Coming Genealogical And Family History Events

Submitted by: HOST GFS Chuck

 

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

Charles H. (Chuck) Bobo
The Genealogy Forum on AOL
E-Mail: HostGFSChuck@aol.com
AOL Genealogy Forum Keyword: Roots

May | June | July | August | September | October | 2003

1 July 2002 – Winton Family Reunion, Lawton, OK

MawPeggy@ectisp.net.

Planned Activities:

9 a.m. – Registration, visiting and viewing displays.

11:30 a.m. – Christmas Play Volunteers.

12 Noon – Lunch ($6 for 12-year-olds through adults; $3 for 5 through 11-year-olds; FREE for 4 years and under.  Reservations needed by 1 July 2002.  This is also music time: music makers eat first then entertain others.  Bring your instruments and join in the singalong.

"Proud to be An American" Cake Decorating Contest -- 50/50 Raffle Drawing (the more we collect, the more you win)

Pounding Games (let's pound the terrorists!)  Join us in bringing nonperishable grocery items to stock the shelves of the  First United Methodist Church's Food Bank. Sept. 9-11 created shortages in Food Banks across America This is an opportunity for the Winton Reunion to pitch-in and have some fun doing it! For every pound of food you donate (or $1), you'll receive 10 tickets to use at booths manned by Winton Cousins.

Fortune Teller, Kissing Booth, Bowling Booth, etc. 

The Templin Family Assn. Reunion will be in Philadelphia, PA, 2-8 July 2002. For more details please contact Marvin Templin at MTTemplin@aol.com  or visit our website at: http://templin.rootsweb.com/. 

Submitted by: Marvin Templin MTTemplin@aol.com

The Batts-Hagans reunion will be in Charlotte, NC, 4-7 July 2002. Theme is "The Richness of Family" The Barbeque is 4 July at Frank Lisk Park in Harrisburg, The Formal Celebration of Family and Dinner is Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charlotte, NC. There are many other events planned for the extended Holiday Weekend.

Submitted by: Karen Farrar hagansfamily@aol.com.

Mama Lola’s Descendants Reunion will be 4-7 July at Alpine,TX. For more information contact Leo Dominguez at 915-837-2309 or at leodo@hotmail.com.

Submitted by: Leo Dominguez leodo@hotmail.com

The Donoho Family & Friends Reunion will be 4 July 2002 at the Salem Community Activites Center, 416 East Oglesby Ave. Salem, IL. Scheduled activities:

8 – 11 a.m. – Registration, with coffee, muffins and juice at 8 a.m.

10 a.m. – Auction.

11 a.m. -- Election of Officers.

11:30 a.m. -- Kids Skit.

12 Noon -- Potluck bring a dish or two.

1 p.m. – Pictures.

2 p.m. -- Special Guest Speaker on Genealogy.

Directly after the guests finish speaking, Silent Auction lucky bidders will be announced, also any other auction items will be sold.

A special evening for all out of towners will start the reunion off on the evening of 3 July.

Submitted by: Bernice Donoho Cravens bcrave99@yahoo.com

The Hulcher Family Reunion will be 4 July 2002 at Rend Lake Resort & Conference Center in the Wayne Fitzgerrel State Park, Whittington, IL. Anyone related to the Holtje, Kappenberg, Willenbrook families from Germany is invited. Extended family members of the Gibson, Peebles and Thompson families cordially invited. 

Submitted by: Deborah Hulett Knoxdeb@aol.com

The International Reunion in England of descendents of the Lamberton, Lambert, Lambton and Lampton who are descended from the "Lamtuns" of Durham, England, will be 4 July 2002 at Lambton, Washington, England. For more information, visit the web site:  http://www.AncestryUK.com/LambertonAncestry.htm.

Activities include visit to Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of George Washington, Hylton Castle and St Peters Church (674 A.D.) followed by an Elizabethan Banquet at Nearby Lumley Castle. All enquiries to; ukroots@yahoo.com.

Submitted by: E.W.Lamberton ukroots@yahoo.com.

The London Family Reunion will be on 4 July 2002 at Robber's Cave State Park, Wilburton, OK, from 10:00 am ‘till dark, with a firework display at dark. Submitted by: Pamela Baughman pam@icok.net. 

A reunion of the descendants of Solomon Louis Ginsburg and Emma Morton will be 4-7 July 2002 at Williams, AZ. Excursions to Grand Canyon and other area attractions planned, as well as genealogy-related info exchange. Contact Anna Hanson for more details.

Submitted by: Anna Hanson ananah@home.com.                       

The Willie and Effie Family Tree (WEFT) Organization - Hughes Family Reunion will be in Black Hawk, CO. 4-7 July 2002. Visit our web page & sign our guest book: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~weft.

Submitted by: Scott Huskey walnutgrove@sprintmail.com

The Coons Reunion will be at Camp Needmore, Ekalaka, MT., 4-7 July 2002. Come one day or all. Descendants of Fred E. Coons and Lena May Thomas Coons but all extended family will be warmly welcomed. For info: Call Lennet Cantwell 208-935-1315 or e-mail lynn@cybrquest.com.

Submitted by: Lennet Cantwell lynn@cybrquest.com

The 150th year anniversary of the Jegge/Yegge family coming to the U.S. is on 5-6 July 5 2002, in DeWitt, Iowa. The family memmbers of the Johann Fridolien Jagge and Franziska Jaggi are having a reunion. We hope to have descendants of their children in attendance: Vincent Yegge, John Frederick Yegge, Joseph Yegge, Frances Yegge Nonnemacher, Adeline Yegge Bloom, Marcus Yegge, Martin Yegge, John Yegge and Anna Yegge Snyder.

Submitted by: Joyce Yegge joyce@marshallnet.com.

There will be a Billingslea/Billingsley Family Reunion 5-7 July 2002 in LaGrange, GA. If you would like to attend please e-mail me at sunflower608@earthlink.net. This family descended from Georgia and surrounding areas.

Submitted by: F Gilliam: sunflower608@earthlink.net.

July 5 (2002 only) Manuel Reunion

The Manuel Family Reunion will be in Port Arthur, TX, 5-7 July 2002 at St. James Kirwin Hall. Contacts are:

Shirley Manuel Acker - 281-812-4982; Harold Manuel - 409-982-0412; and Peter Manuel, Jr. - 409-982-2525.

Submitted by: Shirley Manuel-Acker.

Descendants of Herman Dreessen and Anna Marie Reinholt will gather in Sioux Falls, SD, the weekend after 5-7 July2002. For more information contact Paul Stachour.

Submitted by: Paul Stachour fjstachour@earthlink.net                 

The Fifth International Ó Dea Clan Gathering will be at the Old Ground Hotel. Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, 5-8 July 2002. For details visit "O'Dea Online" at http://www.odeaclan.org/gather.htm.

Submitted by: Ed ODay edoday@eircom.net

Descendants of Johann Dreessen (1843-1903) and Sophia Magdalena Zornig (1845-1932) are invited to a POTLUCK picnic at a park in Sioux Falls, SD, from 11 a.m. to dark on 6 July 2002. Please bring your own plates, cups, silverware and a dish to pass. (Numerous grocery stores with deli's in the area.) Also bring a board game or pinochle deck. Volleyball, soccer, croquet, etc available. Swim time 2-4 p.m. Pinochle tournament, possible dancing in the evening. Those who come early will meet for socializing at hotel on Friday. Those who stay over may meet for church and lunch on Sunday.   

Submitted by: Paul Stachour fjstachour@earthlink.net.                

The second Rob[b]lee Reunion will be 6 July 2002 at the home of John W. Roblee, 1215 Hansford Rd., Oxford, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Submitted by: Bob Robblee rrobblee@telusplanet.net

The Morgan Reunion will start at 10 a.m., 6 July 2002, at the Milano Community Center in Milano, Milam County, TX. Descendants of W. D. Morgan and family friends are invited. Reservations required.  For more information: www.JamesDavidWalker.com/morgan-list.htm.

Submitted by: James Walker james@jamesdavidwalker.com

This is a genealogy reunion for anyone having Clay County, KY, connections that migrated to other states (mainly OH, IN, MI). It will be 6 July 2002 at Possom Trot, Manchester, Clay County, KY. Everyone should bring a covered dish along with research materials, pictures, family keepsakes, etc. 

Submitted by: Teresa Kidd bill.kidd@worldnet.att.net. 

Descendants of John Fuller and Betsey Clough of Hampton Falls, NH, grandson of John Fuller of Ipswitch, MA, meet the Saturday, 6 July 2002, approx. two miles north of Great Valley, NY, on Rt. 98.

Submitted by: Lloyd Peterson slp2@psu.edu.

The Potucek Reunion for descendants of Stephen and Katherine Potucek who lived in Skancatles, NY, will be in Marcellus, NY, on 6 July 2002. For details contact, Bonnie Mackecknie at heartbdm@heart.heart.rochester.edu.

Submitted by: Karen Pauer pauerfamily@starpower.net

The Sixth Annual Jennings Reunion willl be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 6 July 2002 at the Settle Memorial Church Research Center, 4^th and Daviess St., Owensboro, KY.  Come early and stay late.  Pot luck lunch at noon. Family and friends are welcome.  Charles Jennings and Margaret Fulkerson Jennings had a family of nine children: Zora Bates, Addie May Sacra, Emmiett Jennings, Strauther Jennings, Ira Jennings, Izerr Jennings, Oney Webster (Uncle Dude) Jennings, Lilly Mae Berry, Ola Lee Bivens.  They were born in Indiana but came to Kentucky and settled mostly in the Daviess County area. I would love to hear from anyone connected to this family.

Submitted by: Kathie King kat1956@aol.com. 

Descendants of Raymond Willie Dykes and Verna Grace Teague of Washington County, TN, will meet at the residence of Raymond Willie Dykes Jr. in Chucky, TN, on 6 July 2002. All Teague and Dykes descendants welcome. In conjunction with "Jonesborough Days" celebration held each 4th of July week in our hometown of Jonesborough, TN.

Submitted by: Carl W. Dykes cwdykes@aol.com.

The Hoffman – Kuper Runion will be at “Texas Lil’s” on 6 July 2002 in Justin, TX. Hosts are: Mary & Ian Harris, Jan Amyotte and Ginny Cooper: E-Mail: Kerrwest@ktc.com for more information.

Submitted by: Ginny Cooper kerrwest@ktc.com.

Descendants of John Washington and Margaret Isabell Layton Henderson and their guests will meet in on 7 July 2002 in Campbell, MO, with a business meeting at 11 a.m., followed by potluck dinner and games for all. John and Margaret had nine children: James Alexander Henderson, Martha Lupina Hunt, Minnie Isabel Page, Rebecca Allen Crawford, Matilda Jane Goodnight, John Hiram Henderson, Mary Orlena Cox Polsgrove, Joel Kince Henderson and William Henderson.

Submitted by: Debbi Geer dgirth@yahoo.com.

The Hall Youmans Reunion will be Sunday, 7 July 2002 at the Earl Varmer 4-H Center, Swainsboro, GA. Reply to tmarsh@jeffersonenergy.com if you plan to attend. 

Submitted by: jan marsh tmarsh@jeffersonenergy.com   

Descendants of Peter and Emma Cosgrove will gather on Sunday, 7 July 2002 at Noon in the covered group picnic pavillion at Canyon Lake Park in Rapid City, SD..

Submitted by: Patrick Cosgrove PatNJanet@aol.com.

Skaufman@acpl.lib.in.us

The 8^th Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, a week-long educational experience sponsored by the Illinois State Genealogical Society, 8-11 July 2002 in Springfield, IL, at the University of Illinois-Springfield campus.

Instructors and the course offerings are:

Michael John Neill: "Genealogical Research Methods and Sources, Part I;"

Sandra Luebking: "Genealogical Research Methods and Sources, Part II;"

Lloyd Bockstuck: "Germanic Colonists and Immigrants in North America;" and

Paul Milner: "Genealogy in England: Overview of Archives, Societies, Libraries and Research Process."

Class enrollment size is limited. On-campus apartment housing with modest rate rates is available. A detailed brochure is available upon request from Susan Kaufman. E-mail her at kaufmansusna@juno.com or write the  
Illinois state Genealogical Society  
P.O. Box 10195  
Springfield, IL 62791-0195 or

Leave your name and address on the recorder at 217-789-1698.  The Institute is a four-day program of formal instruction and intensive studies, with a choice of one of the four genealogical courses.  These are offered to participants at all experience levels who are seeking to enhance their research skills, increase their awareness of sources, improve their understanding of methods and facilitate their access to records. 

Registration includes one of the four offered courses, late afternoon general sessions, refreshments, three dinners, a banquet, a certificate of attendance, parking and an extensive course syllabus.

The Institute is held in the University of Illinois-Springfield's modern conference center where a full service food court and campus book store are located.  Housing is available in campus dormitories.

A special separate computer workshop is offered on Friday, 12 July 2002.  "Before You Hit Enter: Genealogy Techniques in a Digital World" will be presented by Michael John Neill.  This workshop can be added to your registration or taken on it's own.

For a registration brochure visit the Illinois State Genealogical Society website www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/index.html, or write the Illinois State Genealogical Society, PO Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791-0195.  Any questions, contact Sue Kaufman kaufmansusan@juno.com or phone: 260-478-2174.

From: pcoleman@sos.state.ga.us

The Georgia "Lunch and Learn" Lecture Series in the State Archives for 2002 has been announced.  Begun in 1993, this is an educational program which features prominent speakers who present brief talks on a wide variety of historical and cultural topics. Lectures are from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the State Archives auditorium, adjacent to the main lobby. These presentations are free and open to the public,

9 July: City of Atlanta Resources, Atlanta Fulton Public Library; Celeste Tibbets, System Manager of the Georgia Local and Family History Department; Atlanta History Center, Paul Crater, Archivist.

The Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Archives and Records Building is located at 330 Capitol Ave., S.E., in Atlanta. Located two blocks south of  the State Capitol, at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Memorial Drive, the State Archives is accessible via major highways I-75/85 and I-20. The parking fee is $3.00. Via Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the Archives is three blocks south of the Georgia State University Station.For further State Archives information please call 404-656-2350.

For additional information, visit the web site: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/as/ggi.htm.

The Fourth National Stidham Ramily Reunion will be 11-14 July 2002 in at the located downtown and connected to the Grand Wayne Center. Hotel address  is 1020 S. Calhoun Street. Ft. Wayne, IN. To make your reservation, call 260-420-1100. The deadline for making your reservation and receiving our group rate discount is 11 June one month prior to the start of our reunion.

Schedule:

Thursday, July 11

4 to 10 p.m. Registration in the lobby of the Hilton Fort Wayne.

4 to 11 p.m.: Hospitality room available in the Presidential Suite (9th floor).

Those who can make it early can check in at the hotel after 12 noon, and register for the reunion beginning at 4 p.m. Those living in the area or staying at different locations can register Friday morning the 12th, before 9 a.m.

Friday, July 12

7 to 9 a.m.: Breakfast on your own.

7:30 9 a.m. Registration outside of the Hamilton Room on the 2nd floor.

9 a.m. to 12 noon: The Timen Stiddem Society's annual membership meeting (all are welcome, membership in the society isn't necessary). Welcome by TSS President, Ules B(utch) Stidam Jr., and remarks from some of the other officers of the society. Guest speaker for the morning program is Curt Witcher, manager of Historical Genealogy Department at the Allen County Public Library and current president of the National Genealogical Society.

12 noon to 2 p.m.: Lunch on your own.

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Research at the

6 p.m. to as late as you like: Dinner on your own or with others. Afterwords, return to the hotel for visiting.

Saturday, July 13

7 to 9:30 a.m.: Breakfast on your own.

9:45 a.m.: Meet in hotel lobby to leave as a group for the Lincoln Museum, just two blocks away by foot.

10 to 12 noon: Tour across the street from the Lincoln Museum on the picnic tables next to the Old City Hall Historical Museum

1 to 4 p.m.: Tour Housed in the former city hall and jail, the museum provides three floors of Fort Wayne and Allen County history

4 to 6:30 p.m,: Return to hotel.

6:30 to 7 p.m.: Meet on the second floor of the hotel, outside of the Grand Wayne Center, for individual pictures and entrance to banquet.

7 to 10 p.m.: Banquet buffet, followed by the always-popular and entertaining reunion auction held by Jack Stidham, TSS Historian and author of the book, The Descendants of Dr. Timoth Stidham, Vol. 1 (please bring a new or used item to donate to the auction to help defray some of the extra reunion expenses born by the society).

Sunday, July 14

After breakfast (on your own), we’ll say our goodbyes until next year. Don’t miss it.

For questions call:

Ules "Butch" Stidam, Jr., TSS President at 219-759-6924, or e-mail butch37@netnitco.net    
Jack Stidham, TSS Historian at 423-586-6557, or e-mail jstidham@charter.net
For additional information visit the web page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tstiddem/index.html

The South Carolina Genealogy Society announces its Summer Workshop on 13 July 2002 at Columbia, SC. Speakers for the event will be Brent H. Holcomb, Jeffrey Haines and Roy Vandergriff. Contact Lynn W. Lee, Registrar for more information at (843) 383-5212; e-mail her at Rgoo210173@aol.com or write:

2002 SCGS Summer Workshop  
P.O. Box 175  
Hartsville, SC 29551-0175.

pnphelps@swbell.net

The 14th Annual July Workshop, sponsored by the Tulsa Genealogical Society, will Saturday, 13 July 2002 at the John Knox

Presbyterian Church, 2929 East 31st Street, Tulsa, OK. Pamela Boyer Porter, CGRS, will be the featured speaker.  Her topics

will be:

1. Rogues and Rascals: Divorced, Litigious, or Downright Criminal Relatives!

2. What's at the County Courthouse?

3. Did He Serve? Researching Military Service Records.

4. The Civil War in the American West.

Registration Fee: $30 - includes lunch if registration form received before June 15. Late - lunch included $35.

Vendors will be in place for early shoppers and pre-registration on Friday, 12 July from 3 - 6 p.m.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday 13 July.

To request a registration brochure, please send SASE to:

Tulsa Genealogical Society  
P.O. Box 585  
Tulsa, OK 74101-0585  
or Email Phyllis Phelps at pnphelps@swbell.net.

The German Interest Group - Wisconsin holds its "Workshop on German States" on 13 July 2002 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI. Speakers will be LaVern J. Rippley, Don Litzer, Sarah Litzer, Linda Herrick, Carol Knigge, Robert Paulson and Jerry Paulson. German states to be presented are: Rhineland, Pomerania, Mecklenburg, Prussia, Posen, Wuerttemberg, Hanover, Schleswig-Holstein, East and West Prussia, and German Bohemia. Additional general German genealogical topics will also be offered. For more information, visit: www.rootsweb.com/~wigig/index.html.

coffmancousins@hotmail.com

Decendants of Pioneer Settlers of East Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia will gather on 13-14 July at Bell’s Campbround at Powell, Knox County., TN. Powell is a suburb of Knoxville and is located in North Knox County. Bell's Campground is off of Clinton Hwy. Those needing hotel/motel accommodations will need to make them in North Knoxville.

The Official Group Motel for "The East Tennessee Homecoming/Reunion" is The Sleep Inn in north Knoxville at 5460 Central Ave. Pike, phone 1-865-688-7300. If you people will give us a month to take head count on ones wanting motels, Terri lives in Knoxville and she will get us all good rates. Last year it was near $40 for a two full size doubles with discount. You must call to make reservations as they need credit card info. The campground is about. Four miles away on Clinton Highway from motel at Powell.

For those of you using RVs we have a park close by: The Escapees Raccoon Valley RV Park,  908 Raccoon Valley Rd. NE, Heiskell, TN 37754-2121, telephone 865.947.9776.  This facility has about 70 RV sites, they have both 50 and 30 amp service and pull through for longer units.  Not shaded though.  Full hookup w/cable is $19.49 and that also includes tax.  It is about 2/3 the way in towards Heiskell on Raccoon Road from Hwy 75.

This is an open invitation to attend the 2nd annual homecoming/reunion of our pioneer families that settled, lived, raised their children, and sometimes died in this area. Some sank deep roots and others moved on, scattering our ancestors from coast to coast. Our purpose is to have fun, get acquainted, and swap genealogical information. ALL surnames are welcome to attend. There will be a wealth of information to share. Plan on attending please! We Do Need A Head Count though as to NOT overbook the park. We would love to have volunteers for some of the surnames on the list to act as co-hosts/co-hostesses to greet and help people with their surname, to be made to feel welcome and to help them meet researchers working on the same surnames.

We know that we have some college instructors attending who perhaps can be persuaded to speak about history/genealogy. We also have experts and accredited genealogist who have been researching for 30 plus years. They are ready to share their information with us.

Attendance is FREE . . . but we will have a "donation" jar to offset the cost for using the campground, tableware, entertainment, and clean up.

Plan to attend and bring:

1. First and foremost yourselves...

2. Books, Bibles,  pictures, Family Group Sheets and other information,

3. A covered dish to share. (For those who are traveling some distance and for whom this is not a feasible option, you may either bring a sack lunch or a non-perishable or deli item that can be picked up at last minute locally.

4. Drinks, ice chest

5. A chair or blanket to sit on...If you are serving as a host or hostess, you will also need a small table (card table size or larger) to display your family information on.

Last year was our first attempt to pull all these early settlers' descendants together. As far as we knew, it had never been attempted before. It was a resounding success for a first attempt, and it was agreed that it should become an annual event. This area is so very rich in history, both as an Indian frontier and as an isolated jewel of Union sympathy during the Civil War. It also served as a departure point for westward movement and new settlement. Our ancestors left us a rich heritage, which we are striving to preserve and pass on to our children and grandchildren. This rich tapestry of ideals and values is what made us a great nation and what made each of us what we are today. And it began with our earliest immigrant ancestors who came here to start a new life and a new country.

Terri Brown Jurca  
5509 Paula Rd.  
Knoxville, TN 37912

Carl Coffman:  
1448 S. Hadley St.  
Wichita, KS 67213

and co-hosted by many more friends and cousins, both locally and via Internet -- too numerous to name individually, but all of whom we thank for all their help.

Please reply briefly to one of the above addresses if you plan to attend to help us keep a head count.

The National Institute of Genealogical Research (NIGR) will be 15-20 July 2002. Enrollment is limited.

Schedule & Information

Tuition is $325 for applications postmarked on or before 15 May 2002 or $355 for applications postmarked on or after 16 May 2002. Classes are held in Room 105 at the National Archives unless otherwise noted.

An asterisk (*) indicates Optional sessions.

Sunday 14 July 2002: Hotel Washington at 15th & Pennsylvania, NW, Washington, DC. 

*7-9 p.m.: Evening Get-Together and Introductions (casual), Parkview Room.

Monday 15 July 2002:

8:45-9:15 a.m.: Orientation, Lynn C. McMillion, CLS.

9:15-9:45 a.m.: NARA Before and After; Archive, Constance Potter.

10-11:30 a.m.: Using NARA Finding Aids for Archival Research, Claire Prechtel-Kluskens.

1-1:30 p.m.: 1930 Federal Population Census, Claire Prechtel-Kluskens

:30-2 p.m.: Non-Population Schedules,  Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG.

2:15-3:15 p.m.: 1850-1920 Federal Population Census Records,         Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG.

3:30-4:30 p.m.: 1790-1840 Federal Population Census & Mapping Case Study, Mary McCambell Bell, CLS, CGL.

Archives I and II close at 5 p.m.

*7-9 p.m.: Introduction to Local History & Genealogy Room, Library of Congress (LC)(at LC), Barbara B. Walsh.

Tuesday 16 July 2002

8:45-10 a.m.: Revolutionary War Records, Shirley Langdon Wilcox,CG.

10:15-11:15 a.m.: Basic Military, Marie V. Melchiori, CGRS, CGL

11:15-11:30 a.m.: Citing Sources at the National Archives, Patricia Shawker, CGRS.

1-2 p.m.: Working with the Pension Indexes, Marie V. Melchiori, CGRS, CGL.

2:15-3:30 p.m.; Federal Records for African American Research, Reginald Washington.

3:45-4:30 p.m.: Rules for Using Rooms 400 and 203, Marie V. Melchiori, CGRS, CGL.

Free for research: National Archives I & II close at 9 p.m.

Wednesday 17 July 2002

8:45-9:45 a.m.: Free for Research

9:45-11 a.m.: Federal Land Records: Claire Mire Bettag, CGRS.

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Naturalization and Citizenship Documents Since 1906, Marian L. Smith (INS).

1:30-2:45 p.m.: Immigration Documents from 1892, Marian L. Smith (INS).    

3-4 p.m: Americans Abroad, Claire Mire Bettag, CGRS.

Archives I and II close at 5:00 p.m.

*5-8 p.m.: Introduction to Daughters of the American Revolution, (DAR) Library (at DAR), Eric Grundset.

Thursday 18 July 2002

8:15 a.m. Depart: National Archives Archives I), Washington, D.C. by bus for Archives II, College Park, MD. 

9:15-9:45 a.m.: Welcome and Update on Renovations (at Archives II), Adrienne C. Thomas.

10-11:15 a.m.: Cartographic Records (at Archives II), Robert E. Richardson.

12 Noon-1 p.m.: World War I Records (at Archives II), Mitchell Yokelson.

*1:15-2 p.m.: Tour of Archives II, NARA Staff.

3:30 p.m.: Last Records pull at Archives II.

*4:30 p.m.: DEPART for Archives I (Last NIGR bus)

Free for research: Archives I and II closes at 9 p.m.

Friday 19 July 2002

8:45-9:45 a.m.: Pre-1892 Passenger Arrival Records, Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS.

10-10:45 a.m.: Historical Documentary Publications, Claire Mire Bettag, CGRS.

11-11:45 a.m.: Indian Agents, Land Registers & Interior Dept. Appointment Papers 1849-1907, Kenneth Heger.

1-2 p.m.: Territorial Records, Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS.

2:15-2:45 p.m.: How to Write to NARA, Claire Mire Bettag, CGRS.

3-4 p.m.: About the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), Thomas W. Jones,CG.

Free for research: Archives I and II closes at 9 p.m.

Evening: Alumni-sponsored cash bar (6 p.m.) and dinner (7 p.m.) at Holiday Inn Arlington-at-Ballston, Arlington, VA; Speaker: Linda Jonas

Saturday 20 July 2002

8:45-9:30 a.m.: NARA Online, Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS.

9:45-11 p.m.: Using Federal Records to Research Seminoles & their Southeastern Ancestry, Patricia Wickman.

11:15-12 noon: Passport Records. Claire Prechtel-Kluskens.

12 noon-12:30 p.m.: Closing Activities, McMillion and Melchiori.

Free for research: Archives I and II close at 4:45 p.m.

For additional information: Contact: NIGR, P O Box 14274, Washington DC 20044-4274; e-mail: NatGenInst@aol.com; web site: http://natgeninst.genealogy.org.

The Harmelink family will hold its 100th annual reunion on 15 July 2002 in Inspiration Hills, Inwood, Iowa. For additional information, visit the web site: www.geocities.com/harmelink100th.

The 2002 Hooked on Genealogy Tour leaves 17 July 2002 from Auckland, New Zealand. First stop will be a British Conference on the Queen Mary for three days in Long Beach, CA, and thence to Salt Lake City for 17 nights. Then to London for 10 nights and to Edinburgh for 10 nights. Research on the British or International Floors at the Family History Library! Join us in Salt Lake City. Listen to lecturers from Library Staff. Jan Gow (who has been Tour Leader since our first annual Tour in 1992) is on call almost 24/7!! Shopping and sight seeing trip too. Then to London and Edinburgh. Jan will escort you to the repositories. There will be time for personal research. For more information www.hookedongenealogytours.com email: jan@HOGTours.quik.co.nz.

Cardi2@aol.com

The British Isles Family History Society - U. S. A. is will present its 15th annual Genealogical Seminar aboard the majestic Queen Mary on 18-20 July 2002 in Long Beach, CA. 

Among the speakers and their topics are:

Kyle Betitt, Irish Records;

Else Churchill, English Genealogy;

Jan Gow, from New Zealand;

Dr. Ivan Johnson, Rural England;

Linda Jonas, Scots-Irish, Scottish Records;

Barbara Renick, Computers in British Research;

Dr. I. D. E. Thomas, Chapels of Wales, Misconceptions of Wales;

Judith Eccles Wight, Scottish & Irish Research.

For those just starting out in their search for their ancestors, be sure to come to our workshops:

Beginning Scottish by Judith Eccles Wight;

Beginning Irish by Nancy Lee Bier;

Beginning Computers by Lisa Schumacher; and

Beginning English by Beth McCarty.

Author’s Night -- Thursday, 18 July 2002

Meet well-known authors of novels, romances, histories and genealogical stories, family histories and more. Purchase their books and have them signed. We will have a special lecture to close the evening. Cost $25.00

NOTE: First 75 persons who register for the seminar prior to 1 May 2002 will receive a free ticket to this event.

For more information, please see our web site: www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa/seminar.html or contact:
Linda Egan Flynn  
25930 Rolling Hills Road #416  
Torrance, CA 90525-7241;  
E-mail: leflynn@pacbell.net  
Annie Lloyd, Publicity Chairperson

The sixth annual family reunion for the Wisner/Wezenaar descendants and families will be held 19-21 July 2002 in Marinette, WI.  Planned events include a cemetery tour, big picnic, fish fry dinner, family bloodline charts, genealogy reports and more. For information, contact: dadwisner@aol.com.

There is to be an Adams family reunion on 20 - 21 July 2002.  On 20 July at the New London Complex and on 21 July at the Sea View Hall, Prince Edward Island, Canada.  For more details, contact at steeleclow@pei.sympatico.ca

Attending will be descendants of William ADAMS born at Third Pond on 15 March 1857. William married Catherine Jane CASELY  on 20 May 20 1882. They had the following family :

Thomas Casely (1882 - 1970);

Jeremiah (b. 1884);

Mary Jane Adams (b. 1886), married Lois Crossman on 3 April 1906.

Marie Adams (b. 1891), married Theodore Baker;

Earl (1893 - 1931);

Florence Adams (1895 to 1964), married Charles Paynter;

Annie Adams (b. 1890), married Merritt Davison;

Roy Adams (1899 - 1976);

Claude Adams (1902 - 1943); and

Wallace Adams (1905 - 1975).

Rick Roberts will conduct two genealogy workshops on 20 July 2002 at the Global Genealogy & History Shoppe, 13 Charles St., Milton, Ontario, Canada. The first will be on “Using Family Tree Maker Software” from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m..  This is an interactive workshop detailing how to use the program effectively as a research tool as well as for recording information and printing charts and reports.

The second workshop will be from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m. on “Creating a Family History Book Using Family Tree Maker.”  Rick says, “Many family historians undertake a research project so that their family's history will be preserved for future generations. This workshop shows you how to use Family Tree Maker software to accomplish that goal.

For information on either of the workshops visit the web site: http://globalgenealogy.com/workshops.

Angelina College presents a three-day Genealogy Conference, 25-27 July 2002 in Lufkin, TX, with topics in genealogy; local history; historical preservation and related computer technology. For conference brochure or further information, contact;

Angelina College Community Services  
Highway 59 South (3500 South First)  
P.O. Box 1768  
Lufkin, TX 75902-1768 or  
E-mail: fkanke@angelina.cc.tx.us

The Cleveland County (OK) Genealogical Society hold its 17th Annual Seminar on 27 July 2002 in Norman, OK. The speaker is John Michael Neill and his topic is "Now I've Found it, What Do I Do?” Advance Registration by 13 July 2002, $30. For additional information, Phone: 405-329-9180; or visit the web site: www.telepath.com/ccgs or E-mail ccgs@telepath.com.

From: HostGFSUnkHiram@aol.com

The Tri-Counties Genealogy Workshop will be 27 July 2002 at the Leonard Texas High School, Leonard, TX (Fannin County) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Speakers will be hosts from The Genealogy Forum on AOL, web site: www.GenealogyForum.com or AOL Keyword: ROOTS

Tentative Agenda:

9 a.m. --- Bill Hocutt (HostGFSUnkHiram@aol.com): Introduction of all the speakers and give a brief genealogy biography for each.

9:30 a.m. – Speaker: Darla Jo Vader (HostGFSDarlaJo) -- Hidden Treasures;

10:15 a.m.—Break;

10:30 a.m. – Speaker: Linda Kralman-Lambert (HostGFSKate): Using Research Check Lists/Analyzing Your Data;

11:15 a.m. – Lunch.

12:30 p.m. – Speaker: (HostGFSDae) -- WPA Records;

1:15 p.m. -- Break

1:30 p.m. – Speaker: (HostGFSJill) -- Maping Your LIfe Through Journals, Timelines, Etc.;

2:15 p.m. -- Open –

3 p.m.—Break.

3:15 p.m. -- Speaker --- Darla Jo & Dae --- GenTrek History and How It Can Help Your Research  (tenative).

3:45 p.m. -- Speaker --- Bill Hocutt --- Wrap up

For additional information, contact: UnkHirma@aol.com

Brigham Young University announces their 2002 Genealogy and Family History Conference for 30 July 2002 at Provo, UT. Faculty will include many lecturers from the Family History Department of BYU and other places in the country.  Early registrations are encouraged.

For more information about this conference, check the Web site at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/cwgeneal/; e-mail at cw136@byu.edu or write to:

BYU Conferences and Workshops

136 Harman, Continuing Education Building

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.

GFJay@aol.com

Westward Ho the Wagons! Move 'em out! It's "Oregon or Bust"! That was the slogan 158 years ago as pioneers loaded their wagons for the trek west, and now The Boone Society, Inc. is planning it's fourth biennial Boone Family Reunion for the Beaver State 31 July - 4 Aug. 4, 2002. Join us on the Oregon Trail as we celebrate the achievements of noted Boone descendants, tour some of the spectacularly beautiful sites and engage in traditional Society genealogical information sharing. Specific programs will be decided in the coming months.  The reunion in Wilsonville, OR (near Portland). Planned activities include:

Wednesday, 31 July: Registration and check in. Evening barbecue and entertainment at Boone's Ferry Park.

Thursday, 2 Aug.: Dr. Jim Tompkins, Oregon History Instructor at Clackamas Community College, will be our tour guide for a bus trip on the Columbia River Gorge portion of the Oregon Trail. We will stop at Multnomah Falls, around Mt. Hood, and will have lunch at Timberline Lodge at the base of the mountain. We will then travel west down Laurel Hill where wagons, oxen, horses and emigrants were lowered by rope. Prior to 1846, travel to the Willamette Valley was by the Columbia River, a treacherous and dangerous route. Some of Jim Tompkins' ancestors came this way.

After dinner, there will be an evening program at which we will be honored by the presence of William Cannon, the only Revolutionary War soldier buried in Oregon. William is portrayed by Tom Laidlaw  (actor, writer, historian and master storyteller) who holds a BS Degree in Theater Arts from Portland State University. Tom has been a volunteer blacksmith and interpreter at Ft.

Vancouver, WA for five years.

Friday, 2 Aug,: A day trip to the Oregon Coast (Boone Island and Boone Point, etc.) where Daniel's great grandson, George Luther Boone (the great grandfather of two of the Reunion Committee members), settled on Yaquina Bay after coming to Oregon in 1848. The return route will be via one of the Boone Homesteads, Salem (the state capitol) and several Boone Historical markers.

After dinner, Rochelle Cochran will present a program for historian Ken Kamper detailing his work with the Daniel Boone and Frontier Families Association, the many Boone sites in Missouri and efforts to protect and preserve Boone history and locations.

Saturday, 3 Aug.: A Morning tour of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City. The Boone Society Annual Meeting will be held after lunch. The Reunion Banquet and special entertainment will be In the evening.

Sunday, 4 Aug.: Farewell Champagne Brunch.

It is not too early to reserve your lodging, so feel free to register now by dialing: 1-800-HOLIDAY

Lodging Information: Holiday Inn Select, 25425 Southwest 95th Ave.(bordered by Boones Ferry Road), Wilsonville (formerly Boonesville/Boones Landing), OR 97070;  Phone:  503-570-8500 (Wilsonville Holiday Inn Select);p Web Site:  www.holidayinnselect.pdx.citysearch.com.

To register:  www.hiselect.com\wilsonvilleor or call 1-800-HOLIDAY

    Room rates:  $59/day - includes tax, single or double occupancy/; children  12 yrs. or younger FREE.

Meal Information: All meals (11 total) will be included in the reunion registration fee

The Boone Society, Inc. is a nonprofit association of Boone descendants, genealogists and historians. In addition to hosting the popular Boone Family Reunion, the Society serves as a reference service for researchers, a conduit for genealogists and a clearing  house for bibliographical works involving the Boone family.

Arlene Curry Buschert, Director  
The Boone Society, Inc.

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