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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First Saturdays -- Regional Archives Open, Pittsfield, MA

From: info@genealogyfair.com 

Pittsfield, MA, office, located at 10 Conte Drive in Pittsfield, is now open on the first Saturday of each month. The facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 2, and Dec. 7, 2002.

The National Archives facility in Pittsfield has extensive microfilm holdings for genealogical research. These collections include Federal population census, 1790 to 1930; Revolutionary War military and pension records; passenger arrival records for most Atlantic ports beginning in 1820; World War I draft registrations for New England and New York; and naturalization indexes for New England and Federal District Courts in New York.

Regular hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and now the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The mission of the National Archives is to ensure, for the Citizen and the Public Servant, for the President and the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence.

For Further Information: (413) 445-6885

The Georgia Genealogical Society meeting on 7 Dec. 2002 in Atlanta will feature speaker Carrie Adamson. The meeting is a 9 a.m. at Peachtree Presbyterian Church on Roswell Road. Fees are $25 for members and $30 for non-members (includes luncheon).

Details can be found at: http://www.gagensociety.org/calendar_ggs.htm

The annual general meeting of the Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be at 2 p.m. on 7 Dec. 2002 at the LDS Church, 79 Ferris Lane, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. This is your opportunity to BRING and BRAG about your family treasures or your conquest in finding that elusive ancestor. For information, please contact Rita Turner at rturner@drlogick.com  or visit our website at http://www.simcoebogs.com .

14 Dec. 2002 - Lecture Series, Frederick, MD

From: CKFpepper@aol.com  

The Frederick County (MD) Genealogical Society (FRECOGS) 2002-2003 Lecture season on the second Saturday of each month continues until June 2003. The Dec. 14, 2002 meeting will be our Annual Holiday Luncheon at Noon at Homewood at Crumland Farms. Dr. Dean Herrin from the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies will be our key speaker highlighting the newest publication for the region. Cost will be $20 for non-members, $15 for members.

For more information, contact: Pepper Scotto, President of FRECOGS: 301-834-9907 or: CKFpepper@aol.com  .
 

Year Long 2003 – Selkirk Settlers, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Plans are for a year-long celebration of the Selkirk Settlers 200th Anniversary, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Plans are also been made on the Isle of Skye. Projects which the Society will undertake include a re-enactment of the landing of Lord Selkirk, a re-creation of the settlers encampment, and a re-enactment of the historic Belfast tea of 1903 which was held to raise funds to build the Polly monument to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their arrival.

Some of the other projects are genealogical weekends, Historical Day, Scottish festivals, Scottish ancestor cookbook, a waulking frolic and a reprinting of Malcolm MacQueen's book, Skye Pioneers and the Island. Organizers are looking for descendents of these early pioneers. As this is all about our forebearers, we hope to have a large genealogical display. So make sure your family is represented. This will be a great opportunity to enlarge our family trees.

Surnames include: MacKenzie, Nicholson , McLeod , Campbell, Murchison, McGillivray, Docherty, McIsaac, Martin, Beaton, Williams, MacRae Ross, MacDonald,, McLean Smith, Lamont, Gillis, MacAulay, McMillan, Douglass, Macqueen, McKinnon, MacWilliam and MacTavish.

Contact:
Joyce Kennedy
Glasbhein, Belfast P.O.
Prince Edward Island C0A 1A0
CANADA

Or

E-mail: j.kennedy@pei.sympatico.ca .

The 26th Annual Central Florida Scottish Festival and Highland Games will be on 18 Jan. 2003 at the Central Winds Park in Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida, rain or shine. Bring your family and an appetite for all things Scottish, be it food, entertainment, merchandise, whatever.

For additional information: http://www.flascot.com/the_games/the_games.html .

The Lee County (FL) Genealogical Society will sponsor an Ancestor Tracking Seminar on Saturday, 18 Jan. 2003 in Ft. Myers. The featured speaker is Ann Mohr Osisek, popular genealogy lecturer, who will present four topics:

"Fast Forward in Reverse: Back to the Basics";

"Dead Men (and Women) Do Talk: Effective Cemetery Research";

"Out of the Census, Into the Bookstacks: Effective Use of Library Collections"; and "Calico and Cornbread: Finding Your Female Ancestors".

For more information, contact CRWGEN@earthlink.net .

The National Genealogical Society Research Trip to Salt Lake City, UT, will be 19-26 Jan, 2003. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is the largest genealogical library in the world, where participants in the trip will have access to about 2 million rolls of microfilm, hundred of thousands of microfiche, and a huge collection of genealogical books.

Library: The library opens each day except Sunday at 7:30 a.m. and is open until 10:00 p.m. every day except Monday. On Monday evening the main library is closed, while the collection of family history books in the Joseph Smith Building is available until 9 p.m.

The Trip Directors: Dereka Smith, MLS, NGS Librarian and Shirley Langdon Wilcox, CG, will lead this trip as they have in previous years. Both Dereka and Shirley are experienced researchers familiar with the extensive resources available at the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.

Dereka has been the librarian at NGS since January 1994. She obtained her Master of Library Science from Catholic University. Her mother’s ancestry is completely New England and her father’s ancestry completely "old" England, so she has experience working in both areas. In addition, she has done some work on the German ancestry of her husband and children. She is a speaker at local genealogical societies as well as at national conferences and is particularly interested in the interface between librarian and library patron.

Shirley served two terms as NGS President and has been a Certified Genealogistsm since 1973. As a native Californian, she has experience tracing her own lines from New England and the South across the country to Northern California in the 1850s—1870s. As a professional genealogist she has compiled lineages for clients whose ancestors lived in many geographic regions. Shirley was president of the Association of Professional Genealogists from 1991—1993 and currently serves on the Boards of National Genealogical Society, Board for Certification of Genealogists, and Virginia Genealogical Society.

All registrants will receive information and advice about pre-trip planning. In addition, once in Salt Lake City, each participant will have the opportunity for ongoing consultation with Dereka and Shirley.

Hotel Accommodation: The trip package price includes seven nights at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, located next door to the Family History Library. The Plaza is ideally located, not only for access to the library but also within walking distance of two shopping malls, movie theaters, restaurants, and clubs.

Also included are an informal reception on Sunday evening, 19 January, pizza on Wednesday evening, and a last night dinner. Other meals will be on your own. A list of nearby restaurants will be provided. There is a restaurant in the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel

Other Expenses: Airfare is not included in the package price. Participants are responsible for meals other than those described above and for all personal expenses.

Cancellations: The trip is planned for 35 participants. Persons canceling before 1 Dec. 2001 will be refunded all monies that exceed $200.00. After 1 December, no monies will be refunded.

For additional information, see:
http://www.NGSgenealogy.org/edutripsaltlake.htm 
Or contact:
John T. Humphrey, Director
NGS Learning Center
Humphrey@ngsgenealogy.org  
 

From: djanca@worldnet.att.net

"A Genealogical Journey", the 3rd Winter Czech-Slovak Symposium will be 21-23 Feb. 2003 at the Sheraton Phoenix East Hotel and Convention Center (aka Sheraton Phoenix East), Mesa, AZ. The symposium opens with a research day on Friday, 21 Feb. at the Mesa Family History Center and an evening of western food and entertainment. Other scheduled events are:

Saturday, February 22: 10 sessions at the Sheraton Mesa (aka Sheraton Phoenix East) with lunch included in the registration. The lunch will be held outdoors to enjoy our nice Arizona weather. There will be a separate ticketed banquet Saturday night.

So far we have the following local speakers:

We hope to have Joan Mohr of San Diego and Pittsburgh speaking on the “Czech Legion” and also “Immigration”.

Geri Harris on “Researching the Austro-Hungarian Empire,” a case study using the most effective and best records from 1600-1920 and “Mountain of Microfilm,” acquiring, preserving and storing the world’s records. History of the Family History Department of the LDS Church; development of the microfilm camera; building the Granite Mountain Vault; saving of genealogical collections during the world wars, the Ellis Project, and other fascinating stories.

Mike Swartz on “Czechia, Travel and Archive Tips from the Rookie,” practical info to get there and back. Want to go to the old country, but you’re unsure, have lots of questions, don’t know what to expect? A bare roots discussion giving you all the details you need to know to take the plunge and feel comfortable doing it. We will cover places to stay, places to go and making that all-important archive visit.

Cheryl Coburn-Browne will speak on “Czech Beads, Their History and Romance.” The Czech Republic has manufactured glass beads for centuries. The factories are still in production and supply and demand for these small perforated objects is as strong as ever. The story of beads and beadmaking goes back thousands of years. They are found in almost every culture in one form or another. Like any other art form, meaning and aesthetics change with the times and vary with the culture.

Jeannie Rogers will speak on “Genealogy in the Palm of Your Hand.” Using the handheld computer in your genealogy, comparison of model features, and programs will be addressed.

Maryellen Tobiasiewicz will speak on “Maps in Eastern Europe.” Maryellen was inspired to start her genealogy by a homework assignment in a 1972 college anthropology class. Since then, she has been searching for her ancestors in Galician Poland and nothern Slovakia. She has taken a few "rabbit tracks" into family folklore, history and developed her passion for maps. With the rise of the internet, that passion has expanded to finding maps in unusual places on the web. The discussion will cover the basics of using maps, how, why, and where.

Sunday, February 23

Beginning at noon, we plan to have a picnic at nearby Pioneer Park with Czech beer, brats, and other favorites in an informal session of networking.

More information at the website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~azcsgsa/index.htm .
 

From: mneill@sandburg.edu

Carl Sandburg College announces eight complete days of genealogy computing workshops in March of 2003, which will mark our fifth year of annual computing workshops.
Topics include: Family Tree Maker, Deed Mapper, Library Card Catalogs, Online Maps, Using Word and Excel, and The Family History Library Web Site.

Workshop website: http://www.rootdig.com/sandburg.html .

All workshops are held on the campus of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL--easily accessible via Interstate. Registration is limited to ensure that all attendees have their own computer and classes fill quickly. Registration is only $35 per day, sessions run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Make plans now to ensure your spot.

Presentations are made by Michael John Neill, Carl Sandburg College faculty member and columnist for the Ancestry Daily News.

Questions can be directed to: mneill@sandburg.edu.

Thanks...we look forward to seeing you.
Michael

The Lake Havasu City (AZ) Genealogical Society will hold its 9th Annual Seminar on 1 March 2003. Featured speaker will be Jean White. Details are available from: n7lefkb7@ctaz.com .

Sherry Irvine, CGRS, will present four lectures for the Georgia Genealogical Society on 1 March 2003, in Atlanta. Details can be found at: http://www.gagensociety.org/calendar_ggs.htm

Sharon DeBartolo Carmack will be all-day speaker for the Sonoma County Genealogical Society on 22 March 2003, at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA. Please note that this is a change from the usual facilities. Details can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascgs/carmack.htm  or http://www.scgs.org/ .

The Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will present Gene-O-Rama 2003 on 28-29 March 2003 at Ben Franklin Place, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library. For updated information, visit the web site: http://ogsottawa.on.ca/gene-o-rama /

The Annual Spring Seminar of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society will be on Saturday, 5 April 2003 in Carmichael, CA. Featured speaker will be Robert Minert, nationally acclaimed researcher and lecturer on German genealogy. For additional information, contact boisseree3@aol.com

From: ke4gmt@charter.net 
A combination reunion and organizational meeting is being planned for 4-5 April 2003 in Gastonia, NC for Tims/Timms/Thames family researchers and various spellings.

The meeting on 4 April is to form an organization of descendants and researchers of the variations of spellings of the surnames Tims, Timms, Thames, Timbs, Thanes. The organization will share family information, produce a newsletter, provide query service and establish a permanent depository of research on these families so that future generations will have the benefit of research which has already been done.

The meeting on 5 April is to vote on options developed at the April 4 meeting and to visit and get to know our cousins even though some of us spell our ancestral name slightly different.

The location in Gastonia is a meeting hall in a Church equipped with a kitchen and there is a copy machine available.  Several well-known motels and restaurants and a shopping center are located within five minutes of the church.  Gastonia is located on Interstate 85 near Charlotte, N.C. where there is a major airport.

The organizing committee is in the process of negotiating special motel rates for these meetings and we need everyone who is interested in attending one or both meetings to send to the address below the following information: Please pass the word to any others who may be interested. Send information and questions to the Lee Ponder at the address below.

Name(s):____________________________________

Mail Address:________________________________

City, State & ZIP: ____________________________

e-mail address: _______________________________

Kind of room needed (single, double, twin, queen, king bed

Room: __________________________________________

Do you prefer a one day meeting instead of two days? Yes _____ No _____
Do you need transportation from & to airport and between motel and meeting place?

Yes _____ No _____

If you cannot attend the meetings are you interested in membership in
the organization? Yes _____ No _____

Please respond right away in order to assist in getting the best possible
room rates.
Lee Ponder
428 Lee Road
Clyde, NC 28721.
E-Mail: ke4gmt@charter.net  

If you have questions please send them to the same address.

Kahlile Mehr, collection development specialist at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, will describe how records are selected for microfilming, when the Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society has its regional conference on Saturday, 12 April 2003. The conference will be at The Events Centre in Barrie from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mehr’s talk on procedures and challenges faced in cataloging records will be accompanied by a slide show.

Other speakers and topics will be announced later. For information, please contact Rita Turner at rturner@drlogick.com  or visit our website at http://www.simcoebogs.com

I am planning a family reunion in Christchurch, New Zealand. Any members of the Seager family are welcome. A chance to meet each other and celebrate 150 years plus of the family arriving in New Zealand. Please E-mail me if you intend coming. From Brian Seager: sega@ihug.co.nz.

The 10th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry will be 23-27 April 2003 at the Melbourne Convention Center, Melbourne, Australia.

Click here for a .pdf brochure (http://globalgazette.net/events/pdf_files/april2003.pdf ) that provides details of this event. Info: Bev Williamson, Conference and Events Manager bev@conferenceconsultants.com.au .

From: bstahr@i-55.com

The Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society announces the special two-day conference celebrating the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the 50th Anniversary of the Society on 25-26 April 2003. Friday 25 April will include lectures on Louisiana's pre-colonial and colonial history by scholars, historians and genealogists and a celebration banquet. Saturday’s lectures are on genealogical methodology and evidence, using Louisiana examples will be presented by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, GASG, FNGS, FUGA.
Friday, 25 April

Lectures on Louisiana's precolonial and colonial history by:

Richard Condrey, Ph.D., on Louisiana's Native Peoples;

Robert de Berardinis, on French Colonial Louisiana;

Lee Woodward, Ph.D., on Spanish Colonial Louisiana;

Gregory Osborn and James Eberwine, B.A., on Louisiana's African Americans;

Claire Mire Bettag, CGRS, CGL, on Louisiana Repositories & Records.

Elizabeth Shown Mills will speak at the Banquet on Friday night. Anglo-American research will be addressed throughout the conference.

Saturday, 26 April

A day with Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, FUGA, internationally recognized authority on genealogical methodology and evidence. Ms. Mills will use Louisiana examples in her presentations on:

Ten Steps to a Solution: How to Analyze a Problem and Develop a Research Strategy;

Genealogy in a Heinz 57 World: Old Myths, Modern Methods;

The Identity Crisis: Right Name, Wrong Man? Wrong Name, Right Man?; and Finding Females: Wives, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Paramours!

Vendors will be present on Saturday.

Conference fees: Friday, 25 April -- $30; Saturday, 26 April -- $30; Banquet -- $30. Or, register by 1 March 2003 and attend both the Friday and Saturday sessions and the Banquet for a total fee of $75.

Rooms are available for conference attendees at a special rate of $72 per night. Call 800-HOLIDAY for reservations, or call 225-924-7021, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Holiday Inn South
9940 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70816

More information and a seminar registration form is available at the Society web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/ .

Please forward this message to interested parties.
We welcome inquiries by vendors.

Beth A. Stahr, CGRS: bstahr@i-55.com .

The Sixth annual national reunion of the Self-Selfe-Selph family in America will be 26 April 2003 in Shelby, NC. For information, write to: Self Family Newsletter, 106 Northside Drive, Calhoun, GA 30701-2919; E-Mail: SelfFamLtr@aol.com ; or visit the Web Site: www.Self-Family.com/self2003 .

The Northern Arizona Genealogical Society is hosting Jana Broglin as their annual seminar speaker on 3 May 2003. Ms. Broglin will be speaking on "Ohio Records and Repositories", "Ohio: The Great Land Experiment" and other topics.

Jana, a native of northwestern Ohio, has over 25 years experience as a professional genealogist. She has lectured on beginning genealogy in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Florida. She is a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society and is currently a trustee of that organization. She has previously held the offices of District Trustee; Education Chair; 1995 and 2002 OGS conference chair; program chair for the 1999 OGS Conference She is Query Editor for the OGS Genealogy News. She was the first recipient of the OGS/McCafferty Award of Excellence in Genealogy. Jana has been a speaker at many OGS conferences and spoke at the 1998 FGS/OGS conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also a member of NGS, FGS, APG, Speakers Guild, First Families of Ohio, Society of Civil War Families of Ohio, the Fulton Chapter, OGS, and the Indiana Genealogical Society.

For additional information, look at the Society’s website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~aznags

"Visit Appalachia’s Ancestral Homelands—Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland" – The East Tennessee Historical Society 2003 tour destination has been announced. The tour from 12 to 26 May 2003 will include visits to notable locations, such as Dublin, Edinburgh, Belfast, and Shannon. In addition to guided tours, participants will be allowed ample free time to explore villages and sites on their own.

Details will be available on the ETHS web site at http://www.east-tennessee-history.org .

The 2003 Reunion of the BOBO Family Assn. will be in Athens, OH, June 19-22 in Athens, OH. While this is a Bobo Reunion any members of the collateral families and friends are invited. Here are some of the preliminary plans.

Thursday, June 19--Arrival Day.

Those arriving early may want to do research at the Athens County Historical Society and Museum (ACHSM) at 695 Court St. in Athens. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to their library and museum.

Research also can be done in the Ohio University's Manuscripts, the Athens Library and Collections Library or at the Athens County Courthouse at 15 S. Court St. Plans are being made for those who arrive on Thursday to meet and dine together in the evening. Casual clothes, please.

Tentative Schedule:

Friday, June 20 -- 9 a.m. Brief meeting with computers and Compact Discs available with BOBO Family information. We will meet at the ACHSM where you can do research and learn what is available at other sites. We will have packets of material with maps, cemetery locations, etc. For those wishing to research in Vinton County, the county seat is McArthur. There is an excellent genealogy room in the Westcoat Library in McArthur and the courthouse is there.

Casual dining in the evening at a local restaurant.

Saturday, June 21 -- Visits to family cemeteries in Athens and Vinton Counties and other places of family interest. We plan car caravans to some of the cemeteries.

Informal dinner together in the evening.

Sunday, June 22 -- Meeting at the Scottish Rite Hall with visiting at 11 a.m. and covered dish luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share. Beverages, cups, eating utensils will be furnished. Brief report on Bobo Family Assn. after lunch, with more time for visiting.

Please bring family information to share. The Athens County Historical Society will induct new members into their First Families group as a part of our meeting.

For additional information contact Chuck Bobo: FamilyBobo@aol.com  or visit our web site which is being rebuilt: www.FamilyBobo.org .

Descendants of the Asahel Albee family will a reunion in Bureau County, IL on 20-22 June 2003 to assist in the restoration of Hunter Cemetery in rural Wheatland Township. This reunion will be hosted by the Friends of Hunter Cemetery and will include the descendants of the DeMaranville, Hunter, Albee, and Barto families as well as descendants of others buried at Hunter Cemetery.

Watch this site for more details as they become available. For additional information please contact: Mikki Judge at jjudge2127@aol.com  

The 28^th Idom and Boykins Family Reunion will be 26-30 June 2003 in Gulfport, MS. For more information, contact: ^{clwhite71@aol.com  .}

Hanks Family Reunion to be held at Williamsburg Hospitality House, Williamsburg, VA. June 27, 28, & 29 June 2003, celebrating 350 years since the arrival of Thomas Hanks in Virginia. For additional information, contact: Barbara and Bob Baber, reunion coordinators: E-mail rbaber@cinci.rr.com  ;

Webpage: http://www.homestead.com/hanksforthememories/hanksfamilyhomestead.html .

From: HLMatthias@aol.com

The Biannual Tandelokken Reunion Picnic will be 1 July 2003 in Curtiss, WI. The Tandelokken family immigrated from Tretten, Norway, to Wisconsin in the 1870s.

The Birgen Reunion will be 2-4 July 2005 at Camp Lakodia, near Madison, SD.

Submitted by Laura Palmer: lpalmer_7@yahoo.com .

A Reunion is planned for 3-6 July 2003 in Archbold, OH (6 miles from Defiance) at the Sauderville Inn. All descendants of James Partee and Deborah Hall are welcome.  More information is provided on the reunion page: www.purteefamily.org . Hope to see you there!

You'll find links to information on the Partee/Purtee families, photographs, a family tree, friends and family of the Partee/Purtee descendants and my other pages which include links to web design, genealogy, greeting cards, angel sites and Heavenly Music & lyrics.

Carol Purtee-Zemke, 6151 W. Howard Avenue #27, Greenfield WI 53220; Phone: 414-671-7631 (days); E-Mail: purteefamily@wi.rr.com.

The Giacoletti family of Bisbee, AZ, will be having their family reunion on 4 July 2003 at the Giacoletti Ranch in Bisbee. If more information is needed please contact rugratgrm1@aol.com .

The reunion for the family of Archie and Annie Anderson will be in St. Louis, MO, on 4 July 2003. If you would like additional information contact andersonreunion@yahoo.com .

The first Hulen Family Reunion will be 4-6 July 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. Further information on times, dates, and places will be posted as it becomes available. All descendants of William George Hulen, whose descendants primarily ended up in Boone County, MO, are welcome to attend and share what they know. For further information, please contact Chris Durall at amremt@adelphia.net .

From: Christine Accurso: accursofamily@erols.com

The Sawhill Family Reunion will be held 4-6 July 2003 in Southern California.

Descendants of George and Katherine Brenner will gather at the Resurrection Cafeteria in Evansville, IN, on 7 July 2003 for a family reunion. Submitted by: Rose Breivogel roseb12@juno.com

The Illinois State Genealogical Society announces the 9th annual Genealogical Institute of Mid-America 7-10 July 2003 at the University of Illinois-Springfield. 

A separate computer course taught by Michael J. Neill will be offered on Friday, July 11, 2003. 

Instructors include:
Michael J. Neill: Course I is not really for intended for those completely new to genealogy --we've had long-time researchers in this class. We assume you have a working knowledge of most of the records discussed in our sessions and have used most of them before. Throughout the Part I sessions, the promise and pitfall of each record type is discussed.
Sandra H. Luebking: Course II is recommended for anyone who has mastered basic genealogical record-keeping skills and terminology; is reasonably familiar with common 20th century U.S. local and county sources; can properly abstract and cite a simple will, deed, or census entry; and has worked a minimum of 15 hours each in a genealogical library collection, a family history library or center, and a county court-house. While the focus is hands-on research, Internet discussion will be included and the top sites for advanced research will be identified.
Lloyd D. Bockstruck: The Eastern Sources course will include research sources and techniques covering the Eastern Seaboard; Arrival and Beyond the Tidewater; the New England Colonies: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and New Haven, Connecticut River Valley, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont; The Middle Colonies:  New York, Pennsylvania, new Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland; The Virginias, The Carolinas, Ohio River Valley; and Tennessee after the Revolutionary War.
Paul Milner The British Isles Research course encompasses the whole of Great Britain, including Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England. This course will cover each geographic location in a detailed "tour" of their research sources.  Included will be immigration from those areas to North America.

Friday, 11 July 20003: Genealogical Research Computer Class
Plans are being made for an all day computer class with Michael J. Neill.  This will be a separate registration.

More information will be forthcoming. 

To be added to the mailing list for further information, please send your mailing address to Susan Kaufman Tavenner  GIMA Chairperson at: kaufmansusan@juno.com  please put GIMA in the subject line.

Visit the Illinois State Genealogical Society web site: www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/index.html .
 

From: info@genealogyfair.com  (Sharon Sergeant)

The Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, Reunion will be 10-14 July 2003. From 1750 to 1752 groups of hardy "Foreign Protestants" left primarily German states, Switzerland, and the Principality of Montbeliard (now France) in hope of a better existence in Nova Scotia. In June 1753, about 1400 of these souls were transferred from Halifax down the coast to Lunenburg.

The summer of 2003 will be the 250th anniversary of the founding of Lunenburg, and the town is getting geared up to celebrate this event in grand style. For those of us interested in the family history aspects of Lunenburg, there will be two concurrent major events to celebrate the anniversary:

1. A Grand Family Reunion and

2. The unveiling of a memorial to the foreign Protestants on the 12th.

The planning committee's vision of what we'd like the reunion to be a place to meet relatives - living and dead, and HUG all of the former

An opportunity to fill in the blanks in our search for who we were.

A place to find folks who have already done some of that research and are willing to share the fruits of their labour. And we'd share with them what we know.

An opportunity to make personal contacts to be followed up after the Reunion.

An opportunity to find out who our ancestors were by any traces they left behind. This could be by church records, land records, school records, and wills.

An opportunity to visit and photograph the churches where our ancestors worshiped, the land they lived on and worked, and cemeteries where they are buried.

An opportunity to hear from noted genealogists who can put the unique nature of this community in greater perspective and why it is so special.

An opportunity to learn where to go for more detailed information (e.g. the South Shore Genealogical Society, the Land and Probate Registries in Bridgewater, the NS Archives in Halifax, etc).

These would not be part of the services we'd expect to find at the Reunion, but we might

Find out more on how to search those records and then go there after and look for them ourselves.

An opportunity to be a tourist and visit this place everyone keeps exclaiming about! To stay current with the Grand Family Reunion planning process, please visit (and revisit) the Reunion Web site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/8785/L250.html .

There, you will find links to: (1.) Current plans; (2.) All of the past newsletters pertaining to the reunion; (3.) The Memorial plans; (4.) How to get to Lunenburg; (5.) Where to stay; (6.) Where to eat; and (7.) What else to do once you get there.

The 250th Lunenburg Anniversary and Grand Family Reunion will be 10-14 July 2003 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Check out the official web site for listing of events and details for accomodation etc. Web site: http://www.seawhy.com/L250.html .

From: Natalie Swanson: ItsMe94760@AOL.com

The annual Reckrodt Reunion will be 11-13 July 2003 at Green River Oaks Campground, Amboy, IL. Come to camp or come for the day on Saturday for our main picnic. Contact Natalie Swanson at 847-742-4875 or E-mail ItsMe94760@Aol.com  for more information.

The Drobnak Family Reunion will be 11-13 July 2003 at the General Butler Resort at Carrollton, KY. Rooms or cabins can be reserved by phoning 800-325-0078 and there are motels outside the park. Visit www.kystateparks.com  for more information on motels. Food will be the responsibility for those attending. Alcohol and been permitted. If you have questions or ideas phone Agnes Hurt at 540-669-3963; E-Mail Suzanne Drobnak Barrett: kendlsgp@bellsouth.net  or Mary Ann Drobnak at choirmn@aol.com .

The Dowdell Family Reunino will be 18-20 July 2003 in Hartford, CT.

Submitted by Gayle Dowdell Wilson: dowfamties@aol.com .

From: DCuillard@aol.com 

"Mother Cumberland-A Harvest of Memories: Reunion 2003" for anyone with an ancestor of any surname who lived in Cumberland County, PA, during the 1700s will be 18-20 July 2003

at Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Cumberland County. PA. Cumberland County is the Mother County to most of the counties in Western Pennsylvania.

We will have some VERY INTERESTING visitors joining with us at our reunion. If you listen very closely, you may even be able to hear voices from the past telling us their stories and helping us to get to know and love our ancestors even more than we already do. They are so excited to have us walking on their land, standing under the shade of their trees and enjoying their beautiful mountains.

So, Hitch up the Team, Load up the Wagon and head on home to Mother Cumberland!

Those who have not already done so, should contact me to receive updates and to be notified when online registration for the reunion is open.

Good News----We have been given permission to use one of the dorm buildings on the campus where the reunion is being held - right next to the reunion building and the dorm bldg is air conditioned!!!!! We have also been given permission to use their computer labs for our genealogy seminar.

Remember the reunion is for anyone with an ancestor who lived in Cumberland County during the 1700's.

Surname Registry: Our surname registry is where you can post the surnames you are working on that have a Cumberland County 1700's connection. This is a great place to find others who are working on your same families. There is no cost to register your surnames.

If you are interested in being included in the registry, please send your surnames and your name, phone number, mailing address and e-mail address to:

treeseek@zoominternet.net  (Jocelyn Wilms)

Please put the words: "Cumberland County Reunion 2003" in your subject line.

Update on confirmed reunion activities:

Frontier Settlement:

1. Smith's Rangers - a 1700's Ranger encampment - Learn about the lives and times of our Ancestors during the French & Indian Wars.

2. Revolutionary War Military Encampment - The Pennsylvania 1^st.

3. Period craftspeople such as blacksmith, soap maker, candle maker, map maker, weavers and spinners, gun maker, basket weaver, etc.

4. All-day Friday 18 July 2003 Genealogy Seminar - among others are the following confirmed speakers:

1. Jonathan R. Stayer, Head Reference Section, Pennsylvania State Archives.

2. James M. Beidler, Executive Director; Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.

3. John T. Humphrey, the author of the Early 1700's Church Books series for Pennsylvania.

4. Linda Ries, Division of Archives & Manuscripts, PA State Archives.

5. Pamela Reilly, Historic Preservation Specialist, PA Historic & Museum Commission.

6. Charles Bobo, Well-known speaker on Genealogy and specialist in Internet research and managing a family web site.

7. Karen Walizer, Well-known speaker and specialist on early Cumberland.

County Research.

8. Beatrice Hulsberg, PA State Museum.

There will be a wonderful display and discussion on Heritage Quilts and quilting.

In addition, the BYU Molecular Genealogy Project will be there for individuals who are willing to participate in their DNA Genealogy Project.

Just a note to let everyone know that there is no cost to participate in the BYU Molecular (DNA) testing at the Cumberland County reunion in 2003. There will be a registration cost for the reunion itself, but individuals do not need to register for the reunion to participate in the DNA testing. Anyone can come to the University at Shippensburg on Saturday July 19, 2003, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to participate in the DNA study.

From: vtoole@ballistic.com

The 7th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference, featuring an academic multi-disciplinary approach to Genealogy, Local History, Historical Preservation, and related Computer Technology has been scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, 24-26 July 2003.  That is the last weekend in July 2003.
    Speakers and topics will be announced in the conference brochure to be available about the first of April 2003.  Registration for the conference will be accepted after about 1 June 2003, when the Summer Semester begins.
    For more information and/or to be placed on the mailing list for a conference brochure contact Angelina College Community Services, Highway 59 South (3500 First), P. O. Box 1768, Lufkin, TX 75902-1768; Phone: 936-633-5206, fax 936-633-5478; E-mail Dr. Fred W. Kanke, Dean of Community Services and Development, fkanke@angelina.cc.tx.us . Angelina College Web Page: http://www.angelina.cc.tx.us . (Click on Students, Community Services, Personal Development Courses, and Genealogy)
    Angelina College is deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas about 100 miles north of Houston, in the central time zone in the USA.
Vivian Toole Cates, Conference Publicity person
Rt. #2 Box 52-A
Alto, TX 75925
Phone: 936-858-3801
Web site: http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates .

The Hollingshead Family Reunion will be in Moorestown, NJ, in August of 2003 with the dates to be announced later.

The first Hollin(g)sheads in New Jersey arrived in Burlington County about 1680. From there, the Hollingsheads have spread to every part of North America. The menfolk soldiered in the War of Independence and in the Civil War. The early pioneers tilled the soil, kept the faith and pushed back America's western frontiers. Later generations built successful corporations and invented the drive-in movie. Now a family reunion is planned for all interested North American Hollin(g)sheads and Hollin(g)shead descendants.

If you are a descendant, or know one who might be interested, more information is available from Brian Hollingshead at: hollingshead@telus.net  or at: 2692 Mountview Place, Burnaby, BC, V3J 1E3 Canada.

Descendants of John/Cuffman/DeMerchant will have their first reunion since 1998 on 1 Aug. 2003 in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada. For details, E-Mail Vaughan DeMerchant at demerch@nbnet.nb.ca .

The Altman Family Reunion will be on 2 Aug. 2003 in Chippewa Falls, WI. The location will be announced later. Submitted by Carol Berg: gmasputer2@cs.com .

Descendants of Michel de Vaux dit Dauphine (Deveau, Deveaux, Desveaux, Devoe, Devost, etc.) will gather in Nova Scotia on 3 Aug. 2004 as a part of the Acadian celebration. For additional information on activities, contact Paul Agnus Desveaus, E-Mail: paul.desveaux@ns.sympatico.ca .

The Greenlaw Bisesquicentennial commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Greenlaw Family's arrival in North America in 1753 will be held in conjunction with the 2003 Maine Highland Games at Thomas Point Beach near Brunswick, ME, on 14 Aug. 2003. The Home Clan of which the Greenlaws are a sept will be the honored clan at the Games.

The Greenlaw reunion will begin Thursday evening with a reception and dinner and last through the closing of the Games on Saturday evening. Lots of fun events and genealogy workshops. Sunday will be Greenlaw Remembrance Sunday. For further information including all details contact StephSnell@aol.com  or write to: Stephen H. Snell, 1106 Belle View Blvd., #C2, Alexandria, VA 22307.

The Norman Morison Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary will be celebrated in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on 16 Aug. 2003. The Hudson’s Bay Co. ship, ‘Norman Morison’s’ last trip to Victoria arrived in 1853, and in 1953 a celebration was held to commemorate this. The year 2003 will mark the 150th anniversary of that final arrival, and a celebration is planned for descendants of passengers on any of the three trips of the ‘Norman Morison’.

Information may be found at: http://www.joansjoy.ca/Reunions .

Descendants of Peter and Louisa Laymance Mathis and William B. and Lydia Taylor Langley will have a family gathering in Dayton, OH on 1 Sept. 2003. The place to be announced later.

Submitted by: Steve Mathis stevemathis@att.net .

The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2003 Conference, Countdown to Discovery: A World of Hidden Treasures, will be hosted by the Florida State Genealogical Society 3-6 Sept. 2003 at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Seaworld in Orlando, FL. A variety of lectures for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced researcher. There literally is something for everyone being planned in the conference lecture tracks, for beginners and experienced genealogical explorers alike. Topic areas planned include:

Society Development and Management,

Board for Certification of Genealogists Track,

APG Professional Management Conference,

Basic Genealogy Instruction,

Methodologies and Problem-Solving Techniques,

Alternate Record Types and Research Methods,

Eastern and Southeastern U.S. Research,

Florida Research,

Ethnic/Religious Research in such areas as African American, Native American,

Jewish American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Huguenots and other groups,

International Research in such areas as Canada, the British Isles, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, Asia, and elsewhere,

Military Records,

Ships Passenger Lists,

Immigration and Naturalization Records,

Use of Libraries, Archives, and Other Special Collections, with emphasis on Eastern U.S. repositories,

Computers and Using the Internet,

Writing and Publishing,

Professional Research,

Genetics and Family Medical History.

Detailed information on the FGS/FSGS 2003 Conference in Orlando, FL, can be obtained at: http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/FGS-2003.htm . Contact the FGS office http://www.fgs.org/fgs-mailinglist.htm  to request a registration booklet in the mail. 

The 87th annual meeting of the descendants of Edward Wooster of Derby, CT, will be Sunday, 7 Sept. 2003, at the Senior Center, Oak Terrace, 53 Conrad St., Naugatuck, CT. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., with the meal at 1 p.m. The business meeting follows. Annual dues of $4 collected as admission.

This year we may forego the usual potluck dinner for an outdoor barbecue. For further information on the final decision on the format of the meal and/or to co-ordinate food contributions, check shortly before the date with our Food Chairperson, Carrie Lea, 18 Fern Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770; Phone: 203-723-2047.

If you wish to be placed on the mailing list, contact the Secretary, Sandy Garrett, 100 Fulkerson Drive #27, Waterbury, CT 06708-1447; E-Mail: mommy2ccs@aol.com .

Out-of-towners wishing to meet for dinner the night before or to organize an impromptu trip to the Wooster Cemetery or to the Gunntown Cemetery may contact Kenneth Wooster: woosterk@cortland.edu .

The Edward Wooster Assn. web site is: http://skaneateles.org/Edward_Wooster_Assoc/ .
Further information contact: Kathleen Shaw, President, Phone: 203-847-0320; E-Mail: kittys1924@aol.com ; Pat Marino: 203-723-7362; or Lorri Bardell: lorribar@aol.com .

Clan MacLeod Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, invites MacLeod descendants and / or any other interested people to the first ever International Gathering of the MacLeods in New Zealand: five days of enjoyable cultural experiences with a Kiwi flavour, taking place from the
15-19 October 2003.

The 2003 Gathering Committee is thrilled with the number of Clansfolk from different parts of the world who have indicated their interest in making the trip to New Zealand. Highlights include:

A traditional Maori Welcome with the Clan MacLeod Pipe Band, singing of
the New Zealand National Anthem.

Speeches by the Mayor of Christchurch & Clan MacLeod Chiefs. Chief John MacLeod of MacLeod and Chief Torquil Donald of Tasmania are travelling to NZ expressly for our World Gathering.

Dr. Alex MacLeod, President of ACMS is intending to come.

Clan MacLeod Pipe Band members from Australia will be in attendance and will perform at different times throughout the Gathering.

New Zealand Clan displays and Trade Stands and

A "Ceilidh" with entertainment and haggis supper also are planned.

We are delighted to be able to offer some optional day tours on Friday 17 October, to areas of interest near Christchurch

For more information visit http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/common/news/news120902.asp .

The Lothropp Family Foundation is sponsoring a Lathrop/Lothrop reunion for on 15-19 Oct. 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, see the Foundation's websites:
http://www.lothropp.org/home/index.shtml  or http://www.lothropp.org/reunion_2003/index.shtml .

Submitted by: Nello Lucchesi: nello@OctoberGroup.com .

31 July-15 Aug. 2004 – 3^rd Acadian Congress, Nova Scotia

From 31 July to 15 Aug. 2004, Nova Scotia will host the Third World Acadian Congress (CMA 2004) - a non-stop marathon of provincial and community cultural events showcasing l'Acadie to the world. Family reunions in the planning stages already for CMA are: Belliveau, Doucet, Dugas, LeBlanc, Maillet, Melanson, Robichaud and Theriault. Find contact names and additional information at: http://www.munisource.org/clare/2004-eng.htm

Descendents of Christian and Elizabeth (Eigsti) Rediger will hold their next reunion on 6-8 Aug. 2004 at Black Forrest Camp and Conference Center, 780 E. Baptist Road, Colorado Springs, CO. For information contact Lon and Joan Hulen: E-Mail: joanhulen@aol.com .

The Stewart and Singleton Family Reunion will be Columbus, MS, at the Landmark Hotel on 2-5 July 2005. E-Mail Alice Wriley at: alicewriley@hotmail.com .

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