----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Hinkel" <phinkel@pacbell.net> To: <CA-SCGS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 12:48 PM Subject: [CA-SCGS] Family History Writers Conference - Burbank, California > > New All-Day Family History Writers Conference Scheduled > June 10, 2007 > > In June, the Southern California Genealogical Society will devote an > entire > day of its annual three-day Jamboree to family-history writing. There will > be something offered for every level of writer, and for every genre of > family history projects, from memoirs, to journaling, to historical > research, to technical tips for managing large writing projects. > > The keynote speaker is well-known writer Carolyn See, discussing how to > handle family secrets with discretion, honesty and sometimes humor. Other > writers include Judith Barrington, with two presentations on memoirs; > Linda > Lawrence Hunt, author of "Bold Spirit," talking about pulling historical > research together into book-shape; D.G. Fulford, one of the founders of > www.therememberingsite.org and the author of several journaling workbooks, > explaining how to start the memories flowing; Thomas Curwen, > editor-at-large > at the Los Angeles Times, explaining how professional writers manage the > challenges of taking notes, interviewing, story structure, dialogue, > description and characterization. In addition, A Conversation With Megan > Smolenyak Smolenyak will offer an informal, one-hour gab session on > Megan's > adventures on Good Morning America, the PBS series Ancestors, and her > efforts to spearhead the search for the Real Annie Moore, the first > immigrant through Ellis Island. > > There will also be two discussion panels: Setting the Scene [Researching > Local History], and Publishing Your Family History. Among the various > panel > participants are George G. Morgan, past president of ISFHWE, Cecilia > Rasmussen, local-history columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and Loretto > D. > Szucs, vice-president of publishing for The Generations Network (the > parent > company of Ancestry.com). Szucs is also the co-editor of The Source: A > Guidebook to American Genealogy. Another session, Where Do We Go From > Here, > will be led by SCGS Writers Group leader, Jean Chapman Snow. > > Discounts are available for early registration (before April 1) and for > SCGS > members. Walk-in registrations will be available at the door if space > permits, but the conference is filling fast, so early registration is > recommended. > > The conference will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4 > p.m. > at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, > California. The convention center is adjacent to the Burbank [Bob Hope] > Airport and close to both the Golden State and Ventura freeways. > > The Marriott has rooms available at a special Jamboree price. > Reservations > can be made online or by mail. For complete information, visit the website > at www.scgsgenealogy.com or call 818.843.7247. > > Submitted by Beth Maltbie Uyehara > Conference Co-Coordinator > > The Library is open to the public for research on: > 10:00am - 4:00pm Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays > 10:00am - 9:00pm Tuesdays > 10:00am - 4:00pm on third and fourth Saturdays > 10:00am - 4:00pm on first and second Sundays > Closed Mondays > > > Southern California Genealogical Society > 417 Irving Drive > Burbank, California 91504-2408 > phone: 818-843-7247 > email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com > web: www.scgsgenealogy.com > > > - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * > > 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 >