(This message is being posted to numerous mailing lists. Please excuse the duplication if you receive it more than once.) The Olympia Resort & Conference Center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, will be the site of the upcoming Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's 2007 Gene-A-Rama, "Genealogy: Genetics + Generations" on Friday and Saturday, 13 and 14 April. The hosts will be the Waukesha County Genealogical Society. Along with our usual array of great vendors offering genealogy-related items for sale, the featured speakers will be Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, Ancestry.com's Chief Family Historian, James L. Hansen, FASG, David McDonald, CG, Nancy J. Emmert, CG, and George Findlen, CG. Friday's lectures include: * Reverse Genealogy: Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones (Smolenyak) * Not Just Wisconsin -- The Resources of the Wisconsin Historical Society (Hansen) * The Value of the 1917 Code of Canon Law for Understanding Odd (and "Missing") Parish Register Entries (Findlen) * Building a Village-Based Community (Smolenyak) * Getting Around the Lost 1890 Census (Hansen) * On Location: Researching in Your Ancestor's Community (Emmert) * Remembering Our Ancestors (Smolenyak) Saturday's topics are: * Lutherpalians & Presbygationalists: What Happened to Grandma's Church? (McDonald) * So What Do I Do Next? Developing a Research Plan (Emmert) * Trace Your Roots with DNA (Smolenyak) * New Yorkers to the Midwest/Wisconsin (McDonald) * BCG Certification Workshop (Emmert and Findlen) * Beyond Y-DNA: Your Genetic Genealogy (Smolenyak) The Olympia Resort & Conference Center is located at 1350 Royale Mile Road in Oconomowoc, about half-way between Milwaukee and Madison. For directions and more information about the hotel, see http://www.olympiaresort.com/. For room reservations, contact the hotel at 800-558-9573 before 13 March 2007. Reduced registration rates for the event are available before 30 March 2007. For further information about Gene-A-Rama and registration materials, please visit the WSGS Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/gar2007.htm, or contact: Wisconsin State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5106 Madison, WI 53705-0106 wsgs@chorus.net ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mary Rieder Program & Education Committee East Central District Representative (Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington Counties) Wisconsin State Genealogical Society mrieder@wi.rr.com