On Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 8:45 a.m. The Virginia Genealogical Society in cooperation with the Tidewater Genealogical Society will present its Fall Conference at David Student Union on the campus of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. The conference features lectures on 17th century immigration, settlement, and migration patterns in the Hampton Roads area counties; Free African Americans in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; Virginia's land records; and Genealogical materials at the Mariners' Museum presented by four well-known speakers: Donald W. Moore, CG; Paul Heinegg; Carolyn Goudie; and; Jeanne Eubanks. Vendors of books, software, forms, and other items of interest to researchers will be available all day. The registration fee ranges are $45/$55 for members/non-members and includes a deli lunch. After 17 October 2008 please add $5. A campus map is at http://about.cnu.edu/visitingCampus/campusMap.cfm the David Student Union is building (10). Additional details can be found at http://www.vgs.org. SPEAKERS: Donald W. Moore, CG is a board certified professional genealogist with interests in colonial Virginia research. He is a native of Princess Anne County (Virginia Beach), a 12th generation descendant of Lower Norfolk County ancestors, member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, past president of the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society, vice-president of the Virginia Genealogical Society and editor of its Newsletter. Paul Heinegg is the author of Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820, winner of the American Society of Genealogists' prestigious Donald Lines Jacobus Award for the best work of genealogical scholarship published between 1991 and 1994. Mr. Heinegg's findings are the outgrowth of 20 years of research in some 1,000 manuscript volumes. Carolyn Goudie is a frequent lecturer on topics such as Virginia land records and historic property, beginning genealogical research, African American topics, and the collections of the Library of Virginia. A former research archivist at the Library of Virginia, she currently is the librarian at Nottoway Correctional Center. She is also on the Board of Governors of the Virginia Genealogical Society. Jeanne Eubanks is currently employed by the Mariners' Museum Library located in Newport News, VA. She also teaches “University Library Research Skills” as an Adjunct Instructor for the University of Central Missouri and is a co-author of the textbook used for the course. Ms. Eubanks received her Master's in Library Science and Information Services from the University of Central Missouri in 2006. (Note - the Mariners' Museum Library is currently being relocated to the Trible Library at Christopher Newport University.) ************** Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)