Good morning folks, Since I promised some of those who attended the recently held Montana State Genealogical Society Conference a progress report regarding my efforts to videotape some of the sessions, I will take this opportunity and these forums to address you all at the same time. I promised and intend to edit and will try to give to the Great Falls Genealogy Society before their next meeting a set of copies for their handling discretion. >From the first review it appears to me that although they are not anywhere near professional recording studio quality and in spite of an uncooperative noisy air conditioner during some of the episodes, that there will be six sessions that may be of interest to some of you The five sessions presented by Curt Witcher that I think will survive the cut, will include the following topics; 1) Passenger and Immigration Research 2) Historical Research Methodology 3) Reference Sources for Ethnic Research 4) Researching Revolutionary War Ancestors 5) Mining the Mother Lode (PERSI) and the sixth was a dinner presentation by Dick Thoroughman explaining his experiences regarding the Fort Shaw cemetery. It is therefore my suggestion that if you have an interest in any of these items and since I may have to leave these forums for a short while, that you make note of and watch for announcements in three to four weeks by either the Montana State Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs or the Great Falls Genealogy Society http://www.mcn.net/~gfgs or e-mail me for now, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404-6304