For everyone's information: The North Carolina Genealogical Society Fall Workshop and Annual Meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday, 12-13 November 2010, at the Brownstone Inn in Raleigh. The featured speaker will be Dr. Paul Milner, professional genealogist, author, and lecturer specializing in British Isles research. Dr. Milner will present seven lectures on locating ancestors that include techniques and resources important to British, Scottish, and Welsh researchers of all levels. The topic titles are: Finding Your English Ancestors: The Big Four; Finding Your Scottish Ancestors: The Big Five; Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers and Directories for British Isles; Buried Treasures: What's in the English Parish Chest; Effective Use of England's National Archives Website; Overlooked Sources for English 17th and 18th Century Research; and Internet Tools and Sites for British Isles Research. Descriptions for these topics are on the NCGS website and in the NCGS newsletter. The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Genealogical Society will be conducted during this workshop. The 2010 NCGS Awards for excellence in genealogical publishing will be also announced. Additional information and a registration form is found at www.ncgenealogy.org<http://www.ncgenealogy.org/> or by writing to NCGS Fall Workshop, P. O. Box 30815, Raleigh, NC 27622-0815.

Sally J wants to know if you became the family archivist when you inherited the family photos? If so, do you wonder what to do with them? Do you need help managing your new collection? If so, join her free web chat webinar on Friday, October 29th from 1 to 2 pm eastern time. Click on the link below to see the details: http://practicalarchivist.com/accidentalarchivist2010/