Genealogy HowTo - Learn About Migration Patterns
   By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
Many experts have shared their experiences with migration in various excellent resources. Learn how to use migration patterns to find your elusive ancestors. References and links to some of the many authoritative resources are included in this article

Ask Us - Getting Together: Planning Your Family Reunion By Aubrey Trivett
   Many of us associate the holiday season with family and the big dinners, parties, and celebrations. As we gather together to enjoy the festivities, what a better time to start planning that next family reunion? Of course, planning a reunion can be a substantial undertaking. Not sure where to start? What with invitations, reservations, and a hundred tiny details that lie ahead, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. That's why we've put together a simple five-step list to help you break up the job into manageable pieces.

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Reviews - Book review by Larisa R. Schumann of "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl"
   by Timothy Egan. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2006
This true account of the lives of several people in the High Plains of Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico is very moving, especially for me as the grandchild of a Dust Bowl survivor. His narrative follows several families during the years of 1901 to 1939, with an epilogue set in 2005 and featuring the aging children of the Dirty Thirties. Following these families' stories brings a fascinating humanity to this tragic time when dust storms reached as far east as Washington, DC, New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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• 28-29 March 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Gene-O-Rama 2008 will be co-hosted by the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Ottawa Public Library. Speakers will include: Janice Nickerson, Elizabeth Kipp, and Randy Saylor. For more information, visit http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca/ or email conference@ogsottawa.on.ca.
• 29 March 2008, Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Virigina Beach Genealogical Society will host its 2008 Annual Conference. Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "Trace Your Roots with DNA," "Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones," "Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy Options," and "Find that Obituary! Online Newspaper Research." For more information, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs/conference08.html or email joanored@aol.com.
• 29 March 2008, Franklin, MA: The New England Family History Conference will be held at the Franklin LDS Church. Topics will include: Nationality Research in Scottish, Irish, Italian, and German; Internet Research Technology; War Research (Civil War, World War I, and World War II); Colonial Immigration; Various Records Research; Organizing Your Files; and Basic Steps to Research. For additional information, email NEFamilyHistory@gmail.com, call 508-660-2562 or 508-660-8698, or visit https://www.advantagesoftwaretechnologies.com/fam_hist/public/main.html .
• 29 March 2008, Fair Oaks, CA: "Root Cellar Spring Seminar," hosted by the Sacramento Genealogical Society. Geoff Rasmussen will be the featured speaker. Topics will include: "Timelines and Chronologies: Secreats of Genealogical Success"; "Genealogist's Guide to Working with Digital Images"; "Insider's Guide to Legacy Family Tree: Tips and Tricks"; "Reasearch Guidance: GenSmarts, Family Search & Legacy." For more information, call Sammie Hudgens at (916)481-4930, Billie Helms at (916)991-5971, or visit http://www.rootcellar.org/.
• 29 March 2008, Carlsbad, CA: The North San Diego County Genealogical Society will host a workshop featuring guest speaker, Christine Rose. For more information, email Nina Andersen at ninaanderson@sbcglobal.net.
• 29 March 2008, Mishawaka, IN: The 10th Annual Michiana Genealogi Fair will be hosted by the South Bend Area Genealogical Society of Indiana. Lloyd Hosman will be the guest speaker. For more information, whminish@aol.com.
• 29 March 2008, Barron, WI: A British Isles Genealogy Seminar will be hosted by the Blue Hills Genealogical Society-Barron County, Inc. Tom Rice and Mike Puckett will be the featured speakers. For more information, email Denise Ervasti at dervasti@chibardun.net or visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~wibhgsbc/.
• 5 April 2008, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: "Military Research," the Oklahoma Genealogical Society's Spring Seminar. The featured speaker will be Craig Scott. For more information, visit http://www.okgensoc.org/ or email okgensoc@aol.com.
• 5 April 2008, Wytheville, VA: The 13th Family History Institute of Virginia will be hosted by the Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association. Featured speakers will include: Mary B. Kegley, George Groclose, Sheila Hunt, Jane Dillon, and Clay Bane. For more information, visit http://www.wythecogha.org/.
• 6 April 2008, Stockport, England: The Stockport Town Hall Family History Fair will be open from 10am to 5pm. For more information, visit http://members.aol.com/aquarterma/familyhistoryfairs.html.
• 11-12 April 2008, Eau Claire, WI: Gene-A-Rama 2008, presented by the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society. Maureen A. Taylor will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit http://www.wsgs.org/.
• 11-12 April 2008, Seattle, WA: The 2008 CGSI Symposium will be hosted by the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International. Speakers will include Cyndi Howells, Leo Baca, James Felak, Jaraslava Soldanova, Chuck Kusak, and Susan Casey. For more information, visit http://www.cgsi.org/ or email PaulMCzech@comcast.net.
• 12 April 2008, St. Louis, MO: "Growing Your Family Tree," the 28th Annual Family History Conference of the St. Louis Genealogical Society. Paula Stuart-Warren will be the featured speaker. For more information, call (314)647-8547 or visit http://www.stlgs.org/.
• 12 April 2008, Raleigh, NC: The Third Annual Speakers Forum will be presented by the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Olivia Raney Local & Family History Library. Topics will include: the Civil War years, "social networking," the digitizing of the North Carolina Colonial & State Records, North Carolina people finders, and more. For more information, visit http://www.ncgenealogy.org/.