IRELAND A TRIP THROUGH TIME May 7 - 24 2009 You are invited to Travel in Time with your Dream Team to discover Ireland at its finest. Experience the culture of both the past and the present as you research your ancestors' lives. Nancy Bier, noted leader and Irish genealogist; Linda Jonas, an expert in DNA and genealogical research problems; and Ginger Aarons-Garrison, Director of Time Travel, will lead you on a true trip through time to the Ireland you have been longing to find. You will research in the finest archives and libraries in both Ireland and Northern Ireland under expert guidance by day. By night we will hear local historians, Linda or Nancy lecture on any of the topics of DNA research, Scots-Irish history or spend an amusing evening listening to a local storyteller. No research or spouse that doesn't research? You will always have the opportunity to choose one of our day trips. The trip may include trips to visit local farmers, historic gaols and waterfronts, Irish museums, manor houses, castles, cottages and the lovely gardens of Ireland or even a great game of golf at one of Ireland's famous courses. Assessments of your personal family history needs will be made prior to the trip. Personal help is guaranteed along the way. Four star accommodations, all breakfasts, all dinners, personal guide and genealogists, driver/guide, admissions and tips are all included. Please inquire for itinerary, pricing guidelines. Pricing starts at 3075.00 Euro per person, double occupancy. For a full itinerary and pricing options please visit and inquire at: www.timetraveltours.com : Members of ASTA, ICTA, CLIA www.theultimatefamilyhistorians.com Ginger Aarons- Garrison, CTC, Director Time Travel P.O. Box 23908 Portland, OR 97281-3908 503-454-0897 tollfree and fax 877-787-7807 cell 503-421-0029 www.timetraveltours.com MEMBERS OF : ASTA, ICTA & CLIA ************** Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;211531132;33070124;e)

The Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina Wednesday, 4 February 2009 -- D-OGS Meeting TOPIC: "For No God, but for Country: Understanding the Civil War Enlistment of the North Carolina Grays" SPEAKER: Ernest Dollar, Director of the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill In May 1861, a month after the start of the Civil War, ninety-two young men enlisted to fight for the new Southern Confederacy. Historians of the conflict are eager to understand when men fought, but examining the first motivated volunteers highlights the causes that drew men to war. Comparing the backgrounds and the lives of these men creates a portrait that reveals they were rebelling against more than North and became afraid they would loose all they had fought hard to achieve. Recounting their stories, recreates the world of Orange, Wake, and Chatham Counties as they stood on the brink of war. Ernest Dollar is a Durham native who received his a B.A. in History and B.F.A. in Design from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1993. Since then he has worked at several historic sites in North and South Carolina including Middleton Place National Historic Landmark, North Carolina Museum of History, and the Orange County Historical Museum. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. In 2008, Ernest published his first book as part of the Images of America series on the town of Morrisville and will be teaching a class as part of Duke's OLLI program on the Civil War in the Triangle. Preservation Society of Chapel Hill: http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com/ D-OGS Meeting will be held on: Wednesday evening, 4 February 2009 at 7 p.m. Duke Homestead Visitor's Center 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham 27705 Phone: (919) 477-5498 One-half mile from I-85 and Guess Rd (Exit 175) Follow the brown historic site road signs. A Map! http://tinyurl.com/3mbuj Another Map! http://tinyurl.com/4gnkm ********************************

The Hudson County Genealogical Society, www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org, is pleased to announce the Guest Speaker at our February meeting will be Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. Ms. Smolenyak is Chief Family Historian for Ancestry.com, and will be speaking on "Tracing Your Roots with DNA". The meeting will take place at the Secaucus Public Library (www.secaucus.bccls.org for directions), on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at 11:00 am. Admission fee for non-members is $5.00. Ms. Smolenyak will have her books available for purchase.

2 February 2009 For more information contact: Paula Stuart-Warren, National Publicity Chair, FGS/AGS 2009 at FGSPublicity@fgs.org. FGS/AGS 2009 Genealogy Conference Program and Registration Now Online! "A Conference for the Nation's Genealogists" is an annual event of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. It moves all around the U.S. and the 2009 host is the Arkansas Genealogical Society and the place is Little Rock, Arkansas. The conference theme is Passages through Time which symbolizes the journey taken as we learn more about our ancestors, their place in history, and the lives they led. Join your fellow family historians, librarians, editors, archivists, historians, writers, professional genealogists, software developers, book and database vendors, volunteers, and the growing number of younger genealogists as we network, learn, share, and even have some fun. You might meet a 3rd cousin you didn't know about or someone from an ancestral home town. The FGS conference registration system is alive & kicking. It's simple to find: just click on this link for the FGS Conference Website <www.FGSConference.org>. Once you are on the page, the links to the conference program and registration are on the left. The registration link for the Exhibit Hall is also live. Choose from more than 160 lectures, workshops, and other learning opportunities presented by speakers from all over the U.S. over the course of four days. With the conference in Little Rock, there are plenty of sessions related to Arkansas roots, but the program offers something for just about everyone. Lectures about research in other states, on specific ethnic groups, libraries and archives, research methodology, technology, migration, military records, and some unique topics will grab your interest. A special feature of the first day is a selection of lectures devoted to assisting volunteers running genealogy societies and their websites, publications, classes, meetings, and special events. This year's conference is being held in Little Rock's Statehouse Convention Center. The Exhibit Hall, on-site registration area, and the lecture rooms are conveniently located in the same building that is easily walkable. One host hotel, the Peabody, is attached to the convention center. The Doubletree is less than a block's walk. Be sure to click on the button for the Conference Blog www.FGSConferenceBlog.org to learn more conference details, about the city of Little Rock, the hotels, the trolley for getting around and about the lectures, speakers, and special events. The blog is updated frequently. FGS and AGS invite you to join us as we learn more about Passages through Time. About FGS The Federation of Genealogical Societies was founded in 1976 and represents the members of more than 500 genealogical societies. More information about FGS is available online at http://fgs.org

http://www.gsor.org/events.php?PHPSESSID=61108b5a00c4ac2a7a3e578805d23bbf Feb 14, 2009: GSOR's TENTH Annual Genealogical Seminar In Search of Family Riverside, CA GSOR 10th Annual Pre-Registraion Form, PDF Format Keynote Speaker: Remembering the Past for the Future: Jean Wilcox Hibben Track A: Writing Reading Old American & English HandWriting, Gene Cheney Life Story Writing, Karon Jarrod Memoirs, Essays, & Episodes, Bud Minor Transcribing the Recorded Word, Bud Miner Track B: Ethnic Research / Organizing and Analyzing Your Research Organizing Your Own Genealogy, Caroline Rober To Research And Analyze Strategy, Caroline Rober Slave Research, Marjorie Sholes Tracing Your American Indan Ancestors, Daniel M. Bartosz Track C: Europoean Research Researching Church of England Records, Beth McCarty Researching Your Polish Ancestry, Daniel M. Bartosz Netherlands Research, Gene Cheney Reference Tools & Indexes for British Research, Beth McCarty Track D: American or Generic Research Deliveries in the Rear: Getting Family History Through the Back Door, Jean Wilcox Hibben Migration Research, Gene Cheney Mothers, Sisters, & Really Tough Chicks: Women Who Helped Win The Revolution, Gina Philibert Oretga New England Research, Gene Cheney

Dear Genealogist, The National Archives has scheduled a program with Harvard professor and renowned author Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to discuss African American genealogy. He is the host and narrator of the PBS series African American Lives that uses genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis to trace lineage through American history and back to Africa. The first program will be on Thursday, February 5, at 7 p.m. where Professor Allen Weinstein and Dr. Lonnie Bunch will co-moderate the discussion of African American genealogy. After the program, Professor Gates will sign his new book, In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past. On Friday, February 6, at noon, they will show the first two hours of the series and then on Friday, February 13th, at noon, they will show the final two hours of the series. All of the programs are free and will be presented in the William G. McGowan Theater. It is not necessary to make reservations. Please use the Special Events Entrance on the corner of 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. Doors to the building open 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Harold McClendon Mount Vernon Genealogical Society Publicity Chairman

Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 26 January 2009. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "The Wolvercote Paper Mill", which will be presented by Dr Martin Maw. Martin has told me that the talk itself includes some basic history on Oxford University Press [OUP], but concentrates on the growth and development of the paper mill. The latter was not only vital to the Press itself, but was also the centre of the community at Wolvercote for more than 200 years. The presentation will include images from Victorian lantern slides of the mill and the mill houses, as well as more modern shots of the mill and its staff at work. Martin says that he hopes that the talk will give audience members a chance not only to understand paper making, but also to spot some familiar faces from friends or family. Martin will welcome questions and personal reminiscences from anyone whose memories are stirred by the evening, and hopes that we can all have not just a talk, but a conversation. Our speaker Dr Martin Maw has been archivist for OUP for over ten years, having previously worked at the Bodleian and in local government archives. He gave us a tremendously interesting presentation about OUP in Spring 2007 - and effectively this is the second-half of that evening ! Martin has also asked me to mention that he is currently involved in helping with a new four-volume history of OUP from the fifteenth century to the present day, which includes oral history. He is keen that anyone who has worked at OUP or at the Wolvercote Paper Mill and would like to contribute to the project should get in touch with him. Anyone who wants to contribute but is unable to make the meeting should contact me and I'll pass on Martin's details. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me off-list. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

Join us on Sunday, January 25, 2009, from 1:00-3:00 p.m., when we present "Using Google for Your Genealogy." Everyone knows that Google is a search engine, but did you know that Google can help you with so much more? We will explore Google Books, Picasa, Google Docs, Google Maps and other Google resources that will help you with your genealogy. Speaker: Gena Philibert Ortega is a professional genealogist, helping others research their family history and learn more about their ancestor's lives. She holds a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and a Master's degree in Religion. Gena teaches classes and workshops in genealogical research techniques. As a writer, Gena writes articles for the online newsletter, Genweekly, published by Genealogy Today. She is also the author of the book, Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra, published by Arcadia Publishing (2007). Afterwards, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Nancy Ellen Carlberg will lead the Colonial America study group on the topic, "Cleaning Up the Mess: Finding What is Right on Your Colonial Ancestors." Meetings are held at: Los Angeles Regional Family History Center, 10741 Santa Monica Blvd. (enter from Eastborne at Manning) Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 474-9990 Parking is free. For more information, see www.bifhsusa.org

There are at least seven major genealogy conferences that are planed for this year in the Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In order to take advantage of any discounts for early registration, you need to make your plans now. I encourage you to consider attending one or more of the events. Just go on their web site and print out a copy of the brochure that describes the event. Harold McClendon March 27 & 28, 2009. The Fairfax Genealogical Society will present its annual conference and Expo. Friday will provide for consultations and information on Google Maps. Saturday will include presentations by Chuck Mason (Basic Genealogy), John Humphrey (German Research), Claire Bettag (NARA Land Records), and Pam Boyer (Digital Organization). Registration fees range from $53/$73 plus an additional $20 to consult with one of the speakers. The conference will be at the Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks. Additional details can be found at http://www.fxgs.org/. Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Virginia Beach Genealogical Society will sponsor its annual conference entitled "Tell Me About It." The featured speaker is John Philip Colletta, Ph. D. Topics to be covered at the conference are lesser-used Federal records, understanding research repositories, interviewing, and historical context. Registration fees range from $35-$45. The conference will be at the Virginia Beach Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA. If there are any questions, contact J.B. Wright at 757-495-0672 or Jwright73@cox.net. Additional details can be found at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vavbgs/. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Drott Lodge #168 of the VASA Order of America (a Swedish-American Fraternal Organization) will present a seminar entitled "Swedish Emigrant Genealogical Seminar." National speakers including Stephen Morse, Kathy Meade, and Leslie Dalley Bouvier as well as consultation options. Registration fees range from $10/$20. The seminar will be held at the Universities at Shady Grove Campus at 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland. Contact Janet Johnson at JJohn30254@aol.com or 301-962-3788 with any questions. Saturday, April 18, 2009. The Virginia Genealogical Society will sponsor its spring conference at the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. The title of the conference is "Secrets for Successful Research" and the featured speaker is Barbara Vines Little, CG. Cost of the conference ranges from $30/$50. There is also a Leadership Summit on April 17th at 3:00 p.m. at the Library. Additional details can be found at http://www.vgs.org. Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.-400 p.m. The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society will present its annual conference entitled "Exploring New Record Groups in Germany & the USA." Speakers include Kenneth Heger and Susannah Brooks. The cost of the conference ranges from $40/$50. The conference will be held at the Plaza Hotel in Hagerstown, Maryland. Additional details can be found at http://www.magsgen.com/. Wednesday, April 22, 2009-Thursday, April 23, 2009. The National Archives will present its "Fifth Annual Genealogy Fair." The program will be presented in the Pennsylvania Avenue Plaza and Research Center that can be reached through the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the building. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov/. July 12-17, 2009. National Institute on Genealogical Research at the National Archives. The 2009 program is still being developed. Enrollment is limited. Application brochures will be mailed in early 2009. For more information about the 2009 program or to obtain an application brochure, visit the Institute’s web site, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~natgenin/; e-mail NatInsGen@juno.com; or write to NIGR, P.O. Box 118, Greenbelt, MD 20768-0118. Scholarship information is available at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~natgenin/scholarships.htm.

Hi listers and colleagues The New Year is really with us on Sunday 25 January 2009 when the annual Bracknell Family History Fair takes place. Traditionally, this event sees the commencement of the year's family history calendar, and is the largest Sunday family history fair held in the UK, with some two-hundred or so stalls in attendance. I'm delighted to report that Oxfordshire FHS will have it's usual stall at this Fair, when we will be selling our CDs and some items from our bookstall. In addition, we will have our "Search Services" available on computer, featuring an array of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire indexes to censuses, baptism registers, marriage registers, burial registers and monumental inscriptions. Those researchers wishing to plan their visit to our stall in advance can view our resources on the following webpages :- CD sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) bookstall ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Search Services ; _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) The Bracknell Family History Fair takes place on Sunday 25 January 2009 at Bracknell Sports and Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road (A322), Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 9SE. The doors open at 10.00am. Further details about the Fair itself from :- _http://www.familyhistoryfairs.org/_ (http://www.familyhistoryfairs.org/) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

http://www.gsor.org/events.php?PHPSESSID=61108b5a00c4ac2a7a3e578805d23bbf Feb 14, 2009: GSOR's TENTH Annual Genealogical Seminar In Search of Family Riverside, CA GSOR 10th Annual Pre-Registraion Form, PDF Format Keynote Speaker: Remembering the Past for the Future: Jean Wilcox Hibben Track A: Writing Reading Old American & English HandWriting, Gene Cheney Life Story Writing, Karon Jarrod Memoirs, Essays, & Episodes, Bud Minor Transcribing the Recorded Word, Bud Miner Track B: Ethnic Research / Organizing and Analyzing Your Research Organizing Your Own Genealogy, Caroline Rober To Research And Analyze Strategy, Caroline Rober Slave Research, Marjorie Sholes Tracing Your American Indan Ancestors, Daniel M. Bartosz Track C: Europoean Research Researching Church of England Records, Beth McCarty Researching Your Polish Ancestry, Daniel M. Bartosz Netherlands Research, Gene Cheney Reference Tools & Indexes for British Research, Beth McCarty Track D: American or Generic Research Deliveries in the Rear: Getting Family History Through the Back Door, Jean Wilcox Hibben Migration Research, Gene Cheney Mothers, Sisters, & Really Tough Chicks: Women Who Helped Win The Revolution, Gina Philibert Oretga New England Research, Gene Cheney

On Saturday,Feb. 14th, The Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society, Inc. hosts guest speaker Mrs. Shannon Palmer at 10:15 a.m. at the Mandarin Regional Library, 3330 Kori Road, Jacksonville. Mrs. Palmer is a retired mortician from Louisiana. Prior to her work in the funeral industry, Shannon spent many years in education and nonprofit work. In 2007, she founded CRPT (Cemetery Recovery and Preservation Trust of Jacksonville, Inc.). Shannon has been able to turn her passion for all-things-funerary into an invaluable community resource directly impacting the Old City Cemetery. Shannon's topic is "Tales of Working with the Silent." Free & open to the public with light refreshments served. More information: 778-1000 or email: publicity@sgesjax.com.

BEGINNER GENEALOGY CLASS in St. Charles, Missouri CLASS LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE   When: February 5th to February 26th. Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.   Where: St. Charles County Genealogical Society Library 1022 First Capitol Dr. St. Charles, MO (Red Rose Salon) lower level, side entrance.   Fee: $50.00, includes 4 two-hour sessions with individual help, a Basic Genealogy book with forms,informational handouts and a CD of printable forms and research aids.   This course will answer the question, "How do I begin?" It covers the use of ancestor charts and family group sheets. It stresses the correct way of recording data and citing sources. It helps one organize family data and file papers so they can easily be found again. It covers interviewing relatives. It discusses Vital records and census records. With each session there will be forms to use to help get the most from your research.   MAIL REGISTRATION TO: St. Charles County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 715, St. Charles, MO 63302-715. Please include a phone number.   For more information: 636-947-1762 or 636-946-8359 Also gennut62@yahoo.com

DON'T FORGET!! The Hudson County Genealogical Society is having the rescheduled January meeting next Saturday, January 24, 2009. It will feature Guest Speaker Dan McDonough, Secaucus Historian, presenting "Hudson County Burial Grounds". The meeting will start at 11:00 am, and more information can be found at our website, www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org.

10th Annunal Research Trip to Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN   DATE:  March 25 - 29, 2009   SPONSOR:  St. Charles Genealogical Society and St. Charles Community College  History Dept.   The annual Family History Research Trip to the Allen County Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana) features experienced guidance from members of the Society to asist you in developing your research strategy and using the resources of the Library. We will help you get the most out of your trip through individualized attention.   Your trip includes:   Pre trip planning 4 nights at the Hilton,  just a few blocks from the Library Bus transportation to and from St. Charles and Illinois along Rt. I-70, or drive your own car Bus transportation to and from the Library Banquet Saturday night   For information about fees and hotel registration go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosccgs or contact Joan at 636-946-2820 email:  gateway426@aol.com

The German Genealogy Group www.GermanGenealogyGroup.com has added another free, searchable database. United States Circuit Court for the Southern District Court This database includes an index of 2,397 naturalizations covering the years 1846-1876 and 1906-1911.

St. Louis Genealogy Society Open House Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Society's office #4 Sunnen Drive Suite 140, St. Louis, MO 63143 a.. Tour the office. *Meet the volunteer staff *Talk with experienced genealogists *Examine genealogical software *See what's new on the Society's website *Learn about current projects, the Annual Family History Conference, the upcoming fall Speaker Series, classes for spring, and the First Families program *Learn about the SIGs (Special Interest Groups) a.. African-American SIG b.. French SIG c.. German SIG d.. Irish SIG e.. Jewish SIG f.. Scandinavian SIG *Use the office library and reference materials

The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego meets on Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 9:00 am to noon. 9:00 - User groups for Family Tree Maker and Macintosh, and Special Interest Group on “DNA Genealogy” 10:15 - A break and refreshments 10:30 - Announcements followed by Program "How to Make a DVD of Your Family History Research Experiences" by Del Ritchhart. Del Ritchhart has been making DVDs of family vacations, travel and cruises and, more recently, family history research trips for almost ten years. These can provide an entertaining, informative and lasting record for your immediate family and future generations about the parts of the world or actual sites where their ancestors resided. You can also include photos and interviews with members of the family or distant relatives. Using photos and video clips from his August 2006 trip to The Irish Republic, Del will demonstrate using a laptop and VGA projector how to assemble an abbreviated DVD documentary. He has used such application programs as Nero, Roxio, Pinnacle Studio Plus, and Adobe Premier Elements to compose DVDs. However, his current favorite application is Photodex’s Pro Show Gold, which he will use for the demonstration. He will demonstrate how to populate the program’s timeline with digital photos and video clips. Additionally, he will add transitions between each of the pieces of media, titles for selected photos or clips, and then show how to give still photos a sense of movement with zoom and scanning features. Finally, he will show how to incorporate background music to give the DVD a final professional touch. Del is highlighted in “Spotlight on Members” in the upcoming issue of Compu.Gen. We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pine Road turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any A, B, or S space. Signs will mark directions to our meeting room. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website http://irps.ucsd.edu/about/how-to-find-us.htm for driving directions and a map Linda Hervig CGSSD

Hi listers and colleagues Oxfordshire FHS breaks new ground on Saturday 17 January 2009 when we will have a stall at the annual Family History Fair of the East of London Family History Society. We will be selling our CDs and a selection of the titles available from our bookstall. In addition, we will have our "Search Services" available on computer, featuring an array of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire indexes to censuses, baptism registers, marriage registers, burial registers and monumental inscriptions. Those researchers wishing to plan their visit to our stall in advance can view our resources on the following webpages :- CD sales ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/CDsales.html) bookstall ; _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) Search Services ; _http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/_ (http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/) The Family History Fair of the East of London Family History Society takes place on Saturday 17 January 2009 at Eastbury School, Wilmington Gardens, Barking, Essex IG11 9TR. The doors open at 10.00am, and admission is free. Further details about the Fair itself from :- _http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/eolnew.htm_ (http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/eolnew.htm) Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)

A weather forecast of several inches of snow has caused the cancellation of the January 10 meeting of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation, but safety for our members is of utmost concern to us. Our next meeting will be held March 14, 2009. This meeting will be held jointly with the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research. Details will be posted later. Peggy Youngs -- People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. - Edmund Burke (1729–1797) -