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Upcoming Events
Issue 28-1-2009
Upcoming Genealogical Events
2009 Events
- 31 January 2009, Palm Springs, CA: The Palm Springs Genealogical Society will host a
seminar featuring guest speaker, Colleen Fitzpatrick, a forensic genealogist. For more
information, call Carol Glow at (760)323-0250 or email the society at Colleen
info@palmspringsgensoc.org.
- 31 January 2009, London, England: "Two Twentieth-Century Records for Family
Historians," a half-day course with Paul Blake sponsored by the Society of Genealogists. The
attendance fee will be £15, £12 for members. For more information, visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/090131_20th_century_docs.pdf.
- 4 February 2009, London, England: "A Death in the Family," a lecture with Celia
Heritage sponsored by the Society of Genealogists. The attendance fee will be £5, £4 for
members. For more information, visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/090204_death_in_family_leaflet.pdf.
- 8 February 2009, Miami, FL: The Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, Inc. will
hold their monthly meeting from 2 to 4 pm in the Florida Christian School Library. Following
the society's tradition, this month's topic will be "Love Letters." Attendees are encouraged to
bring any old letters that have helped with their genealogy research. For more information,
email gsgmfl@gmail.com or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flgsgm/.
- 11 February 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: "Not Just Ancestry: Using the Entire Internet for
Genealogy," part of the Allen County Public Library's WinterTech lecture series. The lecture
will be given by Don Litzer and will focus on a five-step strategy for success and a short list
of must-see websites. Admission is free. For more information, call (260)421-1225, email
Genealogy@ACPL.info, or visit
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/WinterTech.pdf.
- 12 & 19 February 2009, Dorset, England: The Dorset Family History Society will
hold a two part Beginner Course on research back to 1837. The first part will be held on
12 February and the second part on 19 February. Topics may include: "How to begin," "Surnames,"
"Civil Registration from 1837," "Researching on the Internet," "Using computers," and "Census
1841-1901." There will be a fee of £26 for members and £28 for non-members. For more information,
visit
http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/courses.htm.
- 14 February 2009, Port Charlotte, FL: "Improving Your Genealogy Research Performance"
a family history symposium presented by the Charlotte County Genealogical Society, Inc. Stephen
P. Morse will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of
Genealogical Search Tools"; "One-Step Webpages: A Hodgepodge of Lesser-Known Gems"; "Playing
Hide and Seek in the US Census"; and "What Color Ellis Island Search Form Should I Use?". There
will be $30 attendance fee for members and a $35 fee for non-members. For more information,
contact Ken Marriman by phone at (941)875-3008 or by email at km1386@embarqmail.com, or Barbara
Powell by phone at (941)629-2344 or by email at bepowell2001@yahoo.com, or visit
http://www.charlottecountyfloridagenealogy.org/events.html.
- 14 February 2009, Largo, FL: The Pinellas Genealogy Society will present an all-day
seminar featuring guest speaker Henry "Hank" Z. Jones. Topics will include: "Tracing the
Origins of Early 18th Century Palatine & Other Emigrants"; "Family Tradition: How to Separate
Fact from Fiction in Genealogical Research"; "Saints, Sinners & an Occasional Horse Thief: Some
Emigrant Stories"; and "Genealogy in the New Millennium: Where We've Been and Where We're
Going!". There will be a $35 fee for PGS members and a $40 fee for non-members. Lunch will be
$6. For more information, contact Damon Hostetler at (727)447-5605 or betdaclwho@aol.com, or
visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flpgs/.
- 20 February & 6 March 2009, Dorset, England: The Dorset Family History Society will
hold a two part Intermediate Course on research before 1837. The first part will be held on
20 February and the second part on 6 March. Topics may include: "Parish Registers," "Parish
Chest," "Wills & Probate," "Local Repositories," and "Looking at your problem areas." There
will be a fee of £26 for members and £28 for non-members. For more information, visit
http://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/courses.htm.
- 20-21 February 2009, Denver, CO: The 2009 CGS Genealogical Seminar, co-sponsored by
the Colorado Genealogical Society and Denver Public Library. Featured speakers will be Thomas
H. Shawker and Patricia O'Brien Shawker. Topics will include: "DNA Testing: the Very, Very
Basics"; "One Family's Footprint in the Federal Records"; "Before Statehood: Territorial
Records"; and "Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry: DNA Testing." For more information, call Carol
Darrow (303)287-6063 or Lou-Jean Rehn at (303)333-2492 or visit
http://www.cogensoc.us/cgsevents.htm.
- 20-21 February 2009, Tallahassee, FL: "TalGen Tech with Dick Eastman," presented by
the Tallahassee Genealogy Society. Events include a research day in the Florida State Archives
and an all day seminar. Seminar topics will be: "Photograph Old or Delicate Documents and
Photographs"; "Genealogy Search on Google"; "Tombstone Photography"; and "Where is Genealogy
Software Headed?". For more information, visit
http://www.talgen.org/ or
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/events.cfm.
- 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 February 2009, Sun City, Arizona: The West Valley Genealogical Society will host
their annual seminar, featuring guest speaker, Laura G. Prescott. Ms. Prescott will speak on
"Finding the Unexpected in Unexpected Places." There will be a $40 attendance fee. For more
information, call Mickey at (623)876-9538 or Dianne at (623)815-0074 or visit
http://www.azwvgs.org/Seminar.htm.
- 27-28 February 2009, St. George, UT: "Digging Roots: It's that easy!" the 5th Annual
St. George Family History Expo 2009, co-sponsored by FamilySearch.org and
Family History Expos.com. Admission to the exhibit hall and keynote address will be free, but
there will be a fee to attend classes. For more information, email expo@fhexpos.com or visit
http://www.fhexpos.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=44.
- 27 February - 1 March 2009, London, England: "Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2009"
This family history event will include genealogy workshops, entertainment, and much more. For
more information, visit
http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk/.
- 28 February 2009, Whittier, CA: The 26th Annual Seminar of the Whittier Area
Genealogical Society. Curt B. Witcher will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "Doing
Effective Genealogical Research in Libraries"; "Using Periodical Literature of Genealogical
Research"; "Pain in the Access: Getting More from the Internet for Your Genealogy"; "All That
Other Stuff!: Other Census Records Beyond Population Schedules". For more information, visit
http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/seminar.html.
- 28 February 2009, St. Charles, IL: The DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society will
present their 34th Annual Conference. Speakers will include Jeffrey A. Bockman, Don Litzer,
Lesley Martin, Leland Meitzler, and Craig L. Pfannkuche. For more information, call
(630)665-6599, email conference@dcgs.org, or visit
http://www.dcgs.org/.
- 28 February 2009, Port Charlotte, FL: "Putting Flesh on the Genealogical Skeleton,"
a German Research Seminar sponsored by the Southwest Florida Germanic Genealogy Research Group.
Baerbel Johnson will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "Marriage Laws and Customs
and Germany"; "German Research on the Internet"; "Strategies for Solving German Research
Problems"; and "Internet Resources for Locating the 19th Century German Immigrant." For more
information, call Joanne at(941)625-6443 or Ruth at (239)995-3160 or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flggrg/.
- 1-7 March 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: "March Madness Genealogy-Style," a week of genealogy
events hosted by the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. Topics will include:
Southern Lore; Family Search Labs; Civilian Conservations Corps, 1933-1942; Daughters of the
American Revolution: Assistance for Membership; Evaluating Published Family Histories; Tech
Time; and Using Flickr to Document Your Genealogy. For more information, call (260)421-1225 or
visit
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/March%20Madness%202009.pdf.
- 2-30 March 2009, Kent, England: "Starting Out in Family History," a five week course
sponsored by Heritage Family History. The class will be held each Monday from 7:30-9:30pm.
Topics will include: "How to start: Civil Registration & Which Websites to Use"; "Census
Records: How to Get the Most From Them"; "Parish Registers"; and "An Introduction to Other
Sources." Cost will be £65, which includes a year's support service. For more information, email
celia@heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk or visit
http://www.heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk/events.
- 13-14 March 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public
Library will present a two day mini-course titled "Irish & Scots-Irish Genealogy: Part 1." The
course will be taught by Steve Myers. For more information, visit
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Irish%20Mini-Course09.pdf.
- 14 March 2009, Brea, CA: The Genealogical Society of North Orange County, California
will host their 2009 Family History Seminar. Featured speaker Stephen Morse, will give a
presentation titled "One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools." For more
information, called (714)777-2379 or visit
http://www.gsnocc.org/gsnocc/seminar09pg1.html.
- 14 March 2009, Mishawaka, IN: Jeff Bockman will speak at the Michiana Gen Fair 2009,
sponsored by the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. The fair's topic will be "Using Maps for
Gen. Research & No Birth Certificate, No Problem." For more information, visit
http://www.sbags.org/meetsem.htm.
- 14 March 2009, New Bern, NC: The North Carolina Genealogical Society and Craven
County Genealogical Society will co-sponsor a Spring Regional Workshop titled, "Overcoming
Brickwalls." The workshop will be presented by Craig Roberts Scott. Topics will include:
"Service Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor in the Military"; "Maiden Name Not Found: Finding Your
Female Ancestors"; "Land Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor on the Ground"; and "Where Oh Where:
Using the Internet to Solve Brickwall Problems." For more information, visit
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/Events/2009/NCGS-2009-03-Scott-Brickwalls.pdf.
- 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.
- 21 March 2009, Hot Springs, AR: The Village Genealogical Society will present their
2009 Spring Family History Workshop. Michael John Neill will be the featured speaker. For more
information, call Jeanette Frahm at (501)922-9220 or 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/.
- 28 March 2009, West Sussex, England: The Sussex Family History Group will hold their
Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting. Annabelle Hughes will speak on "Sussex Buildings
and the Inheritance"; Michael Gandy on "Country Poor, Town Poor"; and Ian Gledhill on "Oh, We
Do Like to be Beside the Seaside." For more information, visit
http://www.sfhg.org.uk/conflyer09.pdf.
- 28 March 2009, Franklin, MA: The New England Family History Conference 2009,
sponsored by the Hingham Stake Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Topics will include: Nationality Research in Portuguese records, Canadian
records, German/Eurpoean research, Internet research technology, and much more. For more
information, visit
https://www.advantagesoftwaretechnologies.com/fam_hist/public/index/main.
- 31 March 2009, Tallahassee, FL: The Tallahassee Genealogical Society will hold their
monthly meeting. The topic will be "Alternative Ideas for Cost Reduction of your Research
Trips." Carol Johnson will be the featured speaker. For more information, email Deanna Ramsey
at deannaramsey@comcast.net or visit
http://www.talgen.org/.
- 2-4 April 2009, Huron, OH: "Finding Genealogical Gold in the Streams of
History," the 48th Annual Conference of the Ohio Genealogical society. For more
information, email Gwendolyn Mayer at tjojtk@gmail.com or visit
http://ogs.org/conference2009/.
- 4 April 2009, Las Vegas, NV: The Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society will hold
their Spring Family History Seminar. Dr. George Schweitzer will present the following topics:
"Finding Your Ancestor's Parents"; "Tracing Ancestors Back Across the Atlantic"; and "Using the
New Internet Method for Genealogical Research." For more information, email CCNGS@cox.net or
visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvccngs/springseminar.html.
- 4 April 2009, Pudsey, Leeds, England: The Pudsey 2009 Family and Local History Fair
will be held at the Pudsey Civic Hall. Admission will be £2 per person. For more information,
visit
http://yourfairladies.ning.com/events/pudsey-2009-family-and-local.
- 17-19 April 2009, Peterborough, England: "Pearls of Wisdom," the 30th Guild
Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Guild of One-Name Studies. Speakers will include:
John Titterton, Ian Waller, Audrey Linkman, Eve McLaughlin, Kathy Chater, Elaine Collins, and
Debra Chatfield. For more information, visit
http://www.one-name.org/Conference_2009_Peterborough.html.
- 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.
- 25 April 2009, Topeka, KS: The 37th Annual Genealogy Conference of the
Kansas State Historical Society. John Philip Colletta will be the featured speaker.
For more information, email npattontaylor@topekachamber.org or visit
http://www.tgstopeka.org/conference.html.
- 28 April 2009, Tallahassee, FL: The Tallahassee Genealogical Society will hold their
monthly meeting. Guest speaker Amy Convery will speak on "L'Italia: Locating Italian Ancestors
can be as easy as...uno, due, tre." For more information, email Deanna Ramsey at
deannaramsey@comcast.net or visit
http://www.talgen.org/.
- 13-16 May 2009, Raleigh, NC: "The Building of a Nation: From Roanoke to the West,"
the National Genealogical Society Conference in the States 2009. Watch for more details at
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/.
- 16 May 2009, Seattle, WA: The Seattle Genealogical Society will host
their Spring Seminar, featuring guest speaker John Phillip Colletta. For more
information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waseags/calevents.html.
- 18-20 June 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: The 2009 National Palatines to America Conference
will be held at the Allen County Public Library. More details to come at
http://palamnationalconference.org/registration/.
- 20 June 2009, Wichita, KS: The 2009 Conference of the Kansas Council of
Genealogical Societies and the Wichita Genealogical Society, featuring Megan
Smolenyak Smolenyak. Topics will include: "Trace Your Roots with DNA", "Welcome to
Roots Television", "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved
Ones", and "Find That Obituary: Online Newspaper Research." For more information,
email kscouncilgensoc@juno.com or visit
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/.
- 26-28 June 2009, Burbank, California: The Southern California Genealogical Society
will sponsor its 2009 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. Watch for details at
http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/.
- 19 September 2009, Williamstown, MA: "Life in the Past Lane VI," the annual full-day
genealogy conference of the Friends of the National Archives and Records Administration. For
more information, visit
http://www.narafriends-pittsfield.org.
- 26 September 2009, Naperville, IL: "Colonial Connections," an all-day
conference of presented by the Fox Valley Genealogical Society. Lloyd deWitt
Bockstruck will be the featured speaker. For more information, email
ilfvgs@gmail.com or visit
http://fvgs.wetpaint.com/.
- October 2009, Las Vegas, NV: The Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society will host
a Fall Family History Seminar. Watch for details at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvccngs/fallseminar.html.
- 5-9 October 2009, Salt Lake City, UT: The International Society for
British Genealogy and Family History will present their 9th Annual British
Institute. For more information, visit
http://www.isbgfh.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.
- 16-17 October 2009, Lake Charles, LA: "Branching Out in Genealogy,"
a seminar hosted by the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Library.
Carolyn Earle Billingsley will be the featured speaker. For more information, call
(337)437-3490, email gen@calcasieu.lib.la.us, or visit
http://www.calcasieu.lib.la.us/.
- 29-31 October 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: "Reconnecting Lost Links," the
International Black Genealogy Summit. For more information,
http://www.blackgenealogysummit.com/.
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