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Upcoming Events
Issue 8-8-2009
Upcoming Genealogical Events
2009 Events
- 9 August 2009, Ottawa, Canada: "Irish Talks," presented by the British Isles Family
History Society of Greater Ottawa. Topics will include: "Tracing Your Irish Ancestry,"
"Chasing Shadows: Irish Genealogy Online," and "Whatever you're having yourself: Irish Census
Substitutes." For more information, visit
http://www.bifhsgo.ca/.
- 15 August 2009, Sunset Hills, MO: The St. Louis Genealogical Society will present a
special summer seminar, "Google Your Family Tree." Daniel Lynch will be the featured speaker
and will talk on such topics as "Basic facts about using search engines," "Special symbols for
effective filtering," "Search strategies," "Conducting queries for names and places," and
"Searching Google Books." For more information, visit
http://www.stlgs.org/specialSeminar.htm.
- 17 August 2009, London, England: "Genealogy from your Armchair: What's Free
Online," a tutorial with John Hanson will be presented by the Society of Genealogists.
There will be a course fee of £10 for non-members and £8 for members. For more information,
visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/pdf/090817_armchair_leaflet.pdf.
- 22 August 2009, Novi, MI: "Ancestry Day Seminar," presented by the Farmington
Genealogical Society, Fox Run Genealogical Society, Redford Historical & Genealogical Society,
and Northville Genealogical Society. Lisa Arnold will speak on "Getting the Most out of your
Ancestry Subscription," "Building a Tree on Ancestry," and "Ancestry World Archives Project."
Joel Stone will speak on "A Practical Fleet: Great Lakes Ships from 1902 to 1954." For more
information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mifarmgs/.
- 28-29 August 2009, Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City Family History Expo
2009, co-sponsored by FamilySearch, Family Tree Magazine, Ancestry.com, RootsMagic,
Generation Maps, Genealogy Gems Podcast, Ohana Software, and LifeStory Productions. Don
R. Anderson will be the keynote speaker. Topics will include "Demystifying Easteron
European Research"; "Getting Started with Scottish Research"; "FamilySearch: What's
New"; "Effective Use of Scandinavian Gazetteers"; "Personal Historian: Bringing Life to
Your Life Stories"; and much more. For more information, visit
http://www.fhexpos.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=50.
- 28-31 August 2009, Nottingham, UK: "Open the Door & Here are the People," a
Family and Local History Conference, hosted by the Halstead Trust. For more
information, visit
http://www.openthedoor.org.uk/.
- 2-5 September 2009, Little Rock, AR: "Passages through
Time," the 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. For
more information, visit
http://www.fgs.org/2009conference/index.php.
- 10-11 September 2009, New York, NY: "Finding Your New Netherland Roots: A
Two-Day Workshop on New Netherland Family History," a two day research program
presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the Holland Society of
New York, and the New York Public Library. Speakers will include: Harry Macy Jr., Dr.
Firth Haring Fabend, Christopher Brooks, and Dr. Janny Venema. For more information,
email education@nygbs.org or visit
http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/.
- 11-13 September 2009, Spokane, WA: The Washington State
Genealogical Society Annual Conference. Megan Smolenyak will be the
featured speaker. For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/wsgscal.htm.
- 12 September 2009, St. Louis, MO: 3rd Annual African American Family History
Conference, featuring guest speaker Dr. John Wright. The program will focus on African
American history and research, the best types of records to search, research
methodologies, and southern states research. For more information, email
discoveryourrootsmo@gmail.com or visit
http://www.discoveryourrootsmo.com/.
- 18-19 September 2009, Schaumburg, IL: "Unraveling the Mysteries," the Polish
Genealogical Society of America's 2009 Conference. Speakers will include: Don Litzer,
Kahlile Mehr, Dr. Michael J. Mikos, Cynthia Piech, Craig Pfannkuche, Julianna Smith,
and Loretto Szucs. Topics will include: "They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization
Records & Ethnic Origins," "A Dozen Ways to Jumpstart a Family History Project,"
"Dealing with Bad Gus in One's Family Tree," and more. For more information, visit
http://www.pgsa.org/index.php#conference.
- 18-20 September 2009, Ottawa, Canada: "Celebrate your Anglo-Celtic Roots!" the 15th
Annual Family History Conference of the British Isles Family History Society of Great Ottawa.
For more information, visit http://www.bifhsgo.ca/Conference2009.htm.
- 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.
- 25-26 September 2009, Helena, MT: The 20th Montana State
Genealogical Society Conference. Jana Sloan Broglin will be the
featured speaker. The conference theme is "Growing Genealogy." For more
information, email V. Valentine at billingsmarket@aol.com.
- 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/.
- 26 September 2009, Detroit, MI: The 4th Annual Family History Festival, co-
sponsored by the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, the Fred Hart Williams
Genealogical Society, and the Friends of the Detroit Public Library. Lorretto Dennis
Szucs will be the keynote speaker and her topic will be "What's New in Genealogy."
Other speakers will include Dr. Deborah Abbott and Christine Rose. For more
information, visit
http://mimgc.org/calendar.html.
- 2-3 October 2009, Neenah, WI: The 2009 Fall Seminar of the Wisconsin State
Genealogical Society, on the theme of "Research: Do More and Do it Better." Michael John Neill
will be the featured speaker. He will lecture on "Research on a Tight Budget," "Researching
the Entire Family," "Organization of Information," "Locating Emigrant Origins." For more
information, visit
http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/.
- 3 October 2009, Yakima, WA: The annual fall workshop of the
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society. For more information, visit
http://yvgs.net/yvgs.
- 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/.
- 10 October 2009, Winchester, VA: "Oh Shenandoah! Migration
and Settlements Across the Valley," the Virginia Genealogical Society's
fall conference. For more information, visit
http://www.vgs.org/events.htm.
- 10 October 2009, Northridget, CA: The annual seminar of the British Isles Family
History Society U.S.A. Judith Eccles Wight will bet he featured speaker. Topics will include:
"Down for the Count: British Isles Census and Census Substitutes," "Oh Poor Me: Poor Law
Records of the British Isles," "Digging for Gold in British Isles Estate Records." For more
information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bifhsusa/seminar/.
- 14-17 October 2009, Cleveland, OH: The 12th Genealogical/Cultural Conference
of the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International. John J. Grabowski, the keynote
speaker, will give an address titled, "Creating Diversity: The Role Czech and Slovak
Immigration in the Globalization of Northeastern Ohio." For more information, visit
http://www.cgsi.org/news.asp?intNewsID=168.
- 14-22 October 2009, Washington D.C.: Washington D.C. 2009 Research Tour, presented
by the West Valley Genealogical Society. Linda Swain, past president of the Family History
Society of Arizona, will led the tour. For more information, visit
http://www.azwvgs.org/ResearchTour.htm.
- 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/.
- 17 October 2009, Monterey, CA: Heritage Harvest Family History Workshop,
presented by Monterey County Genealogy Society, Inc. and the Monterey Peninsula College
Library/Technology Center. Karen Clifford, accredited genealogist, will be the featured
speaker. Topics include: "Understanding Migration," "British Basics," "Electronic
Resources for Solving Difficult Research Problems," and "Land Records (from Colonial
Times to the Present)." For more information, visit
http://www.mocogenso.org/activities.htm.
- 17 October 2009, Lakeland, FL: The Imperial Polk Genealogical Society will present
a one-day seminar. Jana Sloan Broglin will be the featured speaker. She will speak on the
following topics: "See Ya in the Funnies," "Ohio: The Great Land Experience," "Hookers,
Crooks, and Kooks," and "The Key to the Courthouse." For more information, visit
http://www.ipgs.org/SeminarFlyer.pdf.
- 17 October 2009, Columbus, OH: The 2009 Annual Fall Seminar of the Ohio Chapter of
Palatines to America. Featured speakers will be John T. Humphrey and Ann Miller Scott. Topics
will include: "Using Published Sources to Find German Ancestors," "The Moravians: the 18th
Century Clerics and Clerks," "Update: Pal Am Collection Nov at Columbus Metropolitan
Library," and "German-American Newspapers: An Underutilized Source." For more information,
visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/fallseminar.pdf.
- 24 October 2009, Las Vegas, NV: The Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society
will host a Fall Family History Seminar. Ceil Wendt Jensen will be the featured
speaker. Topics will include: "Professional Techniques for the Family Genealogist,"
"The Google Guide," "The ABC's of School Records," and "Maps for Genealogy: Old, New
and Electronic." For more information,
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvccngs/fallseminar.html.
- 24 October 2009, Elgin, IL: "Piecing Together the Puzzle of Our Past," the
41st Annual Fall Conference of the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS). Michael
John Neill will be the featured speaker. Other speakers will include: "Craig
Pfannkuche, Larry Pepper, Catherine Bird, Lesley Martin, Tina Deaird, DelRay Palmer,
and Lois Hanley. For more information, email isgs.secy@sbcglobal.net or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilsgs/.
- 24 October 2009, Pittsburgh, PA: "Discover Your Roots, Discover Yourself: The
Search for Lost Treasures," the fall conference of the North Hills Genealogists. Paula Stuart-
Warren and Sandra MacLean Clunies will be the featured speakers. Topics will include: "Lord
Preserve Us! Church Records for Family History Research," "NUCMC & Its Cousins: Keys to
'Lost' Ancestral Records," "Tho' They Were Poor, They May Have Been Rich in Records," "A
Baker's Dozen: Easy Ways to Begin Writing Your Family History," "Jump the Pond: Tracing
Immigrant Families," and "Research in Washington, DC, From Home." For more information, visit
http://www.northhillsgenealogists.org/html/fall_2009_conference.html.
- 29-31 October 2009, Fort Wayne, IN: "Reconnecting Lost Links," the
International Black Genealogy Summit. For more information,
http://www.blackgenealogysummit.com/.
- 4-6 November 2009, Albany, NY: The New York Genealogical & Biographical
Society will sponsor a three day research trip to the New York State Archives and
Library in Albany. The program fee will be $110 for members and $150 for non-members.
For more information, email education@nygbs.org and visit
http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/.
- 6-7 November 2009, San Antonio, TX: "Genealogy with a Mission," the 2009 conference
of the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. Featured speaker, Craig R. Scott, will
speak on colonial and military records. For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsaghs2/Pages/News.htm.
- 2-10 December 2009, Washington D.C.: Washington D.C. 2009 Research Tour, presented
by the West Valley Genealogical Society. Linda Swain, past president of the Family History
Society of Arizona, will led the tour. For more information, visit
http://www.azwvgs.org/ResearchTour.htm.
2010 Events
- 24 April 2010, Santa Rosa, CA: The Sonoma County Genealogical Society will
hold a day-long seminar, featuring guest speaker Henry Z. "Hank" Jones, Jr. and Anthony
Hoskins. Topics will include "When Sources Are Wrong"; "Family Tradition: How to
Separate Fact from Fiction in Genealogical Research"; "Not Enough Proof? Think you
can't prove that line? You Can - in fact, you may already have!"; and "Hurdling those
Backcountry Brick Walls: Pushing our ancestors 'out of the woods' and back to the
Atlantic - and maybe beyond." For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/Jones.htm.
- 15 May 2010, St. Louis, MO: The St. Louis Genealogical Society will host their
Annual Family History Conference. J. Mark Lowe will be the featured speaker. For more
information, visit
http://www.stlgs.org/fair.htm.
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