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Upcoming Events
Issue 27-11-2008
Upcoming Genealogical Events
2009 Events
- 10 January 2009, San Diego, CA: The San Diego Genealogy Society will host
their annual luncheon and seminar. Lloyd Bockstruck will be the guest speaker. For
more information, email sdgs2008@yahoo.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casdgs/.
- 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/.
- 12-16 January 2009, Salt Lake City, UT: The 2009 Salt Lake Institute
of Genealogy will be hosted by the Utah Genealogical Association. This week long
institute includes the following courses: American Records & Research: Focusing
on Localities; Research of the Gulf South-Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas; English Research; Research in
German Speaking Areas; Colonial American Research; Effective Use of the
Internet; Hispanic Research; Beyond the Library; Skill Building for
Professional-Level Research; and Genealogical Problem Solving. For more
information visit
http://www.infouga.org/site/.
- 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.berksfhs.org.uk/events/bracknell_fair_2008.htm.
- 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.
- 28 February 2009, Whittier, CA: The Whittier Area Genealogical
Society will host their 26th Annual Seminar, featuring guest speaker Curt
B. Witcher. Topics will include: "Doing Effective Genealogical Research
in Libraries"; "Using Periodical Literature for Genealogical Research";
"Pain in the Access: Getting More from the Internet for Your Genealogy";
and "All That Other Stuff!: Other Census Records Beyond Population
Schedules." For more information, call Judy Poole at (909)985-6657, email
her at JudyPoole@verizon.net, or visit
http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/seminar.html.
- 28 February 2009, St. Charles, IL: "The Mystery of Your Family
History," the 34th Annual Conference of the DuPage Genealogical Society.
Speakers will include Jeffery A. Bockman, Don Litzer, Lesley Martin,
Leland Meitzler, and Craig L. Pfannkuche. For more information, call
(630)665-6599, email dcgsregistrar@aol.com, or visit
http://www.dcgs.org/.
- 7 March 2009, Bountiful, UT:The South Davis Regional Family History
Center will host its annual family history fair. Keynote speaker Fred E. Woods
will speak on "The Sail Before the Trail or Have We Missed the Boat?". For more
information, contact Donna Smith by phone at (801)229-4239 or by email at
UT_southdavis@ldsmail.net or visit
http://www.devclean.com/famhistfair/index.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.
- 28 March 2009, Kalamazoo, MI: The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical
Society will host their Spring Conference. Topics will include: NUCMC & its
Cousins: Keys to Lost Ancestral Records; Tho' They Were Poor, They May Have Been
Rich in Records; Organizing Your Genealogical Materials; and Finding Ancestral
Places of Origin. The cost will be $40 for KVGS members and $45 for non-members.
For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikvgs/calendar.html.
- 21 March 2009, Hot Springs, AR: The Village Genealogical
Society will host their 2009 Spring Family History Workshop. Michael John
Neill will be the featured speaker. For more information, call (501)922-
9220, email J44F65@yahoo.com, or visit
http://pages.suddenlink.net/hsvgs/.
- 28 March 2009, Kalamazoo, MI: The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical
Society will host their Spring Conference. Topics will include: NUCMC & its
Cousins: Keys to Lost Ancestral Records; Tho' They Were Poor, They May Have Been
Rich in Records; Organizing Your Genealogical Materials; and Finding Ancestral
Places of Origin. The cost will be $40 for KVGS members and $45 for non-members.
For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikvgs/calendar.html.
- 28 March 2009, Virginia Beach, VA: The Virginia Beach Genealogical
Society will present their 2009 Annual Conference, featuring guest speaker, John
Philip Colletta. For more information call J.B. Wright at (757)495-0672, email
jwright73@cox.net, or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vavbgs/.
- 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/.
- 25 April 2009, Santa Rosa, CA: The Sonoma County Genealogical Society
announces an all-day seminar. Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck will present on the following
topics: Court Records for Genealogical Research; Colonial and State Statutes:
Overlooked Sources for Genealogical Research; Bridging the Atlantic: Finding Your
Ancestral Home; Substitutes for Birth and Death Records. For more information, call
Audrey Phillips at (707)763-4492 or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/bockstruck2.htm.
- 25 April 2009, Indianapolis, IN: The 20th Anniversary Conference of the
Indiana Genealogical Society. Pamela K. Boyer will be the featured speaker. Other
speakers include: Dr. Jack Early, Curt Witcher, Bennie McRae, Dr. Alan January, Kevin
Flanagan, Dona Stokes-Lucas, and Ron Darrah. For more information, visit
http://www.indgensoc.org/conference.html.
- 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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