AFRO-AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO'S 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE "Trails to Freedom" is the theme of the 16th Annual Conference of the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago (AAGHSC) whose president is Saundra Brown, SaundraB@email.msn.com. The conference date will be Saturday, October 10, 1998, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00p.m, at Olive-Harvey College 10001 South Woodlawn Avenue. The keynote address: "Trails to Freedom: The Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands," will be given by Reginald Washington an Archivist/Genealogy Specialist with the National Archives and Records Administration. A dramatic presentation: "Healing is the ChildrenÃs Bread" by the talented Roland Barksdale-Hall. Conference sessions (concurrent): (1) Getting Started, (2) How America Lived 1800-1870, (3) Turning Your Research Into Interesting Stories, (4) How to Use Computer Technology to Preserve Your Memories and Family History, and (5) Basic Steps Used to Create Interesting Multimedia Presentations. So, Please join us for an exciting informative conference on research policy and procedures to use as we stand on the shoulders of our ancestors looking back over the "Trails of Freedom" that they took. A celebration dinner (separate cost) will be held at the Ramada Inn Lakeshore, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive after the conference. Please join us as we celebrate another successful year of ROOTING! AAGHSC 1998 CONFERENCE SESSIONS 8:00- 9:00 Registration and Exhibits 9:00-9:15 Introduction and Welcome 9:30-10:30 Keynote Address: "Trails to Freedom: The Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands" Reginald Washington: Archivist, National Archives Washington, D.C. 10:45-11:45 (Concurrent Sessions) S1 Getting Started Betty Craft AAGHSC S2 Computer Workshop I Phyllis Goodsun S3 How America Lives Cassandra Smith 12:00-1:00 LUNCH 1:00-2:00 (Concurrent Sessions) S4 Computer Workshop II (Adv.) Phyllis Goodsun S5 Turning your research into interesting stories Cassandra Smith 2:15-3:15 Healing is the ChildrenÃs Bread Roland Barksdale-Hall Dramatist, Author, Genealogist Sharon, PA 3:30-4:00 PLENARY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Registration Form Please mail this coupon today to reserve your space for the 1998 AAGHSC Conference. Make check or money order payable to AAGHSC and mail to: Conference-AAGHSC, P. 0. Box 37-7651 Chicago, IL 60637 Name____________________________ Address____________________________________ (Please Print) City________________________________State___________ Zipcode____________________ Lunch (including beverage) will be provided for the price of $10.00. If you would like to order lunch please circle your choice on the lunch section of the registration form and add the cost to your payment. L1 L2 Tuna Salad Vegetarian on pita bread mixed greens lettuce Salad vegetables tomato sprouts chips Dressing-Thousand, pudding French, Oil vinegar fruit pudding fruit L3 Ham L4 on croissant Sliced Turkey Breast on croissant mayonnaise mayonnaise chips chips cole slaw cole slaw jello jello fruit fruit Dinner (including soup, salad, potato, vegetable, coffee or tea) will be provided for the price of $25.00. If you would like to order dinner please circle your choice on the dinner section of the registration form and the cost to your payment. D1 D2 D3 D1 Prime Rib of Beef Au jus D2 Grilled Salmon with Dill sauce D3 Cornish Hen with wild rice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-registration (On Site registration- Members-$25, non-mem.$30) Members $20.00 $________________ Non-members $25.00 $________________ Students $10.00 $________________ *(must show current ID)* xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Lunch $10.00 $_________________ Dinner $25.00 $_________________ SUBTOTAL $______________________ *Send in your membership now and register at the member rate. Add your AAGHSC Membership $15.00 TOTAL $________________ Pre-registration check must be received by deadline: September 12,1998. Call (312) 987-2112 for more information.