Genealogy Society Holds Annual Conference Chicago - If you have been postponng your good intentions to begin your family genealogy, another opportunity exists for you, whether you are a beginner or more experienced, to get the best professional help. The Polish Genealogical Society of America(PGSA) will present its 29th Annual Conference³Bridges to the Past² September 28, 29 and 30, 2007 at the Schaumburg Marriott Hotel, 50 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, Illinois. This year¹s theme addresses all levels of research and the knowledge to preserve your successes for future generations using the latest technology. The featured speaker will be Stephen Morse, well known to genealogists as the creator of the ³One Step² guide to easy searches of the Ellis Island database, among many other databases.He will present an introduction to his databases, the U.S. census and Deep Linkng. Other topics presented will include the basics of genetics and DNA studies, genetic diseases; findng your village,gazeteers,vital records, Repatriation and Resettlement of Ethnic Poles; using Photoshop elements and Acrobat Reader and Haller¹s Polish Army in France. Speakers will be Dr. Malgorzata Nowaczyk, a geneticist from Toronto, Matthew Bielawa, Chita Hunter, a software trainer and consultant to major graphic design agencies, Dr. Paul Valasek and Dirk Wales, author of the children¹s book about heroes of the American Revolution, Thaddeus Kosciusko and Casimir Pulaski. Conference fees sre $110 for three days; or $30 for Friday and Sunday only or $80 for Saturday and Sunday only; lunch is included on Saturday. There is a 10% discount for early registration by August 1. Registration may be sent to Joy Mortell, 106 McWaine Lane, Cary, NC 27513. For further information please visit the website at www.pgsa.org or phone 312-915-5927 or e-mail pgsamerica@aol.com. ###

All The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 23 July 2007 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, exchange journals and the library. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "A Tiger in the Bathroom and Bullets up the Chimney - My Ancestors in India and Ireland" by Tony Hadland. Tony Hadland is a member of the society's executive committee, and works as full-time administrator of the award-winning Vale and Downland Museum in Wantage. The story of Tony's action-packed and colourful life - particularly as a radio DJ - is told on his splendid website at :- _http://web.mac.com/hadland1/iweb/Tony/index.html_ (http://web.mac.com/hadland1/iweb/Tony/index.html) 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/)

October 20, 2007 - “Illinois: The Way West, Tracing Your Migrating Ancestors" Fall 2007 conference of the Illinois State Genealogical Society. Waterford Banquet Conference Center, Elmhurst, Illinois. Speakers: Tony Burroughs, Shirley Gage Hodges, David McDonald, Kathy O'Leary, Dan Niemiec, and Matt Rutherford. For further information, visit the conference web page, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/, which includes a printable registration form. You may also contact the conference chair at ISGS2007Conference@yahoo.com. Early (discounted) registration deadline is October 1, 2007.

The posted message by Vivian Cates is not an official announcement by the 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference. Please go to http://www.angelina.edu/genealogy.htm for information. Not planned as a part of the 'official' conference, the "Help Desk" is an independent effort by the local society to serve area family researchers. The Conference's Vendor & Exhibit Hall is free to anyone. You do not have to be registered for the Conference or the "Help Desk" to browse this area and make purchases. It is still not too late to register for the Conference and join in learning sessions led by professional genealogists and lecturers. The Thursday LAND WORKSHOP is still open; GENEALOGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE is full. Still a few openings for Friday & Saturday, to be on a first-come basis until filled.. Note the registration forms on the menu to the left at http://www.angelina.edu/genealogy.htm * The Conference Syllabus is already at the printer. If you do register, please let me know and I'll add a Syllabus Notebook for you. There is a separate syllabus for each Thursday workshop plus the one for the main Friday/Saturday conference. Trevia Wooster Beverly Assistant Conference Coordinator & Program Chairman 713.864-6862 treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivian Toole" <vtoole@inu.net> To: <GEN-EVENTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 9:19 PM Subject: [GEN-EVENTS] LUFKIN TX 7/20-21/2007 FREE RESEARCH HELP & YOUTH PRIZES PLEASE PAST THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR OTHER GENEALOGY CONTACTS! Angelina County Genealogical Society Free Help Desk at 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference Three $25.00 Cash Prizes for Local Entries in Texas State Genealogical Society Youth Writing Contest CONTACT INFORMATION: Vivian T. Cates, 2007 President Angelina County Genealogical Society Are you looking for worthwhile ways to spend quality time with your children, grandchildren or other family members close to home in air-conditioned comfort without spending loads of money on gasoline and amusement park tickets? Then the Angelina County Genealogical Society has an answer for you at the free genealogy research HELP DESK being staffed by volunteers from the society during the 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference on the main college campus in Lufkin. The main conference dates are this Thursday-Saturday, July 19-21. Copies of books published by the local society about the history and people of Angelina County will be for sale from the society's book table at the conference. The GENEALOGY HELP DESK will be open on Friday and Saturday July 20th and 21st during the conference in Computer Lab 101 on the first floor of the Community Services Building off the south parking lot. Conference registration is NOT required to use the HELP DESK. Visitors will be urged to visit the other conference vendors is Hudgins Hall, the old fine arts building. Visitors to the HELP DESK will be able to sign up for supervised, limited online-guided practice research time in the Community Services computer lab. Volunteers will be available to help both the just beginning and the advanced researcher to trace their family history sources said. At the HELP DESK and book table the local society will be promoting the annual Texas State Genealogical Society Youth Writing Contest by offering three cash prizes of $25.00 each for local entries in the state contest. One prize will be for a 4-H Club Member. The other two prizes will be for one Boy Scout member and one for Girl Scout member. Each entry for the local prize must have a letter of recommendation from their group leader stating that they have completed the group's requirements for a genealogy project and/or badge in their organization. The entry must also meet the TSGS Youth Writing Contest requirements for their age group. The deadline for entries in the state contest is September 15, 2007. State level prizes will be awarded at the TSGS annual conference being held in Tyler, Texas, Friday and Saturday, November 9-10, 2007. Complete information on the writing contest can be obtained from the society's HELP DESK at the conference or from the Texas State Genealogical Society web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs. Click on "Writing Awards" on the left hand side of the web page and scroll down to information on Category VIII, Student Awards. Scouting or 4-H Club membership is only being required for the local society's three prizes and is not required to enter the state contest a local society officer said. A student could make significant progress during the conference toward completing the basic requirements for a project suitable for entry in the state contest society sources said. At least in recent years, no student from Angelina County has entered the state contest society sources said. All student entries must be recommended by a TSGA member or affiliated society. There is no limit to the number of entries that can be recommended by a TSGA member or affiliated society. While the competition is called "Youth Writing Contest," a creative writing essay is NOT required according to the contest rules. The state contest has three age divisions. The elementary division is for students in fourth through sixth grades. The intermediate division is for students in seventh through ninth grades. The secondary division is for students in the tenth through twelfth grades. The basic requirements begin with the completion of three family group sheets back to the grandparent generation, a lineage/pedigree chart with four generations, a map showing where their family lives or has lived, and a written life story based on interviewing a grandparent. Additional requirements such as pictures and documentation are added for the older two divisions. Three cash prizes of $100, $75, and $50 are awarded in each of the three divisions. Adults and area youth wishing to obtain additional genealogy research help from society members can schedule an appointment for Monday afternoons until 6:30 p.m. by leaving a request for the society with their contact information at the desk in the Oral McMullen Genealogy Research Room at the Kurth Memorial Library in Lufkin. An adult relative or youth group leader must accompany all students under age 18 to use the help desk at the conference or for appointments for help from society members at the library. The society can provide help for completing community service projects often required for 4-H Club, Boy and Girl Scouts, college scholarship applications, college admission programs and other similar activities. The society can be contacted by regular mail addressed to Angelina County Genealogical Society, Post Office Box 150631, Lufkin, Texas 75915-0631. Make contact on the web at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txacgs & txacgs@inu.net. A message can be left for the society in person at Kurth Memorial Library, Ora McMullen Genealogy Room, 706 South Raquet Street, Lufkin, or by calling 1-936-630-0563. Membership dues in the society are by the calendar year. $10.00 for individuals. $15.00 for two persons at the same address. $5.00 for students. The society meets the third Monday of the month, with some exceptions for February and December, at 5 p.m. in the Community Room of the Kurth Memorial Library, 706 South Raguet Street, Lufkin. The society publishes a fall and spring newsletter, "ECHOES THROUGH THE PINES." Angelina County Genealogical Society Officers are Vivian Cates, President; Fred Preston Vice-President and Program Chairman: Anita Crona, Secretary; and June Moffett, Treasurer. Flora Pearson is Book Chairman. Charlene Ham is Membership Chairman. Mary Griffin is Publicity Chairman. Ellen Pyle is the Newsletter Editor. Debbie Parker Wayne is the society web page master. For more information about the 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference go to the college web site at http://www.angelina.edu. Go to the pull down menu at the left and click on genealogy. For additional information contact Community Services Division at 633-5206 or Brian McClain, Small Business Development Center, in the Community Services Division Office in person or by calling 633-5394. The free HELP DESK for genealogy researchers staffed by volunteers from the Angelina County Genealogical Society was added to the annual conference to generate more local interest in genealogy and historical research and to attract more local people to attend the conference college sources said. In the past the conference has attracted speakers and attendees from several other states besides Texas, but local participation in the past has been less than desired. Registration for the conference now qualifies as continuing education credits for public school educators according to conference information. Melvin Johnson of Nacogdoches, Angelina College liberal arts instructor, is faculty coordinator for the conference. Trevia Wooster Beverly of Houston is the program chairman. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-EVENTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

PLEASE PAST THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO YOUR OTHER GENEALOGY CONTACTS! Angelina County Genealogical Society Free Help Desk at 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference Three $25.00 Cash Prizes for Local Entries in Texas State Genealogical Society Youth Writing Contest CONTACT INFORMATION: Vivian T. Cates, 2007 President Angelina County Genealogical Society Are you looking for worthwhile ways to spend quality time with your children, grandchildren or other family members close to home in air-conditioned comfort without spending loads of money on gasoline and amusement park tickets? Then the Angelina County Genealogical Society has an answer for you at the free genealogy research HELP DESK being staffed by volunteers from the society during the 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference on the main college campus in Lufkin. The main conference dates are this Thursday-Saturday, July 19-21. Copies of books published by the local society about the history and people of Angelina County will be for sale from the society’s book table at the conference. The GENEALOGY HELP DESK will be open on Friday and Saturday July 20th and 21st during the conference in Computer Lab 101 on the first floor of the Community Services Building off the south parking lot. Conference registration is NOT required to use the HELP DESK. Visitors will be urged to visit the other conference vendors is Hudgins Hall, the old fine arts building. Visitors to the HELP DESK will be able to sign up for supervised, limited online-guided practice research time in the Community Services computer lab. Volunteers will be available to help both the just beginning and the advanced researcher to trace their family history sources said. At the HELP DESK and book table the local society will be promoting the annual Texas State Genealogical Society Youth Writing Contest by offering three cash prizes of $25.00 each for local entries in the state contest. One prize will be for a 4-H Club Member. The other two prizes will be for one Boy Scout member and one for Girl Scout member. Each entry for the local prize must have a letter of recommendation from their group leader stating that they have completed the group’s requirements for a genealogy project and/or badge in their organization. The entry must also meet the TSGS Youth Writing Contest requirements for their age group. The deadline for entries in the state contest is September 15, 2007. State level prizes will be awarded at the TSGS annual conference being held in Tyler, Texas, Friday and Saturday, November 9-10, 2007. Complete information on the writing contest can be obtained from the society’s HELP DESK at the conference or from the Texas State Genealogical Society web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs. Click on “Writing Awards” on the left hand side of the web page and scroll down to information on Category VIII, Student Awards. Scouting or 4-H Club membership is only being required for the local society’s three prizes and is not required to enter the state contest a local society officer said. A student could make significant progress during the conference toward completing the basic requirements for a project suitable for entry in the state contest society sources said. At least in recent years, no student from Angelina County has entered the state contest society sources said. All student entries must be recommended by a TSGA member or affiliated society. There is no limit to the number of entries that can be recommended by a TSGA member or affiliated society. While the competition is called “Youth Writing Contest,” a creative writing essay is NOT required according to the contest rules. The state contest has three age divisions. The elementary division is for students in fourth through sixth grades. The intermediate division is for students in seventh through ninth grades. The secondary division is for students in the tenth through twelfth grades. The basic requirements begin with the completion of three family group sheets back to the grandparent generation, a lineage/pedigree chart with four generations, a map showing where their family lives or has lived, and a written life story based on interviewing a grandparent. Additional requirements such as pictures and documentation are added for the older two divisions. Three cash prizes of $100, $75, and $50 are awarded in each of the three divisions. Adults and area youth wishing to obtain additional genealogy research help from society members can schedule an appointment for Monday afternoons until 6:30 p.m. by leaving a request for the society with their contact information at the desk in the Oral McMullen Genealogy Research Room at the Kurth Memorial Library in Lufkin. An adult relative or youth group leader must accompany all students under age 18 to use the help desk at the conference or for appointments for help from society members at the library. The society can provide help for completing community service projects often required for 4-H Club, Boy and Girl Scouts, college scholarship applications, college admission programs and other similar activities. The society can be contacted by regular mail addressed to Angelina County Genealogical Society, Post Office Box 150631, Lufkin, Texas 75915-0631. Make contact on the web at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txacgs & txacgs@inu.net. A message can be left for the society in person at Kurth Memorial Library, Ora McMullen Genealogy Room, 706 South Raquet Street, Lufkin, or by calling 1-936-630-0563. Membership dues in the society are by the calendar year. $10.00 for individuals. $15.00 for two persons at the same address. $5.00 for students. The society meets the third Monday of the month, with some exceptions for February and December, at 5 p.m. in the Community Room of the Kurth Memorial Library, 706 South Raguet Street, Lufkin. The society publishes a fall and spring newsletter, “ECHOES THROUGH THE PINES.” Angelina County Genealogical Society Officers are Vivian Cates, President; Fred Preston Vice-President and Program Chairman: Anita Crona, Secretary; and June Moffett, Treasurer. Flora Pearson is Book Chairman. Charlene Ham is Membership Chairman. Mary Griffin is Publicity Chairman. Ellen Pyle is the Newsletter Editor. Debbie Parker Wayne is the society web page master. For more information about the 11th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference go to the college web site at http://www.angelina.edu. Go to the pull down menu at the left and click on genealogy. For additional information contact Community Services Division at 633-5206 or Brian McClain, Small Business Development Center, in the Community Services Division Office in person or by calling 633-5394. The free HELP DESK for genealogy researchers staffed by volunteers from the Angelina County Genealogical Society was added to the annual conference to generate more local interest in genealogy and historical research and to attract more local people to attend the conference college sources said. In the past the conference has attracted speakers and attendees from several other states besides Texas, but local participation in the past has been less than desired. Registration for the conference now qualifies as continuing education credits for public school educators according to conference information. Melvin Johnson of Nacogdoches, Angelina College liberal arts instructor, is faculty coordinator for the conference. Trevia Wooster Beverly of Houston is the program chairman.

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, July 14, 2007 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Paula Perkins Program: "Immigration and Naturalization Records for Historians and Genealogists" One of the most difficult problems family historians encounter is locating an ancestral village in the Old World. Part of the solution to that problem entails knowing when and where an ancestor arrived in what became the United States. Covering time frames from the Colonial period to present, this program will study the types of records that may contain information concerning the arrival of an ancestor in America. It will also study the contents of those records and where those records may be located. Paula Perkins, a native Texan, is a professional consultant, lecturer, and instructor of genealogy classes. She has been featured throughout Texas and other southern states as a speaker, including radio shows guest, for over twenty-five years. Currently she is president elect for the Collin County Genealogical Society. A past president of Peters Colony Historical Society, she also served as executive vice president of Dallas Genealogical Society, She created and maintains a web site as county coordinator for the TXGenWeb. Paula has successfully accomplished research in many Southern and U. S repositories. She is a past coordinator for the Dallas, Texas local PBS station community outreach program in conjunction with the popular PBS series "Ancestors." Paula is also an Instructor of genealogical courses at the Houston Community College and a member of several genealogical/historical societies where her ancestors once resided. Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Scott Fitzgerald will present a program on "Going Googling". Information on upcoming programs can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/meetings.html ETGS will be the local host this year for the Texas State Genealogical Society's annual conference on November 9 and 10, 2007. More information can be found at our web-site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/Meetings/2007/tsgs_2007_flyer.pdf 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 which features articles and records concerning our six counties and a monthly newsletter "The Bulletin" which features information about our society, things of interest to our members and information about our six counties. ETGS has began a First Families of East Texas covering our six counties. To find out about this program go to following link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/FirstFamilies/firstfam.html For more information, you may contact me at scottfitzgerald@tyler.net or go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/ Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, 1st Vice-President.

The Angelina County Genealogical Society will meet for its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2007, in the community room of Kurth Memorial Library, 706 South Raguet Street, Lufkin, Texas. The program will be presented by Dyson Nickle on the Civil War in East Texas and the Angelina County area. Mr. Nickle has recently completed his masters degree in History at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches where he currently works in the Acacdemic Advising Center. Mr. Nickle has taught history in East Texas area schools in recent years and has been extremely active in Civil War reinactment events on several levels. The society will have a book table and staff a free genealogy research help desk during the Angelina College Genealogy Conference Friday and Saturday, July 20th and 20th. The society will be using Room 101 (Computer Lab)in the Community Services Building. A sign up sheet will be provided at the meeting for members who will be available to volunteer at the society's room at the conference. Flora Pearson is book chairman. Coonference registration is NOT required to visit the book dealers in the vendor area. The society officers for the calendar year 2007 are Vivian Cates-President, Fred Preston-Vice-President, June Moffett-Treasurer, and Anita Crona-secretary. An executive board meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the library prior to the regular society meeting at 5 p.m. All officers and standing committee chairmen are urged to attend. Future society book projects and other projects will be discussed. Items/articles are needed for the Fall ACGS Newsletter. Ellen Pyle is the society newsletter editor. Her phone number and mailing address are listed under Ben M. Pyle in the Lufkin Telephone Directory though she lives near Apple Springs in Trinity County. The fall newsletter will published about October. All items having an Angelina County, Texas, connection or of general interest to genealogy researchers will be considered. Please consider writing a paragraph or two about one or more of your Angelina County, Texas, ancestors for the society newsletter. Contact Ellen or send items by regular mail to the society at Post Office Box 150631, Lufkin, Texas 75915 or leave them at the desk in the Ora McMullen Genealogy Room in the Kurth Memorial Library. Queries about Angelina County people and Angelina County topics are especially requested. Of course query preference will be given to society members and then to non-members on a space available basis. More information about the society is on the society's web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txacgs including a list of society publications. Contact the society by mail at P. O. Box 150631, Lufkin, Texas 75915-0631. Leave a message in the Ora McMullen Genealogy Room at Kurth Memorial Library at 1-936-630-0563. E-mail a message to txacgs@inu.net. It will be answered or be forwarded to the appropriate contact. Dues for the 2007 calendar year were past due in March, but will be accepted any time during the year for that calendar year. Dues amounts are posted on the web page. Of course new society members are always welcome any time of the year. Vivian Cates, 2007 President ACGS

Last call for CD sales of lectures from the St. Louis Genealogical Society Fair - "A Field Guide to Successful Genealogy". CDs sales will stop on 30 July 2007. Further information is at http://www.stlgs.org/fairCds.htm These sessions included. 37A: Research by Time Period: Which records will help your genealogical research? The answer revolves around the time period in which you are working. By dividing your research into four time periods, you will learn about the most important and genealogically rich records in each era. 37B: Stalking the Wild Ancestor: A Guide to Illinois Resources: This talk will briefly cover some of the Illinois material available locally and in the Chicago area and then concentrate on Illinois, with equal time spent on web and print resources. 37C: Beginning Genealogy: In this overview of how to get started and do it the right way, you will learn about the basic forms genealogists use to document and organize their information, what kinds of records are available, and where these records can be found. 37D: Death: One Event--Many Records: Death creates more records than any other vital event in our ancestors' lives. These records should play a major roll in our research. Learning how you can tie them all together can help you uncover new facts about your ancestors. 37E: Family History and Public Records: Plans and Projections at the Missouri State Archives: Missouri's State Archivist will offer a statewide view of Archives public records projects, including those in the St. Louis area, as well as a discussion of new website initiatives. 37F: Using Military Records: From enlistment papers to pension payments the records of a soldier can extend for decades after the conflict is over. Knowing what kinds of records are available and what you can do with them will help you to learn more about your ancestors' military service and their lives as pensioners. 37G: The County Mouse and the City Mouse Arrive in St. Louis Hear the adventures of two German immigrants arriving in the St. Louis area in 1832. Both were highly educated and taught to respect centuries of family tradition, yet they were faced with adapting to frontier St. Louis of the 1830s. One decided to stay in rural St. Charles County and the other moved to the northern St. Louis County area and rented land from General Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. 37H: Storing Digital Files: Where to Put Them and How to Get Them There: Jump drives, flash drives, thumb drives, travel drives, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, internal and external hard drives . . . Are you confused about all the places in which you can store your files? How and where to save your valuable files is of utmost concern to genealogists. This talk will help you sort out the possibilities, so your digital data can be protected. 37J: When Your Ancestor Speaks, Are You Listening? Time and time again, your ancestors try to talk to you via their stories, special interests, photographs, memorabilia, and documents. Are you listening? 37L: National Archives Finding Aids: Time in Washington, D.C., is always too short. Don't waste time looking for records when you get there. Prepare your research strategy before you leave home, using National Archives finding aids, and hit the front door running. 37M: What Should You Believe? As a genealogist, you have documents filed away at home. Are you truly getting the most out of those records? Are those documents worthy of further review? What if there is conflicting information? Learn how to review the facts and weigh the evidence. 36O: Mining Probate Records: Probate is the legal process to distribute the assets of a person after his/her death. For the genealogist, probate records can provide an amazing source of information about the family. They can establish inter-generational links and can give a detailed view into the life of the deceased person. Come and learn what a rich source of information probate records can be.

Puget Sound Genealogical Society presents a seminar, "Hidden Right under Your Nose," with Mary Sullens McEwan speaking on "Genealogy Fast Fun Free" in the US and Canada and Bonnie Jean MacDonald focusing on "Northwest Research." For details, contact _FamilyTreeSu@aol.com_ (mailto:FamilyTreeSu@aol.com) or call 360-895-0305. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The Tidewater Genealogical Society Gathering will be on Saturday, August 4, 2007, from 9 AM to 1 PM at the 1st Advantage Credit Union, 110 Cybernetics Way, Yorktown, VA. Megan Smolenyak's Encore DNA Presentation will be about The Iron Coffin, part of BBC's TimeWatch series; a DNA review for beginners; and Q&A Directions: I-64 Exit 256 East to Victory Blvd; left at 2nd stop light to Kiln Creek Pkwy; left at Cybernetic Blvd. Visitors are welcome. Gathering fee: $30 members, $35 non-members. Registration Begins: 8:45 AM. Pre-registration requested as seating is limited; if space allows, late registration will be accepted at the door, $5 additional fee. For additional info see the TGS web site at www.rootsweb.com/~vatgs or call the TGS Library at 988-1055, it opens at 10 a.m. on Tue/Thu/Sat. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WALTER DRAYCOTT RESOURCE CENTRE & LIBRARY Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Free Family History Library Research Week, July 23-28, 2007, 10 - 3 pm daily FEATURED COUNTRIES & AREAS: Monday, Scotland; Tuesday, Ireland; Wednesday, England; Thursday, Canada; Friday, USA; Saturday, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Free all week. See what's available in your area, or ask us for some assistance. Anyone interested in family history is welcome. The Society's Resource Centre & Library in Surrey, B.C., Canada, contains over 10,000 genealogical & family history related books and periodicals, microfilmed records, CDs & clipping & card files compiled by the Society, including one of 100,000 entries on past British Columbia residents. #211- 12837 76th Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Canada (76th Avenue and 128th Street). Call 604 - 502 - 9119 Library Administrator: Betty Allen For more information, please call the Library or see the B.C.G.S. website: www.bcgs.ca

EVIDENCE EXPLAINED debuts The long-anticipated 885-page book _Evidence Explained - Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace_ by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG is making its debut at the FGS conference. This definitive "desktop reference work" is for everyone who studies history and genealogy and has been greatly expanded over the briefcase-sized _Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian_. Over 1,000 models demonstrate how to cite history sources from a dozen Western nations, in all types of media formats, together with discussions of the sources and their quirks. Elizabeth Mills will do book signings at the conference in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on Thursday, August 16 at the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) booth (#601) at 9:30 am and at 5:30 pm. The vendor hall is free to enter. Everyone who purchases an _Evidence Explained_ book from the BCG booth or from www.BCGcertification.org/catalog can enter the contest to win their purchase price back. Guess how many _Evidence Explained_ books will be sold at the BCG booth during the 3 days of the August conference in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The person with the closest guess will receive a refund. You may buy multiple copies for your friends and society members back home but collect their guesses as well. One guess per book. The author's signature will appear in the books sold through the BCG website "while supplies last." For those of you looking to support an organization whose mission is genealogical standards, here is your opportunity - including a chance to win a free book! Contest entry or not, your genealogy will be "a winner" by owning this necessary tool to help in your genealogical pursuits. Elissa Scalise Powell, CG BCG Booth Coordinator CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. http://www.BCGcertification.org/

The Louisville Genealogical Society’s annual Family History Seminar and Book Fair will take place Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the Shelby Campus of the University of Louisville. The location is the same as last year, though with better space available for classes and vendors. In keeping with commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, our featured speaker this year is Barbara Vines Little, noted expert on Virginia history and genealogy. Although her talks focus on Virginia, her techniques and research hints can be applied anywhere. Her topics include “Land and Inheritance,” “From Jamestown to the West: Early Virginia Migration Patterns,” “Virginia’s Tax Records: A Gold Mine of Information,” and “Teasing the Silent Woman from the Shadows of History.” In addition, five hour-long classes will be free with the $5 general admission fee. These include “Home Library for Serious Genealogists” by Pat Gooldy, “Using Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers” by John Palmer, “Jeffersontown, KY, the First 200 Years” by Joellen Tyler Johnston, “Researching German Ancestors” by Joseph R. Reinhart, and “DNA and Genealogy Research” by Mel Arnold. Further attractions include vendors, representatives of local organizations, and a silent auction. For further information, registration form, and map, go to the Louisville Genealogical Society’s Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs/seminar2.html

The Nacogdoches [Texas] Genealogical Society meeting will be Tuesday, 10 July 2007 at 7:00pm. The Computer Group will not meet. The regular meeting will be at 7pm. Carolyn Ericson will present "Civil War Research in Texas." We meet at the North Street Church of Christ 3914 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX. North Street is the local name for US Hwy 59 Business. North Street Church of Christ is on the east side of North street just across from Sutherland's Lumber. From North Street turn east on Burrows Street then right into the rear (second) parking lot. Parking is available in the rear of the building. Enter at the rear door where there is a handicapped ramp available. Visitors are welcome to attend anytime.

The July meeting of the Sun Country TMG Users' Group will be Saturday, July 14 from 10 a.m. until noon at the West Walley Genealogical Society Library, 12222 North 111th Ave., Youngtown AZ. There will be a discussion on TMG data files. Visitors are welcome! Barbara Shroyer Secretary

The British Isles Family History Society - U. S. A. presents Dr. Arlene H. Eakle as featured speaker of its 19th annual Genealogical seminar on Saturday, 25 August 2007. Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA. Title: "Chasing Your Ancestors 'Round the UK and Ireland: Origins and Migrations." Dr. Eakle will be doing 4 lectures. This will be her only appearance in 2007 in Southern California. Also speaking will be Nancy Ellen Carlberg on Irish Research: Getting Started and James McNamara on Internet Resources for Family History. Seating is very limited and advance registration is required. Price includes a seminar syllabus and lunch ("high tea" - a buffet of croissant sandwiches, fresh fruit, salads, desserts and beverages). Cost for members if $55.00 and $65.00 for non-members. Price goes up on July 21, but if you are coming to our regular monthly meeting on July 22, you may still register at the early registration price. For more information, please see our website at www.rootsweb.com/~bifhsusa . You definitely don't want to miss this seminar. Annie Lloyd Registration ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The Louisville Genealogical Society’s annual Family History Seminar and Book Fair will take place Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the Shelby Campus of the University of Louisville. The location is the same as last year, though with better space available for classes and vendors. In keeping with commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, our featured speaker this year is Barbara Vines Little, noted expert on Virginia history and genealogy. Although her talks focus on Virginia, her techniques and research hints can be applied anywhere. Her topics include “Land and Inheritance,” “From Jamestown to the West: Early Virginia Migration Patterns,” “Virginia’s Tax Records: A Gold Mine of Information,” and “Teasing the Silent Woman from the Shadows of History.” In addition, five hour-long classes will be free with the $5 general admission fee. These include “Home Library for Serious Genealogists” by Pat Gooldy, “Using Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers” by John Palmer, “Jeffersontown, KY, the First 200 Years” by Joellen Tyler Johnston, “Researching German Ancestors” by Joseph R. Reinhart, and “DNA and Genealogy Research” by Mel Arnold. Further attractions include vendors, representatives of local organizations, and a silent auction. For further information, registration form, and map, go to the Louisville Genealogical Society’s Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs/seminar2.html

Doesn't help much when the thing is over by the time it is online. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The Toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be holding a day-long workshop on Saturday, August 11, 2007 for family historians with Dutch ancestry. The organizers need the help of the entire genealogy community to make sure that news of this venture reaches all those who might have an interest in participating. We are expecting registrants from across Canada and the US. In addition to local speakers, attendees will have the opportunity to hear presentations by Rob van Drie, deputy director of the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, a state-supported documentation centre in The Hague, and Jay Fonkert, a genealogical researcher and lecturer from St. Paul, Minnesota, who specializes in 19th century U.S. Midwest records and research in church and civil records of the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Norway. Further information and a downloadable registration form are available at www.torontofamilyhistory.org/dutch.html.

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) is pleased to announce that Paul J. Bunnell, UE & Metis Genealogist & Author will be available for consultations at the MGC Annual Seminar July 14, 2007 Marlborough, Massachusetts. *For over 30 years, Paul has devoted himself to genealogy and Loyalist studies. His publications include: **Thunder Over New England; The New Loyalist Index series; American Migrations & Documents Guide; The House of Robinson of Rhode Island & Baltimore, Maryland; Life of a Haunted House, The Barnstable House; Cemetery Inscriptions of The Town of Barnstable, Mass; Acadian & Cajun Cooking & Home remedies; Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors; Tumbleweed, The Nellie Markham Letters; Evacuee Loyalists of Boston, Mass. March 1776; and Loyalists of Exeter, New Hampshire and Area; French & North American Indian Marriages 1600-1800; The Loyalist Quarterly.* http://www.bunnellgenealogybooks.citymaker.com Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Seminar Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM The Conference Center at Marlborough, Massachusetts http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/200706MGCflyer.pdf The registration fee includes a continental breakfast, a full buffet lunch, access to the vendor hall, and five concurrent lecture tracks. The complete program and registration form are online at http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html. The 2007 Annual Seminar features the dynamic Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk, who has taught beginning and advanced genealogy courses for over fifteen years. She will present four topics: · Getting the Most from Land and Probate Research · Revolutionary and Civil War Military Pension Records · Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Tapping into the Knowledge of Others · Investigating the Dash (1842-1928): Following an Ancestor from Cradle to Grave MGC and several of its supporting societies are also sponsoring lecture tracks on specific topics. · The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) is providing four lectures on starting Irish family history research: Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in Ireland; Griffith’s Valuation; Adminstrative Districts; and It’s Time to Meet the Ancestors. · The New England Chapter of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) is providing lectures on the Revolutionary War and the Civil War: Free Women of Color Influential in Rescue of Civil War POWs; and The Black Loyalists: A Descendant’s Perspective. · The Greater Boston Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (GBAPG) is providing lectures on Uncovering Your Family History in Federal Documents & Publications; and The Wampanoag of Martha’s Vineyard. · MGC is providing a track for people tracing ethnic roots: Understanding your Western European Ancestors; Russian Family Research; Early Scottish Immigrants to New England; and Italian Research. · MGC is providing three lectures on public records and its important annual panel on records. The lectures are Vital Records Bills in the Mass. Legislature; Using Federal Census Records; and Finding Naturalizations and Ships Passenger Lists at the National Archives. The panel discussion is Access to Public Records for Genealogists: An Open Forum on State and Federal Issues. The Massachusetts Genealogical Council acts as a frontline monitoring group for the statewide genealogical community, tracking legislation relating to vital records preservation and access. In addition, MGC provides an annual educational seminar and a quarterly newsletter. http://www.massgencouncil.com/program2007.html Detailed program brochure: http://www.massgencouncil.com/images/Summer2007.doc