All, I'm trying to drum up some support for the Lovelace List members to attend this meeting next May. Please consider doing so if your budget allows! It's a great opportunity for us to possibly get together and do some really serious genealogy together and to learn from some of the best! Early registration until early March, so, as one of my favorite southern comedians (Killer Bees) says, "SAVE UP"! Hope I can see you in Charleston! The brochure, which contains a little more information on some of the programs, is here: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/galleries/new-gallery/Registration_Brochure.pdf Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg >NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OPENS REGISTRATION > >FOR THE THIRTY-THIRD > >2011 FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE > >CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 11-14 MAY 2011 > > > >Where the Past is Still Present > > > >America's fascination with ancestry is >increasing because of the recent television >series "Faces of America" on PBS and "Who Do You >Think You Are" on NBC. The National Genealogical >Society is pleased to announce that registration >opens today for next year's conference, which >will be held at the Charleston Area Convention >Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, >SC 29418, 11-14 May 2011. The Society selected >Charleston because of its significance in >American history. In addition to attending the >NGS 2011 Family History Conference, participants >will have an opportunity to tour Charleston's >historic buildings, churches and homes as well >as its many museums and research facilities. The >National Genealogical Society anticipates 2,000 >genealogists from around the country will attend >next year's event. <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info>Read more. > >April 2011 will mark the 150th Anniversary of >the beginning of the Civil War at nearby Ft. >Sumter, so the four day family history >conference will feature talks on both >Revolutionary War and Civil War records. More >than seventy-five nationally recognized speakers >will provide over one hundred and eighty >lectures on a wide variety of topics including >research in South Carolina and the surrounding >states, migration patterns, religious records, >research methodology, and problem solving. The >conference program will also include lectures >about researching various ethnic groups >including Germans, Cherokee, African Americans, >Huguenots, Irish, Scots, and Scots-Irish. > >Special Saturday workshops include an all day >beginner's workshop, "Genealogy 101: Getting >Started with Family History" and a "Kids' Kamp" >for children and young adults ages eight through sixteen. > >An exhibit area with more than one hundred >exhibitors will be open and free to the public >Wednesday through Saturday including the latest >in genealogical software, online research providers and DNA testing services. > >Founded in 1903, the ><http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/home>National >Genealogical Society is dedicated to genealogy >education, high research standards, and the >preservation of genealogical records. The >Arlington, VA-based nonprofit is the premier >national society for everyone, from the beginner >to the most advanced family historian, seeking >excellence in publications, educational >offerings, research guidance, and opportunities >to interact with other genealogists. Please >visit the ><http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/pressroom/press_releases>NGS >Pressroom for further information. > >. . . . . . . > > > >For press information: > >Jan Alpert > >jalpert@ngsgenealogy.org > ><http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/>http://www.ngsgenealogy.org > >843-837-2177