I thought some of you in the Northeast might be interested in the following. I can't go, unfortunately I already have plans for the 20th. David ****************************************************************** - NEHGS Computer Resources for Genealogists Seminar Boston-area residents may be interested in an upcoming seminar presented by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. A full day will be devoted to "Computer Resources for Genealogists" on Saturday, September 20, 1997. Doors open at 8:45 and the presentations begin promptly at 9:30 AM. There will be a vendor area for demonstrations and representatives from Wholly Genes Software (The Master Genealogist) and Parsons Technology (Family Origins) have already announced that they will attend. The NEHGS Book Sales department will also be in business at the seminar. The sessions include: "USGenWeb: An Expanding New resource for the Genealogist" by Robert E. Bamford, host of several sites on USGenWeb and Managing Director of Heritage Associates, Genealogical Consultants "Using LDS FamilySearch at NEHGS" by Scott A. Bartley, curator of the NEHGS manuscripts collection "CD-ROM Resources at NEHGS" by David Lambert, reference librarian for the micro-text and computer floor of the NEHGS library. "On-Line Genealogical Research Using Search Engines" presented by Dick Eastman, a person known for writing online newsletters "The Latest in Computer Resources for Genealogists: Ask the Experts", a discussion panel featuring all of the above speakers The fee for this seminar is $80. It will be held at the Old South Church, which is just around the corner from NEHGS. Seating is limited at this seminar. Tickets for last year's session were sold out well in advance, so I suggest you contact the society now for a reservation. Call the Society at 617-536-5740 extension 202 or toll-free at 1-888-AT-NEHGS or send e-mail to the Society at: [email protected] ****************************************************************** Copyright (C) by 1997 Richard Eastman and Ancestry, Inc. All rights reserved. ****************************************************************** --- ... Adam and Eve probably found genealogy a bit boring. [email protected] - http://www.agate.net/~davids _______ .------|_______ David Sylvester ------+ _______ PO Box 135 `------|_______ Searsport, Maine 04974 Member: New England Historic Genealogical Society Member: The International Internet Genealogy Society