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Genealogy HowTo - New Records for Tracking Your Scottish Ancestors
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
One "hot" item at the FGS Conference was the introduction to the Scotland's People Center by presenter, Joanna O'Rourke. She enthusiastically explained that all the records are being digitized at the key official genealogical records providers such as the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS), and they are being made available to the public in Scotland. For those of us in the U.S., the exciting news was that these original records will be made available online to those who wish to pay.

Ask Us - Writing Your Personal History by Aubrey Trivett
   As your family history research takes you further and further back in time, each step uncovering bits and pieces of your ancestry, it is natural to begin wondering what your descendants will have to say about you. What sort of legacy will you leave behind? What humorous anecdotes, clever parables, or family legends will your great-grandchildren attribute to your name?

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   I have a mind like lightning: one quick flash of light and then total darkness.

Reviews - "Guide To Finding Your Ellis Island Ancestors by Sharon D. Carmack"    a Chapter by Chapter Review by Cindy Carman
A very informative book that is not just a guide to Ellis Island records, but can also serve as a guide to immigration records in general. You will definitely want to have this book as a handy reference to immigration records of all sorts. It will help you discover where to find these records both on and off the internet and evaluate their usefulness and limitations.

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• 20 January 2007, Palm City/Stuart, FL: The A Family History Fair is being offered by Martin County Genealogical Society (MCGS). For more information, telephone Walt at 772-220-1638 or visit MCGS' Web site at http://rootsweb.com/~flmcgs/.
• 27 January 2007, Largo, FL: The Pinellas Genealogy Society announces its Annual Seminar. For more information email pgsfla@yahoo.com or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpgs.
• 24 February 2007, Whittier, CA The Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) has announced their 24th Annual Seminar featuring Curt B. Witcher. For more information, contact Barbara Wilks, WAGS Seminar Director at (562) 696-5915, by e-mail at barbwilks@earthlink.net or John Hergesheimer at (562) 941-3184.
• 3 March 2007, Provo, UT:A Family History Seminar will be presented by Susan Easton Black and Kip Sperry. For more information, visit http://home.byu.net/ks4.
• 10 March 2007, Lakeland, FL: The Imperial Polk Genealogical Society, in cooperation with the Ohio Genealogical Society- Florida Chapter, will present a one-day seminar featuring Carolyn Earle Billingsley, J. Mitchell Brown and Jack V. Butler. For more information and to register send your name, address and phone to Joyce Bode, 4906 Colonnades Circle, E., Lakeland, FL 33811-1525 or visit http://www.ipgs.org.
• 16-17 March 2007, Denver, CO The Annual Spring Seminar of Colorado Genealogical Society will feature John Phillip Colletta. For more information email Lou-Jean Rehn at ljrehn@yahoo.com or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~cocgs.
• 16-17 March 2007, Provo, UT: Dick Eastman and Alan Mann will be the featured speakers for the 2007 Computerized Genealogy Conference, sponsored by BYU Religious Education, BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, BYU Computer Science Department, LDS Family History Library and BYU Division of Continuing Education. For more information contact BYU Conferences and Workshops, 136 Harman Continuing Education Building, Provo, UT 84802-1516 or telephone (801) 422-4853 or visit http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwcompu/.