Here are the Upcoming Genealogy Events in the Washington, DC area during the next two weeks. A more detailed listing can be found at www.mvgenealogy.org. Harold McClendon Mount Vernon Genealogical Society Publicity Chairman Alexandria, Virginia Monday, March 3, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. The Thomas Balch Library will present a program entitled “Clerk's Office Tour, Loudoun County Courthouse Historical Records.” The program will be presented by John Fishback, Historic Records Manager for Loudoun County. The group will meet in the parking lot of Thomas Balch Library no later than 6:45 p.m. Make a reservation by calling 703-737-7195. Additional details can be found at http://www.leesburgva.gov/services/library/. Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The Fairfax County Adult & Community Education program presents a course entitled "Timelines - The Family Life-Line." Sharon Hodges will present the course. Place your ancestor in the context of history. Create a new way to put together the data you've collected to answer the who, what, when, where and why questions about your ancestor. Bring family information to class and create a timeline for your family. Tuition for the course is $35. Location of the course is at Mount Vernon High School. To enroll contact the Fairfax County Adult Education at 703-658-1201 or register on line at www.fcps.edu/aceclasses. Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The National Archives will present in Room G-24 a program entitled "Holdings Currently Available on Footnote.com." This program will be followed by a second program entitled "Civil War Records on Foornote.com." The speakers will be Jeffery Hartley, NARA librarian and Beau Sharbrough, vice president of content for Footnote.com. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov/. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The Library of Congress will sponsor an orientation class entitled "Resources for Genealogical Research at The Library of Congress." The class will meet in room LJ G42 of the Jefferson Building. All participants must have a Reader Registration Card. You must bring a picture I.D. to obtain the card. The card must be obtained prior to the class and can be obtained in room LM 140 of the Madison Building. It is suggested that you arrive at the Madison Building at 9:30 a.m. to obtain the card and have time to walk to the class in the Jefferson Building. Advance registration is required. Call 202-707-5537, register in the Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, or go to http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/tours.html. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The Prince George’s County Genealogical Society will present a program entitled "Creating A Family History." The speaker is Nancy Lauer. The program will be held at 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt Public Library, Greenbelt, Maryland. Additional details can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdpgcgs/. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. The Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society meets at the Handley Regional Library which is located at 100 W. Piccadilly St. (Corner of Braddock St. & Piccadilly) in Winchester, VA. The program is on Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society Collection and Shenandoah Library Resources and will be presented by Jean Martin, Archivist at the Edinburg Library. Additional information is available on the internet at www.svgs.org. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) in Manassas, Virginia will present a program entitled "The Genealogy Doctor Is In." Schedule a private, 30-minute visit with RELIC's Don Wilson to start your research or to discuss and analyze an historical or genealogical problem that has stumped you. The program will be presented at the Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia. Reservations are required. They may be made via e-mail at relic2@pwcgov.org or by phone at 703-792-4540. Additional details can be found at http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/index.htm. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The National Archives at College Park, MD will present a program in Lecture Room B entitled "Holdings Currently Available on Footnote.com." This program will be followed by a second program entitled "Civil War Records on Foornote.com." The speakers will be Jeffery Hartley, NARA librarian and Beau Sharbrough, vice president of content for Footnote.com. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov. Friday, March 7, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. The National Archives in Washington, DC will be presenting a program entitled "But Grandma Never Carried a Gun: Women in Military Records." The speaker is Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL. The lecture will discuss records created by the military that help locate information on the mothers, wives, and sisters of soldiers. The program will be in the Jefferson Room of the National Archives. You should enter on Constitution Avenue through the Special Events entrance. Reservations are required, and a fee of $20 is payable by cash or check (payable to NATF) at the door. Call 202-357-5333. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov. Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The Roots Users Group of Arlington, Virginia monthly meeting. The 9:00 AM session will be a presentation on “Data Entry For Beginners." The program will be presented by Carol Whitton and Paul Blackburn. The 10:30 a.m. session will be a presentation on "Creating a Web Page and Hosting It." This program will be presented by Clyde Roby. Handouts from presentations at the RUG meetings are available on RUG’s web site. RUG meetings are held at Falls Church High School at 7521 Jaguar Trail in Falls Church, VA. Check the RUG’s web site, www.rootsusers.org for a map and written directions. Saturday, March 8, 2008 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. The Prince George's County Genealogical Society will present a seminar entitled "Introduction to Genealogy." The speakers will include Tom Shawker, Patricia O'Brien Shawker, CG, and Heather Olsen. The seminar will be presented at The Belair Mansion, 12207 Tulip Grove Drive, Bowie, MD. Advanced registration is required. You may register by calling 301-262-2063 or e-mail pgcgs@juno.com by march 1st. Additional details can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdpgcgs/. Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. The Maryland Genealogical Society will present a Spring Luncheon entitled "Maryland Women I Would Like To Have Known." The speaker is Dr. Gregory A. Stiverson. The luncheon will be presented at the Candle Light Inn, 1835 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD. Cost of the luncheon is $25. Additional details can be found at http://www.mdgensoc.org. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. The National Archives in Washington, DC will be presenting a program entitled "Effective Internet Searching." The speaker will be Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens. She will instruct participants on how to creatively and effectively search the Internet for hidden tidbits to make progress in family history research. The program will be in the Washington Room of the National Archives. You should enter on Constitution Avenue through the Special Events entrance. Reservations are required, and a fee of $20 is payable by cash or check (payable to NATF) at the door. Call 202-357-5333. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) in Manassas, Virginia will present a program entitled "A Genealogical Roundtable." Come and discuss the challenges of your family history research in a program moderated by the staff of RELIC. The program will be presented at the Bull Run Regional Library, 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, Virginia. Reservations are required. They may be made via e-mail at relic2@pwcgov.org or by phone at 703-792-4540. Additional details can be found at http://www.pwcgov.org/library/relic/index.htm. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. The National Archives will present in Room G-24 a program entitled "Irish History." The speaker is Fintan Mullan who is executive director of the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast. The speaker will discuss different aspects of Irish research and Irish migration to America. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov/. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The Fairfax County Adult & Community Education program presents a course entitled "Finding Female Ancestors." The course will be presented by Chuck Mason. Our female ancestors lived in the shadows of their male relatives. They often created few, if any, records of their own. They usually were mentioned only by the title of daughter, wife, or mother, and seldom by their given name. Identifying female ancestors often presents a challenge to the genealogist, but it can be done. Tuition for the course is $29. Location of the course is at the West Springfield High School. To enroll contact the Fairfax County Adult Education at 703-658-1201 or register on line at www.fcps.edu/aceclasses. Friday, March 14, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. The National Archives in Washington, DC will be presenting a program entitled "Beginning Your Irish Research in U.S. Sources." The speaker is Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens. She will cover the basics of finding Irish ancestors using resources available in the United States. The program will be in the Jefferson Room of the National Archives. You should enter on Constitution Avenue through the Special Events entrance. Reservations are required, and a fee of $20 is payable by cash or check (payable to NATF) at the door. Call 202-357-5333. Additional details can be found at http://www.archives.gov. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. The Fairfax Genealogical Society is presenting an educational program entitled "The Celts are Coming." The program will be presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation from Belfast, Ireland. The program will cover researching Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland. The cost of the program is $21-$40 and includes lunch except for walk-ins. The program will be at the Dunn Loring VFD, 2148 Gallows Road, Dunn Loring, VA. Additional details can be found at http://www.fgs.org. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. The Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, MD is presenting a library orientation session entitled "Using Special Collections." No registration is required and programs are free with library admission of $6. The Maryland Historical Society is located at 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD. Call 410-685-350 ext. 349 for more information. Additional details can be found at http://www.mdhs.org/.