HelPeR - BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History
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On the Ho izon<br />
October 2-3, 2009—<br />
Neenah, Wisconsin<br />
The Wisconsin State Genealogical<br />
Society will sponsor its annual<br />
Fall 2009 Seminar, with featured<br />
speaker, Michael John Neill. It will<br />
be held at the Best Western Bridgewood<br />
Resort Hotel & Conference<br />
Center, 1000 Cameron Way. For<br />
more information, see: http://wsgs.<br />
wetpaint.com.<br />
October 14-17, 2009—<br />
Clevel<strong>and</strong>, Ohio<br />
The annual Seminar of the Czechoslovak<br />
Genealogical Society International<br />
will be held in Clevel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
October 15-17, 2009—<br />
Midl<strong>and</strong>, Michigan<br />
The Michigan Genealogical Council<br />
is sponsoring their annual seminar<br />
with the Thursday afternoon<br />
<strong>and</strong> evening of October 15 including<br />
tours of Midl<strong>and</strong> County Historical<br />
Society facilities. On the<br />
following two days, 16 speakers<br />
with 32 sessions in four tracks will<br />
be featured. Thirty vendors & societies<br />
are expected to exhibit. A<br />
banquet & lunches with speakers<br />
are planned. For more information,<br />
see: www.rootsweb.com/~mimgc/.<br />
Email: faeae@chartermi.net.<br />
October 16-17, 2009—<br />
Lake Charles, Louisiana<br />
The Southwest Louisiana Genealogical<br />
<strong>and</strong> Historical Library’s<br />
second “Branching Out in Genealogy”<br />
Seminar will feature Carolyn<br />
Earle Billingsley. For more details,<br />
see: www.calcasieu.lib.la.us, or<br />
email: gen@calcasieu.lib.la.us or<br />
phone 337-437-3490.<br />
October 19, 2009—Surrey,<br />
British Columbia, Canada<br />
The Annual Tri-stake <strong>Family</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
Conference will be held.<br />
April 28-May 5, 2010—<br />
Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
The National Genealogical Society<br />
is sponsoring their annual<br />
conference to be held in Salt Lake<br />
City, Utah. For more information,<br />
see the following website (when<br />
it launches): www.ngsgenealogy.<br />
org/Conferences/2010/.<br />
June 11-13, 2010—<br />
Burbank, California<br />
The Southern California Genealogical<br />
Society will sponsor<br />
their annual SCGS Jamboree. The<br />
Southern California Genealogy<br />
Jamboree <strong>and</strong> Resource Expo is<br />
a three-day gathering of genealogists,<br />
family historians, experts,<br />
novices, exhibitors, vendors, genealogical<br />
society leaders, speakers,<br />
<strong>and</strong> others who are interested<br />
in tracing their roots. The 2010<br />
Genealogy Jamboree is expected<br />
to draw over 1200 participants.<br />
There will be more than 75 presentations<br />
<strong>and</strong> panel discussions,<br />
over 30 lecturers, a room full of exhibitors<br />
<strong>and</strong> vendors, <strong>and</strong> plenty<br />
of opportunities to network <strong>and</strong><br />
socialize.<br />
For more information, see: www.<br />
scgsgenealogy.com.<br />
September, 2010—<br />
Knoxville, Tennessee<br />
The Federation of Genealogical<br />
Societies will hold their annual<br />
conference in Knoxville, with a<br />
strong emphasis on genealogy on<br />
the Internet.<br />
2010—New York State<br />
The New York State Chapter of the<br />
Palatines to America will sponsor<br />
the 300th anniversary celebration<br />
of Palatine immigration to<br />
America.<br />
Genealogy Related<br />
Research Tours<br />
<strong>and</strong> Retreats<br />
March 9-14, 2009—<br />
Galesburg, Illinois<br />
The Carl S<strong>and</strong>berg College is sponsoring<br />
the 11th Annual Genealogy<br />
Week, with Michael John Neill,<br />
MS. Michael will speak on “Using<br />
Ancestry.com;” “Using Footnote.<br />
com;” “Using <strong>Family</strong>Search.org;”<br />
“Using L<strong>and</strong> Records;” “Genealogy<br />
Problem Solving;” <strong>and</strong><br />
“Using Non-English Language<br />
Records.” The classes run from<br />
9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, covering<br />
one topic per day. For more<br />
information, see: www.rootdig.<br />
com/s<strong>and</strong>burg.html.<br />
May 14-21, 2009—<br />
Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
Michael John Neill will sponsor<br />
his annual Salt Lake City <strong>Family</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> Trip. For information, see:<br />
www.rootdig.com/slctrip.html.<br />
October 5-9, 2009—<br />
Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
The International Society for British<br />
Genealogy <strong>and</strong> <strong>Family</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
will take place in Salt Lake City,<br />
Utah. For more information, see:<br />
www.isbgfh.org.<br />
December 6-12, 2009—<br />
Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
Do You Want to Make Gigantic<br />
Leaps in Locating Your Ancestors<br />
Do you have brick-wall problems<br />
in your genealogy research If so,<br />
plan on joining with The Genealogical<br />
Helper Managing Editor, Lel<strong>and</strong><br />
K. Meitzler, <strong>and</strong> Donna Potter Phillips<br />
at the 25th annual Salt Lake<br />
Christmas Tour to the <strong>Family</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
Library this December.<br />
The Salt Lake Christmas tour is<br />
known for having the highest percentage<br />
of professional researchers<br />
per attendee of any Salt Lake<br />
research tour.<br />
Why December Early December<br />
is an ideal time to come to the <strong>Family</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> Library. The library isn’t<br />
crowded, as it is at other times of<br />
the year. The festivities in Salt Lake<br />
City are underway <strong>and</strong> the Christmas<br />
Tour <strong>Family</strong> is waiting with<br />
open arms for you to join them.<br />
By joining us in Salt Lake City<br />
on a Salt Lake Christmas Tour,<br />
you will be in the right place—<br />
at the right time—to locate more<br />
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