Genealogical Events Calendar

August 2008

9 August 2008
The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, the Ontario Black History Society and the North York Central Library have joined together to sponsor "African Roots in Canada", a day-long summer workshop on techniques and resources for researching ancestors of African descent. With expert speakers from the United States and the West Indies as well as Ontario, this event will offer both new and seasoned family historians an opportunity to gain fresh insights, share stories and meet others with similar research interests. The workshop will be held in the Auditorium of the North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario. Early registration rates are available until July 15th. For program and registration details, visit http://www.torontofamilyhistory.org/africanroots.html. To check availability, call 416-733-2608 (voice mail) or e-mail info@torontofamilyhistory.org.

15-16 August 2008
Midwestern Roots 2008 Conference, Indianapolis, Ind.
Contact: Margaret Bierlein at mbierlein@indianahistory.org
website: http://www.indianahistory.org/midwesternroots/
Speakers: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG, James H. Anderson, Bob Sander, Curt B. Witcher, Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, David Lifferth, Roberta Estes, Dick Eastman, Susan D. Kaufman, Betty L. Warren, Beau Sharbeaugh, Stephen Morse.

17-22 August 2008
28th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile This annual conference is the premier event for Jewish Genealogists. Attendees from around the world gather to learn, share expertise, find others researching the same surnames, towns, and countries. All are welcome -- from beginners to experienced genealogists. The IAJGS is proud to co-host this conference with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois and the Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society Please visit our website at: www.Chicago2008.org

September 2008

12 September 2008
The 2008 UGA Fall Conference, Solving Family Mysteries, will be held Friday and Saturday, September 12th and 13th at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  It is free to the public. For more information and registration please visit www.infouga.org.

12-13 September 2008
Friday & Saturday, 12 & 13 September 2008 - Fall Genealogy Conference sponsored by the African-American Genealogical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. Held at the Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch, Downtown. Will feature nationally known presenters such as J. Mark Lowe (researcher for PBS series "African-American Lives 2"), Tim Pinnick, and Jana Sloan Broglin. Will also include workshops and research time at the Cleveland Public Library. Friday 1:00-5:00pm workshops by AAGS members. 6:00-7:30pm "Five Ways to Jump Start Your Genealogical Research" presented by J. Mark Lowe. Saturday sessions 9:00am-4:00pm. See AAGS web site: aagsclev.org. Contact: Mary Brothers-Johnson robmary17@yahoo.com.

12-14 September 2008
MENSA Colloquium - Salt Lake City
Contact: Jill Beckham at jillb@americanmensa.org
http://colloq08.us.mensa.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home6
Speakers: Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG, Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., Stephen P. Morse, Ph.D., James W. Warren

19 September 2008
The Montana State Genealogical Society will host the Annual State Conference in Butte Montana on September 19, 20, 2008. Presenters will be noted national speaker Michael John Neill; Ellen Crain of the Butte-Silver Bow Archives and Christy Leskovar, Montana Writer. For more information contact S Valentine, smv2222@bresnan.net

19-20 September 2008
Minnesota Northstar Genealogy Conference -- Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN (www.mngs.org); featured speakers: Christine Rose, CG, and Paula Stuart-Warren, CG.

19-21 September 2008
"Celebrate Your Anglo-Celtic Roots" at the 14th Annual Conference of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada's capital). Something for Everyone - Special Focus on England. Program includes: 18 presentations by over a dozen experts in family history research and genealogy; pre-conference course, workshop, and tour of Library and Archives Canada; consultations with experienced researchers; research room with free access to genealogy data bases; marketplace of related products and services. Keynote speaker: Sherry Irvine, CG, FSA Scot. Sherry is an author and recognized specialist in English, Irish and Scottish family history, and a Past President of the US Association of Professional Genealogists. Visit http://www.bifhsgo.ca/Conference2008.htm to get the complete Program Brochure and Poster, and the Registration Form for both off-line and secure on-line registering. Savings on registrations postmarked before 15 August. Official website: www.bifhsgo.ca.

20 September 2008
The Tri-State Genealogical Workshop Group, consisting of Bell County Historical Society, Bell County Genealogical Society, Campbell County Historical Society, and the Local Kentucky path of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is sponsoring an all-day seminar at the First Baptist Church in Middlesboro, Kentucky on SEPTEMBER 20th, 2008.
The location of this seminar will be the First Baptist Church and the address is 2300 Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. The speaker is J. Mark Lowe, Certified Genealogist. Pre-registration is required by September 10th. For the registration form and more information, please visit our website www.bellcountyhistory.com and click on the Tri-State link for more information.

20 September 2008
The Friends of the National Archives – Pittsfield, MA, will present its annual Full-Day Genealogy Conference, Life in the Past Lane V, on Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the Williams Inn in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The day will include lectures by Jean Nudd, Gregory Pomicter, Horace Waters, and Linda Blaser. The registration fee includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch, and a roundtable question and answer period hosted by a panel of experts. Several vendors will be on hand to provide products of interest to genealogists. Complete program details and a printable registration form can be found at www.narafriends-pittsfield.org/calendar.htm Call 413-236-3600 for further information or to receive a registration form by mail.

27 September 2008
Location: Portsmouth Ohio Public Library 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Robert Rau
Topic: Introductory German Genealogy and Reading German Church and Civil Records ( No previous registration is necessary - - - - - - - - Brochures will not be sent) Sponsored by the Ohio Chapter, Palatines to America http://www.oh-palam.org

October 2008

4 October 2008
Fall Seminar - Archives Building – 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Alabama Saturday October 4, 2008 9:00 AM – 4 PM USING MAPS IN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH Presented by RICHARD G. ‘RICK’ SAYRE. Rick Sayre is a veteran researcher, lecturer and author. His areas of research include urban research methodology, mapping for genealogists, military records, immigration and the regions of the Ohio River Valley and Western Pennsylvania. Rick is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and a variety of other genealogical societies.

10-11 October 2008
The Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago is presenting their 26th annual conference at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5200 S. University Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Events will begin Friday afternoon and resume Saturday morning.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Deborah Abbott from Cleveland, Ohio, who will also provide two first-rate workshops on Saturday. She will be complimented by another nationally-acclaimed speaker, Reginald Washington, from the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Conference program ads are still available. For further information on the event or purchasing ads can be found on the website: www.aaghsc.org

11 October 2008
"Heritage Harvest Genealogical Conference" will be presented by Monterey County Genealogical Society & the Monterey Family History Center, in Seaside California on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 8:30-4:30. Geoff Rasmussen will be the keynote
Speaker: "Timelines and Chronologies, Secrets of Genealogical Success," with 4 additional sessions during the day. Concurrent sessions by local speakers will present topics such as websites, federal records, newspaper research, Danish research, Hispanic research, immigration, writing histories, photo touch-up and restoration, hands-on PAF and Legacy training, and more.

Website: www.mocogenso.org Contact for registration form: genietreas@yahoo.com. Registration by Sept. 25, 2008 guarantees syllabus.

11 October 2008
Kansas Genealogical Society Annual Meeting and Conference, Dodge City, KS, Celebrating 50 Years.
Featured speaker: Arlene H Eakle, Tremonton, UT. www.dodgecitiy.net/kgs for further information.

11 October 2008
The St. Louis Genealogical Society is presenting a day-long workshop, entitled "Finding Our German Ancestors", featuring Larry O. Jensen, noted author, lecturer and researcher. The event will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the Viking Holiday Inn in St. Louis, Missouri. The day will begin at 8:30 and end at 4:00. Lunch is included in the cost of registration. Please see our website, www.stlgs.org for complete details and an online registration form.

18 October 2008
Family History Society of Arizona’s annual fall seminar will be at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 2540 W. Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ. In honor of the society’s 25th anniversary, the In Search of Annie Moore video will be the first part of a two-part program. Annie Moore was the first passenger registered as coming though Ellis Island and the video traces her life after coming to America. The second part will feature Arizona’s historian, Marshall Trimble. Registration begins at 8AM and will conclude at 2PM with lunch included. Member registration fee is $35 until Oct. 11. Non-member charge is $40. For information, contact President Susi Fathauer, gafaz@cox.net, or 480.893.6689.

18 October 2008
Saturday, 18 October 2008. at Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium (365 F Street, Chula Vista). FREE All-day seminar (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) "Discover Your Family History" with Jean Wilcox Hibben. Jean will make three presentations: "Clue to Clue: Tracking a Family over Time and Miles" - Piecing together the story of an ancestral family; "John Adam Hollaender: Survivor" - A Civil War soldier's story presented in first person by his wife, Caroline Marie Trapschuh; "Bringing your Civil War Ancestor Back to Life: Songs & Stories of the War of the Rebellion" - songs of the times in war and at home. There will be a light lunch (make-your-own sandwiches, veggies, fruit, cookies, water) - donations gratefully accepted. Reservations requested (for planning purposes) to Virginia (phone 619-425-7922, email irishdoll@cox.net). Contact Randy Seaver (rjseaver@cox.net, 619-422-3397) for more information.

18 October 2008
The Illinois State Genealogical Society invites you to celebrate our 40th anniversary at the fall conference, 40 Years of Discovery - Portals to the Future which will be held at the Fox Valley University and Business Center on the campus of Elgin Community College. There is easy access off Interstate 90 on the far west side of Elgin, IL.

Featured speakers are D.Joshua Taylor, the Research Services Coordinator at the New England Historic Genealogical Society; Beau Sharbrough, Product manager for MyFamily.com and founder of the FGS and GENTECH web sites; and Loretto Szucs, Executive editor and vice president of community relations for Ancestry.com. Discover and evaluate new web sites, online databases and free tools on the internet. Investigate Footnote, FamilySearch and NSDAR collections. Jumpstart your research with new techniques, get organized using Word tools and explore easy procedures for scanning and restoring documents. Harness the internet with a basic or intermediate hands-on computer session presented by Lori Bessler, Outreach Coordinator for the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
More info: www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/

18 October 2008
Ohio Chapter, Palatines to America, Annual Fall Seminar 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Brookside Plaza Community Center, Brookside, Ohio Guest Speakers: Carrie Eldridge, Donald Bowman and Gale Honeyman
Topics: Water and the Pioneer, Early Migration Trails of America, A Brief History of the Brethren: Celebrating 300 years in America and Researching at the Brethren Heritage Center.
Tour: Brethren Museum following the meeting with the opportunity to research their genealogy records October Fest Buffet Lunch * will be served.
*Registration Fee*: is $35 (includes lunch and gratuity) http://www.oh-palam.org/

18 October 2008
Colonial Virginia by Barbara Vines Little, CG, will be the topic of a seminar by the Houston Genealogical Forum on Saturday, October 18, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas. Her lectures will be: Records and Repositories; Colonial Land Patents; and Colonial Wars and Militia Service. Lunch will be available onsite. For details, check with www.hgftx.org or email after June 30, programs@hgftx.org.

November 2008

1 November 2008
Northern Arizona Genealogical Society’s annual seminar will feature Geoffrey Rasmussen, Regional Marketing Director for Millennia Corporation and he was instrumental in creation of the Legacy Family Tree 7.0 software program. The seminar will be held at the Founders’ Room, Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott, Arizona. The seminar will be based on the Legacy Family Tree 7.0 genealogy software program for people to record and track their family history, but may include other genealogical topics not related to Legacy. Additional information will be forthcoming. Contact person is Marilyn Day, margreenda@aol.com.

7 November 2008
Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board Hosts a Special Event Featuring: John Philip Colletta Friday, November 7, 2008 Embassy Suites Williams Center, Saguaro & Kachina Rooms 5335 E. Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85711 Topic: How to Assemble and Write a Genealogical Work that is both a Reliable Document and a Readable Story. Colletta Presentation is $15.00, dinner with Colletta an additional $10.00. Please visit our website at azgab.org for additional information.

8 November 2008
Arizona State Genealogical Society Featuring: John Philip Colletta Saturday, November 8, 2008 ASGS Seminar - 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Lunch included – not guaranteed after November 1) Christ Church United Methodist, Fellowship Hall 655 N. Craycroft, Tucson, Arizona 85711 Topics: How to Prepare for Successful Research in European Records Lesser-Used Federal Records: A Sampling for Fresh Research Ideas Using Original and Derivative Sources: How to Evaluate Evidence Hacks and Hookers & Putting Up Pickles: Snares of Yesteryear’s English. Seminar cost is $45.00 and includes dinner, discounted cost for members, lunch not guaranteed after November 1.

Please visit our website at AzSGS.com or email Amy Urman @ heirloomgal@aol.com for additional information.

14-15 November 2008
Cyberexchange 101: Learn the tech to trace your roots conference -- Mesa, Arizona Family History Expo 2008 at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center Street, Mesa. Doors open at 7AM on Friday and 8AM on Saturday. Early Bird cost is only $65.00 for both days. Regular pre-registration cost for both days is $75.00.
At the door cost will be $90.00. Over 100 sessions will be for beginners through advanced researchers. Exhibit Hall will be available to attendees. Website: www.myancestorsfound.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=43

14-15 November 2008
Raleigh, North Carolina - "This Land Was Their Land" sponsored by the North Carolina Genealogical Society will be presented at the Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh. Rick Sayre, CG, Monica Hopkins, Larry Cates and A. Bruce Pruitt will present the following topics: Topographic and Other Maps for Genealogists, Maps of the Southeast United States, Google Earth for Genealogists (Sayer);Understanding Land Records, Understanding Deeds (Hopkins); Land Grants in North Carolina 1663-1960 (Pruitt); The Law of the Land (Cates). Land research is essential for locating and sorting people in large families and with common surnames. These workshops provide tools for this and much, much more.

Information and reservations: www.ncgenealogy.org, email: info@ncgenealogy.org

January 2009

10-18 January 2009
IRISH GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
When: January 10 through January 18, 2009
Where: Independence of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International, Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Genealogy conferences held on cruise ships have become very popular. The price is comparable to attending a national conference and you get a fabulous vacation at the same time! On this cruise you will learn about Irish research, have a fun vacation, and make new friends. We know that the most valuable part of the trip will be the opportunity to meet others with similar interests, share successes and commiserate about brick walls. You are not alone. Speakers include: Valerie Adams, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland; Mary Ellen Grogan, TIARA, Boston; George B. Handran, Boston (Griffith's Valuation specialist); Michael J. Leclerc, New England Historic Genealogical Society; and Gregory O'Connor, National Archives of Ireland.

COST: Pricing begins at $900 per person for the cruise and $75 for the conference. For detailed information on the cruise, go to the TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) website at http://www.tiara.ie. Any questions? Contact Mary Ellen Grogan at megrogan@ix.netcom.com.

March 2009

28 March 2009
TELL ME ABOUT IT, John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.  Virginia Beach Genealogical Society presents well-recognized author, teacher, publisher, and wit to fine-tune your genealogical research & writing in his unique style for their 2009 Annual Conference, Saturday, 28 March 2009, 8:30 AM - 5 PM, at Central Library, Virginia Beach, VA.  Vendors, prizes, free DNA kits, magazines, goodies and much more.  Registration form required + $35* members/$40* for nonmembers.  Add $5* for payment received after March 16, 2009.  For more details, please call J. B. Wright 757.495.0672, email jwright73@cox.net, or visit www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs.