Subject: October's Genealogical Event of the Month! The Genealogical Council of Oregon is hosting a State-wide conference on October 6th and 7th (Friday and Saturday) at the Red Lion Hotel in Salem, Oregon (2 blocks west of I-5 at Market St. exit). The conference head-liner is Alan Mann, A.G. from Salt Lake. His specialties are Internet and British Isles research, and he will be talking about both. Twenty-eight other speakers will be lecturing on everything from censuses to court records to orphan trains to Native American research to ...... (a complete list of titles is given below). The fee is $50 per day (includes lunch and dinner) or $95 for both days (includes lunch and dinner). Registrations are still being accepted. Send your check to GCO, c/o GCO Registrar, PO Box 237, Crawfordsville OR 97336. Specify your dinner choices (Friday is Roast Loin of Pork or Broiled Swordfish and Saturday is Grilled Chicken Parmesan or Sirloin Tips in Brandy Sauce). Lunch on Friday is Chicken Salad Filled Tomato. Lunch on Saturday is Deli Plate. Special events during the conference: Welcoming Reception at the Oregon State Library, Thursday, October 5th, 5-6:30 p.m. Need to RSVP to Frances Eddy at: [email protected] Oregon APG meeting, Saturday, October 7th, 5:30 p.m. GCO breakfast, Sunday, October 8th, 9:30 a.m. ($10.00 extra for the buffet). Exhibit area. (If you want space in the Exhibit area, contact Frances Eddy at [email protected]) List of classes: Family Search Internet Finding Useful Information on the Internet British Isles Research Beginning Genealogy What Cemeteries Tell Us Daughters of the American Revolution Researching Probate Records Indian War Pension Records Oral Interviews Oregon State Archives Follow the Land Swedish and Norwegian Research Family Newsletters & Reunions Public Domain Land Records and Homesteads A Death in the Family Developing a Census History Those Pesky Given Names Researching Church Records Citing Your Sources Never Too Young for Family History Writing Your Life History Researching on Location Scottish Research Oregon State Library Solving Genealogical Mysteries by Using the Court of Common Please Canada Resources Indexing Database for Cemeteries Orphan Trains Native Americans - Researching BIA Records Records at the Oregon State Library Court Records - ------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!