This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: All eastern Ohio Valley Classification: Immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VZB.2ACI/678 Message Board Post: The Athens District Chapters of OGS are sponsoring a genealogy conference on OCT 28, 2006, in the auditorium of the Bob Evans Farms Hall, at the University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH. "How Did Our Ancestors Get Here?: Migration Routes and Southeastern Ohio" is the theme of the day. Registration for this all day event will open at 8:30. Lunch is not included, but the university cafeteria and several restaurants are within a mile of the program. Speakers for the event include: Carrie Eldridge: who will do the two morning programs, covering why and when different nationality groups came to America, where they landed, and how the got to the Ohio Valley. Ellen Brasel: who will speak about the Welsh influx and its lasting effect on the region. Henry Burke: who will speak on the Underground Railroad and its major centers in our part of the Ohio Valley You can download the conference flyer at this address: http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/gensoc/revised%20conference%20flyer.pdf Registration is $15 Pre registration by Oct 15 is requested. Don Clark OGS Athens District Trustee