MARK YOUR CALENDAR ONE WEEK EARLIER THAN IN THE PAST ORANGE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 101 MAIN STREET GOSHEN, NY Dinner and Seminar will be held next door at: Goshen United Methodist Church FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2003 - ANNUAL DINNER SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2003 - ALL-DAY SEMINAR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AT 9:00A.M. (ELECTION OF OFFICERS) PROGRAMS START AT 9:30 A.M. 4 LECTURES INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 3 DON'T MISS THIS ONE SPEAKERS ROGER D. JOSLYN & LESLIE CORN

HOW TO BE YOUR OWN FAMILY HEALTH HISTORIAN Presented by Anita Anderson Lustenberger, MS, CG Saturday, November 2, 2002 10:30 A.M. Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 IN THE WORDS OF OUR SPEAKER "Information contained in family histories can contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. This lecture discusses questions to be asked to obtain as much relevant information as possible, and suggests sources of health information, some obvious and others less so." ABOUT OUR SPEAKER ANITA ANDERSON LUSTENBERGER, MS, CG is a certified counselor and a professional genealogist. She has lectured at many national conferences and published articles in national journals. She is a trustee of NYG&B, and a former member of the board of APG. 9:00 A.M. Monthly Business Meeting 10:30 A.M. Program Research Room will be open following the program >From Noon to 4:00 P.M. Questions or additional information contact: Marilyn Terry 845-562-2749 [email protected] THIS MEETING AND PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

WHAT: Seminar: Genealogy Past, Present and Future [Researching Your Family Tree 21st Century Style] WHEN: Saturday, November 2, 2002 Registration: 9:00 a.m. - Seminar: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road, Westlake OH PROGRAM: Eight Lectures; Two Each Time Period; Take Your Pick! 1st Session: Civil War [John Silvis} or Cleveland City Cemeteries [David Mitchell] 2nd Session: Ethnic Research [John Sabol] or Navigating the Confusing Internet [Holly Timm & Lorraine Newsome] 3rd Session: Census Research [Bill Allen] or Document Presentation [Mike McCormick} 4th Session: Binding and Preserving Your Work [Karen Esber] or Tell the World - Put Your Info On-line [Holly Timm & Lorraine Newsome] HOSTS: Computer Assisted Genealogy Group (CAGG) and Brooklyn Genealogy Club COST: $15 if postmarked before October 26th; $20 after October 26th and at the door. Checks made payable to CAGG and mailed to John Stoika, 5508 Chestnut Road, Independence OH 44131. Be sure to indicate which session you wish to attend MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Bill Frank, Chair, 440-734-2021 wefran[email protected]; Betty Bloom 216-398-7790 [email protected] or John Stoika 216-524-3472 [email protected] This seminar is sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Council of Genealogical Organizations (CCCGO), a coalition of the genealogical groups in the Cuyahoga County area. All proceeds benefit Genealogical Research Libraries.

NCGS Fall Workshop Speakers John Phillip Colletta, Ph.D. and Jeffrey L. Haines, CG will Bring "LIFE" To Your Family History. They will present: * Money Talks: Using Business and Economic History in Genealogy * Turning Biographical Facts into Real Life Events: How to Build Historical Context * Breaking through Brick Walls: Using Your Head! Case Studies in Logical Analysis and successful Methodology * The Anglican Church in the Southern Colonies * Discovering Your Ancestor's World Through Maps and Gazetteers * Using Artifacts in Family History Writing Date: November 8 & 9, 2002 Place: Wake County Commons Building, Raleigh, NC Price Range: $35 - $50 [email protected] www.ncgenealogy.org

Only one week until the Annual Genealogical Workshop held by the Lake Co., IL Genealogical Society at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois (USA) THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF SPEAKERS !! Lloyd D. Bockstruck is unable to be at our workshop because of another commitment, but we have found an EXCELLANT REPLACEMENT!! Ryan Taylor, from the Allen County Public Library will present four lectures. 1. "Writing a Genealogical Biography When You Start with Nothing" - Writing about your ancestor can be intimidating, but this session will illustrate places you can find material to use in constructing a biography of a relative even though you think you don't know much. 2. "I Can't Find Anything" - This is a cry for help that we librarians hear often, but when we begin asking where people have actually looked, we find they haven't considered the alternatives. This session will be geared towards finding the maiden names of the female ancestors. 3. "Church Records: Beyond the BMDs" - This concerns what we can find in church records which are not baptismal, marriage or burial records. 4. "Newspaper Genealogy" - Newspapers contain a wealth of information useful to genealogists and this lecture will give you some ideas of where to find them and what to look for. Craig Pfannkuche will present 2 lectures: 1. "Genealogy Research in Chicago" - This presentation will consist of a description of and discussion as to the usefullness of both primary and secondary family history source research sites in Chicago as well as a commentary on the research value of each of the dozen or more sites mentioned. 2. "Researching Railroad Records" - This presentation will consist of a slide illustrated lecture on the reasons why railroad records need to be searched by most family historians. The archives of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Historical Society will be used as an example of why and how such records can be used. Maureen Brady will give 1 presentation: 1. "Getting the Most out of the FamilySearch Website" - Strategies for effective use of the LDS FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service will be presented. INcluded will be a "tour" of the major sections of the website and, using case studies, the development of effective research strategies. Registration fee is $38.00 for the day, which includes the lectures, a syllubus, coffee and donuts in the morning, and a catered lunch. There will be book vendors for you to browse between lectures, and door prizes as well. Come and join this exciting day. For more information, contact Carol Knigge at [email protected] or go to the Lake Co. Genealogical website at: http:www.rootsweb.com/~illcgs then click on LCIGS Workshops Hope to see you there!! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/

TEXAS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE Friday and Saturday, November 1 & 2, 2002 Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas 77550 2024 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 1-409-765-7721 Only contact person given besides the hotel on the information sheet I have is TSGS Treasurer, Terry Smith Bowers, 302 Oak Forest Drive, League City, TX 77573-1768 No phone number. [email protected] Question: Was information about this conference posted to the list and I missed it? I finally got a sheet about it from the Library in Lufkin, Texas, Monday night. Has no phone number. I need to send some brochures about the 7th Angelina College Genealogy Conference, Thursday-Saturday, July 24-26, 2003, Lufkin, Texas, to be included in the "goodie bags" for the conference just in case I don't get to attend. I need to know where to send this information, how many brochures to send and if there are any spaces left for the conference? This information sheet gives a flat rate of $70.00 including the Friday night Banquet and Saturday lunch. Deadline of October 1 to guarantee banquet ticket. Saturday speaker is to be John Phillip Colletta, Ph.D., Washington, DC Would also be interested in hearing about other regional conferences to which we could send brochures advertising the Angelina College Conference. Can anyone help me here. Vivian Cates, Publicity Coordinator, 7th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference.

Join the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) as we host our Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. This exciting learning experience will be held on the 15th and 16th of November 2002 at the Hilton in St. Petersburg, FL. Our featured speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, CGRS, CGL, will present four (4) exciting lectures you will not want to miss. Mrs. Geiger is a well-known genealogical researcher, teacher, speaker and published author. She is the editor and publisher of WOODWARDs WeSearch and editor of OnBoard! She has participated in the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research for four years and the National Institute on Genealogical Research. In addition to the featured speaker, we will have Pam Cooper, Mary L. Jackson Fears, Amy Larner Giroux, CG, Lawrence R. Kirkwood, Boyd Murphree, Ann Mohr Osisek, Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS, and Jim Powell, Jr. All total, we will be providing the opportunity to participate in over 20 lectures about a variety of topics such as: Land records - Census records - Tax Lists - Immigration Internet - Church Records - Society Management Slave Research - Jewish Research - Florida Research and the National Archives in East Point, Georgia. We are also pleased to announce that Elizabeth Neily, historian and storyteller, will be the banquet speaker. The banquet will honor individuals who have documented their Florida pioneers through the Florida Pioneer Descendant Program. You can register for the full conference or for one-day only. The best news is that you can ignore all deadline dates. We are accepting everyone's registration at the pre-registration rate and the hotel is also allowing us to register right up to the conference (as long as there is room available). However, do not call their 888 number; you must call them direct at 727-894-5000. If you would like further information, contact A. Staley, P. O. Box 441364, Jacksonville, FL 32222 Email: [email protected] or you will find the schedule and registration form online at the FSGS Web site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs> Please be sure to submit your conference reservation and reserve your hotel room for a very exciting 2002 conference!

The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Family History Center presents an Open House on Saturday, October 26, 2002 from 1-5 PM, at 4300 Trailridge Road, SE (East Post and Trailridge), Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tour a large display room of local family memorabilia, participate in classes, tour the recently remodeled and expanded Family History Center to find out what we have that can help you, and have a light refreshment, all at no cost. Classes are: "Where Do I Start?" by Kacy Novak, designed for the beginner. Kacy is a former FHC Director who has helped new researchers extensively. Free packets of forms to organize your information will be available. "Now I've Got It, How Can I Keep It?" by Laura Reichert, discussing record keeping on Personal Ancestral File, a free genealogical program. Laura teaches classes in Family History at Kirkwood Community College. "Using Census Records" by Nathan Jensen, Accredited Genealogist - British Research. This class will emphasize American and British census records. "What is Available for Ethnic Research?" by Michaele Burris, a former FHC Director whose own research has spanned many cultures. The class will discuss the many brochures and aids available through the FHC and elsewhere, and how to find the clues Here that will take you There. "Using the Internet for Research" by Alice Allum, a staff member in the FHC. The class will discuss and demonstrate how to mine the FamilySearch.org web site for the nuggets you need. Classes will be ongoing throughout the afternoon. All events are without charge.

Hi listers Following the success of yesterday's Open Day, this society would like to invite all of you to our next meeting, which will be held on Monday 28 October 2002. As usual, we will be meeting at the premier family history venue in the South of England - Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. As usual, the doors open at 7:15 pm for coffee, help, both with genealogy & computers, bookstall, library, etc. There will be an *extra special* offer on the bookstall at the meeting, as well as the usual range of bargains. The subject of the talk at 8:00pm is "Up with the lark - nineteenth century ag labs". This will be given by Ian Waller, who following a visit to Exeter Hall last year, returns to Oxford by popular demand. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions to get there, see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html For a list of future meetings of the OFHS see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me off-list. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

Frederick County (Maryland) Genealogical Society, Inc. Program: Beginning Research in Pennsylvania Saturday - November 9, 2002 1 PM Place: Homewood at Crumland Farms Retirement Community 7407 Willow Road, Frederick, Maryland Speaker: Alfreda Patton Davidson, professional genealogist from York, PA Scope of program: Focusing on starting research in Pennsylvania, particularly State Library and Archives in Harrisburg, PA. Q&A time available. Door charge: $2 for Frederick Co. Gen Soc members, $5 for non-members to help cover speaker and handout costs. no reservations needed info: Pepper Scotto, President FRECOGS [email protected] 301-834-9907

WHAT: Computer Assisted Genealogy Group-Cleveland Area Meeting WHEN: Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 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: Images, Digital Cameras, Scanners Afternoon: Editing Images 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.

--=======5A9D10AE======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-501D44F9; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit A family history seminar featuring Ken Aitken will be held Saturday, November 9 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Aitken will present four topics: -- A Genealogist's Guide to Romancing the Librarian -- How to prepare to visit libraries, archives, and record offices. -- The Genealogical Research Process: Back to Basics -- Aimed at everyone from beginners to veteran genealogists, this session deals with ways to do research in a more organized fashion. -- Living with Granny: Family and Household Composition for Genealogists -- An attempt to help genealogists look into the world of the historical demographer. -- Family reconstitution: a useful procedure for problem solving -- Sometimes, to sort out which likely candidate is your ancestor, you'll have to re-assemble all of the extended family networks in the community. The event will be held in the Victoria Truth Centre, 1201 Fort Street. More information is available at http://www.interlinkbookshop.com --=======5A9D10AE======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-501D44F9 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.393 / Virus Database: 223 - Release Date: 9/30/02 --=======5A9D10AE=======--

Since today was a government holiday, we decided to extend our reservation date. We also received an extension from the hotel! So... for those who did not make it to the post office and for those of you who are still thinking about it - the deadline has been extended to Monday, 21 October 2002. The Florida State Genealogical Society, Inc. Presents Their Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. Join the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) as we host our Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. This exciting learning experience will be held on the 15th and 16th of November 2002 at the Hilton in St. Petersburg, FL. Our featured speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, CGRS, CGL, will present four (4) exciting lectures you will not want to miss: "Research Procedures - Be Prepared!" "Using Tax Lists to Help Solve Genealogical Problems" "Treasures Among the Deeds: More than Land Descriptions" "An Overview of the Records at the National Archives-Southeast" In addition to the featured speaker, we will have Pam Cooper, Mary L. Jackson Fears, Amy Larner Giroux, CG, Lawrence R. Kirkwood, Boyd Murphree, Ann Mohr Osisek, Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS, and Jim Powell, Jr. providing over 15 lectures in seven (7) tracts: All-Levels Research, Beginning Genealogy, Computer Technology, Ethnic Research, Florida Research, Intermediate Genealogy and Society Helps. Registration will be on Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday mornings with the conference starting on Friday morning and continuing through Saturday afternoon. We are also pleased to announce that Elizabeth Neily, historian and storyteller, will be the banquet speaker. The banquet will honor individuals who have documented their Florida pioneers through the Florida Pioneer Descendant Program. If you would like further information, contact A. Staley, P. O. Box 441364, Jacksonville, FL 32222 Email: [email protected] or you will find the schedule and registration form online at the FSGS Web site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs>

Hi listers Just a reminder that next Saturday 19 October sees the annual Open Day of the Oxfordshire FHS, which this year will once again be held at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington. All welcome, free admission, doors open 10.00am and close at 4.00pm. Light refreshments available all day. The guest lecturer will be Audrey Collins. Meanwhile, Kevin Tomes of Parchment will give demonstrations on the scanning and retouching of old photographs. There'll also be the society's bookstall and CD/microfiche sales, search services, and Computer Group in attendance. And lots of visiting societies will be there as well. For further details and a map showing the venue's whereabouts, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/openKidlington.html Hopefully, all attendees will find something to interest them. Any queries to me please. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

Hi listers The Oxfordshire FHS holds its annual Open Day - http://www.ofhs.org.uk/openKidlington.html - next weekend. In advance of the Open Day, Julie Kennedy will talk about the society and it's Open Day live on the airwaves of Oxfordshire. She is the long-serving secretary of our society, and she can be heard on Radio Oxford's "Jan Edwards Show" at 2.00pm (BST) on Tuesday 15 October 2002. Julie is a marvellous person to chat to about family history, and so listening to her on the radio is a chance that is not to be missed. Why not tune in and listen ? Further details about Radio Oxford and the frequency on which they broadcast can be found on their website :- http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiooxford/index.shtml Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

!!!Time is running out for early registration prices - Deadline is 14 October 2002!!! The Florida State Genealogical Society, Inc. Presents Their Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. Join the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) as we host our Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. This exciting learning experience will be held on the 15th and 16th of November 2002 at the Hilton in St. Petersburg, FL. Our featured speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, CGRS, CGL, will present four (4) exciting lectures you will not want to miss: "Research Procedures - Be Prepared!" "Using Tax Lists to Help Solve Genealogical Problems" "Treasures Among the Deeds: More than Land Descriptions" "An Overview of the Records at the National Archives-Southeast" In addition to the featured speaker, we will have Pam Cooper, Mary L. Jackson Fears, Amy Larner Giroux, CG, Lawrence R. Kirkwood, Boyd Murphree, Ann Mohr Osisek, Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS, and Jim Powell, Jr. providing over 15 lectures in seven (7) tracts: All-Levels Research, Beginning Genealogy, Computer Technology, Ethnic Research, Florida Research, Intermediate Genealogy and Society Helps. Registration will be on Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday mornings with the conference starting on Friday morning and continuing through Saturday afternoon. We are also pleased to announce that Elizabeth Neily, historian and storyteller, will be the banquet speaker. The banquet will honor individuals who have documented their Florida pioneers through the Florida Pioneer Descendant Program. If you would like further information, contact A. Staley, P. O. Box 441364, Jacksonville, FL 32222 Email: [email protected] or you will find the schedule and registration form online at the FSGS Web site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs>

Friday, October 11, 5:00 p.m. Church of Latter-day Saints (37425 Woodward Ave.) in Bloomfield Hills, MI (about 15 miles north of Detroit). Molecular Genealogy Research Project workers will have a short presentation of the project followed by blood donations. Donors must bring pedigree of their ancestors with the names, birth dates and birthplaces going back FOUR generations. For more info: http://www.lds.org http://www.familysearch.org http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com

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Family History Radio Genealogy School is now OPEN "The number one online genealogy training resource" Go to www.familyhistoryradio.com Click <http://www.progressive.playstream.com/familyhistoryradio/progressive/in troduction/frameset.htm> here to learn about the Genealogy School Now you can learn how to do your family history online and in the convenience of your own home. Whether you are a beginner or advanced researcher.the Family History Radio Genealogy School has the right training for you! The FHR Genealogy School now contains several lessons designed to provide a solid foundation for anyone involved with Genealogy. Course One An Itinerary for Successful Research comprimises of five lessons designed to provide the perfect basis for successful genealogy research. Each lesson is only $9.95 and that buys you three separate sessions for each lesson. That means that you and two others can take the lesson for as low as $3.33 each. You will also receive worksheets, handouts and a final examination to test your knowledge of the things that you learned. All you need is an internet connection, (does NOT need to be a high speed connection), speakers, Windows 98 or better operating system, the Microsoft internet Explorer browser and a printer and you are set for instruction. Head of the Family History Radio Genealogy School is Karen Clifford, noted Genealogy instructor and a very entertaining teacher. Click an icon in the the 'Learning Tracks' section on the home to view the courses that will be offered. Under each course you can click on the link and have a detailed description of lessons that are in that particular course. Come on in and get started. This is the training you've been waiting for! For more information email [email protected] <http://www.esecure20.com/>

The East Tennessee Historical Society is hosting a free workshop with Tony Burroughs, one of the nation’s leading experts on African American genealogy, and the recent author of Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree. The workshop will be held at the East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville (600 Market Street), on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will cover a variety of topics: “Researching Vital Records,” “Tracing African Americans in Cities and Towns,” “Problem Solving in African American Genealogy,” and “Out of the Mouth of Slaves.” The topics will touch on a variety of subjects including census research, oral histories of slaves, finding new sources for research and similar topics. Tony Burroughs is an internationally known genealogist, and author, who teaches genealogy at Chicago State University. He lectures throughout the United States and Canada on all aspects of genealogy. He is the author of Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree. He is a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association (FUGA) and was also awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the National Genealogical Society. The East Tennessee Historical Society, headquartered in Knoxville, is one of the oldest cultural institutions in the state of Tennessee. Founded in 1834, ETHS is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and promoting the history of East Tennessee. The society’s programs and activities are made possible through the support of its membership. For additional information about the African-American Genealogy Workshop and other ETHS activities, call (865) 215-8824 or visit the society’s web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org. The workshop is made possible through the generous support of Knoxville city council members Mark Brown and Barbara Pelot.