Just thought I would forward this to let anyone that might be going to Florida know about this Conference! John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Gregory" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: [TNSMITH] Genealogy Conference > i am sending this to those who may have an interest at Pam's request > > Pam Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear List Administrator: > > Would you be so kind to forward the following message to your list? It > has > > been 12 years since there was a national genealogy conference in the > > Southeast. We want to make sure that everyone knows about it. If you > > have any questions feel free to contact us. Everyone who works on this > > conference are volunteers. Your support will be appreciated. Thank you. > > ======================================== > > Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures > > Have you ever been to a genealogy conference? > > Genealogy is a continuing education and learning about documents and > > resources often takes us to places that we never dreamed could be > helpful > to us. Now, in the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, > there is > a place where genealogists from all over the country, Great Britain and > Europe will be attending the Federation of Genealogical Society > Conference, > hosted by the Florida State Genealogical Society. > > > > Why Should you attend? > > 1) Over 200 LECTURES on a variety of topics and over 95 top-of-the line > > SPEAKERS. Track descriptions are as follows: > > > > Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe) > > Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada) > > Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida) > > Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research) > > Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies) > > A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research) > > Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)! > > > > For more detailed information about each lecture, visit > > http://www.fgs.org > > > > 2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes > > such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt Lake > > City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in > > Birmingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in > > England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for > > more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site. > > > > You can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if > you > > subscribe to the E-zine.To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email > > message (no text or subject is necessary) to > > [email protected]>. > > You will receive a confirmation message to which you must reply within > 24 > > hours. > > > > 3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a > > list of our current exhibitors at > > http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp > > > > 4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are > > in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain. > > All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same > > building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people > > for one price. > > > > 5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the > > conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic > > Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as > > Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other wonderful > > places! > > > > 6) SOCIETIES CAN WIN $200 worth of genealogy books from Betterway Books. > If you advertise the conference in your newsletter, send us a copy and > we > will add it to the drawing to be held at the conference. We have made it > very > simple for you. Use the media kit at > > http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-media.htm > > > > Hurry, the EARLY CONFERENCE registration deadline for the lower price is > > July 15th. > > > > HOTEL registration deadline is August 4th. 1-800-327-6677; 407-351-5555 > > > > Jim and Pam Cooper > > FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs > > > > Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures > > 3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida > > http://www.fgs.org or http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/ > > P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066 > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >