Coming Genealogical And Family History Events

Submitted by: HOST GFS Chuck@aol.com 

The Announcements below have been posted on the Message Boards and in the Library of The Genealogy Forum on AOL (Keyword: ROOTS.  Pease send future announcements of family reunions, conferences or seminars for your genealogical organizations to the undersigned.

Charles H. (Chuck) Bobo
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28-31 May 2003 - NGS Luncheons, Pittsburgh, PA

It has come to my attention that the National Genealogical Society website for the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh May 28-31 does not show which luncheons are being sponsored by which society or organization. If you are a member of NGS you would have received a preliminary registration announcement with your last newsmagazine showing this information, but not the menus served each day.

Since many of us sign up for lunches sponsored by the groups to which we belong (not saying you have to be a member as it is a nice way to meet with others of the same interests), I have listed the luncheons below along with the menus. (You may notice an ethnic theme in the food. Pittsburgh has many cultures which still retain an identity in the area.) To see the luncheon
speaker and title of their presentation go to http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/at-a-glance.cfm .

Wednesday, May 28 ($19): Association for Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, and New England Historic Genealogical Society.  Potato and cheese pierogies and small salad, Sauteed onions, sauerkraut, sour cream (available on table), rolls and butter, coffee service, platter of Kolachis (Polish cookies with nut or apricot filling sprinkled with powder sugar)

Thursday, May 29 ($20): National Genealogical Society, GENTECH, Genealogical Speakers Guild, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society.  Pittsburgh Salad with grilled chicken (Tossed salad, cucumber, tomato, cheese, topped with grilled chicken and French Fries (very Pittsburgh!), Rolls and butter, coffee service, Triple Chocolate Mousse

Friday, May 30 ($18): Board for Certification of Genealogists, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, International Society for British Genealogy & Family History.  Stromboli of oven roasted turkey breast and dilled havarti cheese wrapped in Italian dough before being baked. Served with Marinara sauce and garlic aioli. Side salad, coffee service, Tiramisu.

Saturday, May 31 ($20): Palatines to America, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Federation of Genealogical Societies.  Bratwurst and knockwurst with braised red cabbage and potato pancakes, rolls and butter, coffee service, German chocolate cake.
Bon Appetit!

-- Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS
Participating Societies Chairperson, NGS 2003
http://www.BCGcertification.org/

23-27 July 2003 - Cornish Cousins Gathering, Bowanville, Ont., Canada

The 12th Gathering of Cornish Cousins, sponsored by the Cornish American Heritage Society and hosted by the Toronto Cornish Assn. will be 23-27 July 2003 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. Features include Cornish genealogy, a Bardic ceremony, Cornish pasties, and a Cornish choir. Contact Brian Waters, 55 Balmoral Ave, Toronto, Ont. M4V 1J5; E-mail; brianmarjwaters@sympatico.ca.

7-10 Aug. 2003 - Highland Games, Eldon, Prince Edward Island

From 7 through 10 Aug. 2003, the Belfast Historical Society, in conjunction with the Caledonain Club, will host the 200th Anniversary and the Annual Highland Games at the Lord Selkirk Provincial Park in Eldon, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Over this four day extended weekend, planned activities include: genealogy workshops and lectures, displays and exhibits, concerts, traditional highland athletic competitions, piping competitions, reenactments of the Selkirk Settlers arrival, highland dance competitions, guest speakers and kilted classic golf tournaments.

This is a part of a year-long celebration of the Selkirk Settlers arrival on Prince Edward Island.

For additional information go to http://www.islandregister.com/skye/skye2003.html , or write to Linda Jean Nicholson MacKenzie, Event Coordinator, Belfast Historical Society, RR1, Belfast, PE C0A 1A0, Canada or call 902-659-2209.

This year marks the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of the Selkirk Settlers to the community of Belfast on Prince Edward Island. The "Selkirk Settlers" were a group of Scottish colonists brought to Prince Edward Island in 1803 by Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk.

These Highland men and women sailed on three ships: the Polly, the Dykes, and the Oughton. The Polly arrived on 7 August, the Dykes (on which Lord Selkirk traveled) disembarked on 9 August, and the Oughton arrived on the 27th.

About 400 of the approximate 800 colonists brought by Lord Selkirk settled in the Belfast area. Most of these settlers had been passengers on the ship Polly.

15-24 Sept. 2003 - Owsley English Heritage Tour

Owsley Family Historical Society: English Heritage Tour will be 15-14 Sept. 2003. Plans are now complete for the tour to England and North Wales. We are going to a more northerly part of the country to see an entirely different group of sites than the 2001 tour, with three exceptions. We will once again visit Glooston church and village and Acton Court and church. One other difference this time is the visit to North Wales historic Caernarvon Castle built by Edward I.

You do not have to be a Society member to attend. For information, please contact Bill Gann at wgann6@comcast.net or visit the Web site: http://www.owsleyfamily.com/heritagetour2003.html .
Contributed by Milancie H. Adams, Publications Director OFHS

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