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On the Horizon
Resources for Locating the 19th
Century German Emigrant.” It will
be held at the St. James Episcopal
Church, 1375 Viscaya Dr. from 8:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information,
see: www.rootsweb.ancestry.
com/~flggrg/.
February 28, 2009—
St. Charles, Illinois
The DuPage County Genealogical
society is sponsoring their 34th
Annual Conference featuring
Everton’s Genealogical Helper Managing
Editor, Leland K. Meitzler.
Mr. Meitzler will speak on “The
Witness,” “Using Tax Records,”
“Chasing Women,” and “Your Ancestor
Was Not Lost in the Courthouse
Fire.” Contributing Editor,
Jeff Bockman will speak on “They
Came in Ships,” and “Drilling
Down for DNA.” Tracks are also
planned on Chicago research as
well as Allen County Public Library
research. The Conference
will be held at Hilton Garden Inn,
4070 East Main St., St. Charles, Illinois.
See www.dcgs.org for more
information.
March 7, 2009—
Escondido, California
The Escondido Family History
Fair will be held at the Escondido,
California South Stake Center,
2255 Felicita Road. Genealogical
Helper managing editor Leland K.
Meitzler is scheduled to speak up
to four times during the day. For
more information, see www.family
historyfair.org.
March 7, 2009—
Bountiful, Utah
The annual South Davis Regional
Family History Fair will be held
at the Bountiful High School. For
more information, see: www.devclean.com/famhistfair/index.html.
March 7, 2009—
Seattle, Washington
The Pacific Northwest Historians
Guild will hold its annual
conference at the Seattle Museum
of History and Industry.
The theme is the centennial of the
1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
(AYPE). The World’s Fair
took place in Seattle from June 1 to
October 16, 1909. For more information
go to their website above
or check out their flyer at: www.
pnwhistorians.org/News/PacN-
WHisGuildFlyer.pdf.
March 7, 2009—Surrey,
British Columbia, Canada
The British Columbia Genealogical
Society & the Surrey Public
Library will sponsor an all-day
seminar with Megan Smolenyak.
Megan will speak on: “Trace Your
Roots with DNA;” “Reverse Genealogy:
Techniques for Finding
Your Lost Loved Ones;” “Introduction
to Ancestry.com;” and
“Cases That Made My Brain Hurt.”
For more information, see: www.
bcgs.ca.
March 14, 2009—
Brea, California
The Genealogical Society of North
Orange County will present a
one-day seminar featuring Stephen
Morse, speaking on “One-
Step Webpages: A Potpourri of
Genealogical Search Tools,” to be
held at the Brea United Methodist
Church, 480 N. State College
Blvd. The hours will be from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information,
see: www.gsnocc.org/gsnocc/
seminar09pg1.html.
March 14, 2009—
Mishawaka, Indiana
The South Bend Area Genealogical
Society’s annual “Michiana Genealogy
Fair” for 2009 will be held
at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris
Public Library, 209, Lincoln Way
East. Genealogical Helper Contributing
Editor, Jeff Bockman, will
be the featured speaker. Jeff will
be speaking on “Using Maps for
Genealogical Research” and “No
Birth Certificate, No Problem.”
Ontario, Oakville
May 29-31, 2009
Ontario, Ottawa
March 27-29, 2009
Ontario, Ottawa
September 18-20, 2009
Saskatchewan, Regina
April 23-26, 2009
England
London
May 3, 2009
New Zealand
Auckland
January 16-20, 2009
Scotland
Aberdeen
April 25, 2009
Stirling
June 19-21, 2009
Research Tours
see page 160
Illinois, Galesburg
March 9-14, 2009
Utah, Salt Lake City
January 12-16, 2009
Utah, Salt Lake City
May 14-21, 2009
Utah, Salt Lake City
October 5-9, 2009
Utah, Salt Lake City
December 6-12, 2009
Genealogy Cruises
see page 161
Eastern Caribbean
January 10-18, 2009
Family Reunions
see page 161
Rusagonis, NB, Canada
(Calkins)
Apr 30-May 2, 2009
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