This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: D_French Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/22392/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Note to Rootsweb.com Mailing List Administrators and Ancestry.com Board Moderators: The following post is here as many of the families of Eastern North Carolina can trace their roots to Scotland. Thank you and Best Regards, David French Hi All, We will be hosting the Eastern North Carolina Family History Fair at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center on Saturday, June 4th, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We are excited to be partnering with other area family history organizations to present eight family history research class choices as well as partnering with Tryon Palace to present the fun-filled and educational "Blast Into The Past ! - Time Travel Into History" Kids' Event. We thank our media sponsors: Our State Magazine, CTV 10, TACC 9 TV, Sun Journal Newspaper, Crystal Coast Parent Magazine, and Eastern Carolina Parent Magazine for working with us to promote the ENC Family History Fair. Please see the links below for more information. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 4th, as we gather to remember, honor, celebrate, and learn more about our family heritages from the early times to the present. Everyone is welcome! All the Best, David French The Family History Society of Eastern North Carolina www.ENCFamilies.org 252.349.0405 (Telephone) Eastern North Carolina Family History Fair View family history photo boards.   Learn about area family histories. Connect with family and friends. Exhibits by area libraries, genealogical, historical, and cultural groups Kids' History Activities . Door Prizes . Tea Cup Auction . Family History Research Classes We encourage everyone to do a family photo history board as we found many people were able to make connections and everyone enjoyed looking at all of the photos. http://www.encfamilies.org/Family_History_Fair_files/FamilyHistoryPhotoBoardGuidelines.pdf Exhibits and Kids' Activities are Free and Open to the Public. http://www.encfamilies.org/Family_History_Fair_files/ENCFamilyHistoryFair_BlastIntoThePastKidsEvent_1.pdf ENC Family History Fair Schedule and Class Information http://www.encfamilies.org/Family_History_Fair_files/ENCFamilyHistoryFair_ClassRegistration.pdf 9am, Exhibits Open To the Public and Class Sign-In 10am - 11:15am, Family History Research Classes (Choose One) 1.  Beginning Genealogy, Barbara Odiorne Kerr Sponsored by The Pamlico County Family History Library, Museum, and Heritage Center 2.  Cemetery Research:  A Grave Matter, Kay Becton Ogle and Jo Eubanks Huettl Sponsored by The Heritage Genealogical Society of Greene, Jones, and Lenoir Counties 3.  Land Grants in North Carolina 1663-1960, Sponsored by Dr. A. B. Pruitt 4.  Tracing Your Revolutionary War Ancestor, Carolyn Clemmer McCulley and Lou Tate Walker Sponsored by The Daughters of the American Revolution Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter 11:15am - 2pm, Lunch and Free Time to Explore Exhibits 2pm - 3:15pm, Family History Research Classes (Choose One) 1.  DNA and Genealogy, Anne Poole, Sponsored by The Lost Colony Research Group DNA Project 2.  Finding Records in Burned Counties, Roger Kammerer Sponsored by The Pitt County Family Researchers 3.  Online Genealogy, Robert Gregory and Victor Horrell Sponsored by The Craven County Genealogical Society 4.  Researching Your Civil War Ancestor, Victor T. Jones, Jr. Sponsored by The New Bern-Craven County Public Library Kellenberger History Room 3:15pm - 6pm, Free Time to Explore Exhibits If you would like to be an Exhibitor, please see this link for more information: http://www.encfamilies.org/Family_History_Fair_files/ENCFamilyHistoryFair_ExhibitorApplication.pdf Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.