(April) 2011 - Irish Genealogical Website International

________________________________________________________________________ Special Event
British Isles Family History Days
April 29-30, 2011
The season’s special event
is nearly here! On April
29-30, the British Isles Family
History Days, sponsored
by the Irish Genealogical
Society International and
the Minnesota Genealogical
Society, provide a unique
opportunity for Irish family
historians. Join researchers of
English, Scottish and Welsh
ancestry at HennepinTechnical
College, 13100 College View
Drive, Eden Prairie, to learn
more about genealogical
research
sources.
techniques and
British Isles Family History
Days consist of three events: a
bus tour of Minneapolis’ historic Lakewood
Cemetery (afternoon of Friday, April 29),
a reception and lecture featuring David
E. Rencher, of FamilySearch, (evening of
Friday, April 29), and an all-day conference
on Saturday, April 30. Saturday’s conference
also includes an exhibit hall.
Speakers and Topics
DavidE.Rencher,ChiefGenealogicalOfficer
for the largest genealogy organization in the
world, is arguably North America’s leading
expert in the genealogy of the British Isles.
He has traced his family’s roots from the
United States back to Ireland and Scotland.
Rencher says that genealogy and family
history give people a “sense of identity, who
they are and where they came from.”
Join us for a dessert reception on Friday
evening with David Rencher. His topic
will be “The Sun Never Sets on the Data
Empire.” At plenary sessions on Saturday
Rencher addresses “Framing the Problem
Irish Genealogical Society International
for Overseas Research” and “Interpreting
and Evaluating Name Lists.”
The Saturday breakout sessions include
talks by Minnesota genealogists and
researchers, including some of our favorite
Irish class instructors.Tom Rice will provide
three lectures on Scottish genealogical
resources; Beth Mullinax will offer basic
Irish research while Mary Wickersham and
Sheila Northrop will share favorite Irish
genealogy websites. Lois Mackin and Jay
Fonkert will offer sessions on researching
English ancestors; Alice Eichholz will
provide a session on migration patterns
from New England; John Schade will speak
on researching Canadian fur traders; and
Kay Gavin will speak on Welsh ancestry.
This is your chance to get some background
on ancestors who may be of Irish, English,
Scottish or Welsh ancestry.
So much information available in one
place on one weekend! And there’s a bonus
opportunity to join a bus tour of Lakewood
Cemetery in Minneapolis on
Friday afternoon. Join with
others to celebrate and learn
more about researching your
ancestors at the British Isles
Family History Days events.
Advance registration for
British Isles Family History
Days activities is available at
the Minnesota Genealogical
Society’s website .
Registration fees through
April 22
• Bus tour: $26
• Fridayevening(D.Rencher
talk & dessert reception): $20
• Saturday conference (alone): $60
• CombinedFridayevening/Saturday
event: $70 (without lunch)
• Lunch on Saturday: $10
Charges from April 23 to the day of
the event will be
• Bus tour: $30 (if space available)
• Friday evening (D. Rencher talk &
dessert reception): $25
• Saturday conference (alone): $65
• Combined Friday evening/
Saturday event: $80 (without
lunch)
• Lunch on Saturday: $10
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