PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST GRANTED *********************************************************************** MONDAY, MAY 19, 7 PM, Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Rd, Pittsburgh will have a free program "Dancing Around the Neighborhood with the Census Taker: Why did he always miss my ancestor?" presented by Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS(sm). The Federal Census is a wonderful and basic tool for genealogists, but finding the ancestor can be a challenge. This lecture shows what type of information is on each census and gives the tools for gaining access to the information. Internet sources and resources as well as the most recently available 1930 census will be discussed. MONDAY, MAY 19: LAST DAY for pre-registration for the National Genealogical Society 100th anniversary conference in Pittsburgh May 28-31, 2003. By registering on-line you will save $10 and by pre-registering you will save $35 from the walk-in price, for a $45 total savings. By becoming an NGS member for $50 you will save $25 on conference registration *and* get 6 bi-monthly copies of the NGS Newsmagazine with news and articles about aspects of genealogy including computers, and 4 quarterly journals, one of the most respected Quarterlies in genealogy. If two people in the same household become members ($50 first membership, $10 for the additional person), each person receives a $25 discount on the 4-day conference registration. Coupled with the large (about 600 pages) syllabus of every lecture's handout, the souvenier zippered tote bag, the special zippered pouch name tag holder, your conference registration is quite a bargain!! You can see the conference program with keynote speaker Christopher Lane (of Antiques Roadshow), and all your favorite genealogy book authors at www.eshow2000.com/ngs. To print out a copy of the program brochure, go to "Register Now" and print out the downloadable PDF file (20 pages). Or you can see the program on-line under the Schedule-at-a-Glance link under Conference Program. Stella Colwell from the British National Archives in London will be here and making several presentations. Where else can you hear how to research in Britain right from the source? Many other outstanding lectures (7 per hour!) will be given over the 4 days. You are bound to find more than one of interest in each timeslot. Most (but not all) lectures are taped and the audiotapes are available for $8.50 from Repeat Performances (www.audiotapes.com) They are available usually one hour after the lecture is given from their booth outside the exhibit hall. With the syllabus in hand, it is *almost* like being there. The exhibit hall will have have over 100 vendors of everything genealogical ... get a software demo from the person who wrote the program, or get a book signed by the author, rub elbows with the speakers and others, find that cousin by putting a note on the message board about your surnames of interest. This is a large conference (over 1500 attendees!) in a place that won't see the likes of this for a very, very long time. (Richmond, VA in 2007 is probably the next east coast NGS conference.) *********************************************************************** TUESDAY, MAY 20, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: Come in and pick up your brand new copy of the 496-page headstone reading and history book “Pioneer Cemeteries of Pine and Richland Townships, Allegheny County, PA” then sit down and relax at our regular meeting “Historic Congregations of Allegheny City,” presented by John Canning of the Allegheny City Society. Throughout its long history, Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh’s North Side) was home to a large number of religious communities. What city outside of Scotland could boast having three distinct Presbyterian seminaries within eight blocks! Native Americans, early settlers from eastern Pennsylvania, Europe, and the slave South contributed to the diverse religious composition of Allegheny City. Many of these congregations mothered new churches in northern Allegheny County as their families moved into the northern suburbs. In fact, the very church building of the Holy Trinity German Lutheran congregation in Allegheny’s Eleventh Ward is presently home to a Baptist Community in McCandless Township. This program will examine the history and role of Allegheny City’s congregations by looking at their origins in terms of ethnicity and doctrine, their growth and connections in the North Hills, and, in some cases, their demise. The meeting is free and open to the public. For information: email [email protected] or visit www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org Books may also be ordered and picked-up at Rossier’s Art Gallery, 9043 Perry Highway (Route 19, one block south of Northland Library) www.rossiersartgallery.com. *********************************************************************** THURSDAY, May 22, 2003 – 7:00 pm, Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture– “Diversions of the Blue and the Gray” by Allison Caveglia Barash -- what Civil War Soldiers did during their spare time. *********************************************************************** SATURDAY, May 24, 2003, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.: The Western Reserve Historical Society Genealogical Committee announces a second in a series of seminars to be held Saturday, May 24th at Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, conveniently located at University Circle in Cleveland OH. Historic speaker Jack Gieck, author of A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1912, will discuss The Canals. Historic speaker Chris Dawson, MA, Curator Urban & Industry History, WRHS, will discuss The Railroads (includes a sneak peek at the New York Central Photo Collection). Genealogical Speaker: Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS will cover "Migration Trails out of Pennsylvania into the Buckeye State" and "The Research Cycle - Don't Pedal Backwards" Registration 9:30 a.m., seminar 10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Cost is $25 per seminar (students $15). 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. *********************************************************************** WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY, MAY 28-31, 2003 at the new David Lawrence Convention Center, the National Genealogical Society Conference in Pittsburgh. See above for Monday May 19 for description of the event. www.eshow2000.com/ngs The North Hills Genealogists new "Pioneer Cemeteries of Pine and Richland Townships" book will be available for a special conference price at the booth of Mechling Bookbindery in the Exhibit hall of the David Lawrence convention center. Also the "Pioneer Cemeteries of Hampton Township" will be available. Admission to the VENDOR areas is FREE for this event. If you wish, see the descriptive book flyer, including a sample surname listing, and other details at the web site www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org . *********************************************************************** TUESDAY, June 17, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: “Bake Slow and Sure: Heirloom Recipes of the National Road Era.” By Frank LaCava, Curator of the Fort Pitt Blockhouse and former president of the Fayette County Historical Society. -- sketches, pictures and short stories to provide an historical and genealogical look at her family, friends and famous visitors to Uniontown (PA) from the 1820s through the 1870s. Free and open to the public. For more information: [email protected] or www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org *********************************************************************** WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2003, 6 p.m. in the Westin Convention Center Hotel, Butler West, Pittsburgh, PA: Association of Professional Genealogists, Great Lakes Chapter (encompassing those who live in PA, OH, MI, IN) Meeting to network with other professionals and to plan future events. *********************************************************************** MONDAY through FRIDAY, JUNE 23 to 27, Summer Camp for Genealogists "200 Years of Genealogy in 1 Week" sponsored by the Ohio Genealogical Society, 713 South Main Street, Mansfield, OH 44907-1644. Come to a series of how-to lectures given by knowledgeable people on the many different aspects and records that can be searched in order to learn more about your family. Census, Migration pattersn, Military, German Research, Probate and other Court records, Immigration and Naturalization, Preservation, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Church records, Newspaper research, Computers, Land Plotting, Maps, Oral History, Vital records, Lineage Societies, Family History Centers, and that elusive Female ancestor will be discussed among other topics. For a full brochure and registration form please see www.OGS.org under the Events sidebar link or call OGS at (419) 756-7294. *********************************************************************** TUESDAY, July 15, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300 Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: Reed Powell will do a presentation on Computers and Genealogy. For more information: [email protected] or www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org *********************************************************************** THURSDAY, July 17, 2003 – 7:00 pm, Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture– “Orphans and Inmates: Institutional Records in Allegheny County,” by Audrey Iacone of the Carnegie Library (Beechview branch).