PRESS RELEASE --------------------------- June 4-- Historical Society Workshop Features Genealogy Advice from Noted Experts The East Tennessee Historical Society's 1998 genealogy workshop will feature a full day's worth of activities and lessons from some of the region's noted genealogy experts. The workshop will be held Saturday, June 20, 1998, on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Featured speakers at the workshop will include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, an expert in military genealogy, genealogical resources, and genealogical education. Dr. Schweitzer is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee and is the author of a popular series of research guides for genealogical research in a variety of U.S. states. In addition, Dr. Schweitzer has authored research guides for assistance in researching military records, German genealogy and Scots-Irish genealogy. Another noted expert to offer advice at the workshop will be Mary McCampbell Bell, a native of Knoxville and one of the founding members of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Bell specializes in Southern research methodology, especially colonial Virginia. She was a faculty member of the National Institute on Genealogy and Historical Research. In 1988, she received the National Genealogical Society's Award of Merit. In addition to mini-workshops from Dr. Schweitzer and Mary McCampbell Bell, the Saturday workshop will include presentations from Steve Cotham, head of the McClung Historical Collection of the Knox County Public Library System. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. Contact the East Tennessee Historical Society at 423-544-5732 or via e-mail at [email protected] for registration materials and registration fee information. A listing of mini-workshop topics and registration information can also be found on the ETHS web pages at http://www.korrnet.org/eths/calendar.htm#gene ### Shane S. Rhyne, Public Relations Coordinator East Tennessee Historical Society P.O. Box 1629, Knoxville TN 37901-1629 [email protected] http://www.korrnet.org/eths/ ***Please note ETHS cannot respond to online requests for research assistance at this time. For a listing of professional researchers in this area, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to ETHS at the address in the signature above.***