Panama City Beach, FL:The Florida State
Genealogical Society and the Bay County Genealogical Society will host the 29th
Annual Genealogy Conference, featuring guest speaker Donna M. Moughty. For more
information email astaley@comcast.net or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/.
- 11-12 November 2005, Raleigh, NC:"Finding Your Military Ancestors," a
two-day workshop hosted by the North Carolina Genealogical Society. The workshop
will be presented by William H. Brown and Craig R. Scott. For more information
email info@ncgenealogy.org or visit
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/.
- 12 November 2005, St. Charles, MO:A Family History Workshop featuring
Michael Neill will be hosted by the St. Charles Genealogical Society. For more
information call (636)272-0652, email mroellig@mail.win.org, or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosccgs.
- 12 November 2005, Eatontown, NJ:Part 2 of the "Fall into Genealogy"
workshop, hosted by the Monmouth County Genealogy Society. For more information
email michelle@chubenko.us or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/events.htm.
- 12 November 2005, Indianapolis, IN:A meeting of the Genealogical
Society of Marion County. The meeting will feature guest speaker Jeannie Regan-
Dinius, who will lecture on "Indiana Cemeteries." For more information email
darburns@aol.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingsmc/.
- 12 November 2005, East Syracuse, NY:"Genealogical Research Using
Invention Patent Records," a meeting of the Central New York Genealogical
Society, featuring guest speakers Pamela Lipe Revercomb and Mary D. Taffet. For
more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycnygs/meetings.htm.
- 12 November 2005, Ottawa, Canada:"New Departures, Passenger Lists
Online from LAC", a program hosted by the British Isles Family History Society
of Greater Ottawa. The program will be presented by Angele Alain. For more
information email queries@bifhsgo.ca or visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca.
- 12 November 2005, Yorkshire, England:The Yorkshire Coast Family
History Fair 2005. For more information visit
http://greenfairs.com/.
- 12 November 2005, Shreveport, LA:The Ark-La-Tex Genealogical
Association will host a program titled "Hatfield and McCoys." The featured
speaker will be Jerry Hatfield. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~laaltga/index.htm.
- 12-13 November 2005, Melbourne, FL:The Florida State Genealogical
Society will host their 28th Annual Conference. Featured speaker Sharon Tate
Moody will lecture on the following topics: "With All My Worldly Goods I Thee
Endow"; "Airing the Family Laundry: Secrets Revealed in Court Records"; "If
Living Were a Crime: Evidence Your Ancestors Left at the Scene"; and "No Ring?
No License? Are They Married? Applying the Common Law to Marriage". There will
also be several other speakers. For more information email astaley@comcast.net
or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/.
- 13 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:The Hamilton Branch Ontario Genealogical Society will host a general meeting on the subject of military research. Thomas Humby will speak on "How Personnel Records, Medals, War Diaries and Ships' Logs can assist in building your family history." For more information email lindalowrey@mountaincable.net or visit http://www.hwcn.org/link/HBOGS/.
- 14 November 2005, Austin, TX:The Austin Genealogical Society will
host their Fall 2005 Bus Trip to the Clayton Library in Houston. There will be a
$33 fee for AGS members and a $38 fee for non-members. You must register before
November 8 in order to participate. For more information contact Kay Boyd by
phone at (512)836-7484 or by email at mkdb1405@AGSaol.com or visit
http://www.austintxgensoc.org/bustripfall.php.
- 14-19 November 2005, Salt Lake City, UT:The 2005 Fall Research
Retreat co-sponsored by Everton Publishers and My Ancestors. For more
information call Holy Hansen at (866)701-5071 or visit
http://www.myancestorsfound.com.
- 15 November - 6 December 2005, Ontario, Canada:"Advanced Irish Family
History Research," a genealogy class sponsored by the Toronto Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society. The class will focus on the pre-1864 period and
will cover the following topics: census substitutes and church, land, probate,
emigration, and poor relief records. The class will meet four times between
November 15 and December 6 and there will be a $60 fee for attending. For more
information email dclenden@netrover.com or visit a
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/.
- 16 November 2005, London, England:"Sources for Welsh Ancestry at the
Society of Genealogists," a lecture by Else Churchill. There will be a £5 fee
for non-members and a £4 fee for members. For more information or to register
visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.html#nov.
- 16 November 2005, New York, NY:Introduction to Jewish Genealogy,
hosted by the Center For Jewish History. There will be a $25 fee for attending
this family history workshop. For more information call (212)294-8301 or visit
http://www.cjh.org.
- 16 November 2005, Belfast, ME:"Tracking Seafaring Ancestors," a
program presented by Jack Battick and hosted by the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine
Genealogical Society. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~megs/wawenoc.htm.
- 16 November - 7 December 2005, Ontario, Canada:"Introduction to
English Family History Research," a genealogy class sponsored by the Toronto
Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. The class will cover the following
topics: civil registration, the census, parish registers, probate (wills), and
indexes and other tools available through the LDS. The class will meet four
times between November 16 and December 7 and there will be a $60 fee for
attending. For more information email dclenden@netrover.com or visit a
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/.
- 19 November 2005, Cranberry Township, PA:The Cranberry Genealogy Club
will host their monthly meeting/program. The public is welcome to attend this
meeting, which will be held at 10am at the Cranberry Municipal Building. For
more information email cranberrygenealogy@nauticom.net or visit
http://www.nauticom.net/www/kraven/.
- 19 November 2005, B.C., Canada:A meeting of the Scandinavian Special
Interest Group of the British Columbia Genealogical Society. The meeting will
last from 1 to 3pm and will be held at the Scandinavian Cultural Center. For
more information email ljsvendsen@shaw.ca or visit
http://www.bcgs.ca.
- 19 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Quinte Branch
Ontario Genealogical Society. The meeting will feature guest speaker Peter
Johnson, who will speak on "Old Photographs: 'Show & Tell'". You are encouraged
to bring your own old photographs. For more information email
c_foshay@hotmail.com or visit
http://www.quinte-kin.com/quinte_ogs.htm.
- 19 November 2005, Toronto, Canada:A meeting of the Toronto Branch of
the UELAC (United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada). The meeting will
feature guest speaker David Moore. For more information, email
TorontoUEL@bellnet.ca.
- 19 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Kawartha Branch of
the Ontario Genealogical Society. For more information email
eleanoraldus@sympatico.ca or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onkbogs/.
- 19 November 2005, London, England:"Theatrical Ancestry," a half-day
course with Alan Ruston and Max Tyler hosted by the Society of Genealogists. The
course will focus on researching ancestors who were involved with the British
theatre. There will be a £15 fee for non-members and a £12 fee for members. For
more information visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.html#nov.
- 19 November 2005, Huntsville, TX:A meeting of the Walker County
Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be Sissy Johnson, who will speak
on "Record Keeping Habits & Strategies." For more information visit
http://www.wcgen.com/.
- 19 November 2005, Fairmont, MN:A meeting of the Martin County Genealogical Society will be held at 9am, with a program at 10am. For more information contact Dona at jdparis@charter.net.
- 20 November 2005, Northbrook, IL:The Jewish Genealogical Society of
Illinois with host a meeting featuring guest speaker Barry Finkel. Mr. Finkel
will speak on "Unusual Sources of Genealogical Information: Undiscovered
Riches." For more information call (312)666-0100 or visit
http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsi/future.htm.
- 21 November 2005, Tarentum, PA:The Tarentum Genealogical Society will
host their monthly meeting at 8pm at the Community Library of Allegheny Valley.
For more information visit
http://www.einpgh.org/ein/alvalley/society.html.
- 22 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Wellington County
branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. The meeting will feature Ms.
Catherine Patterson from Trent University, who will speak on 19th Century
Homestead Burials. For more information call susanedw@uoguelph.ca or visit
http://www.wellingtonogs.on.ca.
- 22 November 2005, Mariatte, GA:A meeting of the Cobb County Genealogy
Society. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaccgs/events.html.
- 27 November 2005, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Halton-Peel Branch
of the Ontario Genealogical Society. The meeting will feature guest speaker J.
Brian Gilchrist, who will speak on "Searching with a Punch: Suggestions for
Effective Research?". For more information call Ann Logan at (905)845-7755 or
Betty Cameron at (902)792-0907 or visit
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/ogshp.htm.
- 28 November 2005, Pittsburgh, PA:A meeting of The Greater Pittsburgh
Civil War Round Table, featuring Gerald A. Patterson, who will speak on "Debris
of Battle - The Wounded of Gettysburg." The meeting will be held at 7pm at "The
Babcock." For more information visit
http://grpghcwrt.org/.
- 28 November 2005, Tel-Aviv:"Family Roots in the Land of Israel and in
the World," the first annual Yom Iyun on Jewish Genealogy will be hosted by the
Israel Genealogical Society. For more information email martha@bgu.ac.il or
visit
http://www.isragen.org.il/NROS/YY2005/.
- 28 November 2005, Toronto, Canada:The Toronto Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society will host a meeting featuring guest speaker Paul McGrath,
who will speak on "Records from Toronto's First Fifty Years (1793-1845)". For
more information call (416)733-2608 or visit
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/.
- 3 December 2005, Pittsburgh, PA:The Lawrenceville Historical Society
will host a "Big Event." Meetings are free and open to the public. For more
information call (412)683-1515 or visit
http://www.lhs15201.org/news.asp.
- 3 December 2005, Ontario, Canada:The 15th Anniversary and Annual
General Meeting of the Elliot Clan Society (Ontario West Chapter). The evening
will include a turkey dinner and a guest speaker. There will be an $18 fee for
attending the event. For more information email anickels@sympatico.ca.
- 3 December 2005, Cape Elizabeth, ME:"Daughters of the American
Revolution," a program presented by Verge Murray, Vice Regent of DAR, and hosted
by the Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society. For more
information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~megs/wawenoc.htm.
- 6 December 2005, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Durham Branch of
the Ontario Genealogical Society. For more information email
dtrimble70@rogers.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onwob22/#top.
- 6 December 2005, London, England:"Seeing is Believing?" the annual
conference of the British Records Association. For more information or to
register call 0207 833 0428, email britrecassoc@hotmail.com, or visit
http://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/.
- 7 December 2005, New York, NY:An Introduction To Jewish Genealogy,
hosted by the Center for Jewish History. This two hour workshop will last from
10:30am to 12:20pm. There will be a $25 fee for attending this event. For more
information call (212)294-8301 or visit
http://www.cjh.org.
- 7 December 2005, Ontario, Canada:The Jewish Genealogical Society of
Hamilton & Area will host a program featuring Ted White. Mr. White will speak on
"Victorian Censuses in England and Wales." For more information email
program@jgsh.org or visit http://www.jgsh.org.
- 9 December 2005, London, England:"Catalogue Awareness Day" at the
National Archives. For more information or to register call 020 8876 3444 or
visit
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events/calendar/catagenda.htm.
- 10 December 2005, Indianapolis, IN:The Genealogical Society of Marion
County will host their Annual Pitch-in & Show-n-Tell. The program will include a
presentation by Bill Hinesley titled "Use Search Engines and Usenet News Groups
for research." For more information email darburns@aol.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingsmc/.
- 10 December 2005, London, England:The Society of Genealogists with
present "Introducing Palaeography", a full day course on reading documents with
Hillary Marshall. There will be £25 fee for non-members and a £20 fee for
members. For more information email events@sog.org.uk or visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.html#dec.
- 10 December 2005, B.C., Canada:"Introduction to Creating Your Own
Website", a program sponsored by the British Columbia Genealogical Society. The
program will be presented by Peter Claydon. For more information email
eunice@dccnet.com or visit http://www.bcgs.ca.
- 10 December 2005, Ottata, Canada:"Great Moments in Genealogy," a
program hosted by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa.
For more information email queries@bifhsgo.ca or visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca.
- 10 December 2005, Shreveport, LA:The Ark-La-Tex Genealogical
Association will host their Christmas Part/Annual meeting. For more information
visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~laaltga/index.htm.
- 14 December 2005, B.C., Canada:The British Columbia Genealogical
Society will host their Christmas Meeting. For more information email
bcgs@bcgs.ca or visit http://www.bcgs.ca/.
- 17 December 2005, B.C., Canada:A meeting of the Scandinavian Special
Interest Group of British Columbia Genealogical Society. For more information
email ljsvendsen@shaw.ca or visit
http://www.bcgs.ca.
- 17 December 2005, Fairmont, MN:A meeting of the Martin County Genealogical Society will be held at 9am, with a program at 10am. For more information contact Dona at jdparis@charter.net.
- 18 December 2005, Waterville/Winslow, ME:The Taconnett Falls Chapter
of the Maine Genealogical Society will host their annual Christmas party. For
more information, visit
http://home.gwi.net/~theleye/.
- 21 December 2005, Bangor, ME:"And these are a few of my favorite
things..." a member sharing meeting of the Penobscot County Genealogical
Society. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mepcgs/.
2006
- 9 January 2006, Ontario, Canada:A meeting of the Durham Region Branch
of the Ontario Genealogical Society. For more information email
dtrimble70@rogers.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onwob22/#top.
- 9-13 January 2006, Salt Lake City, UT:The 11th annual Salt Lake
Institute of Genealogy will be hosted by the Utah Genealogical Association. For
more information email institute@infouga.org or visit
http://www.infouga.org/.
- 12 January 2006, Dover-Foxcroft, ME:The Wassebec Genealogical Society
will host a program titled "Bring & Share - A Genealogical Show & Tell Night."
For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewgs/.
- 14 January 2006, San Diego, CA:The annual meeting of the San Diego Genealogical Society, featuring guest speaker William Dollarhide and Leland Meitzler. For more information call Elaine Foulger at (619)624-9294.
- 14 January 2006, Ottawa, Canada:"The Risks & Rewards of Using
Commercial Websites for Genealogical Research," a program hosted by the British
Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. The program will feature guest
speaker Bob Dawes. For more information email queries@bifhsgo.ca or visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca.
- 22-29 January 2006, Salt Lake City, UT:The 7th Annual National
Genealogical Society Research Trip, led by Dereka Smith and Shirley Langdon
Wilcox, will be hosted by the National Genealogical Society. For more
information email Dereka at smith.langhans@verizon.net or visit
https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/edutripsaltlake.cfm.
- 24 January 2006, Ontario, Canada:"Bring and Brag," a meeting of the
Wellington County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. There will be no
guest speaker for this event and attendees are encouraged to bring a family
treasure or recent genealogical discovery to share with the group. For more
information email susanedw@uoguelph.ca or visit
http://www.wellingtonogs.on.ca.
- 28 January 2006, Mort Myers, FL:The Lee County Genealogical Society
will host the Ancestor Tracking Seminar, featuring guest speaker Michael John
Neill. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~fllcgs.
- 28 January 2006, Largo, FL:The Annual Education Seminar of the
Pinelass Genealogy Society. The seminar will feature guest speakers George G.
Morgan, Donna Moughty, Sharon Tate, and Drew Smith. Fore more information email
pgsfla@yahoo.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpgs.
- 29 January 2006, Simi Valley, CA:2005 Family History Seminar will be
held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints building. For more
information contact Donna Cuillard at DCuillard@aol.com.
- 25 February 2006, Whittier, CA:The Whittier Area Genealogical Society
will host their 23rd Annual Seminar, featuring guest speaker Lloyd DeWitt
Bockstruck. For more information contact Barbara Wilks by phone at (562)696-5915
or by email at barbwilks@earthlink.net or visit
http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/seminar.html.
- 28 February 2006, Ontario, Canada:The Wellington County Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society will host a meeting featuring guest speaker Elinor
Knight, who will speak on "Preparations to make before going to a resource
centre." For more information email susanedw@uoguelph.ca or visit
http://www.wellingtonogs.on.ca.
- 9 March 2006, Dover-Foxcroft, ME:"Hero, Rascal or Rogue?" a program
present by Tootie Bennet and hosted by the Wassebec Genealogical Society. For
more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mewgs/.
- 10-11 March 2006, Provo, UT:Brigham Young University will host their
2006 Computerized Genealogy Conference. Featured presenters for this conference
include: Alan Mann of the Family History Library in Salty Lake City, Curt
Witcher of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
representatives from the Family and Church History Department. For more
information email cw136@byu.edu or visit
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu/.
- 11 March 2006, Jacksonville, FL:The Southern Genealogist's Exchange
Society will host their spring genealogy seminar, featuring guest speaker Brent
H. Holcomb. For more information visit
http://sgesjax.tripod.com/.
- 25 March 2006, Falls Church, VA:"Something for Everyone - A
Conference for Today", the annual conference of the Fairfax(VA) Genealogical
Society. The conference will feature guest speakers Christine Rose, Linda
Woodward Geiger, and T. Humphrey. For more information email fxgs@cox.net or
visit http://www.fxgs.org.
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