Registration is now open for the NGS Conference in the States and Family History Fair, to be held May 16-19, 2007 in Richmond, Virginia.
To register for the conference go to the following links.
The 2007 Conference in the States promises to be one of our best yet. With more than one hundred educational sessions on all […]
Abraham Lincoln traveling exhibit making only Colorado stop starting Jan. 7 in Aurora
An American Library Association (ALA) traveling exhibit is making its first and only stop in Colorado in early 2007 on a seven-year tour of 103 libraries across the country.
Hosted by the Aurora Public Library, “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” reexamines President […]
The website for the 2007 Computerized Genealogy Conference at BYU is now up. I see that Dick Eastman and Alan Mann are the featured speakers this year. The folllowing is from the website:
March 16 and 17, 2007, are the dates of this years Computerized Genealogy Conference. This conference is designed as a how-to guide for […]
This just in from Megan this morning…
In honor of Veterans Day which is fast approaching in the U.S. (on 11/11), we’ve launched a collection of shows with a military theme. Freshly added under the New! and Military Roots tabs under the Roots Living category, you’ll find:
An Interview with Andrew Carroll (award-winning author of War Letters […]
I see that the 2007 National Institute on Genealogical Research will be taking place in Washington D.C. July 15 to 21 this next summer. In looking at the date, I realized that this next session will be the 25th anniversary of my own graduation from the program. It’s terrific. I loved it and I know […]
The following announcement was published today in the November 2006 edition of Upfront with NGS.
Missouri has long been known as “The Show Me State,” with residents often saying, “I’m from Missouri–you’ll have to show me.” This unofficial state motto will have special meaning for the nation’s genealogists as they gather in Kansas City from 14-17 […]
A professional Genealogist will provide free consultations to any family history researcher who attends the Florida State Genealogical Society 2006 Conference in Melbourne, FL on Saturday Nov 11.
Attendees can bring their tough genealogical problem and discuss it with a professional expert and member of the Assocication of Professional Genealogists (APG) This is a great […]
I just found out that Stephen Morse will be speaking at the Pittsfield branch of the National Archives on October 23. I also note that seating is limited. I know that to be true, for I’ve spoken there a couple times - getting out maybe 100 people - and many were sitting on the floor! […]
The following news release announces an October online genealogy conference.
(New Rochelle, New York, September 4, 2006)–GenealogyForum.org is proud to announce its Second Annual Online Genealogy Conference during Family History Month. The conference will run from October 1st to Oct 31st 2006 during the hours of 8pm to 11pm EST. All events will be […]
The San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society will present it’s 47th Annual Fall Seminar, November 4, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel Marketplace, in downtown San Antonio. The event will feature talented & popular writer, lecturer and entertainer, Hank Z. Jones.
Hank’s topics at the all day seminar will be
When the Sources are Wrong,
Tracing […]
Listening to genealogical experts at a top research library, who could ask for more? ICAPGen and the BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy would like to announce their 2006 conference, Becoming an Excellent Genealogist. It will be held on November 3rd and 4th at the Harold B. Lee Library on BYU Campus in Provo, […]
I will be speaking in Los Alamos, New Mexico this weekend. The seminar is sponsored by the Los Alamos Genealogical Association, and will be held at the Masonic Hall at 15th St. and Canyon. Cost for the all-day Saturday seminar is $25.00. Registration begins at 8 am, with the seminar starting at 9. I will […]
I’ve been exhibiting at national genealogy conferences for over 20 years. I’ve missed very few conferences sponsored by either NGS or FGS. But in twenty years, I have yet to learn a very important lesson. I take that back - maybe this time I have.
The conferences tend to be held in the Summer. The Summer […]
We are now set up in the exhibit hall at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. This is the first of numerous blogs that I plan to do from the booth while in attendence.
The exhibit hall just opened and folks are pouring through the hall.
What do the Archivist of the United States, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, President of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Abraham Lincoln have in common?
Thats easy to answer. They all play important parts in the FGS/NEHGS conference that begins in a few days.
First, Abraham Lincoln will be greeting registrants […]
The two cousins met 10 years ago over chef salads in one of the cousins homes. But their meeting would never have happened had they not each decided to go online to peel back the layers of their family histories.
Joy Rosnel Weaver got involved with Jewish genealogy because she was curious to find out about […]
The Genealogical Society of New Jersey is sponsoring An Evening of Lectures: British Resources on Tuesday, Spetember 19, 2006. The program will be held at Days Hotel Conference Center, Rte 18 South, East Brunswick, New Jersey. Registration is at 6:30 pm with 7:00 pm lectures.
Paul Blake wil be speaking on The National Archives of […]
Oral history goes hand-in-hand with the study of genealogy and local history. On September 8 and 9 in Louisville, the Kentucky Oral History Commission will celebrate their 30th anniversary. UK oral historian Terry Birdwhistell will participate and be honored at that event.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2006) − University of Kentucky oral historian Terry Birdwhistell […]
As I blogged in January, the 27th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences, is being held this year at St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland from August 21 to 26. Following is updated information on the upcoming conference.
An international genealogy conference, described as the biggest gathering of heralds since the middle ages, is to be […]
The following News Release was received from FGS:
The Sheraton Boston Hotel, conference hotel for the 2006 FGS/NEHGS Conference in Boston, has graciously extended the discount deadline to Wednesday, August 22. The conference is proving so popular that the conference committee has added additional rooms to the block to accommodate the increased demand. Plenty of rooms […]