ETGS to Present All Day Seminar with Desmond Walls Allen The East Texas Genealogical Society will conduct a seminar featuring national lecturer and author Desmond Walls Allen from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Smith County Historical Society Auditorium (Old Carnegie Library across the street from the Tyler Public Library), 125 South College, Tyler, Texas in the 2nd floor auditorium. Registration will begin at 8:30 and the fee will be $45 per person. The all-day seminar will include three topics: 1. Vaulting Over Brick Walls – a two hour problem solving workshop that includes a systemic approach to difficult ancestors. 2. Confederate Military Research. 3. DNA and Your Cousins. Ms. Allen, owner of Arkansas Research Books and a co-founder of Professional Genealogists of Arkansas, has authored or compiled over 200 books and many articles about Arkansas historical materials. She teaches and lectures for genealogical workshops and seminars all over the U.S. including NGS and FGS conferences. Desmond has been acknowledged by numerous professional organizations for her work including being the 1994 recipient of the Federation of Genealogical Society’s Distinguished Service Award and the 1995 Dallas Genealogical Society’s Distinguished Service Award. She is a graduate (magna com laude) of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, and Mensa, the international society for individuals with IQs in the top 2% of the population. . Those attending may bring a sack lunch. Soft drinks and snacks will be provided. For more information about ETGS or the seminar go to our web-site: www.etgs.org or contact June Everheart, Publicity Director at Everheart@suddenlink.net or (903)877-4501.