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On the Ho izon Over 20 genealogical materials vendors and exhibitors will also be present for attendees browsing and assistance. For more information, see: www.sbags.org or email: WHMinish@aol.com. March 14, 2009— New Bern, North Carolina Craig Roberts Scott, CG, will provide a four-part workshop “Overcoming Brick Walls.” The talks include: Service Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor in the Military; Maiden Name Not Found: Finding Your Female Ancestors; Land Not Found: Finding Your Ancestor on the Ground; and Where Oh Where: Using the Internet to Solve Brick Wall Problems. This workshop, to be held at the Broad Street Christian Church, New Bern, is cosponsored by the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Craven County Genealogical Society. For more information, see: www.ncgenealogy.org. March 21, 2009— Hot Springs Village, Arkansas The Village Genealogical Society is sponsoring their “2009 Spring Family History Workshop” featuring Michael John Neill, M.S. Topics of the all day workshop will be “Researching the Entire Family,” “Problem Solving Applied to Genealogy,” “I Found it; Now What,” and “Tried and Tested Tidbits.” Workshop hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration fee $35. For registration form and details, please call Jeanette Frahm at 501- 922-9220, e-mail J44F65@yahoo. com or visit http://pages.sudden link.net/hsvgs/. March 21, 2009— Houston, Texas The Houston Genealogical Forum will present “Antebellum Military Records” with Craig Scott as speaker. For more information see: www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to: programs@hgftx.org. March 27-28, 2009— Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and the Ottawa Public Library will present their 26th Gene-O-Rama at the Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepoint Dr. The Gene-O-Rama will include Marketplace, Internet Search Room: free Internet searching of library resources, including Ancestry.com (provided courtesy of the Ottawa Public Library) Computer Demonstration Room with informal access to CD collections, databases, and genealogy software packages. Assistance will be available in all computer rooms. For more information, see: www. ogsottawa.on.ca/geneorama/. March 28, 2009— Kalamazoo, Michigan The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society will sponsor their 2009 Spring Conference, featuring Paula Stuart-Warren. Topics will be “NUCMC & Its Cousin: Keys to “Lost Ancestral Records;” “Tho’ They Were Poor, They May Have Been Rich in Records;” “Organizing Your Genealogical Materials;” and Finding Ancestral Places of Origins.” The hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, see: www.rootsweb. ancestry.com/~mikvgs/spring conference.html. March 28, 2009— Virginia Beach, Virginia The Virginia Beach Genealogical Society is sponsoring their 2009 annual conference, WHO & WHAT: TELL ME ABOUT IT©, featuring John Philip Colletta, Ph. D. John is speaking on four topics: “Lesser-Used Federal Records,” “Libraries, Archives, & Public Records Offices: Understanding Resource Repositories,” “Effective Interviewing,” and “Turning Biographical Facts into Real-Life Events: How to Build Historical Context.” The program will be held at the Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd. Map: ht t p:// tinyurl.com/2bpv84. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Colletta starts at 8:55 a.m. and runs until 4:30 p.m. The venue closes at 5 p.m. See: www. genealogyjohn.com; and ht t p:// www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs/ for TELL ME ABOUT IT©, exhibitors, VBGS and offerings. Early Registration is recommended. Please reserve your spot by sending $35/$40* today with Registration Form to VBGS 2009 Annual Conference, PO Box 62901, Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2901, well before late date of March 16, 2009*. VBGS members pay $35* and benefit yearlong from our ongoing classes, excellent speakers, & newsletters, not to mention the added goods we provide for our members. Nonmembers pay $40*. And we invite you to join VBGS. Late & at-the-door registrations add $5*. Registration, membership forms, and details at www. rootsweb.com/~vavbgs/. A number of restaurants and fast food places are near. Lighter snacks and drinks are available throughout the day. Brown bag your lunch and use your saved time with exhibitors and vendors. Contact: VBGS http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~vavbgs—information posts as available. J. B. Wright 757-495-0672 or Jwright73@cox.net. April 2-5, 2009— Huron, Ohio The Ohio Genealogical Society will sponsor their 50th anniversary conference at the Sawmill Creek Resort and Convention Center, 400 Sawmill Creek. It is entitled: “Digging for Gold: Finding our Family Nuggets.” For more information, see: www.ogs.org/ conference2009/. April 3-4, 2009— Middleton, Wisconsin The Wisconsin State Genealogical 156 © 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 Society will sponsor their Gene-A- Rama, to be held at Madison Marriott West, 1313 John Q. Hammons Dr. The featured speaker will be Christine Rose. For more information, see: http://wsgs.org. April 4, 2009— Las Vegas, Nevada The Clark County, Nevada, Genealogical Society is sponsoring a seminar featuring Dr. George K. Schweitzer. For more information, see www.rootsweb.ancestry. com/~nvccngs/. April 18, 2009— Anchorage, Alaska The Anchorage Genealogical Society will present a seminar featuring Megan Smolenyak, speaking on: “Introduction to Ancestry. com,” “Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones,” “Find that Obituary Online Newspaper Search” and “Cases That Made my Brain Hurt.” For more information, see: www.anchoragegenealogy.org/ seminar.htm. April 18, 2009— Moline, Illinois The Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society and the Scott County, Iowa Genealogical Society will sponsor the 35th Annual Quad Cities Genealogical Conference. The featured speaker will be Curt Witcher. The seminar will be held at the Moline Viking Club, 1450 41st St. For more information, see: www.rootsweb.ancestry. com/~ilbgsrim/news/AnnualGen Conference.html. April 18, 2009— Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society will sponsor their annual seminar, to be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel. For more information, see: www. rootsweb.ancestry.com/~la-lghs/ seminar.htm. April 18, 2009— Plano, Texas The Genealogy Friends are sponsoring an All-Day Workshop, featuring Naomi Taplin and Alan Lefever from the Texas Baptist Historical Collection, speaking on: “Preserving Precious Memories.” Bring your own family treasures and learn how best to preserve them. The seminar will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Plano Bible Chapel, 1900 Shiloh Road. Pre-registration is $38.00 - $45 at the door. Contact: Brenda Kellow, President, The Genealogy Friends, PO. Box 860477, Plano, TX 75086- 0477; GenFriends@Genealogy Friends.org; www.Genealogy Friends.org. April 18-19, 2009— Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The Alberta Genealogical Society Conference will take place. For more information, see: www.abgen soc.ca. April 22-26, 2009— Manchester, New Hampshire The 10th New England Regional Conference “Discovering Family Treasures,” will feature speakers Megan Smolenyak, Tom Jones, and Jim Hansen. More information or to register, see: www.nergc.org. April 23-26, 2009—Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society will sponsor their 40th Anniversary Showcase Genealogy Conference. For more information, see: www.saskgenealogy.com. April 25, 2009— Santa Rosa, California The Sonoma County Genealogical Society is sponsoring an all-day seminar with Lloyd Bockstruck. He will speak on “Court Records for Genealogical Research,” “Colonial and States Statutes: Overlooked Sources for Genealogical Research,” “Bridging the Atlantic: Finding Your Ancestral Home,” and “Substitutes for Birth and Death Records.” This will be the 17th all-day session sponsored by SCGS. It will be held in the Harry A. Merlo Theater at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Highway 101 at River Road. Pre-registration is highly recommended to reserve your seat for this event. Price of admission for pre-registration is $20 for members of the Sonoma County Genealogical Society, $25 for nonmembers. Admission at the door, beginning at 8 a.m., will be $30. Send your reservations to Registrar Audrey Phillips, 96 Eastside Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954-3609. Questions about registration can also be directed to her by phone at 707-763-4492. Other questions about the seminar should be directed to Lois Nimmo, program chairman, e-mail: loisnim@scb global.net or phone 707-537-1684. For more information, see: www. rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/ bockstruck2.htm. April 25, 2009— Indianapolis, Indiana Pamela K. Boyer will be the featured speaker for the Indiana Genealogical Society’s 20th Anniversary Conference. Other speakers will be Dr. Jack Early, Curt Witcher, Bennie McRae, Dr. Alan January, Kevin Flanagan, Dona Stokes-Lucas, and Ron Darrah. For more information or to register, go to www.indgensoc.org/ conference.html or write to 2009 Conference, Indiana Genealogical Society, PO Box 10507, Ft. Wayne, IN 46852-0507. April 25, 2009— Topeka, Kansas The Topeka Genealogical Society and the Kansas State Historical Society are sponsoring the 37th Annual Conference. John Phillip Colletta will be the featured speaker. The seminar will be held 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 © 157
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