Brochures are now available for the 7th annual ANGELINA COLLEGE GENEALOGY CONFERENCE, to be held the last weekend in July, Thursday, July 24 through Saturday, July 26, 2003, in Lufkin, Texas. The bulk mailing went to the post office yesterday. If you are not on the mailing list, but would like a brochure contact the college via e-mail at [email protected] and one will be sent to you. Or write or call, Attn: Genealogy Conference, Angelina College, P. O. Box 1768, Lufkin, Texas 75902-1768 or call 1-936-633-5400 Mrs. Ann Browning will answer Small Business Development Center. She is the secretary delegated in Community Services to handle the mailiing out of requested brochures. Pre-conference computer workshop, DeedMapper by Michael John Neill will be $55.00 including lunch on Thursday. It will be a hands-on class limited to 20 people in the Science building computer lab. At the door parking in the north parking lot. Regular conference registration fee is $120.00 for eight sessions on Friday and Saturday and a Friday night program plus five meals, continental breakfast and lunch two days and Friday night banquet buffet meal. All events of the regular conference, except for the two lunches and one dinner in the college cafeteria will be in Hudgins Hall for Music and Liberal Arts, the old fine arts auditorium. Just off the south parking lot. At the door parking and no walking from building to building. However, this means that registration is limited to roughly the first 100 people to apply. DAYS INN Headquarters motel at $49.00 per night for two people includes deluxe continental breakfast. Also lots of extras of five star property. Please mention the genealogy conference for the special rate. 13% motel/hotel tax 1-800-329-7566 Please do not try to register before June 1st! This is a regular college continuing education class and will only be entered into the college computer system with the summer session classes. Your check earlier than June 1st will only be returned to you. Staff is not allowed to hold over checks. Anything that anyone can do to spread the word about this upcoming conference would be greatly appreciated. All Texas colleges have tightened their budgets. If enrollment is not at least at past year's levels, the conference is in grave danger of not being approved for 2004. This conference is a real asset to the genealogy community because it is the only one like it at a public supported college west of the Mississippi that we know about. We are fortunate that the college administration agreed to sponsor it for another year. IF for some reason you are not able to attend the conference this summer, but think it is still a great idea, you might care to e-mail a message of support to Dr. Frederick W. Kanke, Vice-president of Community Services at Angelina College, [email protected]