----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Hinkel" <phinkel@pacbell.net> To: <ca-scgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:26 PM Subject: [CA-SCGS] SCGS Jamboree 2007 - Ancestry's In the House! > We have some great news for our Jamboree participants this year! > > Ancestry.com will be joining an impressive list of exhibitors and vendors > in > our Expo Area. In addition, Ancestry has made a substantial contribution > to > underwrite the participation by The Genealogy Guys, George G. Morgan and > Drew Smith; and we are very grateful for their support. > > Loretto D. Szucs, Executive Editor of Ancestry Magazine and Vice President > of Publishing for MyFamily.com, is on the Jamboree speaker's list, as are > George and Drew. In an announcement released today by Ancestry, we > learned > that another of our key Jamboree speakers, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, has > just joined Ancestry as their Chief Family Historian. > > Quoting from the news release: > > "PROVO, Utah, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ - Ancestry.com, the world's largest > online family history resource, today announced the appointment of Megan > Smolenyak as Chief Family Historian. > > Ms. Smolenyak, an award-winning professional and author/co-author of four > books, has an impressive background in the family history industry with > several decades of experience. Ms. Smolenyak most recently rewrote history > by uncovering the true story of Annie Moore, the first immigrant to come > through Ellis Island. > > "We couldn't be more pleased to expand our relationship with Megan and > have > her join our stellar research team led by noted Loretto Dennis Szucs > (Lou)," > said Tim Sullivan, CEO of The Generations Network, parent company of > Ancestry.com. "With Lou and Megan together, we are proud to have two of > the > most well-recognized authorities on board. Lou and Megan both bring unique > talents to the table and the combination of their efforts creates an > unrivaled team. Megan has an unmatched mix of knowledge in both > traditional > and DNA family history research. Coupled with her ability to effectively > communicate and evangelize the category, she has a natural talent for > genuinely inspiring and motivating people when she talks about family > history..." > > The full release can be found on the Everton's Publishers Genealogy Blog > http://genealogyblog.com/ > > Jamboree registration information can be found at the > www.scgsgenealogy.com. > Look for speakers schedules and more details online by the end of the > month. > > > > - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * > > It's all about the 38th Annual Jamboree! > Make plans to attend > June 8-10, 2007, in Burbank, CA > Register online at > http://www.scgsgenealogy.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CA-SCGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >