This is a reminder that the  GenealogyForum.org Open House will be held this week, October 16th to the 22nd.  Everyone with an interest in genealogy is welcome to join us, meet our staff, and participate in the various activities, and it's all free! Here are some of the highlights planned for this week: ~~Genealogy Quiz (Sunday Night) ~~Research Party - we do lookups in a variety of sources for you for free!!! -(Monday night) ~~Mini lectures on Irish and Scottish genealogy (Wednesday and Friday Nights) ~~At 10 pm EST Wednesday, in our room called "Countries", we will have lectures on "how to" in  Irish genealogy every 15 minutes.  Subjects to be covered are:  10:05 Finding Your Irish Townland (US Sources) 10:15 Passenger Lists 10:30 Irish Emigration Records 10:45  Q & A ~~For two hours on Friday night, at 7 PM PDT/10 PM Eastern, (also in Countries) we'll have more "how to" lectures covering:  10:05  Getting Started:   Irish subdivisions, Census     10:15  Birth and Death Records, Griffiths' Valuations,  Tithe Applotments 10:30  Church records  Church of Ireland     10:45  Church records  Catholic records  11:05  Church records  Methodist  11:15  Church records  Presbyterian  11:30  Deputy Keeper Reports 11:45  Genealogical Office records *Everyone who comes to the Research Party on October 19th will be entered in a drawing* More events are planned, so please check our Open House schedule for a complete listing: http://www.genealogyforum.org/openhouseschedule.php ==How to join the festivities for  Open House== 1.  Go to http://www.genealogyforum.org 2.  Click on Chat in the menu bar 3.  Click on chatroom in the drop down menu 4.  A login screen will appear.  It may take a few seconds to load.  5.  Enter the name you would like to be known as for the evening (only staff members need passwords), then click Login. 6.  Click on "Choose a Room" to enter a chat room 7.  Enjoy yourself! This link will take you directly to the chat room login screen: http://www.genealogyforum.org/chat.php If you have any questions about GenealogyForum.org's Open House or our website, please send me an email. Open House starts at 5pm PST/8pm EST each night this week...all activities are free!  We hope you'll stop in to visit!