I'm not sending this as a solicitation for a subscription - I just thought there might be someone interested in the New England conference that is coming up. Also, I'm wondering about the Guild of One Name Studies. I know BFA joined one such group several years ago, but don't know whether this is the same one. Or is this one the one from England? Mary-Gene -------- Original Message -------- Subject: GenWeekly, vol. 1, no. 9--September 2, 2004 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 01:27:50 -0600 From: GenWeekly.com <noreply@genweekly.com> Reply-To: GenWeekly.com <noreply@genweekly.com> To: mgpage@unlimited.net GenWeekly, vol. I, no. 9 Complimentary Version It's Genealogy. It's Weekly. It's GenWeekly. September 2, 2004 All articles are Copyrighted© 2004 by GenWeekly, Inc. All rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT As of September 3rd, 2004, GenWeekly.com will be under new ownership. We think our readers will be pleased with the results. All GenWeekly subscriptions will be honored. Please read the following press release from GenWeekly's new owners: http://www.genealogytoday.com/info/pr/genweekly.html Genealogy Today (www.genealogytoday.com <http://www.genealogytoday.com>) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with GenWeekly, the newsletter designed to help individuals of all ages and genealogical experiences, to takeover the role of publisher for the paid subscription service. The newsletter covers genealogy basics, U.S. and international sources, and computer related topics. "GenWeekly will be the perfect complement to our free newsletter, Family Tree Digest, already enjoyed by thousands of readers," explained Illya D'Addezio, the owner and founder of Genealogy Today. "There are many synergies between what our two groups are doing -- working together will greatly enhance both publications." 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Subscriptions are available for $9.95 per year, which provides the customer with 50 issues (two weeks off for holidays) each with four or more articles written exclusively for the newsletter and full access to the searchable archive of all articles published. Subscribers may also contact the authors to ask questions. For more information visit http://www.familytreedigest.com/plus.html This Week's Complimentary Article Realistic Expectations: Tracing Irish Ancestry By Nathan W. Murphy, AG® Millions of Americans trace their lines back to Irish Potato Famine immigrants. Descendants that want to know more about their Irish heritage need to have realistic expectations about what they can hope to find in the Emerald Isle. https://www.genweekly.com/current.php?id=1497 Other Articles This Week To have access to every GenWeekly article--including the articles listed below, please consider a subscription to GenWeekly. You can learn more about our reasonably priced subscription plans by CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW: http://www.genweekly.com/index.php?cPath=21 Step 6--Genealogy Detecting LaRae Free Kerr The 6th step in the genealogy research cycle, Searching Original Records, requires many of the same steps criminal detectives use. Another Look at Obituaries By Dae Powell If you know what to look for, searching through the obituaries can yield a plentiful harvest of useful information. It's All Relative - The Guild of One-Name Studies By Nathan W. Murphy, AG® The Guild of One-Name Studies oversees massive research efforts carried on by genealogists from all over the globe. Whenever you come across a rare surname in your studies, make sure to check the Guild's online list to find out if someone is conducting a one-name study that can assist you. If you suspect that a surname you are studying is rather unique in the world, begin a one-name study yourself. The results are fascinating! Genealogy News & Events Montgomery County, TX Versus Ronald Jackson's Heirs Ronald V. Jackson, a Salt Lake City resident who founded the Accelerated Indexing System in the 1960s, purportedly gave an unspecified donation in his will to the Montgomery County (TX) Memorial Library's genealogy department. He apparently spent some time researching there and became attached to the library and its employees. Jackson's heirs disregarded the gift to the library at his death and the county has hired a Utah law firm to pursue the case. Jackson often made donations to the library, including one in 1993 of 18 rolls of microfilm containing U.S. Census information to the Genealogy Department. The collection is valued at $80,000. In addition to being a pioneer in the indexing field, Jackson taught genealogy at Brigham Young University for three years. At this point, the county has not filed any lawsuits and is making efforts to settle out of court. New England Regional Conference Next Spring The 8th New England Regional Genealogical Conference will be held from March 31-April 3, 2005 at the beautiful Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland Maine. The theme of the Conference is "New England Crossroads 2005". Four of the country' best known genealogists will be the lead speakers for this program: Tony Burroughs, Cyndi Howells, Elizabeth Shown Mills and Craig Scott. More than 40 additional speakers at this three day Conference a will discuss a wide range of topics in tracks devoted to New England Research, Ethnic Genealogy, Federal Records, Libraries and Records, Writing and Publishing, Skills and Methodology, DNA Research and Computers the Internet and other technical topics. Complete program details and a registration form can be found at: www.NERGC.org <http://www.NERGC.org>. Register early! Some of the special events will fill up very quickly! A conference newsletter, or "ezine," is available that will keep you up to date on this year's planned activities information about the lectures, special programs, exhibits, location and other news. To subscribe to the e-zine: a) Send a message to: john@konvalinka.com <mailto:john@konvalinka.com> b) Put "NERGC" on the subject line -- to identify it as "non-spam" c) Put "subscribe" in the body of the message New Editor for the BCG OnBoard Newsletter The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) has recently announced that Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS, will be the new editor of OnBoard, the organization's educational newsletter. A resident of Winter Springs, Florida, Paulin specializes in post civil war research, immigration topics, and Jewish genealogy. In 2002 she received her credential as a Certified Genealogical Records Specialist from BCG. She is vice president of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) and a trustee of the National Institute of Genealogical Research Alumni Association (NIGRAA). She will assume the helm of OnBoard with the January 2005 issue. OnBoard is published in January, May, and September of each year. Articles cover research and certification topics, along with news of the Board and certified associates. Copies are distributed to BCG associates. The publication is available to interested genealogists as well. Subscriptions at $15 per year may be ordered on the BCG web site http://www.bcgcertification.org. Single copies of back issues are available at $5 each. The web site lists the contents of each issue. Ozarks Genealogical Society Fall Conference The Ozarks Genealogical Society will hold its 24th annual fall conference in Springfield, Missouri September 17-18, 2004. The conference will feature Henry Z. Jones, Jr., who has presented lectures and seminars at both NGS and FGS conferences in a number of states. In addition, he is the author of numerous books and lectures on a variety of topics of interest for genealogical researchers. Mini-sessions, book vendors, lunch, and a source book are included in the registration. For more information, visit the OGS Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs; or send a SASE to OGS Conference Registrar, PO Box 3945, Springfield MO 65808-3945. Guided Research Opportunity in D.C. Repositories The following information comes from the New England Historic Genealogical Society website, found at www.newenglandancestors.org <http://www.newenglandancestors.org> under "Education Center": Research Week in Washington, D.C. 3/13/2005 - 3/20/2005 Join us for a week of research in Washington, D.C., at the National Archives (NARA) and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, two of the top genealogical repositories in the United States. NEHGS staff members will be at the two sites all week to help you with your research and provide personal consultations.Staff from NARA and the DAR library will present orientations at the beginning of the week. Participants already familiar with these repositories will want to hear about changes and new accessions. Both repositories contain vast amounts of unique material not found in Salt Lake City, Boston, or elsewhere. For more information about this program, including registration fees, email Amanda Batey at tours@nehgs.org <mailto:tours@nehgs.org>. Genealogy Jamboree Coming to Southern Utah in February 2005 The Genealogy & Family Heritage Jamboree is coming February 11 & 12, 2005 to the Dixie Convention Center in sunny St. George, Utah. This is the first time a genealogy event of this magnitude has come to Southern Utah. Mark your calendar - come hear major speakers, talk to vendors about new genealogy related products, and learn through exhibits and entertainment the native and immigrant heritage of the American Southwest. This nationally-advertised genealogy conference will include two fun-filled days of Historical and Cultural displays, 63 training seminars, over 100 vendor and exhibitor locations, the latest genealogy products and technology, free drawings and prizes each hour, and entertainment with an international flair. Pre-registration offers low admission prices with an Early Bird special of only $32 for the two-day Jamboree. The official registration kick-off will be in October 2004, but you can get a preview of the activities and advanced registration at http://www.cgslink.com/jamboree/. Check! often for updates. FSGS Annual Conference in Melbourne, FL Come join the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) 28th Annual Conference. Register now for this exciting event to be held 12-13 November 2004 in Melbourne, Florida at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place (200 Rialto Place). The featured speaker, Sharon Tate Moody, CGRSsm, will present four exciting lectures. Her topics will be: With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow; Airing the Family Laundry: Secrets Revealed in Court Records; If Living Were A Crime. Evidence Your Ancestors Left at the Scene; and No Ring? No License? Are they Married? Applying the Common Law to Marriage. Ms. Moody is a well-known national genealogical lecturer. As a retired law enforcement officer, she brings a unique perspective into finding evidence and genealogical proof for cases. She is Vice President of the Association of Professional Genealogists, president of the Georgia Genealogical Society, trustee of the Taylor Foundation and a founding trustee of the Friends of the Georgia Archives. She is an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists as a Certified Genealogical Record Specialist. Several other amazing speakers will be featured at the conference. Registration information is available online at the FSGS Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs. Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Online Database A free online database provided by the New England Historic Genealogical Society contains information on Massachusetts Revolutionary officers eligible for membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. Eligibility was based on the officer's length and terms of service. Membership in the Society of the Cincinnati was extended to the officers of the Continental Army, Navy, and Marines who had served until the end of the war, plus those who had been declared no longer needed by acts of Congress and those who had served honorably for three years during the war. This database focuses solely on Massachusetts officers known to be eligible for membership. Search the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati database for free at: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/database/msc. Texas State Hispanic Genealogical Conference The 25th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference, "Racing through History - Tracing the Lives and Travels of our Ancestors", will be held September 17-19, 2004. This conference sounds like a party as well as an educational experience. The professionals will present a variety of outstanding topics on Hispanic research topics. This event will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel, 2705 E. Houston Highway, Victoria, Texas. Michael A. Salinas, will present "Hispanic Genealogy on the Internet". This will be an exciting hands-on computer genealogy class. Space is limited to 20 per session. There will be three 45-minutes sessions. Come prepared with a specific area or topic that you are interested in. These 3 programs will be held at the University of Houston-Victoria. Maps provided at registration. Call 361/572-2787 M-F from 8a.m. - 5p.m. or email leee@icsi.net <mailto:leee@icsi.net> to reserve a space. Cost: Free! You can visit with experts in a variety of specialized areas of Hispanic Genealogy research or learn about new products available to researchers in one-o! n-one roundtable discussions from 3:00 - 5:30p.m. Take this opportunity to discuss your genealogy problem or the services, activities, and opportunities that may benefit you and your research. Stop by the Rio Grande Room to learn more! Cost: Free! For more details, visit http://home.earthlink.net/~hogardedallas/id10.html. 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