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On the Ho izon CALENDAR OF GENEALOGICAL EVENTS On The Horizon Index by Place The following listing is in four parts: Genealogy Related Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, & Institutes; Genealogy Related Research Tours; Genealogy Cruises and Family Reunions. Genealogy Related Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, & Institutes United States Alaska, Anchorage April 18, 2009 Arizona, Sun City February 21, 2009 Arkansas, Hot Springs Village March 21, 2009 Arkansas, Little Rock September 2-5, 2009 Arkansas, Marshall June 5-6, 2009 California, Brea March 14, 2009 California, Burbank June 26-28, 2009 California, Burbank June 11-13, 2010 California, Escondido March 7, 2009 California, Palm Springs January 31, 2009 California, San Diego January 10, 2009 California, Santa Rosa April 25, 2009 California, Whittier February 28, 2009 Colorado, Denver January 24, 2009 Colorado, Denver February 20-21, 2009 Florida, Daytona Beach January 24, 2009 It leland@everton.com as soon as your have your event date set. Send updates as It is our goal at Everton Publishers to publish the most comprehensive listing of genealogy- related events available anywhere. Please email your events to you get more details filled in. You may also mail copy to: On the Horizon, The Genealogical Helper, PO Box 830, Bountiful, UT 84011. The following listing is in four parts: Genealogy Related Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, & Institutes; Genealogy Related Research Tours; Genealogy Cruises; and Family Reunions. See the separate sidebar “On the Horizon Index by Place” to locate events specific to your area, then go directly to the event listing by its date. Genealogy Related Seminars, Workshops, Conferences, & Institutes January 10, 2009— San Diego, California San Diego Genealogy Society is holding their annual seminar and luncheon Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle, San Diego, CA. The featured speaker is well-known genealogist Lloyd Bockstruck who will give presentations in both the morning and afternoon. For more information please see: www. rootsweb.com/~casdgs. January 12-16, 2009— Salt Lake City, Utah The Utah Genealogical Association’s 2009 Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy will be held at the Radisson Hotel. The Institute offers a week of in-depth instruction by expert genealogists in ten courses: Course 1: American Records & Research: Focusing on Localities. Course 2: Research of the Gulf South—Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. Course 3: English Research. Course 4: Research in German Speaking Areas. Course 5: Colonial American Research. Course 6: Effective Use of the Internet. Course 7: Hispanic Research: Discovering Your Ancestors in Spain and Latin America. Course 8: Beyond the Library: Research in Archives, Courthouses and Manuscript Collections. Course 9: (Course full) Skill Building for Professional-Level Research. Course 10: Genealogical Problem Solving. For more information or to enroll online, see: www.infouga.org. January 16-20, 2009— Auckland, New Zealand The New Zealand Society of Genealogists will host their 12th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry. For more information, see: www.affhocongress2009.org. January 24, 2009— Denver, Colorado The History Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) invites librarians, library staff, and the public to attend “Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk,” a one-day institute from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Denver Public Library, held in conjunction with the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting. Participants will learn from local genealogy experts about how such resources as the Colorado Rail Museum and the Colorado State Archives can assist coast-tocoast family history researchers. Speakers will also address ways to overcome the challenges of closed-record environments. Onsite registration will be available at the following rates: $115, RUSA members; $135, ALA members; 152 © Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r Ja n ua ry/Fe b r u a r y 2009
On the Horizon $160, non-members; $85, students and retirees. The price includes lunch and a tour of the Colorado Historical Society Stephen Hart Library and the Colorado State Archives. Details and registration instructions are at the event’s website: www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/ rusa/events/index.cfm. The Institute presenters will be: Janice Prater, genealogy librarian, pastpresident of the Colorado Genealogical Society and editor of the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History’s quarterly publication; Charles Albi, director emeritus of the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden (Colo.); Jose Esquibel, expert on colonial New Mexico and author of Royal Road: El Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe; Dr. Wendel Cox, western bibliographer, Denver Public Library and author of A World Together, a World Apart: the United States and the Arikaras, 1803-1851; Rebecca Lentz, director of the Stephen Hart Library, Colorado Historical Society; James K. Jeffrey, genealogy specialist at the Denver Public Library and president of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies. January 24, 2009— Daytona Beach, Florida The Volusia-Flagler Council of Genealogical Societies is sponsoring their annual 2009 Genealogy Seminar, with speakers George G. Morgan and Drew Smith of Aha! Seminars, Inc. Their topics will be “The Genealogist as CSI,” (George G. Morgan); “Where is the Book with My Family In It,” (Drew Smith); “The U.S. Naturalization Process & Documents: 1790-1954,” (George G. Morgan); and “The Genealogy Guys Podcast” Live, (George Morgan & Drew Smith). Find the registration form at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~f lvcgs/2009SemRegFinalMay16200 8wht.pdf. January 24, 2009—Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Royal Roads University is sponsoring a 1-day seminar with Dave Obee. The seminar is entitled “Writing about Local and Family History: It Doesn’t Have to be Boring!” The program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $90 + GST. For more information, see: www. royalroads.ca/continuing-studies/ PEOI1554-Y08.htm. January 31, 2009— Palm Springs, California The Palm Springs Genealogical Society will sponsor their annual seminar, featuring Forensic Genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick. For information, e-mail: info@palm springsgensoc.org or phone Carol Glow at 760-323-0250. February 7, 2009—Boerne, Texas The Genealogical Society of Kendall County, Texas is sponsoring their Annual Seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boerne Convention and Community Center, 820 E. Adler Rd, Boerne, TX. Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD, will be the speaker at this 5th Annual Seminar. Dr. Schweitzer’s topics will include the Civil War, German Genealogical Research, and Genealogy in the Southeastern US. Registration information will be available on the website no later than October 2008. For more info and registration, see: www. rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgskc/ seminar.htm. February 14, 2009— Secaucus, New Jersey The Hudson County Genealogical Society is hosting a seminar featuring Megan Smolenyak, who will be presenting “Trace Your Roots with DNA.” With amazing swiftness, “genetealogy” (the marriage of genetics and genealogy) is graduating from pioneering research to standard practice. But what is it exactly and how can we Florida, Port Charlotte February 28, 2009 Illinois, Moline April 18, 2009 Illinois, St. Charles February 28, 2009 Indiana, Mishawaka March 14, 2009 Kansas, Topeka April 25, 2009 Kansas, Wichita June 20, 2009 Louisiana, Lake Charles October 16-17, 2009 Louisiana, Baton Rouge April 18, 2009 Massachusetts, Waltham April 26, 2009 Michigan, Kalamazoo March 28, 2009 Michigan, Midland October 15-17, 2009 Missouri, Jefferson City August 7-8, 2009 Missouri, St. Louis May 2, 2009 Nevada, Las Vegas April 4, 2009 New Hampshire, Manchester April 22-26, 2009 New Jersey, Secaucus February 14, 2009 New York 2010 North Carolina, New Bern March 14, 2009 North Carolina, Raleigh May 13-16, 2009 Ohio, Cleveland October 14-17, 2009 Ohio, Huron April 2-5, 2009 Pennsylvania, Lancaster April 25, 2009 Ja n ua ry/Fe b r u a r y 2009 Ev e r t o n’s Ge n e a l o g i c a l He l p e r © 153
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