-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SCGS-L] Fwd: Delegate Digest: FGS Delegate Digest - Volume 10, No. 10 Resent-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:51:46 -0700 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 06:17:13 -0800 From: Leola Russell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Begin forwarded message: > From: Madilyn Coen Crane <[email protected]> > Date: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:40:49 PM US/Pacific > To: [email protected] > Subject: Delegate Digest: FGS Delegate Digest - Volume 10, No. 10 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > ================================================== > Federation of Genealogical Societies > "FGS Delegate Digest" > ================================================== > Linking the Genealogical Community > Volume 10, No. 10 November 2003 > ================================================== > > ================================================== > ================================================== > Do not reply to this message. This is a post-only mailing. > ================================================== > ================================================== > > IN THIS ISSUE: > ============== > > - A Report on the Delegate Caucus in Orlando > - Details about the 2004 FGS/TSGS/AGS Conference > - Society Hall "LIVE" in Austin 2004 > > ************************************************************ > ************************************************************ > > Welcome to the November 2003 issue of the electronic FGS Delegate > Digest. The Delegate Digest is a monthly publication sent via e-mail to > your society's FGS Delegate of record. There is an online archive of > the electronic Delegate Digest at the FGS Web site, and the ability to > subscribe additional of your society's board members to receive the > publication. All of this is available by accessing the "Members Only" > area. For more details about the "Members Only" area, refer to the > information at the end of this newsletter. > > ************************************************************ > ************************************************************ > > A Report on the Delegate Caucus in Orlando > =========================================== > What a wonderful time we all had at the FGS/FSGS Conference in Orlando! > The Delegate caucus was outstanding as usual. Many of the attendees at > the caucus luncheon were more than willing to share their societies' > activities, successes and challenges. Additionally, we discussed the > goals and challenges for the coming year for societies. > > One of the goals presented is the challenge to get more young people > involved in our societies. We must face the fact that, without them, we > will be dead in the water in a few years when we are all too tired to > do the work anymore. I would like to hear what your society does to > involve youths in your activities. Please send me those ideas, events, > contests, or any other ways you offer opportunities for young people to > get involved in family history. Beginning in the next Delegate Digest, > we will spotlight a youth and the society activity. Please send me > your youth star stories to [email protected] > > We also talked about the Census Verification Project, a project whose > focus is verifying the content of census rolls on the microfilm > compared to NARA labeling. We discussed Johann's Manual, a policy and > procedures manual available to at no cost to member societies. Of > special interest was a discussion of the Ruth Bishop volunteer award, > which was awarded for the first time at this year's FGS Conference in > Orlando. If you have questions on any of these topics, please feel free > to contact me and I will try to answer them for you. > > Please remember that the Delegate Digest is for you to use to > communicate with other societies. You can share ideas and success > stories with one another, and even tell us what has not worked well for > you. Remember that we are in this together and that FGS and other > member societies are all here to help one another. > > Starr Hailey Campbell > Delegate Relations Chair > [email protected] > > > "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations" > Conference > 2004 FGS/TSGS/AGS Conference: 8-11 September 2004 Austin, TX > ================================================== > Austin-located in the heart of Texas, Austin is the site of the 2004 > Federation of Genealogical Society's annual conference "Legends Live > Forever, Researching the Past for Future Generations." This > genealogical extravagance will be held from 8-11 September 2004, and > will be co-hosted by the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the > Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Austin Genealogical Society. > Texas is a place where legends come alive, where stories of the cowboy, > the romance of Mexico and Spain, the traditions of native tribes, and > the folklore of German pioneers still influence daily life and are > celebrated throughout the expansive state. > > The 2004 conference will be held at the Austin Convention Center. It is > located in the heart of the downtown Austin, between the shores of Town > Lake and historic Sixth Street. The center is located conveniently > across the street form the conference hotel, the Hilton Austin > Conference Center Hotel. This stunning facility was built in 1992 and > upgraded with a major expansion in 2002. Constructed of native Texas > materials, ranging from rustic limestone to polished granite, its > different facades reflect the architectural diversity of a historic > capital city. > > The Austin Hilton Conference Center Hotel is a brand new hotel, with > beautiful appointments and amenities. Guest rooms feature high-speed > Internet connections, two telephone lines, voice mail, iron and ironing > board, hair dryers and oversized desks, perfect for the traveling > genealogist. Additionally, there is a 16,000 square foot 8th floor > health club featuring a 48-foot outdoor lap pool, spa, sun deck, indoor > exercise facilities, dry saunas, steam rooms and message treatments. > All provide great ways to relax after a day of lectures and time spent > at the exhibit hall. The conference hotel's web site at > <http://www.austin.hilton.com> provides pictures and more detailed > information. > > Other hotels within walking distance of the Convention Center are the > Crowne Plaza Hotel and Hampton Inn & Suites. > > FGS is happy to announce that once again, for the 2004 Conference, that > there will be a conference ezine. This is the best way to receive > up-to-date information about the conference. In addition to that, the > ezine offers highlights of the upcoming conference, including speaker > information, vendor/exhibit information, event information, lodging and > timely information for travelers among other things. > EZINE SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS > 1. To subscribe to the ezine, send an e-mail message to: > <[email protected]> > 2. Your message should read: subscribe > You will receive a confirmation e-mail message to which you must > respond within 24 hours. Your e-mail address will NOT be shared and > there will be no advertisements as apart of the message. > > While you are online, be sure to check the FGS web site which has > regular conference information, Society Hall, Award Information, the > FGS FORUM Subscription form, and more. That web site is > <http://www.fgs.org>. > > Each month you can look forward to exciting information about the 2004 > FGS/TSGS/AGS conference "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for > Future Generations" 8-11 September 2004 in Austin, Texas. > > Please pass the ezine information on to your members, and get them > excited too! > > > Society Hall "LIVE" in Austin 2004 > =================================== > Society Hall is YOUR vehicle to present information about your society > at the annual FGS Conference for FREE! More than a thousand people > attend the conference each year. Sending informational brochures and > publicity about your society is a great way to get the word out. For > those of you unfamiliar with Society Hall, this area is a display of > member societies' information in a special highlighted area. People > love to browse, so the area is set off and decorated to draw people to > it. > > We expect that Society Hall "LIVE" in Austin will be bigger and better > than ever before. After all, we WILL be in Texas! There are couple of > new things planned, such as a contest for the state that has the > highest percentage of societies sign up. Since societies' displays will > be grouped according to state in 2004, there will be large state signs. > It'll be great! Feel free to sign up now for Society Hall "LIVE" 2004, > the place to get noticed. For more information, please contact Starr > Hailey Campbell at [email protected] > > > > ACCESS TO "MEMBERS ONLY" AREA AND SOCIETY HALL AREAS > ================================================== > The FGS Web site is your gateway to two facilities that are exclusive > to FGS member societies. These are the "Members Only" area and Society > Hall. > > MEMBERS ONLY: > The "Members Only" area can be accessed by clicking on the link in the > 'Member Societies Only!' box in the lower right of the FGS Web page at > http://www.fgs.org. > > User ID: [deleted] > Password: [deleted] > > SOCIETY HALL: > Members of the Federation are included in Society Hall at > http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/main.asp > > The site provides pages for: general information, membership, FGS > Delegate, chapters, officers, periodicals, publications, meetings, > services, facilities, collections, special or ethnic focus groups and > your calendar of events. > > Editing the society information requires an Admin Name and Password. If > you have lost or forgotten yours, please contact the FGS Office at > <fgs-of[email protected]> for assistance. > > ************************************************************ > ************************************************************ > > Published by: The Federation of Genealogical Societies > Business Office: P. O. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940 > Toll-Free Phone: 1-888-FGS-1500 > Toll-Free Fax: 1-888-380-0500 > E-mail: [email protected] > Web Page: http://www.fgs.org > > Delegate Digest Editor: George G. Morgan > > Please submit information and articles to: > > George G. Morgan > 8578 Gunn Highway, #121 > Odessa, FL 33556-3206 > E-mail: [email protected] > > Deadlines for submission of materials for inclusion in future issues of > the FGS Delegate Digest are: > > December 2003: November 15 > January 2004: December 15 > February 2004: January 15 > > ________________________________________________ > Madilyn Coen Crane, Office Manager > Federation of Genealogical Societies > P.O. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940 > Office: (512) 336-2731 > Fax: (512) 336-2732 > > 2004 FGS/TSGS & AGS Conference > "Legends Live Forever: Researching the Past for Future Generations" > 8-11 September 2004 in Austin, Texas > > Local Co-hosts: > Texas State Genealogical Society & Austin Genealogical Society > > Visit our web site at http://www.fgs.org > > --- Delegate Digest >