I am a regular member of this list. I wanted to share information with you about the upcoming genealogy conference I have organized the past five summers at the community college in Lufkin, Texas. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION (July 5, 2002 and later) SIXTH ANNUAL ANGELINA COLLEGE GENEALOGY CONFERENCE CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Frederick W. Kanke fkanke@angelina.cc.tx.us Dean of Community Service and Development Angelina College, P. O. Box 1768, Lufkin, Texas, 75902-1768 PHONE: 1-936-633-5206 FAX: 1-936-633-5478 College Web. Page: http://www.angelina.cc.tx.us Brian McClain, Director Small Business Development Center bmcclain@angelina.cc.tx.us Conference Co-coordinator: Vivian T. Cates, Alto, TX. Phone-1-936-858-3801 E-Mail: vcates@ballistic.com Personal Web Page: http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates Final preparations are now underway for the Sixth Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference Thursday-Saturday, July 25-27, 2002, on the Lufkin college campus, 3500 South First (Highway 59 South) according to Dr. Frederick W. Kanke, Dean of Community Services and Development. “We are particularly pleased that Angelina College has come to be associated with the production of quality programs presented on a regular basis relating to genealogy (tracing your family history), local history and related technology (computers),” Dr. Kanke said. “Based on past registration we are expecting upwards of 100 people including volunteers and speakers to attend the two day conference,” the dean continued. Speakers scheduled for the conference are Trevia Wooster Beverly of Houston, Emily Croom of Bellaire, Donald R. Raney, P. E. of Garland, John A. Sellers of Sulphur Springs, Pat Gordon of Fort Worth, Kenneth N. Hopkins of Fort Worth, and Melvin C. Johnson and Darrel L. McDonald Ph.D., both of Nacogdoches. Pre-conference events are scheduled for all day Thursday, July 25, in the Angelina College computer laboratories and the Community Services Conference Center according to Dr. Kanke. Donald R. Raney of Garland, Texas, a registered professional civil engineer and an adjunct instructor at Richland College (Dallas), will present a workshop on using THE MASTER GENEALOGIST computer software program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with regular breaks and lunch on your own. Class enrollment is limited to 20. A Get Acquainted Swap Meet in the Community Services Conference Center is scheduled for Thursday from 4-9 p.m. A light supper of sandwiches, snacks, finger foods and beverages will be served. Attendees are urged to bring or send lineage charts and family groups sheets and other genealogical information to be exchanged at the swap meet. Conference organizers describe a genealogy swap meet as an informal gathering where people get together and swap information and ideas about genealogy and how to best solve their personal research problems on a more personal level that in a regular lecture session during the regular conference. Registration fee for the pre-conference TMG Computer Workshop and Get Acquainted Swap Meet is $50.00. Full conference enrollment (includes five catered meals and a choice of eight classes from 24 sessions and the Friday evening program) is $100. Cost for the swap meet as a single event is $10.00 at the conference room door. Genealogists may participate in the swap meet without registering for the rest of the conference organizers said. The Friday evening program will be a panel discussion presented in the Community Services Conference Center. The topic will be “Ethics in Researching and Publishing Genealogy and Historical Information.” The panel facilitator will be Melvin C. Johnson, a writer, historian and adjunct instructor at Angelina College. Panel participants are expected to be Carol D. Riggs, Director of the Texas Forestry Museum, Lufkin; John Ippolito, a forest archaeologist with 25 years experience with Texas A & M University and the U. S. Forest Service; Rachel Galan, Director, East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches; and Jonathan G. Gerland, Senior Archivist, T. L. L. Temple Archives, Diboll. In addition to the Friday evening program in the Angelina College Community Services Conference Center, genealogists and family historians can attend eight classes, four each on Friday and Saturday. A total of 24 different class sessions are being offered in three different groups. Enrollees are not required to stay with one group or track, but may pick one class from any of the three sessions being offered at any time period. Class sessions will range in ability level from beginning genealogists just getting started to a variety of special research topics for the seasoned researcher Dr. Kanke said. Sessions are one and quarter hours each. Sessions begins at 9 a.m. each day and end at 4 p.m. Vivian T. Cates of Alto is the Angelina College Genealogy Conference Coordinator. Brian McClain, Director of the Small Business Development Center, directs the on campus conference arrangements through the Community Services Division. Persons attending the conference can receive a continuing education certificate following the conference if needed for professional development purposes. Limited over night accommodations are available in the college athletic dorm at $15.00 per person per night, at nearby reasonable priced motels or RV spaces are available at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center in downtown Lufkin. The phone number for RV spaces is 1-936-633-0279 during regular business hours. Phone numbers for motels on Hwy 59 South in Lufkin are listed in the conference brochure. A large number of well-known chain and local restaurants are located within a mile or two of campus. For more complete information about registration for the conference and to obtain a full conference brochure and registration form contact the Angelina College Division of Community Services and Development, Attn: Genealogy Conference, P. O. Box 1768, Lufkin, TX 75902-1768. Call Mon.-Thurs. at 1-936-633-5206, Fax-1-936-633-5478 or by e-mail at fkanke@angelina.cc.tx.us Registration can be in person at the Community Services office on campus or by regular snail mail. Except for at-the-door registration for the swap meet all on-site registration and check-ins will be at the Community Services Offices during regular business hours. A printable registration form and additional conference information are available on the Angelina College Web Page at http://www.angelina.cc.tx.us. 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