THIS CONFERENCE HAS NOT BEEN CANCELLED ---- MORE NEWS TO COME! Mr. Melvin Johnson is the new coordinator and has asked me to send out publicity. Just got my computer back from the shop and will be doing this later this week. MARK YOUR CALENDAR for an exciting event in 2004. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Harris County, Texas

I am sad to report that I am presuming that the July 22-24 2004 ANGELINA COLLEGE GENEALOGY CONFERENCE has probably been canceled since I have heard nothing more from the college people. Reasons for the cancellation can be summarized as follows. Due to budget cuts the college is no longer willing to support the conference financially at its former levels. Also lack of attendance in 2003 from the Lufkin and Angelina County Community and lack of projected attendance for 2004 from the local community and projected general attendance numbers lower than needed to continue to support the conference for 2004. Vivian Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925-9607

Research trip to the University of Connecticut (UCONN) On Saturday, September 27, 2003, the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society Inc. (PRHGS) and the Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York Inc., (HGSNY) will sponsor an introduction and research visit to the Homer Babbidge Library and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Both located at the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs, Connecticut Of great interest to many, will be the microfilm collection of the special Census that was conducted in Puerto Rico in 1935 on behalf of the Puerto Rican Reconstruction Administration. Introduction/orientation will be conducted by: DARLENE HULL, Adjunct Curator of Hispanic History and Culture. Library Liaison to Latin American Studies, Political Science, Puerto Rican & Latino Studies. Free and open to the public. For driving directions and further information please contact and use UCONN as the subject matter. PRHGS: Ariel Blondet: [email protected] HGSNY: Maria Matos, [email protected]

COASTAL BEND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY's annual seminar will be held SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003 at the Lindale Senior Center, 3135 Swantner Drive, Corpus Christi. Registration, conversation, coffee/tea time begins at 8 a.m. Program from 9 - 3:30 w/ lunch break. SPEAKER will be TREVIA WOOSTER BEVERLY of Houston, Texas presenting: "Grandpa Became An American" (immigration, naturalization & migration) "The Bathtub Count: America's Censuses" (beyond the basic population censuses) "Dead Men Tell No Tales - or do they?" (cemetery research + misc death resources) "Information is Everywhere: Knowing How and Where to Look" (things you never even thought of!) $20 includes an extensive outline, etc. CBGS at PO Box 18131, Corpus Christi TX 78480 For Information by telephone, call Marie Gray at 361-242-3358 Pre-registration is suggested.

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Governor Perdue will be proclaiming October 5-11 as Georgia Archives Week. The 2003 theme is "Looking at the Big Picture." The purpose of Georgia Archives Week is to celebrate the value of Georgia's historical records, publicize the many ways historical records enrich our lives, and recognize those who maintain our communities' historical records. Activities are taking place throughout the state. Many of these events focus on local and family history and encourage participation from the community. See what the archival and historical communities are planning statewide at http://www.soga.org/aw/2003/awa2003.html If you know of other events taking place in Georgia or have questions or comments, please contact Jody Thompson at 404-894-4579 or at [email protected] Thank you. Jody Thompson, Chair 2003 Georgia Archives Week Planning Committee

Sunday, September 21, 2003 2:00 pm (doors open at 1:00 pm) " How to Use Mormon (Latter Day Saints) Genealogy Records " by Judy Frazin Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI). Niles Public Library, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles. 312-666-0100 www.jewishgen.org/jgsi. Free and open to the public. Mike Karsen

GEORGIA ARCHIVES NEWS On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. the Georgia Archives will cut a cake to celebrate 85th birthday! The first annual report of the director of the department mentions that: "In accordance with the provision of a law enacted by the 1918 session of the Legislature, a meeting of the State Historical Commission, composed of the heads of State Departments, was called for 3 o'clock in the afternoon, September 10, 1918, to organize the Department of Archives and History for the State of Georgia." Please come and celebrate this auspicious occasion with us. If you've never been to the new building at 5800 Jonesboro Road in Morrow, the directions can be found on our website at www.GeorgiaArchives.org. If you aren't able to come on this day, but would like a special tour of the building, please contact Pamela Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator, at 678-364-3732 or [email protected] Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator The Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Tel: 678-364-3732 Fax: 678-364-3860 www.GeorgiaArchives.org

The Pommern Special Interest Group of the Immigrant Genealogical Society is presenting a Pomeranian Town Hall in Burbank, California, on Saturday, October 25, 2003. The featured speakers will be Martha and Les Riggle who have traveled, researched, and translated important Pomeranian materials. Prior to October 1 the cost is just $12.50 per person with an additional $5 for lunch. For a registration form and additional information, please go to our website (pomeranianews.com) and click on our "Calendar of Events." For those of you who may be Pomeranians and not know it, our area was considered part of Prussia/Germany until the end of WWII. Then the NE part of Germany along the Baltic Sea coast was given to Poland. Now the towns and counties use both their German and Polish names. We hope you'll be able to join us--and who knows? You might even be able to make some dents in that brick wall!

The Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia invites you to its Annual Fall Conference, Back to Britain and Revolutionary War Ancestors, to be held Saturday September 13th at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The conference features lectures by Paul Blake, Maggie Loughran and Craig Roberts Scott. Conference details and registration information may be found at www.griva.org.

The Monmouth County Genealogy Society would like to announce the following events scheduled for Fall 2003: September 2003 On Sunday, September 14, John Konvalinka will present "Newest, Unusual and Exciting Web Sites for Genealogists". The meeting will be held at the Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown. The meeting will start at 2:00 preceded by refreshments at 1:30. On Wednesday, September 24th, MCGS will have a bus trip to Historic West Point. Enjoy a tour of the US Military Academy campus, lunch at the Hotal Thayer and a visit to Constitution Island. October 2003 Annual "Fall Into Genealogy" Workshop -- 4 October 2003 Location: Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad Street Time: 9am - 3:30pm Topics: Genealogy 101, Vital Records, Census Research, Immigrant Origins, and Organization Fall Research Trip to Washington, DC -- October 23-25 Enjoy 3 days of research in the Nation's Capital [National Archives I&II, Library of Congress, DAR Library] November 2003 On Sunday, November 9, Beth Potter will present "Discovering the History of Your House". The meeting will be held at the Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown. The meeting will start at 2:00 preceded by refreshments at 1:30. For registration forms and more details, please visit our website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/events.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Education Committee Chairperson

Deadlines: Sep 2nd for special hotel room rates; Sep 5th for pre-registration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Come join us at Richland, WA, on September 19 & 20, 2003, for "Trails & Heirs of Our Ancestors" the Tri-City Genealogical Society Autumn Conference and Washington State Genealogical Society Annual Meeting featuring KAREN CLIFFORD, AG. author, college instructor, lecturer FGS and ICAP board member, CEO of Genealogy Research Associates, and former director of the Monterey LDS Family History Center Join us for the free BONUS EVENING, Friday, September 19, 2003, at the Red Lion Hotel, Richland, Washington: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Registration 7:00 PM - 7:15 PM: Opening remarks 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM: Presentation by Karen Clifford: "The Genealogical Research Cycle: An Optimistic and Pessimistic Viewpoint" 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: WSGS Annual Meeting Special room rates at Red Lion Hotel available until at least September 2nd. Single room or double with 2 queen beds: $72.00 + tax. Call Jamaica Todd at Red Lion Hotel at (509) 946-7611 and ask for Genealogical Society Conference Rates. Then join us for the MAIN CONFERENCE, Saturday, September 20th. at PNNL/Batelle Auditorium, Richland, WA 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM: Registration of additional attendees 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 1 & Alternate Session 1 (see below for topics) 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Break 10:45 AM - 12:00 Noon: Session 2 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM: Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Session 3 & Alternate Session 3 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Break 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Session 4 Karen Clifford presents: Session 1: "Western Migration in the 1800s" Session 2: "Developing an Effective Research Plan" Session 3: "Utilizing Your Computer Programs to the Fullest" Session 4: "Resources Available Locally, Online and Nationally" WSGS speakers present society management topics: Alternate Session 1: "Encouraging Volunteers" Alternate Session 3: "Research Services and other Fund Raisers" Conference fees, includes bonus evening, handouts and box lunch: $25.00 per person for TCGS members, pre-registered by September 5th $30.00 per person for other than TCGS members, pre-registered $30.00 per person at the door; but handouts and lunch not guaranteed Send pre-registration by September 5th with names, postal address, phone, email address and check payable to: Tri-City Genealogical Society PO Box 1410 Richland, WA 99352-1410 For additional information, email: [email protected] I hope to see you there. Bob Witherspoon President Washington State Genealogical Society (360) 734-9835 [email protected]

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IMPORTANT GENEALOGICAL CONFERENCE REMINDER! I want to remind all members and friends who are planning to attend the New England Regional Genealogical Conference at the Sea Crest in FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, that your reservation should be POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN September 1st, to register for the price of $99.00. If your registration is postmarked after September 1, your registration fee will be $125.00! The date of the Conference is from November 6 to and including to November 9th, at noon. 65 Individual Seminars of many varied subjects are being held starting Thursday noon to Saturday afternoon. To see the listing of Seminars, Banquet Speakers, as well as Registration Information and form, go to the web site at www.rootsweb.com/~manergc You can print out the registration form to complete and mail. ===== Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com Bring Your Ancestors Home!

For Immediate Release For Further Information: (866) 406-2379 National Archives in Waltham Offers Genealogical Workshops Waltham, MA* The National Archives-Northeast Region is offering free genealogical workshops during the fall of 2003. Most of the workshops are beginner level, although a few are aimed at all levels of researcher, and one is intermediate. Participants will learn what they need to know in order to locate records as well as what one might expect to find in the records. The workshops will be offered at the Regional Archives building, located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, MA according to the following schedule. Workshops marked with an asterisk (*) are followed by an optional behind the scenes tour of the archives. September 2, 2:00 PM* Census, Naturalization, & Passenger Lists September 11, 6:30 PM Census, Naturalization, & Passenger Lists September 16, 2:00 PM* The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Electronic Resources September 25, 6:30 PM Boston Passenger Lists October 7, 2:00 PM* The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Electronic Resources October 16, 6:30 PM Census Tool Kit October 21, 2:00 PM* Clues in US Census Records October 30, 6:30 PM Clues in US Census Records November 4, 2:00 PM* Census Tool Kit November 13, 6:30 PM Canadian Border Crossings: The "St. Albans" records November 18, 2:00 PM* Records relating to African-American research available Workshop and tour space is limited to 20 participants. Call (866) 406-2379 to register and for more details. There is no fee. The National Archives-Northeast Region consists of three separate facilities: In Waltham, MA hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., and the first and third Saturday of each month 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. In Pittsfield, MA (microfilm research only) hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:00 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. In New York, NY hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., and the first and third Saturday each month 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Microfilm research only during evening and weekend hours in Waltham and New York. Excludes all Federal holidays. The mission of the National Archives is to ensure, for the Citizen and the Public Servant, for the President and the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence. ===== Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com Bring Your Ancestors Home!

The Sun Country TMG (The Master Genealogist) Users Group (Phoenix, Arizona) is pleased to announce a workshop with Bob Velke on Saturday, October 11, 2003. Bob is the President and CEO of Wholly Genes Software, the developer of the software program. The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1600 South Country Club Drive, Mesa, AZ 85210. Check-in/social time will be from 8:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M., when the workshop will begin. It will conclude at 3:00 PM. Seating is limited by room constraints to 100 participants. The fee is $20.00 for Sun Country TMG members, and $25.00 for non-members. There are still seats available, so to reserve your place, send your check/money order/cashier's check payable to Sun Country TMG Users' Group to: Linda Lambert 20915 West Dale Lane Wittmann, AZ 85361 If you will be bringing a laptop to the workshop, be sure to specify that when you send in your reservation/payment. Linda Kralman-Lambert Reply to: [email protected] My outgoing e-mail has been scanned by Norton Systemworks and is virus free.

Michael J. Neill will speak at an all-day, genealogical seminar of West-Central Ky. Family Research Assoc., Saturday, 20 Sept. 2003 at the Executive Inn Rivermont, Owensboro, Ky. The genealogical subject of collecting biographical material will be explored. Michael is one of the world's most recognized genealogists, his articles appearing regularly in the ezine, Ancestry Daily News. Consider spending a weekend in beautiful Owensboro, Ky.! The Kentucky Room (local history and genealogy) of the Daviess Co. Library is open Friday 9-8, and Sunday 1-5. The city boasts many restaurants, including several famous places for BBQ. Owensboro is also known as a city of churches, with almost all faiths represented. To register in advance, send $20 to WCKFRA, Seminar Registration, P.O. Box 1932, Owensboro, KY 42302-1932. Admission on the day of the event will be $22. Doors open at 8 A.M. Visit WCKFRA's web page for more details. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywckfra/ Chester Ward, Jr. WCKFRA President ([email protected])

The Lake Co., IL Genealogical Society will hold its annual Genealogical Seminar/Workshop on Saturday, November 1, 2003 at the College of Lake County at Grayslake, IL. Titled "RESEARCHING YOUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS" this years event will have 3 nationally know speakers. They are: Helen Hinchliff - her topics are: 1. Look Before You Leap: Tips on Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors. 2. Finding the 18th Century Scottish Immigrants. 3. Finding the 19th Century Immigrants. 4. Fraud, Fortune Hunters & Falsified Pedigrees. Sandra Luebking - her topic is: 1. Coming to America - Ship Passenger Lists & Naturlaization Recors, Found On-Line & Off. Michael John Neill - his topics are: 1. Researching the Entire Family. 2. Ostfriesian Research. For more information go to our web-site at www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs or contact Carol Knigge at [email protected] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Gran Reunion Genealogica del Apellido ELIZONDO Fecha de Inicio: 12/09/2003 Fecha en que termina: 14/09/2003 Ciudad en donde se llevara a cabo: Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Gran Reunion de ELIZONDO Los dias 12, 13 y 14 de Septiembre de 2003, en el Archivo Municipal de Saltillo se efectuara la Gran Reunion Genealogica de todos aquellos que estan relacionados con este apellido. Programa de Actividades 12 - 14 Septiembre de 2003 Saltillo, Coahuila Viernes 12 Archivo Municipal de Saltillo 08:00 - 09:00 Registro de los Asistentes 09:00 - 10:30 Inauguracisn 09:30 - 09:45 Receso (cafi) 10:00 - 10:20 Los Urdinola en Espana (no diacritics) Don Ricardo Elizondo Rubio 10:20 - 10:40 Los Elizondo en la Nueva Galicia y Nueva Vizcaya Lic. Marta Durosn Jimenez de Narro 10:40 - 11:00 Los Gonzalez de Olea en Saltillo Siglo xvii Dr. Sergio Corona Paez 11:00 - 11:20 Los Descendientes de Dionisio Elizondo en Texas por Myra Smithwick 11:20 - 11:40 Los Elizondo del Valle de Santa Rosa del Sacramento (Muzquiz, Coahuila) Lic. Carlos Guajardo Elizondo 11:40 - 11:55 Receso (Cafe y Bocadillos) 12:00 - 12:20 El Escudo de los Elizondo Mtro. Antonio Villalobos Aleman 12:20 - 12:40 Una Rama de los Elizondo en Aguascalientes Semblanza de Don Enrique Reyes Elizondo Lic. Carlos Reyes Sahun 12:40 - 13:40 Mesa Redonda con la participacion de todos los asistentes 14:00 - 16:00 Comida 16:15 - 16:40 Propuestas para la formacion de una asociacion que agrupe a los Elizondo y definir el lugar y fecha de la proxima reunion. 16:45 - 16:55 Receso (Cafe) 17:00 - 18:00 Comentarios sobre el libro de Don Ignacio de Elizondo por su autor Lic. Carlos Guajardo Elizondo. 18:15 - 19:15 Presentacisn del Libro "Marriages of Monclova, Coahuila Mexico during the Spanish Colonial Era: 1663 - 1822" de Mickey Margot Garcia por la Lic. Marta Duron J. 19:15 - 19:30 Clausura y entrega de reconocimientos a los asistentes 19:30 - 20:00 Vino de Honor Sabado 13 09:00 Desayuno Restaurante "Los Cantaros" 12:00 Misa de accion de gracias oficiada por el Padre Antonio Elizondo 14:00 Comida (Por definir lugar: segun numero de asistentes). Domingo 14 08:00 Desayuno Restaurante "Sol y Luna" 10:00 Visita a la Antigua casa de Francisco de Urdinola. (Hacienda de Patos) General Cepeda, Coahuila.

Hello All, Hank Jones will be in Traverse City, Michigan on September 27, 2003 for a one day seminar that is being hosted by the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society (GTAGS). This will be Hank's only visit to Michigan this year. The topics on which Hank will be speaking are as follow: 1. When Sources are Wrong 2. Tracing the Origins of Early 18th Century German Palatine Emigrants 3. Family Tradition: How to Separate Fact from Fiction in Genealogical Research 4. Genealogy in the New Millennium: Where We've Been & Where We're Going For additional information on the seminar, visit the GTAGS website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~migtags/GTAGS-Seminar.htm Richard Hayes, [email protected] >From the Shores of Grand Traverse Bay