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Upcoming Events
Issue 22-5-2008
Upcoming Genealogical Events
2008 Events
- 16 September 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Ottawa Branch,
Ontario Genealogical Society will be meeting with guest speaker Marc
St-Jacques, President la Societe de genealogie de l'Outaouais. He will review
the collections at the National Archives of Quebec, the Gatineau City
Archives and CRAO, a private archives centre. Contact: Norine Wolfe by
email at tinneytree@rogers.com for more information.
- 18-21 September 2008, Winchester, VA: The Tenth Biennial Gathering
of Clan Ewing in America has been announced. For more information, go to
http://www.clanewing.org or send an
e-mail to jimandevelyn@telpage.net.
- 19-20 September 2008, Butte, MT: The Montana State Genealogical
Society's 19th Annual Conference "Go a Mile High to Dig Deep into a
Genealogical Gold Mine" will feature Michael John Neill, Ellen Crain and
Christy Leskovar. More information can be found at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs or contact S Valentine at
smv2222@bresnan.net
- 19-20 September 2008, Saint Paul, MN: The Minnesota Star of the
North Genealogy Conference will feature Christine Rose and Paula Stuart-Warren.
This conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society and includes
the annual MGS awards banquet. For more information go to the society's Web site
http://www.mngs.org.
- 19-20 September 2008, Rolling Hills, IL: The Polish Genealogical
Society of America will be hosting their 30th annual conference "Honoring
Our Ancestors." Guest speakers will be Jonathan Shea, Orvill Paller,
James Pula, Matthew Rutherford, Dris Rzepczynski and Beau Sharbrough.
More information can be found at the society's Web site
http://www.pgsa.org.
- 19-21 September 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: "Celebrate Your
Anglo-Celtic Roots" at the 14th Annual Conference of the British Isles
Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. Keynote speaker: Sherry Irvine,
CG, FSA Scot. Program includes: 18 presentations; pre-conference course,
workshop, and tour of Library and Archives Canada; consultations with
experienced researchers; research room with free access to genealogy data
bases; marketplace of related products and services. Visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca/Conference2008.htm to get the complete Program
Brochure and Poster. Savings on registrations postmarked before 15 August.
- 20 September 2008, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England: Oxfordshire
Family History Society Open Day 2008. The Open Day will feature assortment
of visiting Societies, publishers, dealers in second hand books and
postcards, and the like. For more information visit our website
http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html.
- 20 September 2008, Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
Malton Family History Fair featuring the East Yorkshire Family History
Society, Idle Booksellers, My History, and Yorkshire Ancestors. For more
details visit
http://www.yourfairladies.co.uk/calender.html
- 20 September 2008, Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
Hampshire Genealogical Society Open Day. For more information visit
http://www.hgs-online.org.uk/.
- 20 September 2008, Cardiganshire, Wales: Dyfed Family History
Open Day. For more information visit
http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/.
- 26-27 September 2008, Fort Wayne, IN: The Allen County Public Library
will host a Military Symposium featuring Marie Varrelman Melchiori and Curt
Witcher. For more information see the library's Web site
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium.pdf.
- 26-28 September 2008, Kelowna, BC, Canada: The Kelowna and District
Genealogical Society presents 9 Acclaimed Speakers, 24 concurrent lectures,
Keynote Address, Dinner, Lectures, Marketplace, and Walking Tour. Email
Claire Burns at claireburns@telus.net or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bckdgs for details.
- 27 September 2008, Greenwich, CT: Dr. William Roulston and Dr.
Brian Trainor of the Ulster Historical Foundation will present a half-day
Irish Genealogy Program. Free- Registration required. Please make your
reservation by calling Greenwich Library, Mr. Carl White, at 203 622-7948.
Those who already have some information on their Irish or Scot-Irish
ancestors should indicate the County, parish, and/or townland of interest
when making the reservation.
- 27 September 2008, Naperville, IL: The Fox Valley Genealogical
Society will present "Unraveling Genealogical Puzzles" featuring Megan
Smolenyak Smolenyak. For more information about this event, go to the
society's Web site
www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm, write to the society at P.O. Box
5435, Naperville, IL 60567-5435 or telephone 630-978-8444.
- 27 September 2008, Portsmouth, OH: Mr. Robert Rau will be presenting:
Introductory German Genealogy and Reading German Church and Civil Records.
Sponsored by the Ohio Chapter, Palatines to America. For more information
visit http://www.oh-palam.org.
- 27 September 2008, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada: The Norfolklore
Genealogy Fair attracts dozens of genealogical resource providers/exhibitors
and hundreds of genealogists researching their Upper Canada/Ontario roots.
Out-of-print books, hard to find books, maps, genealogy software and
databases for your PC, historical transcriptions and much more will all
be available. For more information visit
http://www.norfolklore.com/index.html.
- 27 September 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Writing A Narrative
Family History. John Colletta presents: Want to learn how to turn your
family research into readable stories? The Ontario Chapter, Association
of Professional Genealogists (OCAPG) announces "Writing A Narrative Family
History," a day-long seminar with John Colletta, popular speaker, educator
and author. Visit the
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onapg for full details of the day's schedule,
how to register, information regarding book sales, directions to the event
and nearby accommodations for out-of-towners.
- 27 September 2008, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
The Cleveland Family History Society presents "Family History Day for All"
with speakers, bookstalls & displays. For more information visit
http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/.
- 27 September 2008, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England: The
Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society are presenting a
Family History Day at St Mary's Church in the Centre of Atherstone. Please
visit the society's website:
http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/events.htm.
- 27 September 2008, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England: Rotherham
Family History Society Open Day. This year Rotherham Family History
Society celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its formation. For more
information visit:
http://www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk/.
- 28 September 2008, Hampton, Middlesex, England: West Middlesex
Family History Society Open Day. For further information, please contact
the Open Day Co-ordinator, Paul Kershaw at openday@west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk
or visit the Society's website at:
http://west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk/wm-events.html.
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Upcoming Genealogical Events
2008 Events
- 3-6 September 2008, Philadelphia, PA: "Footprints of Family
History," a Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. For more
information, visit
http://www.fgs.org/2008conf/FGS-2008.htm.
- 6 September 2008, Chatham, Kent, England: Kent Family History
Society Open Day. Fairs with a Kent Family History bookstall. For more
information visit
http://www.kfhs.org.uk/imp-dates.htm.
- 6-13 September 2008, Angus & Dundee, Angus, Scotland: Angus and
Dundee Roots Festival. For more information visit
http://www.tayroots.com/.
- 12 September 2008, Chatham, Ontario, Canada: The Kent Branch,
Ontario Genealogical Society will be featuring guest speaker Edwin Parr.
Ed will share many interesting facts in his presentation, "The Ross Strays
of Chatham." For more information email Wilson Kerr at wkerr@kent.net .
- 12-14 September 2008, Salt Lake City, UT: MENSA Colloquium -
Speakers: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG,
Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., Stephen P. Morse, Ph.D., James W. Warren. For
more information Contact Jill Beckham at jillb@americanmensa.org or visit
the website at
http://colloq08.us.mensa.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home6.
- 13 September 2008, Tyler, TX: Desmond Walls Allen will be the
keynote speaker at the East Texas Genealogical Society's Seminar. For more
information e-mail Scott Fitzgerald at scottfitzgerald@tyler.net or go to
the society's Web site
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txetgs/meetings.html.
- 13 September 2008, Buffalo Grove, IL: The Crystal Lake Family
History Center in conjunction with the Buffalo Grove Family History Center
and the Buffalo Grove Illinois Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints have announced the 2008 Family History Fair, "Family
History: A Journey of Discover." Keynote speaker will be Carole Magnuson.
For more information or to register e-mail familyhistoryjourney@gmail.com.
- 13 September 2008, Woking, Surry, England: Heritage Open Day
2008 at Surrey History Centre- Come and celebrate our 10th Birthday. Surrey
History Centre will be hosting a range of activities and events including
Treasures of Surrey an all day exhibition showing some of the archives we
have saved in the past decade. Details:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Heritage+Open+Day+2008+at+Surrey+History+Centre?opendocument.
- 13 September 2008, Gateshead, Northumberland, England: National
Family History Fair at the Gateshead International Stadium. Exhibitors
expected include Findmypast.com, The National Archives, Imperial War Museum,
Ancestry.co.uk and many more. For more details visit
http://www.nationalfamilyhistoryfair.com/.
- 13-14 September 2008, Coventry, Warwickshire, England: Coventry
Family History Society is organising an event at the Coventry Motor
Museum as part of the National Heritage Weekend. Further details can
be found at: http://www.covfhs.org/.
- 16 September 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Ottawa Branch,
Ontario Genealogical Society will be meeting with guest speaker Marc
St-Jacques, President la Societe de genealogie de l'Outaouais. He will review
the collections at the National Archives of Quebec, the Gatineau City
Archives and CRAO, a private archives centre. Contact: Norine Wolfe by
email at tinneytree@rogers.com for more information.
- 18-21 September 2008, Winchester, VA: The Tenth Biennial Gathering
of Clan Ewing in America has been announced. For more information, go to
http://www.clanewing.org or send an
e-mail to jimandevelyn@telpage.net.
- 19 September 2008, Butte, MT: The Montana State Genealogical
Society will host the Annual State Conference. Presenters will be noted
national speaker Michael John Neill; Ellen Crain of the Butte-Silver Bow
Archives and Christy Leskovar, Montana Writer. For more information
contact S Valentine, smv2222@bresnan.net
- 19-20 September 2008, Butte, MT: The Montana State Genealogical
Society's 19th Annual Conference "Go a Mile High to Dig Deep into a
Genealogical Gold Mine" will feature Michael John Neill, Ellen Crain and
Christy Leskovar. More information can be found at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs or contact S Valentine at
smv2222@bresnan.net
- 19-20 September 2008, Saint Paul, MN: The Minnesota Star of the
North Genealogy Conference will feature Christine Rose and Paula Stuart-Warren.
This conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society and includes
the annual MGS awards banquet. For more information go to the society's Web site
http://www.mngs.org.
- 19-20 September 2008, Rolling Hills, IL: The Polish Genealogical
Society of America will be hosting their 30th annual conference "Honoring
Our Ancestors." Guest speakers will be Jonathan Shea, Orvill Paller,
James Pula, Matthew Rutherford, Dris Rzepczynski and Beau Sharbrough.
More information can be found at the society's Web site
http://www.pgsa.org.
- 19-21 September 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: "Celebrate Your
Anglo-Celtic Roots" at the 14th Annual Conference of the British Isles
Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. Keynote speaker: Sherry Irvine,
CG, FSA Scot. Program includes: 18 presentations; pre-conference course,
workshop, and tour of Library and Archives Canada; consultations with
experienced researchers; research room with free access to genealogy data
bases; marketplace of related products and services. Visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca/Conference2008.htm to get the complete Program
Brochure and Poster. Savings on registrations postmarked before 15 August.
- 20 September 2008, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England: Oxfordshire
Family History Society Open Day 2008. The Open Day will feature assortment
of visiting Societies, publishers, dealers in second hand books and
postcards, and the like. For more information visit our website
http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html.
- 20 September 2008, Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
Malton Family History Fair featuring the East Yorkshire Family History
Society, Idle Booksellers, My History, and Yorkshire Ancestors. For more
details visit
http://www.yourfairladies.co.uk/calender.html
- 20 September 2008, Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
Hampshire Genealogical Society Open Day. For more information visit
http://www.hgs-online.org.uk/.
- 20 September 2008, Cardiganshire, Wales: Dyfed Family History
Open Day. For more information visit
http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/.
- 26-27 September 2008, Fort Wayne, IN: The Allen County Public Library
will host a Military Symposium featuring Marie Varrelman Melchiori and Curt
Witcher. For more information see the library's Web site
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium.pdf.
- 26-28 September 2008, Kelowna, BC, Canada: The Kelowna and District
Genealogical Society presents 9 Acclaimed Speakers, 24 concurrent lectures,
Keynote Address, Dinner, Lectures, Marketplace, and Walking Tour. Email
Claire Burns at claireburns@telus.net or visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bckdgs for details.
- 27 September 2008, Greenwich, CT: Dr. William Roulston and Dr.
Brian Trainor of the Ulster Historical Foundation will present a half-day
Irish Genealogy Program. Free- Registration required. Please make your
reservation by calling Greenwich Library, Mr. Carl White, at 203 622-7948.
Those who already have some information on their Irish or Scot-Irish
ancestors should indicate the County, parish, and/or townland of interest
when making the reservation.
- 27 September 2008, Naperville, IL: The Fox Valley Genealogical
Society will present "Unraveling Genealogical Puzzles" featuring Megan
Smolenyak Smolenyak. For more information about this event, go to the
society's Web site
www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm, write to the society at P.O. Box
5435, Naperville, IL 60567-5435 or telephone 630-978-8444.
- 27 September 2008, Portsmouth, OH: Mr. Robert Rau will be presenting:
Introductory German Genealogy and Reading German Church and Civil Records.
Sponsored by the Ohio Chapter, Palatines to America. For more information
visit http://www.oh-palam.org.
- 27 September 2008, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada: The Norfolklore
Genealogy Fair attracts dozens of genealogical resource providers/exhibitors
and hundreds of genealogists researching their Upper Canada/Ontario roots.
Out-of-print books, hard to find books, maps, genealogy software and
databases for your PC, historical transcriptions and much more will all
be available. For more information visit
http://www.norfolklore.com/index.html.
- 27 September 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Writing A Narrative
Family History. John Colletta presents: Want to learn how to turn your
family research into readable stories? The Ontario Chapter, Association
of Professional Genealogists (OCAPG) announces "Writing A Narrative Family
History," a day-long seminar with John Colletta, popular speaker, educator
and author. Visit the
http://www.rootsweb.com/~onapg for full details of the day's schedule,
how to register, information regarding book sales, directions to the event
and nearby accommodations for out-of-towners.
- 27 September 2008, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England:
The Cleveland Family History Society presents "Family History Day for All"
with speakers, bookstalls & displays. For more information visit
http://www.clevelandfhs.org.uk/.
- 27 September 2008, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England: The
Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Family History Society are presenting a
Family History Day at St Mary's Church in the Centre of Atherstone. Please
visit the society's website:
http://www.nnwfhs.org.uk/events.htm.
- 27 September 2008, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England: Rotherham
Family History Society Open Day. This year Rotherham Family History
Society celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its formation. For more
information visit:
http://www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk/.
- 28 September 2008, Hampton, Middlesex, England: West Middlesex
Family History Society Open Day. For further information, please contact
the Open Day Co-ordinator, Paul Kershaw at openday@west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk
or visit the Society's website at:
http://west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk/wm-events.html.
- 2-4 October 2008, Des Moines, IA: The Iowa Genealogical Society
will present its 2008 Fall Conference with speakers Meldon J. Wolfgang III
and Galin Berrier. For more information about this event, go to the
society's Web site
http://www.iowagenealogy.org or telephone 515-276-0287.
- 4 October 2008, Montgomery, AL: Fall Seminar - USING MAPS IN
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH Presented by RICHARD G. 'RICK' SAYRE. For more
information visit the Alabama Genealogical Society's website
http://www.algensoc.org/main/seminars.html.
- 4 October 2008, Bakersfield, CA: The Kern County Genealogical
Society will host a seminar "Research and Results" featuring Jean M.
Wilcox Hibben. Contact the Kern County Genealogical Society, PO Box 2214,
Bakersfield, CA 93303 or see the society's Web site
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cakcgs for more information.
- 4 October 2008, Debenham, Suffolk, England: The Suffolk Family
History Fair. For more information visit
http://www.familyhistoryfairs.com/.
- 6-10 October 2008, Salt Lake City, UT: The 8th Annual British
Institute will be hosted by the International Society for British
Genealogy and Family History. For more information, visit
http://www.isbgfh.org/.
- 10 October 2008, Chatham, Ontario, Canada: The Kent Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society will be meeting with guest speaker Barry Fraser for a
presentation on "The Fraser Family." Barry Fraser and his brothers traveled
to Scotland to research the Fraser family and have traced the family back
to 1765. For more details email Wilson Kerr at wkerr@kent.net .
- 10-11 October 2008, Chicago, IL: The Afro-American Genealogical
and Historical Society of Chicago is presenting their 26th annual conference.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Deborah Abbott from Cleveland, Ohio, who
will also provide two first-rate workshops. She will be complimented by
Reginald Washington, from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. For
further information visit the website:
http://www.aaghsc.org.
- 10-11 October 2008, Bellevue, WA: The 8th Annual West Coast
Summit on African American Genealogy "Family History-Putting the Pieces
Together" will feature Quintard Taylor. For more information telephone
206-784-0337 or 206-927-5039 or e-mail BGRG92@aol.com.
- 11 October 2008, Seaside, CA: Monterey County Genealogical
Society and the Monterey Family History Center will host "Heritage Harvest"
featuring Geoff Rasmussen. For more information visit the society's website
http://www.mocogenso.org.
- 11 October 2008, Dodge City, KS: Kansas Genealogical Society
Annual Meeting and Conference- Celebrating 50 Years. Featured speaker:
Arlene H Eakle from Tremonton, UT. For further information visit
http://www.dodgecitiy.net/kgs .
- 11 October 2008, Sunset Hills, MO: The Saint Louis Genealogical
Society will present "Finding our German Ancestors" featuring Larry O.
Jensen, a nationally-known lecturer. For complete information, visit our
website;
http://www.stlgs.org or please email seddens@charter.net .
- 11 October 2008, Janesville, WI: The Wisconsin State Genealogical
Society's 2008 Fall Seminar will feature speaker Craig R. Scott. For more
information visit
http://www.wsgs.org or e-mail wsgs@tds.net.
- 11 October 2008, Scarborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England:
Scarborough 2008 Family and Local History Fair presented by "Your Fair
Ladies." For more information about this event visit their website at:
http://yourfairladies.ning.com/.
- 18 October 2008, Mesa, AZ: The Family History Society of Arizona
presents its annual fall seminar. In honor of the society's 25th anniversary,
the "In Search of Annie Moore" video will be the first part of a two-part
program. The second part will feature Arizona's historian, Marshall Trimble.
Registration begins at 8AM and will conclude at 2PM with lunch included.
For more information, contact President Susi Fathauer, gafaz@cox.net, or 480.893.6689.
- 18 October 2008, Lakeland, FL: The Imperial Polk Genealogical
Society will hold a one-day seminar featuring George K. Schweitzer. For
more details visit
http://www.ipgs.org/2008_flyer.html.
- 18 October 2008, Elgin, IL: The Illinois State Genealogical
Society will celebrate 40 years as a society with a conference "40 Years
of Discovery-Portals to the Future." Featured speakers will be Beau
Sharbrough, Loretto Szucs and D. Joshua Taylor. For more information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/
or send an e-mail to Linda at isgsconference@sbcglobal.net.
- 18 October 2008, Brookville, OH The Ohio Chapter of Palatines
to America has announced its Annual Fall Seminar with guest speakers
Carrie Eldridge, Donald Bowman, Gale Honeyman. For more infomation or to
register, contact the society at
http://www.oh-palam.org.
- 18 October 2008, Houston, TX The Houston Genealogical Forum
will host "Colonial Virginia" to be presented by Barbara Vines Little. For
more information see the society Web site
http://www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org.
- 24-25 October 2008, Abilene, TX: The Texas State Genealogical
Society has announced its 48th Conference "Following the Evidence Trail"
featuring Thomas W. Jones. For more information e-mail mbryant@1starnet.com
or go to
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsgs/.
- 25 October 2008, Grove, OK: The Gregath Publishing Company has
announced a conference "Land in America" featuring Mary Clement Douglass.
For more information go to
http://www.gregathcompany.com/workshop/2008, or send an e-mail to
fredrea@gregathcompany.com
- 25 October - 01 November 2008, On Royal Caribbean's ship, Liberty of the Seas:
Genealogy Seminar at Sea featuring guest speakers: Paul Milner; Laura Prescott;
George Morgan; Paula Stewart-Warren; John Colletta; Donna Moughty; Michael
Leclerc & Steven Danko. For more information visit
http://www.genealogycruises.com/
or call Fly Away Travel 800-837-0295.
- 30 October - 1 November 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY: YORKERS,
YANKEES, AND BEYOND: Tracking New York Ancestors Into, Across, and Around
the State- A Conference for Genealogists and Historians. Our keynote
speaker is Meldon J. Wolfgang III. You may register on-line at
http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org or Contact Lauren Maehrlein at
education@nygbs.org or call 212-755-8532, ext. 36, for additional information.
- 1 November 2008, Prescott, AZ: Northern Arizona Genealogical
Society's annual seminar will feature Geoffrey Rasmussen, Regional Marketing
Director for Millennia Corporation, instrumental in the creation of Legacy
Family Tree 7.0. The seminar will be based on the Legacy Family Tree 7.0
genealogy software program, but may include other genealogical topics not
related to Legacy. Additional information will be forthcoming. Contact
person is Marilyn Day, margreenda@aol.com.
- 1 November 2008, Puyallup, WA: The Tacoma Pierce County
Genealogical Society has announced its 2008 Seminar featuring Christopher
Childs on researching in New England. For more information, contact Audrey
Mills Roley, Seminar Chairman at laroley@rainierconnect.com.
- 1 November 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Ryan Taylor Memorial
Meeting - Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Guest Speaker Brian
Gilchrist. Topic: Developing a Research Strategy. Details:
http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca
- 1 November 2008, Liverpool, Lancashire, England: North West
Group of Family History Societies will be hosting a Family History Day
Fair in conjunction with the Liverpool Record Office. For more information
visit http://www.nwgfhs.org.uk/.
- 1 November 2008, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England: The
Derbyshire Victoria County History Trust, in conjunction with the Derbyshire
England's Past for Everyone team, presents 2008's Scarsdale Local History
Fair. The event will feature local and family history societies, heritage
bodies, with representatives from local archives and local history
libraries. For more information visit
http://englandspastforeveryone.org.uk/Counties/Derbyshire.
- 7 November 2008, Tucson, AZ: The Arizona Genealogical Advisory
Board will be hosting a Special Event Featuring: John Philip Colletta.
Topic: How to Assemble and Write a Genealogical Work that is both a Reliable
Document and a Readable Story. For additional information visit
http://www.azgab.org/
- 8 November 2008, Tucson, AZ: The Arizona State Genealogical
Society will feature John Philip Colletta. Topics: How to Prepare for
Successful Research in European Records; Lesser-Used Federal Records: A
Sampling for Fresh Research; Ideas Using Original and Derivative Sources:
How to Evaluate Evidence Hacks; and Hookers & Putting Up Pickles: Snares
of Yesteryear's English. For additional information email Amy Urman at heirloomgal@aol.com .
- 8 November 2008, San Antonio, TX: The 49th Annual Fall Seminar
of the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society will feature Dick
Eastman. The society's Web site
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsaghs2/ has more information, or
send an e-mail to saghs@sbcglobal.net.
- 14 November 2008, Chatham, Ontario, Canada: The Kent Branch,
Ontario Genealogical Society will be meeting with guest speaker Jerry Hind.
In his presentation, Jerry will discuss World War I and World War II. For
more information email Wilson Kerr at wkerr@kent.net .
- 14-15 November 2008, Mesa, AZ: Cyberexchange 101: Learn the
tech to trace your roots conference. Over 100 sessions will be for beginners
through advanced researchers. Exhibit Hall will be available to attendees.
Website:
http://www.myancestorsfound.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=43
- 14-15 November 2008, Raleigh, NC: The North Carolina Genealogical
Society will host "This Land was Their Land" to be presented by Rick Sayre,
Monica Hopkins, Larry Cates and A. Bruce Pruitt. For information and/or
reservations go to
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/ or send an e-mail to info@ncgenealogy.org.
- 15 November 2008, Dorchester, Dorset, England: The Guild of
One-Name Studies presents the Pre-19th-Century Sources Seminar. Focussing
on the pre civil registration and census period, speakers will be talking
about sources to take your study further back in time. Lead speaker at
this event will be Colin Chapman FSG. For more information visit
http://www.one-name.org/timetable.html.
- 22 November 2008, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England:
"Your Fair Ladies" presents Hull 2008 Family and Local History Fair. For
more information on this event visit:
http://yourfairladies.ning.com/.
- 12 December 2008, Chatham, Ontario, Canada: The Kent Branch,
Ontario Genealogical Society will be meeting with guest speakers Rosemary
and Craig Mitton. They run a very successful family business in their
hometown and have pride in their community. This branch of the Mitton family
originated in Shropshire, England. Through the centuries in Canada, their
ties have become many in the local community. Join us for our annual
Christmas Dinner at the Active Lifestyles Centre to hear the Mittons, our
guest speakers, for the evening. Dinner tickets to be available in November.
Contact: Wilson Kerr at wkerr@kent.net .
- 10-18 January 2009, Royal Caribbean, Independence of the Seas:
TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) is organizing an Irish
genealogy cruise in January 2009. For more information visit
http://home.netcom.com/~megrogan/irishgenealogycruise/.
- 16-20 January 2009, Auckland, New Zealand: The Australasian
Federation of Family History Congress presents the 12th Australasian
Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry. There will be a wide range of
International speakers covering all aspects of genealogy. For more details
visit
http://www.affhocongress2009.org/.
- 25 January 2009, Bracknell, Berkshire, England: The Bracknell
Family History Fair. For more information visit
http://www.familyhistoryfairs.com/.
- 21 February 2009, London, London, England: The Guild of One-Name
Studies will be organizing seminar: "Got a One-Name Study Problem? - Network
a Solution!" For more information visit
http://www.one-name.org/timetable.html.
- 21 March 2009, Houston, TX: The Houston Genealogical Forum will
present "Ante Bellum Military Records" with Craig Scott as speaker. For more
information see the society's Web site
http://www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org.
- 21 March 2009, York, Yorkshire, England: The City of York &
District Family History Society will be hosting a Family History Fair.
For more information visit the society's website at
http://www.yorkfamilyhistory.org.uk/fair2009.htm.
- 22-26 April 2009, Manchester, NH: The 10th New England Regional
Conference "Discovering Family Treasures" will feature speakers Megan
Smolenyak Smolenyak, Tom Jones and Jim Hansen. More information on this event
or to register can be found at
http://www.nergc.org.
- 25 April 2009, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Aberdeen &
NE Scotland Family History Society will be hosting the 20th Annual Conference
of the Scottish Association of Family History Societies. For more
information visit http://www.scothist.org/.
- 15-17 October 2009, Midland, MI: 2009 Michigan Genealogical
Council Seminar, Sponsored by the Midland Genealogical Council and hosted
by the Midland Genealogical Society 16 Speakers - 32 Sessions - 4 Tracks;
30 Vendors and Societies. Global's Rick Roberts will be speaking at this
event on researching Ontario ancestors and on genealogy software. For more
information visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimgs/events.htm.
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