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Upcoming Events
Issue 31-3-2010
Upcoming Genealogical Events
2010 Events
- 4-11 April 2010, Washington, DC: The San Luis Obispo Genealogical Society
will host a research trip to Washington, DC. Research facilities include the National
Archives, the DAR Library, and the Library of Congress. For more information, visit
http://kcbx.net/~slogen/4-10trip.html.
- 6 April 2010, Bradenton, FL: The Manasota Genealogical Society will hold its
monthly meeting, featuring guest speaker Bryan Mulcahy. The topic will be "Researching
Military Records: The French & Indian War 1754-1763 through World War II." For more
information, call Jean Morris at (941)722-5156 or visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flmgs/meetings.htm.
- 10 April 2010, North Wilkesboro, NC: "Farmhouse, Meeting House, Court House:
Breathing Life Into Your Family's Story," the NGGS Spring Workshop will be co-sponsored
by the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Wilkes County Genealogical Society.
J. Mark Lowe will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "Making Those Early
Census Records Talk to You," "My Ancestor, the Farmer: Shaping a Profile of your Rural
Ancestor," "Bible Thumper or Pious Pilgrim: Religious Ancestors on the Frontier," and
"Follow a Case through Court." For more information, visit
http://www.ncgenealogy.org/.
- 10 April 2010, Columbus, OH: "Research Using New and Time-Tested Resources," a Spring Seminar will be co-sponsored by the Ohio Chapter Palatines to
America and the Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society. For more
information, visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/PalAmSpringConf2010.pdf.
- 14 April 2010, London, England: "Lunatic Asylums & their Records," a half
day with Daniel Williams, hosted by the Society of Genealogists. The attendance cost
will be £17.50, £14 for SoG members. For more information, visit
http://www.sog.org.uk/events/calendar.shtml.
- 16-17 April 2010, Richmond, VA: The Virginia Genealogical Society will hold
its 50th Anniversary Spring Conference, "Burned Virginia Counties: Sifting for Gems in
the Ashes." Victor S. Dunn will be the featured speaker. The conference will include
guided research at the Library of Virginia, a leadership summit, and a 50th Anniversary
Banquet. Topics will include: "Burned County Research Methodology;" "Newspapers: An
Excellent Research Alternative;" "Sacred Sources: Church and Bible Records;" and "Magic
in Manuscripts and Business Records." For more information, visit
http://www.vgs.org/events.htm.
- 16-17 April 2010, Manitowoc, WI: The Manitowoc County Genealogical Society
will host the "2010 Gene-A-Rama: Finding Your Ancestors in Wisconsin's Ethnic Melthing
Pot." Stephen S. Barthel will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit
http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/.
- 17 April 2010, Des Moines, IA:The Iowa Genealogical Society will hold its
spring conference. The conference will focus on computer technology and its use for
genealogical research. Featured speakers will include Geoff Rasmussen, Carole Magnuson,
Martha (Brodrick) Abbas, Rob Heater, and Steve Alexander. For more information, visit
http://www.iowagenealogy.org/pdfs/SPRING%202010%20REGISTRATION-final.pdf.
- 17 April 2010, Kensington, MD: The Washington DC Family History Center 4th
Annual Conference will be held at the Washington DC Stake Center. The conference will
include 20 classes taught by experienced researchers. James Hastings will give the
keynote address on "The Democratization of Access: The Digitization Strategy of Your
National Archives." The conference is free and you can register online, by U.S. mail,
or by telephone. For more information, visit
http://www.wdcfhc.org/conf2010/index.php.
- 17 April 2010, St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Genealogical Society will hold
their Family History Fair 2010. The cost will be $25 for the program and $7 for a bag
lunch. The keynote speaker will be Anduin Wilhide, who will speak on "Immigration from
Europe to America in the 19th Century." For more information, including a full schedule
of speakers, visit
http://www.mngs.org/quarterly.shtml.
- 22-24 April 2010, Toledo, OH: "Guiding: Your Way Through the Past," the
annual conference of the Ohio Genealogical Society. For more information, email
ogs@ogs.org or visit http://www.ogs.org/conference2010/index.php.
- 23-24 April 2010, Norfolk, NE: The Nebraska State Genealogical Society 33rd
Annual Conference and Membership Meeting will be hosted by the Madison County
Genealogical Society. The featured speaker will be Paula Stuart-Warren. Topics will
include: "The WPA Era: What it Created for Genealogists"; "The Three Rs: Reading,
'Riting' and Research in School Records"; "Where are the Records they Told me to
Check?"; "Finding Ancestral Places of Origin"; "Railroad Records and Railway History:
Methods for Tracking"; "Organizing your Genealogical Materials"; and more. For more
information, visit
http://www.nesgs.org/Conferences/2010/2010%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf.
- 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.
- 26 April 2010, Ridgewood, NJ: The Genealogical Society of Bergen County
(New Jersey) will hold a class titled "How to Trace Your Italian Ancestors." Learn how
to obtain records, how to find microfilm, how to translate Italian records, and more.
For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsbc/.
- 28 April - 1 May 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah: 2010 National Genealogical
Society Family History Conference will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
The conference will include research opportunities at the Family History Library, a
virtual tour of the Granite Mountain Record Vault, workshops for international
research, consultations with experts, and beginner workshops. For more information,
visit
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info.
- 6 May 2010, Hicksville, NY "Genealogy 101: Methods,
Myths, & Madness," a meeting of the German Genealogy Group.
Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month
from September through June. Orientation begins at 7pm,
meetings at 7:30pm. May's meetings will feature Jordan
Auslander, who will present a program on beginning genealogical
research, what is and is not available online, and genealogical
software. For more information, visit,
http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/upmeets.stm.
- 14-16 May 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: "Twenty Ten: Essentials,
Innovations, & Delights," the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2010. Topics will
include: "Searching and Exploring Ancestry," "Working Effectively with
RootsMagic," "Searching Modern Records in an Era of Privacy Legislation: A Case
Study," "Tap into Your Inner Private Eye, Tracking Down Living Relatives," "Going
Dutch! Effective Searching for North Americans," and many more. For more information,
visit
http://torontofamilyhistory.org/2010/.
- 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.
- 22 May 2010, Seattle, WA: The Seattle Genealogical Society will hold their
2010 Spring Seminar and Book Sale. Elissa Scalise Powell will be the featured speaker.
Topics will include: "Hiding Behind Their Skirts: Finding Women in Records," "Twenty
Years of Stuff: Now what Do I Do?," "Rubik's Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on you Old
Data," and "How did my Pennsylvania Ancestor Get Here: Migration Trails out of the
Keystone State." For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waseags/2010SpringSeminar.html.
- 24 May 2010, Ridgewood, NJ: The Genealogical Society of Bergen County
(New Jersey) will hold a program titled "Genealogy Related Records in the Brooklyn
Diocesan Archives." Records that will be discussed include: sacramental records, school
records, deceased priest files, and other genealogical resources in the Diocese of
Brooklyn. For more information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsbc/.
- 3 June 2010, Hicksville, NY "Images of Central
Brooklyn - Its history and evolution," a meeting of the German
Genealogy Group. Monthly meetings are held on the first
Thursday of the month from September through June. Orientation
begins at 7pm, meetings at 7:30pm. June's meeting will feature
Wilhelmena Kelly, who will present on the history of Bed-Stuy,
Crown Heights, and East New York. For more information, visit,
http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/upmeets.stm.
- 3-5 June 2010, Knoxville, TN: The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Owsley Family
Historical Society. The meeting will feature DNA findings, Ann Hudson (wife of Thomas
Owsley II), and more. For more information, visit
http://www.ofhs.org/id38.html.
- 11-13 June 2010, Burbank, CA: The Southern California Genealogical Society
will hold its Jamboree 2010. For more information, including a schedule and online
registration, visit
http://scgsgenealogy.com/2010jam-home.htm.
- 11-16 July 2010, Washington, D.C. and College Park, MD: The National
Institute on Genealogical Research. This intensive program offers on-site examination
of federal records and is intended for advanced researchers, not beginners. Tuition
will be $350 for applications postmarked by May 15, 2010 or $400 for applications
postmarked after that date. For more information, or to find out how to receive an
application brochure, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~natgenin/.
- 21-25 July 2010, Bismarck, ND: "Treasuring the Past; Preserving the
Future," the 40th Annual Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention. Watch for
more details at
http://www.grhs.org/.
- 18-21 August 2010, Knoxville, TN: The Federation of Genealogical Societies
Annual Conference will be co-hosted by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the
Kentucky Historical Society. The keynote speakers will be J. Mark Lowe and Kent
Whitworth. For more information, visit
http://www.fgs.org/2010conference/index.php.
- 17 September 2010, Chehalis, WA: "Journey of Discovery," the Washington
State Genealogical Society Annual Conference 2010, co-hosted by the Lewis County
Genealogical Society and the Lower Columbia Genealogical Society. Diane VanSkiver Gagel
will speak on "No AAA? How did our Ancestors get here?"; "Women and the Law:
Researching our Female Ancestors"; "Ancestors in the Attic: Finding and Sharing Family
Photographs"; and "Social History and Genealogy: Filling in the Gaps." Steven Waltz
Morrison will speak on "Outlaw Genealogy - Finding the Outlaw in your Family." For more
information, visit
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/seminar.htm.
- 1-2 October 2010, Oak Lawn, IL: The Polish Genealogical Society of America
will hold a conference. Watch for details at
http://www.pgsa.org/index.php.
- 1-2 October 2010, St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Genealogical Society will hold
the 2010 North Star Genealogy Conference. Thomas W. Jones will be the featured speaker.
Breakout session tracks will include: 1) Technology for Genealogy; 2) Foundation
Genealogy Sources; 3) Methods for our Madness; and 4) Family History Writing,
Publishing, and Heirloom Preservation. For more information, visit
http://www.mngs.org/.
- 4-8 October 2010, Salt Lake City, UT: The International Society for British
Genealogy and Family History will sponsor the 2010 British Institute. Activities will
include instruction, guided research at the Family History Library, and one-on-one
consultation with and instructor. Three courses will be offered: (1) Pre-1800 Scottish
Research with Barbara Baker; (2) Making the Transition from Irish Church Records to
Irish Land Records with David Rencher; and (3) Strategies for Discovering Welsh
Ancestors with Darris Williams. For more information, visit
http://www.isbgfh.org/institute.htm.
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