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Upcoming Events
Issue 8-4-2006
Upcoming Genealogical Events
- 16 April 2006, New York, NY: New York Genealogy on the Web, the
monthly meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society will be held at the Center
for Jewish History. The featured speaker will be John Martino, who will speak
about volunteer created databases from the Genealogy Federation of Long Island.
The program will be free for JGS members, but there will be a $3 fee for non-
members at the door. For more information, call (212)294-8301, email
info@jgsny.org, or visit http://www.cjh.org/.
- 17 April 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: "The Roots of the
Ukrainian Church in Manitoba," a meeting of the East European Genealogical
Society. The program will be given by Felix Kuehn. Visitors welcome. For more
information, email info@eegsociety.org or visit
http://www.eegsociety.org.
- 20 April - 4 May 2006, Toronto, Canada: "Hands-on Early Ontario Land
Records," a introductory course sponsored by the Toronto Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society. There will be a $45 fee to attend the class and it will be
taught by Jane MacNamara. For more information, call (416)733-2608, email
courses@torontofamilyhistory.org, or visit
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/.
- 21-22 April 2006, Stevens Point, WI: Gene-A-Rama 2006, presented by
the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. The program will feature guest
speakers John Konvalink, Jeffrey A. Bockman, and Patricia Keeney Geyh. For more
information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/.
- 22 April 2006, Santa Rosa, CA: The Sonoma County Genealogical Society
will host their annual seminar, featuring guest speaker Barbara Vines Little.
For more information email Lois Nimmo at LoisNim@sbcglobal.net, call Audrey
Phillips at (707)763-4492, or visit
http://www.scgs.org/.
- 22 April 2006, Grove, OK: The Grand Lake Ancestor Fair and Seminar of
the Delaware County Genealogical Society. Russell P. Baker will be the featured
speaker. Mr. Baker will speak on the following topics: "The Over the Mountain
Men on research in Tennessee," "The Blue and the Gray covering research on the
Civil War," and "Who Blowed up the Church House on church records genealogists
should be familiar with." For more information, email dcgsinc@hotmail.com or
visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okdgs/.
- 22 April 2006, Moline, IL: The Rock Island County Illinois
Genealogical Society and Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society will host a
workshop featuring Jim Hansen as the guest speaker. For more information call
Sandy Luse at (563)386-1367 or email scigscorsec@yahoo.com.
- 22 April 2006, Topeka, KS: The 34th Annual Conference of the Topeka
Genealogical Society. Christine Rose will be the featured speaker. For more
information email Nora Patton at npatton@topekachamber.org or visit
http://www.tgstopeka.org/.
- 22 April 2006, Marlborough, MA: The Massachusetts Genealogical
Council will present its Annual Conference. For more information email Michael
Brophy at mjbroph@hotmail.com or visit
http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/annualconference.htm.
- 22 April 2006, Roswell, NM: "A Spectacular Star-Spangled
Seminar," a program hosted by the Wilson-Cobb Research Library. Dr. George
Schweitzer will be the featured speaker. For more information email
wilsoncobb@dfn.com.
- 22 April 2006, Richmond, VA: The Virginia Genealogical Society will
hold its annual spring conference. Featured speakers will included Donn Devine,
Megan Smolenyak-Smolenyak, and Christine Crawford Oppenheimer. For more
information, or to register, visit
http://www.vgs.org/.
- 22 April 2006, New Holland, PA: The Pennsylvania Chapter of Palatines
to America will present their Spring Conference. John Humphrey will be the
featured speaker. For more information, visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 22 April 2006, New York City, NY: The Hispanic Genealogical Society
of New York will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. For more information, visit
http://www.hispanicgenealogy.com/.
- 22 April 2006, Eugene, OR: "Tracing the Threads of Our Ancestors'
Lives Across the United States," presented by the Oregon Genealogical Society.
Speakers will include Susan LeBlanc, JoAnne Haugen, Pat Baars, and Beverly Rice.
For more information, call (541)683-4309 or email fernemell@comcast.net.
- 22 April 2006, Brantford, ON, Canada: "Routes to Roots," the spring
workshop of the Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Guest
speakers will include Sheila Forbes and Heather Ibbotson. If you register by
April 17 the fee will be $20, which includes lunch. You can already register at
the door for $20, with an additional $4 for lunch. For more information, email
smokeyhollow@sympatico.ca or visit
http://comdir.bfree.on.ca/brantogs/Events.html.
- 22 April 2006, Ottawa, Canada: The Sir Guy Carleton Branch of the
Unite Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada will hold their annual general
meeting. Dr. Ken Reynolds will speak on "Progression of Canadian Regiments from
Loyalist Times (1783) to the Present." Pre-registration is required. There will
be a $30 fee. For more information, email CarletonUEL@hotmail.com or visit
http://www.carletonuel.ca/.
- 23 April 2006, Park Forest, IL: "What Non-Jewish Students Wrote about
a Jewish Shabbat Service," a meeting of the Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society.
The guest speaker will be Ron Rutzky. For more information call Doris Sweeney at
(708)720-2219.
- 23 April 2006, Oakville, ON, Canada: A meeting of the Halton-Peel
Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Guest speaker, Fred Hayward, will
speak on Loyalists in Oakville. The meeting will begin at 2pm and will be held
at the Woodside Branch of the Oakville Public Library. Everyone is welcome. For
more information, call Betty at (905)792-0907 or Ann at (905)845-7755.
- 27-29 April 2006, Toledo, OH: The Ohio Genealogical Society will host
its 2006 Conference. Featured speakers will include: Dr. George Schweitzer,
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, George G. Morgan, Pamela Boyer Porter, Paul Milner,
Timothy Pinnick and Michael John Neill. For more information email Jana Sloan
Broglin jsbroglin@earthlink.net or visit
http://www.ogs.org/.
- 28 April 2006, New York, NY: "'I am a Jew from Eternal Nowhere':
Yiddish Song in the Aftermath of the Holocaust", a Jewish music forum sponsored
by the American Jewish Historical Society. For more information, call Rachel
Carter at (916)606-8249 or visit
http://www.cjh.org/.
- 29 April 2006, Baton Rouge, LA: The Louisiana Genealogical and
Historical Society will host a seminar and annual meeting. Guest speakers will
include Robert deBerardinis, Dr. John Doucet, Dr. Terry L. Jones, Dr. Wilbur
Meneray. For more information, or to register, visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ela-lghs/seminar.htm.
- 29 April 2006, Indianapolis, IN: "Specific Sources for German
Research", the spring meeting and genealogy workshop of the Indiana Chapter of
Palatines to America. Registration is free for members and $5 for non-members.
For more information, visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 29 April 2006, Lakewood, CO: The Colorado Chapter of Palatines to
America will present their Spring All-Day German Genealogical Seminar. For more
information call Tim Ostwald at (303)443-9466 or visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 1 & 8 May 2006, Toronto, Canada: The Toronto Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society will present an American Genealogical Research course,
focusing on the states of New York and Michigan. The instructors will be Ruth
Burkholder (May 1st class) and Paul McGrath (May 8th class). There will be a $30
attendance fee. For more information, call (416)733-2608, email
courses@torontofamilyhistory.org, or visit
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org.
- 2 May 2006, Cleveland, OH: The Western Reserve Historical Society
will present a seminar on German research. John T. Humphrey will be the featured
speaker. For more information call Brent Morgan at (216)382-7297 or Nancy
Leinweber at (440)205-1942.
- 2 May 2006, Whitby, ON, Canada: A meeting of the Durham Region Branch
of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Guest speaker, Nancy Conn, will talk about
"Tracing Irish Ancestors from Ontario to Ulster." For more information, email
dtrimble70@rogers.com or visit <
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~onwob22/#top.
- 5-6 May 2006, Burbank, CA: The South California Genealogical Society
will present their 37th Annual Genealogy Jamboree and Resource Expo. For more
information email scgs@scgsgenealogy.com, call (818)843-7247, or visit
http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/2006jam-flyer.htm.
- 5-6 May 2006, Beatrice, NE: The 29th Annual Conference of the
Southeast Nebraska Genealogical Society. John Philip Colletta will be the
featured speaker. For more information, call (402)228-8244 or email
kmorgan@southeast.edu.
- 6 May 2006, Macon, GA: The George Genealogical Society, the Central
Georgia Genealogical Society, and the Ocmulgee Genealogical and Historical
Society will present a seminar, featuring guest speaker Dr. George Schweitzer.
For more information, visit
http://www.gagensociety.org/.
- 6 May 2006, Stone Arabia, NY: The New York Chapter of Palatines to
America will present their Spring Conference. Guest speakers will include Ken
Johnson and Kelly Yacobucci. For more information, visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 7 May 2006, Rockville, MD: The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater
Washington will present a lecture titled "Daily Life in Galicia." Suzan Wynne
will be the guest speaker. For more information visit
http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsgw/main.html.
- 13 May 2006, Langley, WA: The Spring Seminar of the Genealogical
Society of South Whidbey Island. Christine Rose will be the featured speaker.
For more information, emailed dewolfe@whidbey.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wagsswi.
- 13 May 2006, Kingston, ON, Canada: The Kingston Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting, featuring guest speaker
Lin Good. Ms. Good will speak on "History and Family in a Lancashire Village."
Visitors are welcome. For more information, call (613)542-8224, email
muis@sympatico.ca, or visit
http://web.ctsolutions.com/ogskingston/.
- 13 May 2006, Ottawa, ON, Canada: The British Isles Family History
Society of Greater Ottawa will hold their monthly meeting. The topic will be
Home Children Stories. The program will be presented by Caroline Herbert,
Patricia Roberts-Pichette, and John Sayers. Admission is free. For more
information, email queries@bifhsgo.ca or visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca/.
- 16 May 2006, Ottawa, ON, Canada: The Ottawa Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting. Branch member Dorothy
Meyerhof will speak on "Histories of the Ancestors of the Tate and Smith
Families." For more information, email program@ogsottawa.on.ca or visit
http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca/.
- 21 May 2006, Atlanta, GA: "Genealogy Scrapbooking - Presenting Your
Family's History," presented by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Georgia. For
more information visit
http://www.thebreman.org/progevents/genealogy.htm.
- 21 May 2006, New York, NY: The Jewish Genealogical Society will host
their monthly meeting, titled "The Internet Beyond "JewishGen" and Steve Morse's
Website". Ron Arons will be the guest speaker. The meeting is free for JGS
members, but there will be a $3 fee for non-members at the door. For more
information, call (212)294-8326, email info@jgsny.org, or visit
http://www.cjh.org/.
- 4-6 June 2006, Toronto, ON, Canada: The Toronto Branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society will present their 11th Genealogy Summer Camp. For more
information, visit
http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/summer.html.
- 7-10 June 2006, Chicago, IL: National Genealogical Society Conference
in the States and GENtech 2006. For more information visit
http://ngsgenealogy.org/.
- 9-10 June 2006, Tulsa, OK: The Annual Cherokee Ancestry Conference.
Guest speakers will include: Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr., Barbara Butler Rust,
and William D. Welge. For more information email genealogy@cherokeeheritage.org
or call Gene Norris at (888)999-6007, ext. 239 or ext. 242.
- 10 June 2006, Emporia, KS: The Kansas Council of Genealogical
Societies and the Flint Hills Genealogical Society will co-host the 2006 Annual
Conference. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack will be the featured speaker. For more
information visit
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/.
- 10-11 June 2006, Welsh Run, PA: The Conococheague Institute in Welsh
Run, PA will host a special event in honor of those who survived the French and
Indian War and their descendants. They would particularly like to find
descendants of the following: John Coxe, Richard Cox, and John Craig (captured
at McDowell's Mill); Thomas Barr (farmer); Heinrich Studebaker; John and Ann
Wasson (farm near Williamson); William Mitchell of Conococheague; Walters near
Greencastle, PA; or anyone present at the following attacks: McDowell's Mill
(Feb 11, March 1, July 20, and Nov 1 of 1756); Little Cove Settlement Fort David
Davis; Fort McCord; mouth of Conococheague (August 27, 1756). Anyone descended
from the above is encouraged to attend the event and share their pioneer
lineage. If you are a descendent, or would like more information about the
event, please contact Karen Thatcher by email at thatcherk@hotmail.com or by
phone at 717-593-9726 or 301-846-5217.
- 23-24 June 2006, Rochester, NY: The Biennial Gathering of Sisson
Cousins. For more information, email David A. Sisson at
dsisson2@rochester.rr.com.
- 23-25 June 2006, Richmond, VA: Palatines to America 2006 National
Seminar and Annual Meeting, a German-Speaking Ancestor Family History Research
Seminar and Conference. Topics will include: blocked lines; researching female
ancestors; manuscript collections; Schleswig-Holstein; Shenandoah Valley
Germans; Saxon Chronicles; identifying, dating, preserving, and reading clues in
family photographs; and ways to prove who your ancestors was. For more
information, call (614)267-4700 or visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 23-25 June 2006, Albuquerque, NM: "Seguirendo Los Caminos de Nuestros
Antepasdos" (Following the Road of Our Ancestors), a workshop presented by the
Genealogical Society of Hispanic America. For more information, email
jsfisher@escapees.com or visit
http://www.gsha.net.
- 28 June - 1 July 2006, Knoxville, TN: The East Tennessee Historical
Society will present the Ulster American Heritage Symposium, 2006. For more
information visit
http://www.east-tennessee-history.org/.
- 7-8 July 2006, Columbia, SC: The 2006 Summer Workshop of the South
Carolina Genealogical Society, featuring guest speaker Helen F. M. Leary. For
more information, email Patti Rivers at PGRIVERS@comcast.net or visit
http://www.scgen.org/.
- 14 July 2006, Pittsburgh, PA: "Roots in the Boot," an Italian
Genealogy and Heritage Conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. John Philip Colletta will be the featured speaker. For more information,
email info@rootsintheboot.org or visit
http://www.rootsintheboot.org/.
- 15 July 2006, Whitewater, WI: "3 R's of German Research: Reading,
'Riting' & Records," a German genealogical workshop presented by the German
Interest Group-Wisconsin. The feature speaker will be Kory Meyerink. For more
information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigig/index.html.
- 16-22 July 2006, Washington, DC: The National Institute on
Genealogical Research (NIGR) will present its annual week-long study opportunity
for experienced genealogists and archivists. For more information, email
NatInsGen@juno.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin/.
- 27-29 July 2006, Richmond, IN: The 2006 Annual Reunion of the
Pennington Research Association. For more information, email Pat Trocano at
petepattro@jayco.net or visit
http://www.penningtonresearch.org/Meetings/2006mtg.htm.
- 29 July 2006, Miami, OK: "Writing and Publishing Seminar" will be
presented by the Gregath Publishing Company. For more information email
help@gregathcompany.com or visit
http://www.gregathcompany.com/2006.
- 1-4 August 2006, Provo, UT: "Building a Lasting Legacy," the 38th
Annual BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference. For more information, visit
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgeneal/.
- 13-18 August 2006, New York, NY: The International Association of
Jewish Genealogical Societies and the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. will
present the 26th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. For more
information email information@jgsny2006.org or visit
http://www.jgsny2006.org/.
- 30 August - 2 September 2006, Boston, MA: 2006 FGS Conference will be
co-sponsored by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the New England
Historic Genealogical Society. For more information visit
http://www.fgs.org/2006conf/FGS-2006.htm.
- 1-5 September 2006, Northamptonshire, Northampton, England: "Putting
Flesh on the Bones: A Study of the Common Man," a five-day international
conference presented by the Federation of Family History Societies in
conjunction with Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire Family History Societies. For
more information email bookings@conference2006.org.uk or visit
http://www.ffhs.org.uk/.
- 9 September 2006, Silverdale, WA: The Puget Sound Genealogical
Society will host a seminar, featuring guest speaker Donna Potter Phillips. For
more information, email cindys@wavecable.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wapgsdgs/homepage.htm/.
- 16 September 2006, Anchorage, AK: The Anchorage Genealogical Society
will present its 20th Annual Fall Seminar. John Philip Colletta will be the
featured speaker. For more information email AGS@ak.net or visit
http://www.anchoragegenealogy.org/.
- 22-23 September 2006, Gardiner, MT: "Wander the Wonderland," the
Montana State Genealogical Society's 17th Annual State Conference. Patricia
Walls Stamm will be the featured speaker. For more information, email Verba
Valentina blgsmarket@aol.com and visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs/.
- 23-30 September 2006, Loro Ciuffenna, Italy: A Personal/Family Memoir
Writers' Retreat will be presented by Sharon Debartolo Carmack and Elaine
Trigiani. For more information visit
http://www.sharoncarmack.com/.
- 29-30 September 2006, Pittsburgh, PA: The Genealogical Society of
Pennsylvania and the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society will co-sponsor a
statewide conference. For more information visit
http://www.genpa.org/PaConf06Sub.html.
- 30 September 2006, Naperville, IL: "Journey into Genealogy,"
presented by the Fox Valley Genealogical Society. Sandra Hargreaves Luebking
will be the featured speaker. For more information call (630)978-8444, email
ilfvs@yahoo.com, or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm.
- 30 September 2006, Coon Rapids, MN: "Searching for Your Family
History," the Annual Minneapolis Area Genealogical Conference will be presented
by the Irish Genealogical Society. Guest speakers will include Tom Rice, Beth
Mullinax, Ida Troye, and Kathryn Otto. For more information, email Diane
Lovrencevic at dlovrencevic@mn.rr.com or visit
http://www.irishgenealogical.org.
- 2-6 October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT: The 6th Annual Institute of the
International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, featuring Sherry
Irvine and Darris Williams. For more information email isbgfh@yahoo.com or visit
http://www.isbgfh.org/.
- 2-6 October 2006, Fort Worth, TX: The Regional In-depth Genealogical
Studies Alliance will present a weeklong workshop. Featured speakers will
include J. Mark Lowe and Linda Woodward Geiger. For more information, visit
http://www.rigsalliance.org.
- 6-7 October 2006, Keizer, OR: "Migration: the Process of Change," the
Oregon Statewide Biennial Genealogy Conference will presented by the
Genealogical Council of Oregon. Paul Stuart-Warren will be the featured speaker.
For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2/.
- 6-8 October 2006, El Segundo, CA: The POINT (Pursuing Our Italian
Names Together) National Conference, featuring guest speakers Suzanne Russo
Adams, Elaine Alexander, Nancy Carlburg, James Chiampi, Teresa Fiore, David
Kertzer, Louis Loccisano, Paula Packwood, Tony Perrone, and Carolyn Ugolini. For
more information email DrTom@point-pointers.net or visit
http://www.point-pointers.net/.
- 7 October 2006, Shelby, OH: The Ohio Genealogical Society will
present their Second Annual Fall Conference, featuring guest speaker John
Colletta. For more information
http://www.ogs.org/.
- 7 October 2006, Morrow, GA: "A Day with the Shawkers," a seminar
sponsored by the Georgia Genealogical Society. For more information, visit
http://www.gagensociety.org/.
- 7 October 2006, Henderson, NV: The Fall Family History Seminar of the
Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be
Chrisitine Rose. For more information, email desertds@cox.net or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvccngs/.
- 7 October 2006, Shelby, OH: The Annual Fall Conference of the Ohio
Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be John Colletta. For more
information, visit http://www.ogs.org.
- 7-14 October 2006, Adare, Ireland: A Family History Writers' Retreat,
led by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and James W. Warren. For more information, call
Jim at (719)660-8445 or visit
http://www.EnchantingIreland.com or
http://www.YourIrishGenealogy.com.
- 8-15 October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT: Palatines to America National
Society will present a Research Trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake
City. The trip will be led by Mary Lou Delahunt and Annette Burgert. For more
information, call Mary Lou Delahunt at (309)344-5116 or visit
http://www.palam.org/events.htm.
- 14 October 2006, Kingwood, TX: The Humble Area Genealogical Society
will present its Fall Seminar. There will be a $35 fee to attend (a box lunch
will be available for an additional $7). Registration will last from 8 to 9:14am
and the program will begin at 9:30. Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck will be the featured
speaker. Mr. Bockstruck will speak on the following topics: "Identifying the
Maiden Names of Females," "Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor," "U.S. Military
Records," "The Carolinas." For more information or to request a registration
form, call (281)361-3932 or email gaknight1@cebridge.net.
- 20-21 October 2006, Las Vegas, NV: The 6th Annual West Coast Summit
on African American Genealogy will be presented by the Nevada African Genealogy
Society. Registration will be $65 through July 1st and $85 after that (the
registration fee does include lunch). For more information, contact Gerri
Johnson at (702)501-2270 or gerrijohnson1@yahoo.com or Darell White at (702)646-
9836.
- 21 October 2006, Las Vegas, NV: "Discovering Your Roots & Branches,"
the 6th Annual West Coast Genealogy Summit will be presented by the Nevada
African American Genealogy Society. For more information email
isellvegas@yahoo.com or call (702)501-2270 or (702)889-4087.
- 21 October 2006, Roswell, NM: "Land Worth Workin' For, Worth Fightin'
For, Worth Dyin' For," the Fall Workshop of the Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy
Research Library. Bill Utterback will be the featured speaker. For more
information, email wilsoncobb@dfn.com or visit
http://wilsoncobb.org/.
- 26-29 October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT: "The Legacy of Our Roots: A
Heritage for the Future,' the annual conference of the Afro-American Historical
and Genealogical Society, Inc. For more information, visit
http://www.aahgs.org/.
- 27-28 October 2006, Fort Worth, TX: The Texas State Genealogy Society
will present the 2006 Conference, "Road to the Past: A Map to Your Family
History." Speakers will include J. Mark Lowe, CG, and Pamela Boyer Porter, CGRS,
CGL. For more information visit
http://www.geocities.com/mcgstx/.
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