Although an irish passport isn’t required to attend the upcoming FGS Conference in Boston, it could be quite a status symbol. I understand in corresponding with some of my irish friends that there will be more irish vendors at this conference than we’ve ever seen at an American genealogy conference before.
They say that having […]
Dick Eastman has posted an extensive blog dealing with high-speed wireless at the FGS Conference in Boston. As he did in Chicago, Dick plans to be set up so that folks can get online, get their email and so forth, using his open-access network. According to Dick, “All you will need is a handheld or […]
The Indiana Genealogical Society will be holding its annual conference at the newly renovated and expanded Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The main speaker will be Amy Johnson Crow and the conference will feature the initial induction of members in the IGSs new lineage society, the Society […]
Food, genealogists, and friendly conversation truly do go together. And once in a while we deserve to be treated royally. The FGS Banquet that takes place on Friday evening, September 1st, during the FGS/NEHGS Conference in Boston supplies all that and more. Please join us for this grand evening.
Wendy Bebout Elliott, President of FGS, […]
Has that brick wall got you stymied? Here’s a chance to ask an expert. Attendees at the upcoming FGS conference in Boston (http://www.fgsconference.blogspot.com/) will be able to meet for 20 minutes with an experienced Genealogist to brainstorm ways to break through the brick wall blocking their research. Attendees are asked to prepare a concise written […]
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I’ve blogged the BYU Family History and Genealogy Conference before, but it can’t hurt to plug it again. This is the premier genealogy event in Utah this summer.
Family history novices and experts will meet at the BYU Conference Center Aug. 1-4, 2006, for the 38th annual Family History and Genealogy Conference.
This year’s conference is themed […]
The following excerpt is from Roanne Moore Saucier’s column in the July 24, 2006 edition of the Bangor Daily News. It seems that 11 Maine historical societies coordinated an event for next weekend. Is this some kind of record or what? It’s nice to see the groups working together to further historical awareness. Cool…
“Touring Through […]
PROVO The 38th annual Family History and Genealogy Conference will be Aug. 1-4 at the Brigham Young University Conference Center.
The theme for the conference will be “Strengthening Ties That Bind Families Together Forever.”
Keynote speakers will include Elder Marlin K. Jensen, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and church historian and recorder […]
APG members have until midnight on July 1st (tomorrow night!) to receive the $40 discount on the Professional Management Conference to be held in Boston, August 30, 2006.
Join the throngs of already registered genealogists, librarians, editors, booksellers, software developers, speakers, historians, librarians, archivists, and others in Boston, Massachusetts at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and the […]
Make note that you only have a few more days to get your preregistration discount for the annual FGS Conference. It will be in Boston again this year - so I’m sure we will have fun!
Are your calendars marked for this coming August 30 to September 2, 2006 for a visit to historic Boston? An […]
A special international conference at the East Tennessee Historical Society, “Three Centuries of Ulster-American History, Tradition and Shared Experience,” begins June 28 and ends July 1.
The conference will explore the historic and continuing connections between the northern province of ireland (Ulster) and America. The conference will feature lectures, performances, exhibits and exhibitors.
A half-day session July […]