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Date |
Event |
| Huntsville, Alabama | October 18 | Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak will present "Genealogy for the 21st Century: DNA Research and Roots Television" hosted by Huntsville-Madison County Public Library. There are limited seats for this event, so register early. For more information about this event, telephone 256-532-5969. |
| Tucson, Arizona | November 7 -8 | The Arizona State Genealogical Society and the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board has announced its 2008 Winter Seminar featuring John Philip Colletta. For more information go to www.azsgs.org or , or send an e-mail to Barbara B. Salyer at bsalyer@mindspring.com. |
| Bakersfield, California | October 4 | The Kern County Genealogical Society will host a seminar "Research and Results" featuring Jean M. Wilcox Hibben. Contact the Kern County Genealogical Society, PO Box 2214, Bakersfield, CA 93303 or see the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~cakcgs for more information. |
| Seaside, California | October 11 | Monterey County Genealogical Society and the Monterey Family History Center will host "Heritage Harvest" featuring Geoff Rasmussen. Additional information can be found at the society's Web site www.mocogenso.org. |
| Chula Vista, California | October 18 | The Chula Vista Genealogical Society will host an all-day seminar "Discover Your Family History" featuring Jean Wilcox Hibben. This is a free event, although reservations are needed. To reserve a spot, telephone Virginia at 619-425-7922 or e-mail Randy Seaver at rjseaver@cox.net for further details. |
| San Diego, California | January 10 | The San Diego Genealogy Society will hold their annual luncheon and seminar, featuring Lloyd Bockstruck. For more information go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs, or send an e-mail to sdgs2008@yahoo.com.
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| Tampa, Florida | September 13 | The Annual Fall Conference of the Florida Genealogical Society has been announced. Speaker for this event is Paula Stuart-Warren. For more information on this event go to the society's Web site fgstampa.org. |
| Lakeland, Florida | October 18 | The Imperial Polk Genealogical Society is pleased to announce a one-day seminar featuring George K. Schweitzer. For more details about this event send an e-mail to www.ipgs.org/2008_flyer.html. |
| Matiland, Florida | November 14-15 | The Florida State Genealogical Society will host its annual conference featuring Jana Sloan Broglin. Other speakers will be Ann Bergelt, Pamela J. Cooper, Amy Larner Giroux, George G. Morgan, Donna M. Moughty, Mary P. Parker, Drew Smith and C. Ann Staley. For more information see the society's Web site www.flsgs.org. |
| Boise, Idaho | September 13 | The Idaho State Historical Society has announced an all-day workshop "True Stories: Practicing Oral History in Idaho" featuring Kathy Hodges as presenter. For more information send an e-mail to Kathy Hodges at kathy.hodges@ishs.idaho.gov. |
| Chicago, Illinois | August 17-22 | The 28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be co-hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), the JGS of Illinois and the Illiana JGS. Check back for more details or go to the society's Web site www.chicago2008.org for more details. |
| Buffalo Grove, Illinois | September 13 | The Crystal Lake Family History Center in conjunction with the Buffalo Grove Family History Center and the Buffalo Grove Illinois Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have announced the 2008 Family History Fair, "Family History: A Journey of Discover." Keynote speaker will be Carole Magnuson. For more information or to register e-mail familyhistoryjourney@gmail.com.
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| Rolling Meadows, Illinois | September 19-20 | The Polish Genealogical Society of America will be hosting their 30th annual conference "Honoring Our Ancestors." Guest speakers will be Jonathan Shea, Orvill Paller, James Pula, Matthew Rutherford, Kris Rzepczynski and Beau Sharbrough.
More information can be found at the society's Web site www.pgsa.org. |
| Naperville, Illinois | September 27 | The Fox Valley Genealogical Society will present "Unraveling Genealogical Puzzles" featuring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm, write to the society at P.O. Box 5435, Naperville, IL 60567-5435 or telephone 630-978-8444. |
| Elgin, Illinois | October 18 | The Illinois State Genealogical Society will celebrate 40 years as a society with a conference "40 Years of Discovery-Portals to the Future." Featured speakers will be Beau Sharbrough, Lou Szucs and D. Joshua Taylor. For more information about this event, see the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/ or send an e-mail to Linda at isgsconference@sbcglobal.net. |
| Round Lake Beach, Illinois | November 8 | Lake County IL Genealogical Society has announced its 16th Annual Workshop "Research Solutions: Methods and Localities" featuring presenters Tom Jones and David McDonald. More information and a registration form can be found at the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs, or by contacting Debbie Mieszala at debfamhist@sbcglobal.net or telephone 847-281-9227. |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | September 26-27 | The Allen County Public Library will host a Military Symposium featuring Marie Varrelman Melchiori and Curt Witcher. For more information see the library's Web site www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium.pdf. |
| Des Moines, Iowa | October 2-4 | The Iowa Genealogical Society will present its 2008 Fall Conference with speakers Meldon J. Wolfgang III and Galin Berrier. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.iowagenealogy.org or telephone 515-276-0287. |
| Louisville, Kentucky | October 11 | A Family History Seminar and Book Fair, sponsored by the Louisville Genealogical Society, will feature Michael John Neill. In addition there will be an Ancestor Road Show, Silent Auction and Vendor Hall. The society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs has more information about this all-day event. |
| Bowie, Maryland | November 1 | The Maryland Genealogical Society will present its Fall Seminar "DNA and Family History - Exploring the 'Gene' in Genealogy." Presenters for this event will include Thomas Shawker, Donn Devine, Robert McLaren and Alastair Greenshields. For more information see www.mdgensoc.org. |
| Williamstown, Massachusetts | September 20 | The Friends of the National Archives-Pittsfield, MA will present its Annual Genealogy Conference "Life in the Past Lane V". Presenters will include Jean Nudd, Gregory Pomicter, Horace Waters and Linda Blaser. Complete program details and registration forms can be found at www.narafriends-pittsfield.org/calendar.htm or telephone 413-236-3600. |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | September 19-20 | The Minnesota Star of the North Genealogy Conference will feature Christine Rose and Paula Stuart-Warren. This conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society and includes the annual MGS awards banquet. For more information, go to the society's Web site www.mngs.org. |
| St. Louis, Missouri | October 11 | The St. Louis Genealogical Society is present a workshop "Finding Our German Ancestors" featuring Larry O. Jensen. The society's Web site www.stigs.org has further details about this event. |
| Butte, Montana | September 19-20 | The Montana State Genealogical Society's 19th Annual Conference "Go a Mile High to Dig Deep into a Genealogical Gold Mine" will feature Michael John Neill, Ellen Crain and Christy Leskovar. More information can be found at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs. |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | April 22-26 | The 10th New England Regional Conference "Discovering Family Treasures" will feature speakers Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, Tom Jones and Jim Hansen. More information on this event or to register can be found at www.nergc.org. |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | November 14-15 | The North Carolina Genealogical Society will host "This Land was Their Land" to be presented by Rick Sayre, Monica Hopkins, Larry Cates and A. Bruce Pruitt. For information and/or reservations go to www.ncgenealogy.org or send an e-mail to info@ncgenealogy.org. |
| Brookville, Ohio | October 18 | The Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America has announced its Annual Fall Seminar with guest speakers Carrie Eldridge, Donald Bowman, Gale Honeyman. For more infomation or to register, contact the society at www.oh-palam.org. |
| Grove, Oklahoma | October 25 | The Gregath Publishing Company has announced a conference "Land in America" featuring Mary Clement Douglass. For more information about this event, to to www.gregathcompany.com/workshop/2008, or send a e-mail to fredrea@gregathcompany.com |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 3-6 | The 2008 FGS Conference "Footprints of Family History." Hosted by FGS and a number of local genealogical and historical societies in the Philadelphia area, this conference will have something to offer for every level of genealogist or family historian. More information, plus registration is available at the society's Web site www.fgs.org. |
| Tyler, Texas | September 13 | Desmond Walls Allen will be the keynote speaker at the East Texas Genealogical Society's Seminar. E-mail Scott Fitzgerald at scottfitzgerald@tyler.net or go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txetgs/meetings.html for more information. |
| Houston, Texas | October 18 | The Houston Genealogical Forum will host "Colonial Virginia" to be presented by Barbara Vines Little. For more information see the society Web site www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org. |
| Abilene, Texas | October 24-25 | The Texas State Genealogical Society has announced its 48th Conference "Following the Evidence Trail" featuring Thomas W. Jones. For more information e-mail mbryant@1starnet.com or go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsgs/. |
| San Antonio, Texas | November 8 | The 49th Annual Fall Seminar of the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society will feature Dick Eastman. The society's Web site rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2 has more information, or send an e-mail to saghs@sbcglobal.net. |
| Houston, Texas | March 21 | The Houston Genealogical Forum will present "Ante Bellum Military Records" with Craig Scott as speaker. For more information see the society's Web site www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org. |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | October 6 -10 | The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has announced its 8th Annual British Institute. Mark your calendars for this week long event. Instructors will be Barbara Baker, Dave McDonald, David Rencher and a team from the Family History Library headed up by Diane Loosle. Scotland, Ireland, England and the new FamilySearch will be the topics for the Institute. For more information or to register, go to the society's Web site www.isbgfh.org.
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| Winchester, Virginia | September 18 -21 | The Tenth Biennial Gathering of Clan Ewing in America has been announced. For a schedule of activities, registration materials and more information, go to www.clanewing.org or send an e-mail to jimandevelyn@telpage.net. |
| Bellevue, Washington | October 10 - 11 | The 8th Annual West Coast Summit on African American Genealogy "Family History-Putting the Pieces Together" will feature Quintard Taylor. For more information telephone 206-784-0337 or 206-927-5039 or e-mail BGRG92@aol.com. Please note there is no walk-in registration for this event. |
| Puyallup, Washington | November 1 | The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society has announced its 2008 Seminar featuring Christopher Childs on researching in New England. For more information, contact Audrey Mills Roley, Seminar Chairman at laroley@rainierconnect.com. |
| Seattle, Washington | November 1 | The Seattle Genealogical Society will celebrate its 85th birthday at its Fall Seminar. Topics will cover Native American, Swedish, Chinese and Irish roots. For more information contact the society at 206-522-8658 or send an e-mail to sgsseminar@gmail.com. |
| Janesville, Wisconsin | October 11 | Craig R. Scott will be the featured speaker at the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's 2008 Fall Seminar. The Web site www.wsgs.org has more information or an e-mail can be sent to wsgs@tds.net. |
