The annual Family History Fair will be held this Sunday, October 12, at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, Manhattan, from 12 noon until 5 p.m. Visit this web site for additional information: http://www.nycarchivists.org/fhf.html Presented by the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc., the Family History Fair is free and open to the public. Many representatives from genealogical and historical societies, archives, vendors and other groups of interest to genealogists will be present to meet and talk to the public. Also, returning this year by popular demand is the "Ancestors Roadshow". Bring your research "brick wall" problem and sign up early for a free discussion with a professional genealogist. Additionally, genealogical seminars will be held throughout the day. See the web site for the most recent listing of the seminars. The list is subject to change, and a final schedule will be distributed at the Fair. 12:30 to 1:15 pm 31 Chambers Street: New York City's "Mall of Records" Jordan Auslander, Professional Genealogist New Jersey Genealogical Research John Konvalinka, CGRS CGL, Metro New York Genealogy & Computers Group Italian Genealogy: Getting Started June C. DeLalio, CG, Italian Genealogy Group Westchester County Genealogical Resources Philomena Dunn, Westchester County Genealogical Society 1:30 to 2:15 pm Newest, Unusual and Exciting Web Sites for Genealogists John Konvalinka, CGRS CGL, Metro New York Genealogy & Computers Group Confederate POWs in Cypress Hills Cemetery John F. Walter, Institute for Civil War Research Research Your Heritage Through Photos Ernest Owens, Creative Memories Consultant Long Island Genealogical Resources Arthur Sniffin, Genealogy Workshop of the Huntington Historical Society 2:30 to 3:15 pm Irish Research: Where to Begin Donna M. Moughty, Professional Genealogist Jewish Genealogy: Getting Started Gary Mokotoff, Avotaynu Puerto Rican Family History Research Ariel Blondet and Felicia Bentine, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society How to Create Your Family Album: Make it Come Alive, Make it Last Susannah Benson, Creative Memories Consultant 3:30 to 4:15 pm Famous, Infamous or Not Famous at All: Find Your Family Online in ProQuest's New York Times Database, 1851-1997 Leslie Corn, Professional Genealogist Harlem History and Hearsay: The Significant Elders Intergenerational Project Malika Lee Whitney, Pickney Productions Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Non-Traditional Sources to Uncover Genealogical Clues Mel Wolfgang, Jonathan Sheppard Books Document Doctor: Preservation Basics for the Family Historian Brenda Parnes, New York State Archives