Westchester County Genealogical Society will be one of the exhibitors at the Family History Fair. If you come to the fair, please stop by and say hello! When: Sunday October 17 from 12 noon to 5pm Where: The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan New York's 15th annual Family History Fair will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2004 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan. At this FREE event, the public will learn how to trace their family histories, preserve and interpret family documents, utilize archives and libraries in and around New York, and employ computers as tools for family history and genealogical research. The Family History Fair will feature more than forty genealogical societies, historical agencies, archival repositories, ethnic organizations, booksellers and other vendors offering exhibits and information for the family history buff. Free workshops on a variety of topics, as well as computer software demonstrations, will be held throughout the afternoon. Featured again this year is the Ancestors Road Show, hosted and coordinated by the NYC Metro Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Free, one-on-one sessions with professional genealogists will be offered to attendees who bring in a specific genealogical problem on which they need assistance. The Fair is the highlight of the 16th annual New York Archives Week, a citywide celebration of New York's diverse history being held October 10-17, 2004. The list of exhibitors and schedule of workshops is available at the Web site http://www.nycarchivists.org/fhf.html The Fair is co-sponsored by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. and Continuing Education & Public Programs, The Graduate Center, CUNY. New York Archives Week is sponsored by the Archivists Round Table and is made possible in part through the generous support of MetLife Foundation, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and other donors assisting with the Family History Fair. WORKSHOPS - FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, OCTOBER 17, 2004 Note that the list is subject to change, and a final schedule will be distributed at the Fair. 12:30 to 1:15 pm - Genealogy Research Today -- What's Hot and What's Not John Konvalinka, CGRS CGL, Professional Genealogist - Jewish Genealogy: Getting Started Jordan Auslander, Professional Genealogist - Hispanic Genealogy: Getting Started Jorge Camuñas, Hispanic Genealogy Society of New York - Afro-American Genealogy: Getting Started Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Jean Sampson Scott Greater New York Chapter 1:30 to 2:15 pm - Real World DNA Testing Megan Smolenyak, Author of Trace Your Roots with DNA - New York City Genealogical Resources Jordan Auslander, Professional Genealogist - Military Records as a Genealogical Resource John F. Walter, Institute for Civil War Research - Preserve Your Family History Through Scrapbooking Carol Zack, Calligrapher and Teacher of Scrapbooking 2:30 to 3:15 pm - Next-Generation Genealogy: Making Family History Exciting to Pre-teens and Teens Ira Wolfman, Author of Climbing Your Family Tree: Online and Off-line Genealogy for Kids - Document Doctor: Preservation Basics for the Family Historian Brenda Parnes, New York State Archives - Irish Research: Where to Begin Donna M. Moughty, Professional Genealogist - Oral History: How to Gather Family Stories Patricia Laurence, Oral Historian 3:30 to 4:15 pm - Genealogy Resources Online at the Godfrey Library Thomas Jay Kemp, Director, Godfrey Memorial Library - Tracing Your Immigrant Ancestors Thomas A. Peters, CGRS, Professional Genealogist - Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Non-Traditional Sources to Uncover Genealogical Clues Meldon J. Wolfgang, Jonathan Sheppard Books - Harlem History and Hearsay: The Significant Elders Intergenerational Project Malika Lee Whitney, Pickney Productions ===================== EXHIBITORS - FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, OCTOBER 17, 2004 Note that the list is subject to change, and a final schedule will be distributed at the Fair. African-Atlantic Genealogical Society http://www.africantic.com African Burial Ground Project http://www.africanburialground.com Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Jean Sampson Scott Greater NY Chapter Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, New Jersey Chapter http://hometown.aol.com/njcaahgs/myhomepage/ Lisa A. Alzo, Author of Three Slovak Women http://www.15122.com/TSW Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York http://www.nycarchivists.org Association of Professional Genealogists / NYC Metro Chapter http://www.apgen.org http://www.apgen.org/localchapters/newyork/index.html Battery Park Software Corporation / GedWise software http://www.gedwise.com Celtic Heritage Books [email protected] Center for Jewish History, Genealogy Institute http://www.cjh.org/family Center for Thanatology http://www.thanatology.org Central Jersey Genealogical Club http://www.rootsweb.com/~njcjgc CUNY Graduate Center, Continuing Education & Public Programs, Oral History and Scrapbooking Workshops http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp DateFinder, Inc. / Date:Prodigy software http://www.dateprodigy.com Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 http://www.duvcw.org Genealogical Society of Bergen County http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsbc Genealogical Society of Rockland County http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/GSRC German Genealogy Group, Inc. http://www.germangenealogygroup.com Godfrey Memorial Library http://www.godfrey.org Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York http://www.hispanicgenealogy.com http://www.prroots.com Huntington Historical Society, Genealogy Workshop http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygwhhs Institute for Civil War Research / John F. Walter http://members.aol.com/icwrjohn/icwr.html Irish Family History Forum http://www.ifhf.org Italian Genealogical Group http://www.italiangen.org Jewish Genealogical Society http://www.jgsny.org Jonathan Sheppard Books http://www.jonathansheppardbooks.com National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region (New York City) http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ny/new_york_city.html New England Historic Genealogical Society http://www.newenglandancestors.org New York City Department of Records and Information Services, Municipal Archives http://www.nyc.gov/records New York County Clerk The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org New York State Archives http://www.archives.nysed.gov Noble Maritime Collection http://www.noblemaritime.org Passaic County Historical Society, Genealogy Club http://www.rootsweb.com/~njpchsgc Peter Minuit Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.molsk.com/dar Thomas A. Peters, CGRS / Carpatho-Rusyns of Austria-Hungary [email protected] Pickney Productions / "Significant Elders" Intergenerational Project [email protected] Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast http://www.pgsctne.org Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~prhgs Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, Office of the Archivist http://www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library http://www.schomburgcenter.org Megan Smolenyak / Genealogical books http://www.honoringourancestors.com The Weeksville Society http://www.weeksvillesociety.org Welsh-American Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtwags Westchester County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs