---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Meredith Thompson <mere@augustmoondesign.com>Date: Jun 5, 2005 11:43 AMSubject: Midwestern Roots genealogy conferenceTo: KYFAYETT-admin@rootsweb.com I thought you might want to pass this on to the Fayette County list,especially since Kandie Adkinson is going to be one of the speakers. =========================================Meredith Thompsonmere@augustmoondesign.comalternate e-mail: mere_thom@runbox.com Indiana Genealogical SocietyNewsletter editor & website managerhttp://www.indgensoc.org========================================= Midwestern Roots 2005: Family History and Genealogy Conference Indianapolis – Some of the nation's leading genealogy professionalswill present at Midwestern Roots 2005: Family History and GenealogyConference, August 18-20 in Indianapolis. Midwestern Roots, co-sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society andthe Indiana Genealogical Society, will feature over 30 presentationscovering topics ranging from finding female ancestors, censussubstitutes, family food traditions and German SS records to baptismalrecords, preserving family papers, genetics and more. Optional pre-conference activities on Thursday, August 18, range fromtours of the William Henry Smith Memorial Library, the Indiana StateLibrary and the Indiana State Archives to writing workshops onpreparing family histories for publication, computer labs on genealogyresources available on the internet and a workshop designed forlibrary staff and volunteers who answer questions from genealogypatrons. The Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library and theIndiana History Center Smith Library also will stay open late forextended research hours. Other activities include a lively panel discussion bringing togethergenealogists and historians to answer the question, "History andGenealogy: Why Not Both?" The evening will begin with a dessertreception at the Indiana History Center followed by a discussion withnationally-renowned historical genealogists Elizabeth Shown Mills andCurt B. Witcher, Indiana historian James H. Madison and migrationhistorian Marianne S. Wokeck, who will explore how these fields canenrich each other, from uncovering the slightest detail of one life toseeing human history more clearly because of that life. On Friday, August 19, the conference will begin with the openingsession by Mills. Mills will explain the standards and processes allresearchers need to apply when using family history and genealogicalsources. Friday will conclude with a banquet and Mills will give apresentation that encourages taking what is learned about ancestorsand conveying it to descendants. On Saturday morning, Madison will begin the day by considering thevarious migration streams that settled the Midwest and show how theirorigins, timing and cultural features helped make the region adistinctive part of the nation. Other notable national speakers include genealogists John S. Humphrey,Diane Gagel, Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, Tony Burroughs and KandieAdkinson. The Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Genealogical Societywill offer six scholarships for individuals to attend the conference. The scholarship application can be found atwww.indianahistory.org/midwesternroots. Additional conference information, registration forms and exhibitorinformation can be found at www.indianahistory.org/midwesternroots orby calling (317) 232-1882. Hotel reservations can be made by callingthe Indianapolis Marriott East at (317) 352-1231 or (800) 228-9290. Indicate association with Midwestern Roots 2005 upon makingreservations to receive the special $92/night room rate. Roomreservations must be made by August 1. The Indiana Genealogical Society promotes genealogical and historicalresearch and education. Annual membership benefits include six issuesof the IGS Newsletter; quarterly issues of the Indiana Genealogistwith a cumulative index; discounts on IGS publications, workshop andconference registrations; opportunities to volunteer in genealogyrelated projects; access to free Query submissions, Speaker's Bureau,Researcher's List, Librarian Scholarship, Chapter Grants and specialservice recognition awards. (www.indgensoc.org) Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana'sstoryteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving,interpreting and disseminating Indiana history. The independent,nonprofit organization also publishes books and periodicals; sponsorsteacher workshops; provides youth, adult and family programming;assists local historical groups throughout the state; and maintainsone of the world's largest collection of material on the history ofIndiana and the Old Northwest. The Indiana Historical Society is oneof the oldest historical societies in the United States, and one ofthe largest with more than 10,000 members. (www.indianahistory.org)