John lives in Darlington Co, SC with Dobbs Co roots and he is the President of the South Carolina Genealogical Society and the editor of the well known Darlington Flag. Those of you in SC should attend with all your information. Martha At 08:50 PM 06/20/2004, you wrote: >Martha- > >Thought you might be interested. > >John Andrews >Hartsville, SC > > >SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY > > > >ANNUAL WORKSHOP > > > >FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 9 - 10, 2004 > > > >SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CENTER > > > >The 33rd Annual Workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society will >be held Friday and Saturday, July 9th – 10th, at the South Carolina >Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia. Friday’s >session will begin at 10:00 a.m. with “Treasures from the Attic,” an >opportunity to have a one-on-one consultation with experts in the history >and preservation of family heirlooms. Individuals with family Bibles, >photographs, quilts, documents, military memorabilia and other family >heirlooms will be matched with an expert from either the South Caroliniana >Library, South Carolina State Museum, or the Lexington County Museum for a >consultation. Harvey S. Teal, author of Partners With The Sun: SC >Photographers, 1840 – 19440, will also be available to examine antique >photographs. Experts will guide individuals in the “next steps” to >take in preserving family heirlooms. A small fee of $5.00 per item is >requested to defray the costs of the event. Advance reservations may be >made to insure adequate time is available with appropriate >experts. However, SCGS and its partners will try to accommodate >“walk-ins” on a first-come, first-served basis. > > > >Registration for Genealogical Sessions will begin at 12:00 noon >Friday. Friday’s sessions will feature nationally known African – >American genealogy expert Tony Burroughs (Nature of Genealogy),, Pat Crowe >(Preserving Family Memories), Sherry Cawley (Beginning Genealogy), Dr. >Lloyd Johnson (Gideon Gibson: Colonial Free Person of Color), Horace >Harmon (Genealogical Research Through Textiles), Steven D. Tuttle (SC >Archives On-line), Brent H. Holcomb (German Research in SC), John H. Smith >(NC Religious Repositories), and Brenda J. Smothers (Genealogical Case >Study: SC to AL). At 7:00 p.m. a Speakers’ Reception will be >held. Saturday’s events will begin at 8:00 a.m. with an African – >American Genealogical Roundtable featuring Tony Burroughs, Brenda Smothers >and Scott Wilds. The opening general session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The >sessions on Saturday will feature nationally recognized speakers including >Harvey S. Teal (History of SC Photography), Tony Burroughs (Identifying >Slave Owners). Other presenters will include Chloe Tonney, Shaunette >Crawford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. as well as speakers from Friday’s >sessions. Saturday’s sessions will address these topics: Beginning >Genealogy, Genealogical Fundraising, Family Legends, On-line African – >American Genealogy, SC Equity Case Study, SC Geneaalogical Records in >Virginia, and Organizing Paper Files in Computer Age. Numerous displays >featuring genealogical books, software, maps, charts, and information from >all areas of the state will also be featured. The cost of >pre-registration is $22.00 for S.C.G.S. members and $27.00 for >non-members. A catered lunch on Saturday is offered for an additional >$8.00. Registration the day of the event is an additional $5.00. For >additional information visit the SCGS Web site at ><http://www.scgen.org/>www.scgen.org > > > >Or contact: > > > >Lynn W. Lee, Registrar, 2004 S.C.G.S. Summer Workshop, P.O. Box 175, >Hartsville, SC 29551 (843) 383-5212. > > > > > >New Opportunities Available at the 2004 SCGS Summer Workshop > > > > > >I would like to take a moment to emphasize several new elements we have >added to this year’s 33rd Annual SCGS Summer Workshop, Friday and >Saturday July 9 – 10 at the SC Archiives, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC. > > > >One new event that has created a lot of excitement is the “Treasures > From the Attic” session, Friday, July 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. >Participants will be able to bring an old document, family Bible, >heirloom, military item, article of clothing, etc. and have it evaluated >by a panel of experts from the South Caroliniana Library, the State >Museum, and the Lexington County Museum. Information concerning the >preservation of the document or heirloom will be discussed during the >evaluation. Those registered for the Workshop are entitled have one item >evaluated without additional cost. Advance reservations may be made to >insure adequate time is available with appropriate experts. > > > >Workshop attendees are also invited to a book signing Friday evening from >5:30 – 6:30 p.m. with authors Tony Burroughhs, (Black Roots: A Beginners >Guide to Tracing the African American Family Tree and African American >Genealogical Sourcebook) Harvey S. Teal, (Partners With The Sun: SC >Photographers, 1840 – 19400), and Brent H. Holcomb (author of over 100 >genealogical books). The book signing will be held at the Holiday Inn, NE >at I-20 and Two Notch Road. Immediately after the book signing there will >be a Speakers’ Reception at the same location from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. > > > >The third new event associated with this year’s Workshop occurs on >Saturday at the SC Archives. An African – American Roundtable discussion >with Tony Burroughs, Brenda J. Smothers (AfriGeneas Web site), and Scott >Wilds will be held from 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.. > >