Two upcoming events presented by the St. Louis Genealogical Society are: Google Your Family Tree by Daniel M. Lynch August 15, 2009 at the Viking Conference Center in Sunset Hills, MO His topics will be: Basic facts about using search engines; Special symbols for effective filtering; Search strategies; Conducting queries for names and places; Searching Google Books Fees: $45.00 member/$55 non-member includes lunch, prices increase after August 1. Virginia: The Old Dominion State by Barbara Vines Little, CG October 24, 2009 at the Viking Conference Center in Sunset Hills, MO. Her topics will be: County Records: The Nuts and Bolts of Virginia Research; Patents and Grants: Virginia's Land Records; Virginia's Tax Records: A Gold Mine of Information; Virginia's Military Recrods: Colonial Militia through the Civil War Fees: $45.00 member/$55.00 non-member includes lunch, prices increase after October 9. Please see the STLGS website for more information: www.stlgs.org