CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY GENEALOGY CRUISE ROUND TRIP BOSTON TO QUEBEC OCTOBER 1-10, 2003 26 people have signed up so far for the Genealogy Cruise sponsored by the California Genealogical Society. The 10 day cruise is round trip from Boston to Quebec leaving October 1. According to All Cruise Travel, our cruise representative, when you book this cruise through them, you are getting a quote of almost $500 less than if you called the Royal Caribbean lines directly! This cruise sells out quickly because of the magnificent foliage at that time of year. In addition to a very competitive price you can attend 8 great genealogical lectures by two well known genealogists. ( Information about speakers and lectures below) My name is Jane Lindsey. I will be your tour coordinator. I am originally from New England and a past Trustee of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. I live in California where I am a member of the California Genealogical Society. If you have any genealogy questions you can contact me at [email protected] or for more specific cruise information, visit www.allcruise.com then click on "hosted tours" or call All Cruise Travel at 800 227-8473. If you have never been to New England and Eastern Canada in the fall you are in for a great treat! I have known the speakers for many years and they both are well versed in many areas of genealogical research, not just New England and Canada. You will see many of the lectures will appeal to all not just people with eastern roots. Hope to see you on board! ABOUT THE SPEAKERS George Freeman Sanborn Jr. FASG FSAC has been on the staff of the New England Historic Genealogical Society for 20 years. His areas of expertise are the Northern New England States, the Canadian Maritime Provinces and the Hebridean islands of Scotland. He is a frequent lecturer at regional, national and international conferences. In addition to many published articles, he is the co-compiler of "Vital Records of Hampton, NH to the end of the Year 1900" and Editor of the 2nd Edition of the "Genealogical Handbook for Atlantic Canada". George F Sanborn's lecture titles: 1) Loyalists and Pre-Loyalists in Atlantic Canada: Getting it Right 2) Using Diaries, Letters, and Account Books 3) Scottish Highland Surnames: More Than Meets the Eye! 4) The Northern and Eastern Limits of New England: Where does it end? David Allen Lambert has been researching for over 20 years. Since 1993 he has been on staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. His areas of expertise are New England records, New Brunswick, Computer Genealogy, Military and Native American records. He recently published "A Guide to Cemeteries in Massachusetts" and has published articles in many genealogical journals. David is a popular speaker at local and national conferences. David Allen Lambert's lecture titles: 1) Beyond the Death Record: Utilizing Cemetery Records and Other Resources in Your Research. 2) Read Between the Lines: Getting the Most Out of Newspaper Research. 3) Using U.S. Military Records: Revolutionary War Through World War II. 4) Computer Genealogy Strategies : "From Index Cards to Laptops" and "Surfing the Internet to find Great-Grandma"

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, January 11, 2003 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Michael Vaughn Program: "Prisons, Asylums and other Custodial Institutions: The Macabre Side of Genealogy" The focus of Mr. Vaughn's program will be on how to find information on ancestors and relatives who were inmates at some kind of governmental custodial institution such as a prison, asylum, state hospital or orphanage. Detailed information will be given on searching court records to find criminal proceedings. State prison records will be identified and techniques for accessing the records will be discussed. There will be some discussion of state hospitals for the blind and deaf, or the insane, including information of all Texas institutions of that sort. Mike will also talk about state orphanages, with a brief mention of other orphanages and the kinds of records they have. Mike Vaughn is an attorney who specialized in real estate transactions and commercial law matters. He has taught various commercial law courses. Mr. Vaughn holds membership in many genealogical groups including Sons of Confederate Veterans, Society of Descendants of Colonial Clergy, Jamestowne Society, Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge and ETGS. Some of the books Mr. Vaughn has authored are The History of Cayuga and Cross Roads, Texas; Early Records of Judson Baptist Church, Cayuga, Texas; The Family and Pedigree of William Jefferson Wright; and Cream Peas – Already Shelled: Traditional Cooking of East Texas the Rural South. Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Larry Oliver and Mary Love Berryman will present a program on "The Many Facets of GenWeb" which will explain the difference in the Project and Archives Pages and they will also discuss some of the special projects of the USGenWeb. East Texas Genealogical Society represent six counties which are Anderson, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith counties. ETGS publishes the East Texas Family Records four times a year and a monthly newsletter The Bulletin. For more information, you may contact me at [email protected] or go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/ Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.

Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Saturday, February 1, 2003 10:30 AM to Noon NEW JERSEY AS A PLACE FOR RESEARCH A Little History A Little Geography Archives and Libraries Types of Records Research Process Final Words Presented by: Joseph Lieby, OCGS member and genealogist. Joe has been doing extensive New Jersey research for 13 years and is familiar with available records and where to access them. If you are doing New Jersey research you won't want to miss this program. Our programs follow our regular monthly meeting on the first Saturday of the month at the 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main St., Goshen, NY. Meeting is at 9:00 AM with the Program at 10:30 AM. Both the meeting and program are free of charge and open to the public. Our research room is open from Noon to 4:00 following the program. If you have any questions please contact Marilyn Terry at (845) 562-2749 or via email at [email protected] subject "OCGS and the name of the program."

For Immediate Release Contact: Holly T. Hansen Phone: 801.829.3295 Email: [email protected] ANNOUNCING TAPIS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Holly T. Hansen and Jennifer Hunt Johnson have joined forces to share the excitement of family history through storytelling with their new corporation Tapis and Associates, Inc. This dynamic team has the energy and enthusiasm of a racehorse. Holly and Jennifer have been trained by the industry’s finest. They have years of experience interviewing family members, performing research, feasting on genealogy courses, vacationing at genealogy conferences and workshops, presenting at events at home and abroad, and reading, writing and producing books and magazines intended for the research enthusiast. This duo has come up with a sure hit. Holly and Jennifer desire to see the tools necessary for beginning family research in every home where the faintest spark of interest glows. When asked why, they respond, “Because families are so important!” And, “If we don’t, who will?” What are those tools? Strategic organization methods, step-by-step storytelling workbooks, and fun, innovative help from a friend. Organization is the secret to success in any endeavor. Storytelling, also called oral history, is the most common way of passing family traditions and folklore from one generation to another. Sharing these activities with a friend combines pleasure with action. A day with Holly and Jennifer is like watching the tapestry of a family rising with the morning sun on a weaver’s loom. It is truly a remarkable experience, one you will not soon forget. Build your family tapestry with the best tools, start in the right place, share the experience with friends, and you will be on the road and down the track into the winner’s circle faster than you thought possible. For more information on Tapis and Associates, Inc., and the Capture a Memory workbook series, visit www.tapisinc.com.

--=======48D956FA======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-623134D; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit A day with Sherry Irvine 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 Victoria Truth Centre, 1201 Fort Street Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Morning topics: Fundamentals of Irish Research Roots in Northern Ireland Afternoon topics: Making the Most of Scottish Resources Online Scottish Deadends: Where to turn when the trail goes cold Sherry began researching family history nearly 30 years ago, and has been writing and lecturing on the subject since 1984. She has served as editor of the Newsletter of the International Society of British Genealogy and Family History, and is the president of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She lectures in Canada, the United States and Australia. She is the author of numerous articles and three books and was presented with the National Genealogical Society Award of Excellence for her book,Your Scottish Ancestry. She is a course co-ordinator, lecturer and British study tour leader for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Choose the registration option that's best for you! (all prices in Canadian funds) Morning (Irish) session -- $25 Morning (Irish) session with buffet lunch -- $40 Afternoon (Scottish) session -- $25 Afternoon (Scottish) session with buffet lunch -- $40 Both sessions, no buffet lunch -- $40 Both sessions plus buffet (it's delicious, by the way) -- $50 Further information available at: http://www.InterlinkBookshop.com or email [email protected] or call toll-free: 1-800-747-4877. --=======48D956FA======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-623134D Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/02 --=======48D956FA=======--

There is still room in our genealogy computing workhshops in March of 2003. We are offering hands-on computer workshops on a variety of topics, including: Family Tree Maker DeedMapper Online Census FHL Site Online Maps and more More information is at: http://www.rootdig.com/sandburg.html We'd love to have you join us in Galesburg in March! Michael ===== --------------------------------------------- Michael John Neill www.rootdig.com search 1920 census-http://www.rootdig.com/1920.html search 1930 census-http://www.rootdig.com/1930.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

It has come to my attention that the National Genealogical Society website for the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh May 28-31 does not show which luncheons are being sponsored by which society or organization. If you are a member of NGS you would have received a preliminary registration announcement with your last newsmagazine showing this information, but not the menus served each day. Since many of us sign up for lunches sponsored by the groups to which we belong (not saying you have to be a member as it is a nice way to meet with others of the same interests), I have listed the luncheons below along with the menus. (You may notice an ethnic theme in the food. Pittsburgh has many cultures which still retain an identity in the area.) To see the luncheon speaker and title of their presentation go to http://www.eshow2000.com/ngs/at-a-glance.cfm Wednesday, May 28 ($19): Association for Professional Genealogists Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania New England Historic Genealogical Society Potato and cheese pierogies and small salad, Sauteed onions, sauerkraut, sour cream (available on table), rolls and butter, coffee service, platter of Kolachis (Polish cookies with nut or apricot filling sprinkled with powder sugar) Thursday, May 29 ($20): National Genealogical Society GENTECH Genealogical Speakers Guild Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Pittsburgh Salad with grilled chicken (Tossed salad, cucumber, tomato, cheese, topped with grilled chicken and French Fries (very Pittsburgh!), Rolls and butter, coffee service, Triple Chocolate Mousse Friday, May 30 ($18): Board for Certification of Genealogists Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society International Society for British Genealogy & Family History Stromboli of oven roasted turkey breast and dilled havarti cheese wrapped in Italian dough before being baked. Served with Marinara sauce and garlic aioli. Side salad, coffee service, Tiramisu. Saturday, May 31 ($20): Palatines to America National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Federation of Genealogical Societies Bratwurst and knockwurst with braised red cabbage and potato pancakes, rolls and butter, coffee service, German chocolate cake Bon Appetit! -- Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS Participating Societies Chairperson, NGS 2003 CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. http://www.BCGcertification.org/

WHAT: Beginner's Genealogy Class WHERE: Western Reserve Historical Society Library, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland OH 44106 WHEN: Saturday, February 1, 2003, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. SUBJECT: EXPLORING FAMILY HISTORY-An Introduction Home Sources. Vital Records. Research By Mail. Basic Genealogical Rules. Charts, Forms, Organization, Supplies. Cemetery and Funeral Home Records. Types of Evidence, Documentation. Handwriting Problems. U. S. Census Records. Hands-on Research in WRHS Library with expert personal help. COST: $15 - 1/2 price parking; $5 late fee for reservations after January 25th. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Ellsworth, registrar (216) 283-6451 or [email protected] or Post Office Box 181201, Cleveland Hts OH 44118-1201 This class is part of the Genealogical Institute 2003 sponsored by The Genealogical Committee, a working auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society, whose purpose is to further the study of genealogy through meetings, lectures, seminars, and workshops; and to provide financial support in the acquisition of appropriate materials and equipment for the genealogical collections of the Society's Library.

Are you a wee bit Irish?  The San Mateo County Genealogical Society Presents Nora M. Hickey of County Cork, Ireland.  Come join us on Saturday, March 15, 2003, as Nora covers the following topics: Debunking Myths of Irish Genealogy, Extracting all the Information from Griffith’s Valuation, Little Known and Under Used Irish Genealogical Sources, Discussion of Common Problems in Irish Genealogy.  Attendees may submit questions at least two weeks ahead for a specialized Question and Answer session.  Send the questions to Cath Trindle at [email protected] Saturday, March 15, 2003, 9am-4pm , 1st Presbyterian Church, 25 th and Hacienda, San Mateo, California -- Cost $20 members of SMCGS $22 non members (23 at the door)  Lunch $6 ($7 at the door).  Registrations postmarked by Jan 31st will receive two free raffle tickets, those postmarked by Feb 28th will receive one.  Additional tickets will be available at the door.  Raffle prizes will include magazine subscriptions, online subscriptions, books and more.  Mail your registration to: SMCGS Irish Seminar, PO Box 5083, San Mateo, CA 94402-0083 (650) 572-2929.  For more information contact Cath Trindle [email protected] Include name, address, phone and email as well as number of attendees with you check.

Monmouth County Genealogy Society Meeting Announcement On Sunday, 12 January 2003, we will have a presentation "Get'em While They're Young" by Casey Zahn. The meeting will be at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Road, Manalapan and is free & open to the public. The meeting will start at 2:00 preceded by refreshments at 1:30. Directions/Maps of where we meet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/location.htm -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NJGenWeb: Genealogical Calendar of Events http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/calendar.htm Monmouth County Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/

"Using Computers and the Internet to Research and Document Your Family Tree" http://wwwfac.worcester.edu/dgce/cbi/saturday.htm "Have you been collecting your family tree data but never had a good way of organizing it or sharing it with your family? Are you interested in learning about your family history? Do you now have a computer and Internet access? This interactive workshop will show you how to use your computer at home and the Internet to document and research your family. This workshop will introduce some popular software programs and techniques for using them effectively. The class will also demonstrate several of the major on-line data sources for American genealogy available and how to use them effectively. This workshop is not meant to be a Genealogy 101 class teaching you all of the techniques that you will use as you delve deeper into this hobby, nor are we going to show techniques for researching in other countries. A workshop project will be done to use the tools and sources to actually build a family tree. Participants interested in having their tree started should bring with them names and birth information on their parents and grandparents." For more information please contact Thomas C. (Tom) Belanger, Director, Center for Business and Industry by calling (508) 929-8126, or by email at [email protected] To register, please contact Telese Smith at (508) 929-8031, or by email at [email protected] ===== Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com Bring Your Ancestors Home!

Hi listers On behalf of the officers and executive committee members of this society, I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. For details of the society's products and services, and for our programme of meetings and Computer Group meetings in 2003, please see www.ofhs.org.uk. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

On Sunday, December 29th, 2002, the Jewish Genealogical Society of New York will present SUSAN E. KING, the founder of JewishGen, the premier discussion group and website for Jewish genealogists, in a discussion of JewishGen as it is now and where it will be going in the future. The meeting will start at 2 p. m. JewishGen is a non-profit organization and its website hosts: *The Yizkor Book Project, which contains translations of the Memorial Books written about the towns and cities in Eastern Europe whose Jewish populations were annihilated during the Holocaust, *"Shtetlinks," which presents webpages memorializing those towns and cities, *Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, which is providing an on-line searchable database of over 5 million Jewish birth, death and marriage records from pre-WW II Poland *and an ever-increasing number of databases, such as a necrology of Holocaust martyrs. Meetings of the JGSNY, which are held at the Center for Jewish History, are open to the public. Admission for JGSNY members is free with the presentation of a membership card. Non-members will be charged a $3 admission fee. The Center for Jewish History is located at 15 West 16th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The Center's Genealogy Institute will be open at 12:30 for networking with other researchers and access to resource materials and computers. For more information, call the JGSNY at 212-294-8326.

WHAT: Computer Assisted Genealogy Group-Cleveland Area Meeting WHEN: Saturday, January 18, 2003 - Doors open at 9 a.m.; meeting 9:30 a.m. with general program/speaker. Breakout sessions for the major genealogy software programs start at 11 a.m.; brown bag lunch; computer fundamentals from 1-2 p.m. WHERE: Fairview Park Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park OH PROGRAM: Morning: How to Research at a Family History Center. Speaker: Dianna Jo. Csikos Afternoon: Computer Trouble Shooting FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact: Bill Frank, CAGG President, (440) 734-2021 or visit our web site at www.rootsweb.com/~ohcagg/ The Computer Assisted Genealogy Group was formed in 1991 to 1) encourage the use of personal computers for researching and processing genealogy data and 2) provide the resources for computer assisted genealogy education. Meetings of the Computer Assisted Genealogy Group-Cleveland Area are held nine times a year at the new Fairview Park Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, Ohio. Normally on the third Saturday of each month; no meetings are scheduled in July, August or December. Guests are welcome.

Virtual Lecture Series - Chat with a Genealogist at About.com Sponsored by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Topic: Maximizing Your Mileage from the Ellis Island Database When: Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Time: 8:00PM - 10:00PM ET Be sure to check your time zone! Guest Genealogist: Megan Smolenyak, Genealogical Lecturer and Author Where: About Genealogy Chat Room #1 http://genealogy.about.com/gi/chat/cs.htm Notes: This chat is free and open to everyone over the age of 12. It is an honor to be able to provide you with the opportunity to chat with and ask questions of a professional genealogist and we hope that you are able to attend. It is recommended that you read the free handout prior to attending the chat. Free Handout! "Maximizing Your Mileage from the Ellis Island Database" http://genealogy.about.com/library/authors/ucsmolenyak1a.htm *********************************************************** -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb Country Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Genealogical Calendar of Events http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/calendar.htm OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm USGenWeb Archives - Oklahoma: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Michelle's Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm History & Images of Carteret, NJ http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~mchub/carteret/

"Putting the Pieces Together" An Intermediate Genealogy Workshop Beat the winter doldrums by joining the Monmouth County (NJ) Genealogy Society's at their annual Intermediate Genealogy Workshop titled "Putting the Pieces Together" on Saturday, January 25, 2002 at the Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown, New Jersey from 9AM to 3:30PM. The day will include a choice of 10 lectures and a Question & Answer session with the lecturers. Topics to be presented: * WWI & WWII Military Records * Ethnic Research -- Irish, German, and Italian * Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers * Creating Timelines * Genealogical Proof Standard * Lineage Societies * Researching Your Ancestor's Locality * Monmouth County Research For further details, including directions & registration form, please visit the MCGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/events.htm Pre-Registration for MCGS Members: $20 Pre-Registration for non-members: $25 At the door: $30 Bring your own lunch; beverages and desserts will be provided. Snow Date - February 8th -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko MCGS Education Chair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monmouth County Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmcgs/ NJGenWeb: Genealogical Calendar of Events http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/calendar.htm

Hi listers The next meeting of the Computer Group of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will be held next Monday 2 December 2002 at Oxford University Computing Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford. This is located just to the north of St Giles. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee, with the presentation starting at around 7.30pm. The evening will be hosted by our society webmaster and Computer Group panel member Malcolm Austen, who will be talking about "Organising your web browsing". I assume that this will be a demonstration of the effective use of Microsoft Internet Explorer, with possibly a look at one or two lesser-known browsers as well. Thoughtful use of your web browser can make all the difference in your effective use of the internet, so this should be a valuable tutorial. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions to get there, please see the map linked to the society's website at :- www.ofhs.org.uk For a list of future meetings of the OFHS see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me off-list. Season's greetings. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

Series dates: February 1, April 5, June 7, August 2, October 4 and December 6, 2003. The Sessions are designed to assist the beginning researcher and enhance the experienced genealogist's work at the Library of Michigan. For more info: http://www.michigan.gov/hal or phone 517.373.1300 or the Michigan Relay Center: 1-800-649-3777. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

OCTOBER 1-11, 3003 Round Trip Boston to Quebec ( Lecture titles added) Join the California Genealogical Society for a spectacular New England/Canada Fall Foliage cruise with informative genealogical lectures presented by George F. Sanborn Jr. FASG FSAC and David Allen Lambert. The 10-day cruise on Royal Caribbean International's Grandeur of the Sea sails round trip from Boston and will make stops in Maine, Nova Scotia, Quebec and New Brunswick. Cruise fares start at $1300 per person based on double occupancy, port and government fees are $222.75 per person. There will be eight lectures and most will be of interest to all genealogists. You will also have the opportunity to meet with the speakers informally during the 10-day cruise. This sailing is very popular and will fill up fast. If your reservation is made BEFORE DECEMBER 15th, All Cruise Travel will provide each participant with a $50 shipboard credit (maximum:$100 per stateroom). For specific information call All Cruise Travel (800) 227-8473. For genealogy questions e-mail Jane Lindsey at [email protected] Lectures will be scheduled not to interfere with cruise highlights. During the cruise we will have informal gatherings before dinner to talk with fellow participants. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS George Freeman Sanborn Jr. FASG FSAC has been on the staff of the New England Historic Genealogical Society for 20 years. His areas of expertise are the Northern New England States, the Canadian Maritime Provinces and the Hebridean Islands of Scotland. He is a frequent lecturer at regional, national and international conferences. In addition to many published articles, he is the co-compiler of "Vital Records of Hampton, NH to the end of the Year 1900" and Editor of the 2nd Edition of the "Genealogical Handbook for Atlantic Canada". George F Sanborn's lecture titles: 1) Loyalists and Pre-Loyalists in Atlantic Canada: Getting it Right 2) Using Diaries, Letters, and Account Books 3) Scottish Highland Surnames: More Than Meets the Eye! 4) The Northern and Eastern Limits of New England: Where does it end? David Allen Lambert has been researching for over 20 years. Since 1993 he has been on staff at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. His areas of expertise are New England records, New Brunswick, Computer Genealogy, Military and Native American records. He recently published "A Guide to Cemeteries in Massachusetts" and has published articles in many genealogical journals. David is a popular speaker at local and national conferences. David Allen Lambert's lecture titles: 1) Beyond the Death Record: Utilizing Cemetery Records and Other Resources in Your Research. 2) Read Between the Lines: Getting the Most Out of Newspaper Research. 3) Using U.S. Military Records: Revolutionary War Through World War II. 4) Computer Genealogy Strategies : "From Index Cards to Laptops" and "Surfing the Internet to find Great-Grandma" We hope you will join us to see the incredible foliage along the New England coast and Eastern Canada.

Debra Spindle will be the speaker for the Monday night, December 2, meeting of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society in the auditorium of the Wiley Post Historical Building. Her topic will be "Genealogy at the New Downtown Library Learning Center in Oklahoma City." The Center is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2003. Her presentation will cover: the current downtown genealogical collection including those items recently acquired from the Ralph Ellison branch; the ongoing work to enhance, update and enlarge the present collection; and "parking" now and in the future. She also will be seeking audience input related to the development of the genealogical collection. Debra has served as Manager of the Downtown Library in the Metropolitan Library System since 1998 and was reference librarian before that. A former public school and university educator, she recently taught a course on Internet Genealogy for the Downtown College Consortium. She is a member of First Families of the Twin Territories, OGS, Friends of the Archives of OHS, and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The meeting will be from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Wiley Post Historical Building, 2100 North Lincoln, Oklahoma City, OK. It is a general meeting, open to the public and is free of cost. Volunteers will be on hand at 5:00 p.m. to assist researchers who need help to start the search for family history or need suggestions about where to look next. The Oklahoma Genealogical Society also has a Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/ For further information, contact: Janelle Lee, OGS Public Information (405) 348-6915 or Billie Fogarty, OGS Pres. (405) 528-7460