Upcoming Events 2004 Feb 19: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Feb 28: Beginners Workshop for Family Research, presented by the Ashley County Genealogical Society, Crosset Arkansas Public Library. $25. Brown Bag it. Feb 29 - Mar 1: Genealogy Seminar in Historic Places, Charleston, South Carolina Mar 18: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Mar 20: The Midland Genealogical Society holds its Spring Seminar at the First Presbyterian Church Activities Building, 800 West Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas. Featured lecturer: Richard L. Hooverson. Topics include "Order in the Court: Finding and Using Court Records," "Banns, Bonds, and Brands: Vital Record Substitutes," and "Lost in the Woods: Effective Use of Maps and Gazetteers." For more information: 301 West Missouri, Midland TX 79701; Marilyn Russell, phone: (432) 682-5671; e-mail: mrlynmrlynrs@netscape.net Mar 26-27: Brigham Young University presents the seventh annual Computerized Genealogy Conference at the BYU conference center in Provo, Utah. For more information or to register, visit http://genealogyconferences.byu.edu or phone (801) 378-8925 Apr 15: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Apr 17: La Gen & His Soc annual all-day workshop. Patricia Law Hatcher on writing, census, and documentation. John Doucet on The Genetic Legacy of Historical Louisiana Villages. Cost: $35. Holiday Inn south (I-12 at Airline) in Baton Rouge <http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/seminar04.htm> May 1: Regular meeting of WPGHA (some guy from Ruston speaking on architecture <g>) May 19-22:  NGS 2004 Conference in the States Sacramento, California www.ngsgenealogy.org/confnatl.htm May 20: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Jun 13-18: Institute of Genealogy Research held at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.  http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ighr.html   Jun 17: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Jul 11-17:  The National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR) is held at the newly renovated National Archives building in Washington, D.C. and in College Park, Maryland. This intensive week-long study opportunity offers on-site and in-depth examination of the common and less-known federal records found there. The Institute is for experienced genealogists, archivists, historians, and librarians interested in using federal records for genealogical research. It is not an introductory course in genealogy. The 2004 program features sessions on the census and records for African American, military, land, Native American, legislative and cartographic research. Additional lectures on less-frequently-used sources, along with popular sessions on naturalization, citizenship, and immigration documents, will round out the program. Attendees will spend one day at Archives II in College Park, Maryland, for presentations on records at that facility and for an opportunity to conduct research there. Evening sessions at the Local History and Genealogy Room of the Library of Congress and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Library are optional. Visit www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin for further information and to sign up for the Institutes mailing list.  Two scholarships are available, each offering a $500 stipend to help defray expenses of attending the Institute. For more information on these scholarships, see www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin/scholarships.htm. Jul 15: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Aug 7: Regular meeting of WPGHA Aug 2-6: RIGS Alliance workshops Seattle, Washington <www.rigsalliance.org> Aug 19: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Sep 14: Annual workshop of Ark-La-Tex Genealogy Society in Shreveport, La.,ARK-LA-TEX GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Holiday Inn, 2015 Old Minden Road, Bossier City, LA (I-20 Exit Number 21) Call (318) 742-9700 for room reservations (Special Rate $69) Speaker: Russell P. Baker. Russell P. Baker is the Archival Manager of the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives in Little Rock, and has been recognized as a Certified Archivist by the Academy of Certified Archivists. He is the immediate past president of the Arkansas Genealogical Society and has been on its Board of Directors since 1975. His published works include Marriages and Obituaries from the Tennessee Baptist 1844-1862, Arkansas Township Atlas, and From Memdag to Norsk: A Historical Directory of Arkansas Post Offices 1832-1971. He has lectured widely on genealogical topics and is a nationally known teacher of family history theory and practice. Cost of Seminar--Luncheon Included--$40.00 (Per Person) For information call Victor Rose at (318) 687-3673 or email Jim Johnson:  jjohnson47@cox-internet.com  Website is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~laaltga/ Sep 8-11:  The Federation of Genealogical Societies, in conjunction with the Texas State Genealogical Society and the Austin Genealogical Society, holds its annual conference, "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations," at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. For more information, see www.fgs.org Sep 16: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Oct 4-8: RIGS Alliance workshops Fort Worth, Texas <www.rigsalliance.org> Oct 21: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Nov 1-5: RIGS Alliance workshops Atlanta, Georgia<www.rigsalliance.org> Nov 6: Regular meeting of WPGHA & election of officers. Nov 18: Regular meeting of the Lafayette Genealogical Society. Meetings are held at the Lafayette Public Library 6:30 PM Society Meetings WPGHA meetings will be held the first Saturday in: Feb, May, Aug, and Nov, 2004. Central La in Alexandria holds their meetings the first Sunday afternoon of each month at the Alexandria Genealogy Library. ArkLaTex Gen Soc in Shreveport meet the second Saturday of each month. They hold an annual workshop in August each year. Please send me any workshops, conferences, etc. you know about and I'll periodically update this listing.  Thanks Cindy