Events Calendar
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- The following is a list of upcoming genealogical events compiled from newsletters, circulating announcements, and e-mail submissions.
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September 2010
Celebrate Your Anglo-Celtic Roots at the 16th annual conference of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) at Library and Archives Canada in Canada's beautiful capital, Ottawa, Ontario.
The Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society and the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group will present a Publish Our Work Seminar to be held 11 September 2010, Santa Clara, California. Presented by the Santa Clara Computer Genealogy Group, and the Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogy Society. This is an all Day Conference on "How to Publish your Genealogy Information" They will cover Small Books, Big Books, Stories, Photo books and Web Publishing. Both PC and Mac publishing will be addressed. Admission is FREE. Santa Clara Family History Center 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. 875 Quince Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051
18 September 2010
The Friends of the National Archives – Pittsfield, Massachusetts, will present its annual Full-Day Genealogy Conference, Life in the Past Lane VII, on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Williams Inn in Williamstown, MA. The day will include lectures by Jean Nudd, Leslie Albrecht-Huber, and Gregory Pomicter. The registration fee includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch, and a roundtable question and answer period hosted by a panel of experts. Vendors will be on hand to provide products of interest to genealogists. We will also have our popular free prize raffle. Complete program details and a printable registration form can be found at www.narafriends-pittsfield.org. Call 413-236-3600 or email pittsfield.archives@nara.gov for further information or to receive a registration form by mail.
18 September 2010
Nashville, Tennessee, 1:00 pm, FiftyForward Knowles Senior Center, 174 Rains Ave., (Near the State Fairground). Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society presents nationally known lecturer and researcher, Mark Lowe. The topic of the afternoon will be "Farm House, Meeting House, Court House: Breathing Life into Your Family's History". No charge for this meeting. Refreshments served. For more information check our website www.mtgs.org.
17–18 September 2010
The Join us for a Journey of Discovery with Diane VanSkiver Gagel M.A. OGSF at the Washington State Genealogical Society 2010 Conference, presented by Lower Columbia and Lewis County Genealogical Societies. September 17 & 18, 2010, Chehalis, WA.
Sessions to include: No AAA? – Migration Trails, Women and the Law, Ancestors in the Attic and Social History and Genealogy. The Friday evening bonus session with Steven W. Morrison: Finding the Outlaws in Your Family.
For more information and registration: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/seminar.htm.
23–25 September 2010
The annual Montana State Genealogical Society's Conference will be held in Lewistown Montana on September 23, 24, 25, 2010 at the Yogo Inn. The main speaker will be Mary Clement Douglass from Kansas. For further information visit our website www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mtmsgs/ For a flyer email blgsmarket@aol.com
October 2010
1–2 October 2010
The Polish Genealogical Society of America's next conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, 1–2 October 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The hotel is located at 9333 S. Cicero Avenue. Early bird registration deadline is September 1st, 2010. For more information on our conference visit our website at: http://www.pgsa.org/index.php#conference.
1–2 October 2010
The Minnesota Genealogical Society announces the 2010 North Star Genealogy Conference 1–2 October in South St. Paul, Minnesota. The featured genealogy educator is Thomas W. Jones, CG, CGL. Four breakout session tracks: 1) Technology for Genealogy, 2) Foundaton Genealogy Sources, 3) Methods for our Madness, and 4) Family History Writing, Publishing and Heirloom Preservation.
For details, contact J. H. Fonkert, jfonkert@aol.com, or visit http://www.mngs.org/quarterly.shtml/#northstar.
2 October 2010
The Alabama Genealogical Society's Fall Seminar Soldiers, Settlers and Brick Walls presented by Robert Scott Davis, professional genealogist, author, and lecturer will be held on Saturday 2 October 2010 at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery , Alabama . The four lectures will cover: (1) The Strange World of Revolutionary War Records for the Old South, (2) Creditors, Soldiers, Homesteaders, Federal Lands in the Old Southwest, (3) Gone for a Soldier: Military Records of Georgia and the Old Southwest, (4) What You Might Do When You Hit a Brick Wall.
For more information see:
http://www.algensoc.org/main/seminars.html or e-mail ycrump@bellsouth.net.
9 October 2010
The 12th annual Family History Day at the California State Archives in Sacramento, California will be held Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Volunteers in period clothing will greet and mingle with attendees throughout this fun and informative day. Attendees will enjoy a selection of over twenty classes - from beginning genealogy, to internet resources and specialized research topics; classes in the Preservation Lab to see how to preserve family papers; research in the Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society Library; and tours of the Archives to learn about the historical documents held there. Genealogical, historical & lineage societies, research libraries & archives will have information at their display tables. Free admission; open to the public. The State Archives is located at 1020 “O” Street, Downtown Sacramento. Details about speakers, class topics and exhibitors will be on our blog http://fhd2010.blogspot.com. Sign up to Follow the Blog or send an email to familyhistoryday2010@gmail.
9 October 2010
The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society presents its Fall Seminar. Lori B. Bessler, Reference Librarian and Outreach Coordinator for the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives will present four lectures on October 9, 2010 at the Ramada Hotel in Stevens Point. Lori's lectures will include Everyone's a Beginner, How to Find Genealogical Collections, Google.com and Genealogy on a Budget. Please see www.wsgs.org or email wsgs@tds.net for more information!
16 October 2010
The 2010 Annual Fall Conference of the Ohio Chapter Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am–3:30 pm Ramada Hotel and Conference Center - 4900 Sinclair Road.Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude and Immigration to America in the 18th Century. Renowned author of Trade in Strangers Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17–21 $20. Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity. Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus. For more information and a printable flyer visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
16 October 2010
The annual SAGHS one day Seminar will be held 16 October 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel located at 502 W. Durango, San Antonio, Texas. John P Colletta is our guest speaker and will present 4 topics - Breaking Through Brick Walls; Using Newspapers for Family History Research; Using Original and Derivative sources: How to Evaluate Evidence; and How to Assemble and Write a Narrative Family History. He is well known throughout the genealogy community having taught at the Smithsonian Institute, the National Archives, etc. He additionally presented programs on radio and TV. This shall be both an educational and entertaining day. See you there.
Contact The San Antonio Genealogy Society for more details, phone # (210) 342-5242 or visit our website sagh@sbcglobal.net
November 2010
6 November 2010
Elizabeth Shown Mills seminar November 6, 2010, 9:00 am–3:30 pm in Pensacola, Florida, sponsored by the West Florida Genealogical Society. This outstanding speaker will present four one-hour lectures on interesting and helpful topics of genealogical research.
12–13 November 2010
The North Carolina Genealogical Society Fall Workshop and Annual Meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday, 12-13 November 2010, at the Brownstone Inn in Raleigh. The featured speaker will be Dr. Paul Milner, professional genealogist, author, and lecturer specializing in British Isles research.
Dr. Milner will present seven lectures on locating ancestors that include techniques and resources important to British, Scottish, and Welsh researchers of all levels. The topic titles are: Finding Your English Ancestors: The Big Four; Finding Your Scottish Ancestors: The Big Five; Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles; Buried Treasures: What’s in the English Parish Chest; Effective Use of England’s National Archives Website; Overlooked Sources for English 17th and 18th Century Research; and Internet Tools and Sites for British Isles Research. Descriptions for these topics are on the NCGS website and in the NCGS newsletter.
The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Genealogical Society will be conducted during this workshop. The 2010 NCGS Awards for excellence in genealogical publishing will be also announced.
Additional information and a registration form is found at www.ncgenealogy.org or by writing to NCGS Fall Workshop, P. O. Box 30815, Raleigh, NC 27622-0815.March 2011
26 March 2011
The Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society's annual Spring Family History
Seminar will be held on 26 March 2011, in the Stan Fulton Building - UNLV -
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Visit our website http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvccngs/ for detailed
information.
April 2011
9 April 2011
The annual Spring Seminar sponsored by Root Cellar – Sacramento Genealogical Society will be held 9 April 2011. Guest speaker Geoff Rasmussen from the Millenia Corporation will discuss Legacy software for genealogical research, what's new, and handy tips and tricks for using it. 9:00 am– 3:45 pm, Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, California. Details at www.rootcellar.org. Contact Sammie Hudgens (916) 481-4930; samihud@aol.com.
See our website for details. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwfgs/
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