Events and Conferences:January 2009
10-18 January 2009
IRISH GENEALOGY CONFERENCE on board the 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.
12-16 January 2009
Salt Lake City, UT - The Utah Genealogical Association’s 2009 Salt Lake
Institute of Genealogy will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City,
Utah. The Institute offers a week of in-depth instruction by expert genealogists
in ten courses:
Course 1: American Records & Research: Focusing on Localities
Course 2: Research of the Gulf South—Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas
Course 3: English Research
Course 4: Research in German Speaking Areas
Course 5: Colonial American Research
Course 6: Effective Use of the Internet
Course 7: Hispanic Research: Discovering Your Ancestors in Spain and Latin
America
Course 8: Beyond the Library: Research in Archives, Courthouses and Manuscript
Collections
Course 9: (Course full) Skill Building for Professional-Level Research
Course 10: Genealogical Problem Solving
For more information or to enroll online, please go to www.infouga.org.
February 2009
14 February 2009
Secaucus, NJ - The Hudson County Genealogical Society meeting features Megan
Smolenyak Smolenyak speaking on Trace Your Roots with DNA. The meeting starts
promptly at 11:00 a.m. at the Secaucus Public Library. See www.secaucus.bccls.org
for directions. For more information, check out www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org,
or email ebh1776@optonline.net.
March 2009
28 March 2009
Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Genealogical Society's 2009 Annual
Conference, “Tell Me About It,” features well-recognized author, teacher,
publisher, and wit, John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.. Dr. Coletta will give 4
presentations to fine-tune your genealogical research and writing in his unique,
energetic, and entertaining style on Saturday, 28 March 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m at Central Library, Virginia Beach VA. His topics are Lesser-Used Federal
Records; Libraries, Archives & Public Records Offices: Understanding Resource
Repositories; Effective Interviewing; and Turning Biographical Facts into
Real-Life Events: How to Build Historical Context. You'll also find exhibitors,
vendors, door prizes, free DNA kits, magazines, goodies, and much more.
Registration form required plus $35 members/$40 for nonmembers. Add $5 for
payment received after 16 March 2009. For registration form and details, please
call J. B. Wright 757.495.0672, email jwright73@cox.net, or visit
www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs.
28 March 2009
Kalamazoo, MI - The The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society (KVGS) Spring
Conference will be held at the Fetzer Center, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan from 9:00 to 4:00. Featured speaker Paula Stuart-Warren's
topics will be "NUCMC & its Cousins: Keys to Lost Ancestral Records," "Tho' They
Were Poor, They May Have Been Rich in Records," "Organizing Your Genealogical
Materials," and "Finding Ancestral Places of Origin." Cost (buffet lunch
included) is $40 for KVGS members, $45 for non-members. For a downloadable
registration form, see www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikvgs/ and look under the
2009 calendar.
June 2009
20 June 2009
Wichita, KS - The 2009 conference presented by The Kansas Council of
Genealogical Societies, Inc. and The Wichita Genealogical Society, featuring
Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak is scheduled for June 20, 2009 at the Spiritual Life
Center in Wichita, Kansas. Sessions include:
- Trace Your Roots with DNA
- Welcome to Roots Television
- Reverse Genealogy
- Find That Obituary: Online Newspaper Research
Early registration: $45.00 [rec’d by 5/30/2009]. Late registration: $50.00.
Contact kscouncilgensoc@juno.com for details or visit our website at:
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/
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Originally published in UpFront with NGS, The Online Newsletter of the
National Genealogical Society. http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/upfront.cfm
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