FYI Update excerpt attached from NEHGS newsletter - AND don't forget that the GENTECH exhibit hall at the Hynes Convention Center is free and open to the public, so if you are in the Boston area, you can also drop in and spend a few hours. Final Countdown to GENTECH 2002 Two weeks from today the long-awaited GENTECH conference in Boston will be underway! The two-day conference (January 25 and 26) features over fifty genealogical lectures on topics ranging from genetics to geographic information systems, an exhibit hall full of vendors with the latest products, and a banquet talk by Dr. Bryan Sykes, author of the best-selling book, The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry. Two of the program tracks are devoted to web resources, and include topics such as "NEHGS Online: Finding Your Family Electronically " by NEHGS director of electronic publications Michael J. Leclerc and "How to Cite Your Internet Sources" by Cyndi Howells. If you have not yet registered for the conference, there is still time! If you are going to mail your registration (GENTECH 2002, c/o NEHGS, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116), please plan to have it arrive before January 18. If you are going to fax (508-788-9500) or phone in (toll-free 1-888-296-3447) your registration, please do so by 5 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 22. Or you can register on-site at the Hynes Convention Center, located at 900 Boylston Street in Boston. Registration hours are: Thursday, January 24 10:30 a.m.� 8 p.m. Friday, January 25 7 a.m. � 6 p.m. Saturday, January 26 7 a.m. � 10 a.m. In addition, Librarians' Day, a pre-conference event, will take place on Thursday, January 24. The last day for registration for that event is Friday, January 18. There is also still time to make your hotel reservations. Two well-known Boston hotels are making a once in a lifetime hotel rate available to GENTECH attendees: $119 per night! In the heart of Boston's Back Bay, and directly across the street from the Hynes Convention Center, the Back Bay Hilton invites you to take advantage of this special rate and enjoy all the amenities this first-class hotel has to offer. On the south side of the Hynes Convention Center is the four-star Colonnade Hotel, offering elegantly appointed rooms in the European style. Both hotels are just minutes from the GENTECH conference. For reservations call: Hilton Back Bay 617-236-1100 (The special rate is good only through January 12.) Colonnade 617-424-7000 (The special rate is good only through January 19.) Please mention GENTECH to receive this special rate. For more information about GENTECH, please call 1-888-296-3447 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or visit http://www.gentech.org/. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book Signings at the NEHGS Booth at GENTECH GENTECH conference attendees are invited to visit the NEHGS booth and meet seven different genealogical authors. Even if you are not registered for the conference, you are welcome to visit the NEHGS booth and the exhibit hall, which is free and open to the public. Friday, January 25 10-10:30 Marcia Melnyk, author of Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research and The Weekend Genealogist: Time-Saving Techniques for Effective Research 11:30-12 Ann Smith Lainhart, author of Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records and State Census Records, and co-author of Inscriptions and Records of the Old Cemeteries of Boston and Deaths in the Town of Boston, 1700-1799. 1:30-2 Ralph J. Crandall, executive director of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and author of Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy 1:30-3 Gary Boyd Roberts, senior research scholar at the New England Historic Genealogical Society and author of Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants and Notable Kin, volumes 1 and 2. 3-3:30 Maureen Taylor, author of Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images, Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs, and Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors. 4:30-5 Tony Burroughs, author of Black Roots: A Beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree Also Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, author of Organizing Your Family History Search, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant and Ethnic Ancestors, and My Wild Irish Rose: The Life of Rose (Norris) (O'Connor) Fitzhugh and her mother Delia (Gordon) Norris (Signing time to be announced) Saturday, January 26 11:30-12 Rhonda McClure, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy and The Genealogist's Computer Companion. 1-2 Ralph J. Crandall, executive director of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and author of Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy Also Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, author of Organizing Your Family History Search, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant and Ethnic Ancestors, and My Wild Irish Rose: The Life of Rose (Norris) (O'Connor) Fitzhugh and her mother Delia (Gordon) Norris (Signing time to be announced) If you have any questions about the NEHGS book signings at GENTECH, please contact Lynn Betlock at nehgs@nehgs.org. Dreams of Freedom: Boston's Immigration Museum GENTECH conference attendees (or those planning a future trip to Boston) might want to visit one of Boston's newest museums, Dreams of Freedom. Located along the historic Freedom Trail, Dreams of Freedom is a high tech multimedia exhibit depicting Boston's colorful history of immigration. Using a combination of cherished objects, vintage photos, holographic characters, and other special effects, Dreams of Freedom recreates the atmosphere, context, and emotion of the immigrant experience. Produced by the International Institute of Boston, Dreams of Freedom explores numerous personal stories of departure and arrival, prosperity and hardship, welcome and discrimination. The museum is located at One Milk Street, at the corner of Milk and Washington Streets, in downtown Boston. For more information call 617-338-6022 or visit http://www.dreamsoffreedom..org. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/