HelPeR - BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History
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On the Ho izon<br />
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia<br />
August 2-7, 2009<br />
South Dakota, Rapid City<br />
September 9-14, 2009<br />
Tennessee, Knoxville<br />
September, 2010<br />
Texas, Boerne<br />
February 7, 2009<br />
Texas, Houston<br />
March 21, 2009<br />
Texas, Plano<br />
April 18, 2009<br />
Utah, Bountiful<br />
March 7, 2009<br />
Utah, Provo<br />
July 28-31, 2009<br />
Utah, Salt Lake City<br />
April 28-June 5, 2010<br />
Virginia, Virginia Beach<br />
March 28, 2009<br />
Washington, Seattle<br />
March 7, 2009<br />
Washington, Seattle<br />
May 16, 2009<br />
Washington, Spokane<br />
September 11-13, 2009<br />
Wisconsin, Middleton<br />
April 3-4, 2009<br />
Wisconsin, Neenah<br />
October 2-3, 2009<br />
Canada<br />
Alberta, Edmonton<br />
April 18-19, 2009<br />
Alberta, Medicine Hat<br />
June 14-21, 2009<br />
British Columbia, Kelowna<br />
April 25-26, 2009<br />
British Columbia, Surrey<br />
March 7, 2009<br />
British Columbia, Surrey<br />
October 19, 2009<br />
British Columbia, Victoria<br />
January 24, 2009<br />
British Columbia, Victoria<br />
February 21-28, 2009<br />
use it to further our genealogical<br />
endeavors Come hear one of the<br />
co-authors of Trace Your Roots with<br />
DNA discuss her own <strong>and</strong> others’<br />
experience launching <strong>and</strong> managing<br />
a DNA project, including such<br />
considerations as test <strong>and</strong> vendor<br />
selection factors, privacy, <strong>and</strong><br />
convincing others to participate.<br />
It will be held from 11:00 a.m. to<br />
1:00 p.m. at the Secaucus Public<br />
Library. For more information,<br />
see: www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/events/2009-02-14<br />
event.<br />
html.<br />
February 20-21, 2009—<br />
Denver, Colorado<br />
The Colorado Genealogical Society<br />
will host their annual seminar,<br />
featuring Dr. Thomas H.<br />
Shawker <strong>and</strong> Patricia O’Brien<br />
Shawker. On Friday, February 20,<br />
2009, Dr. Shawker will address<br />
the society’s regularly scheduled<br />
meeting on “Your Genealogy <strong>and</strong><br />
Your Health” at Christ the King<br />
Lutheran Church, 2300 S. Patton<br />
Ct., Denver. On Saturday, February<br />
21, he will present “DNA Testing:<br />
the Very, Very Basics <strong>and</strong> Race<br />
Ethnicity,” <strong>and</strong> “Ancestry: DNA<br />
Testing.” Patricia Shawker will<br />
speak on “One <strong>Family</strong>’s Footprint<br />
in the Federal Records <strong>and</strong> Before<br />
Statehood: Territorial Records.”<br />
Friday’s presentation is free <strong>and</strong><br />
visitors are welcome. Saturday<br />
is an all-day event at the Central<br />
Denver Public Library, 13th &<br />
Broadway, Denver, with a materials<br />
fee of $30 per person. For more<br />
information, see: www.cogensoc.<br />
us/cgsevents.htm.<br />
February 21, 2009—<br />
Sun City, Arizona<br />
The West Valley Genealogical Society<br />
of Youngtown, Arizona is<br />
sponsoring their annual seminar,<br />
to be held at the First Presbyterian<br />
Church, 12225 W. 103rd Ave., Sun<br />
City, Arizona, from 8:30 a.m. to<br />
2:30 p.m. The speaker will be Laura<br />
Prescott, professional researcher,<br />
writer, <strong>and</strong> speaker; regular columnist<br />
for Ancestry, contributing<br />
editor for New Engl<strong>and</strong> Ancestors,<br />
as well as a contributor to Genealogical<br />
Computing <strong>and</strong> NGS News<br />
Magazine. Laura will speak on<br />
“Finding the Unexpected in Unexpected<br />
Places.” For more information<br />
<strong>and</strong> registration, see: www.<br />
azwvgs.org.<br />
February 21-28, 2009—Victoria,<br />
British Columbia, Canada<br />
Royal Roads University is sponsoring<br />
a three-day class in Discovering<br />
Your <strong>Family</strong> <strong>History</strong>.<br />
Dave Obee will be instructing.<br />
Hours during the three days are<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The course will<br />
cover using the Internet, geography,<br />
the census, civil registration,<br />
newspapers, immigration records,<br />
military records, <strong>and</strong> much more.<br />
For more information, see: www.<br />
royalroads.ca/continuing-studies/<br />
PEOI1555-Y08.htm.<br />
February 28, 2009—<br />
Whittier, California<br />
The Whittier Area Genealogical<br />
Society (WAGS) will once again<br />
hold its annual day-long seminar<br />
Saturday, February 28, 2009. The<br />
speaker will be Curt B. Witcher,<br />
manager of the Historical Genealogy<br />
Department of the Allen<br />
County Public Library in Fort<br />
Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Witcher is a<br />
former president of both the Federation<br />
of Genealogical Societies<br />
<strong>and</strong> the National Genealogical<br />
Society.<br />
February 28, 2009—<br />
Port Charlotte, Florida<br />
The Southwest Florida Genealogy<br />
Research Group is sponsoring a<br />
seminar featuring Baerbel Johnson.<br />
The title of the program is<br />
Putting Flesh on the Genealogical<br />
Skeleton. Topics will be “Marriage<br />
Laws <strong>and</strong> Customs in Germany,”<br />
German Research on the Internet,”<br />
Strategies for Solving German Research<br />
Problems,” <strong>and</strong> “Internet<br />
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