The Western Reserve Historical Society Genealogical Committee is sponsoring a Bicentennial Series of Historic Genealogical Seminars scheduled for Saturday, March 22nd, Saturday, May 24th and Saturday, August 23rd, 2003. All three seminars will be held at Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, conveniently located at University City in Cleveland OH. Themes for the seminars are "Ohio's Roots - Early Settlement," "Foundations of Ohio - The Canals and Railroads," and "Inventions, Immigrants, and Entrepreneurs." Each seminar will have a combination of Historical and Genealogical Speakers. Registration 9:30 a.m., seminars 10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Cost is $25 per seminar or $60 for all three. Please indicate which seminars you wish to attend. Make check payable to WRHS Genealogical Committee and mail to: WRHS Seminars, P. O. Box 1832, Mentor OH 44061-1832. For further information contact, Chairman, Brent Morgan at 216-382-7297 or Registrar, Nancy Leinweber at 440-257-9245. Seminar details: Seminar 1 - Saturday, March 22, 2003 Historical Speaker: Dr. George Knepper, Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, The University of Akron. Topics: Ohio's Roots - Early Settlement; The Native Americans; The Early Settlers. Genealogical Speaker: Jana Sloan Broglin, Swanton, Ohio. Topics: Ohio Early Wills & Estates; The Great Land Experiment; Hot off the Press - Newspapers 1700 to 2003. Seminar 2 - Saturday, Mary 24, 2003 - Foundations of Ohio - Canals & Railroads Historical Speakers: Jack Gieck, author of A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1912. Topic: The Canals. Chris Dawson, MA, Curator Urban & Industry History, WRHS. Topic: The Railroads [includes a sneak peek at the New York Central Photo Collection]. Genealogical Speaker/Topic being developed. Seminar 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 Historical Speaker: Edward Pershey, WRHS CMTI Task Force Leader. Topic: Inventions, Immigrants and Entrepreneurs. Genealogical Speakers: John J. Grabowski, PhD, WRHS Acting Library Director. Topic: Ohio's Ethnic Peoples. Duncan Gardiner, CG, author, professional, genealogist, lecturer. Topics: Austria-Hungary for the Genealogist; Czech Genealogy.