Hey Everybody, On 23-24 March, 2001 there will be a genealogy workshop held at the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay Campus. More information can be found at: http://www.uwgb.edu/library/friends.html#Events We are going and would love to meet any of you that are also! ANCESTRAL PURSUIT IV: A GENEALOGY WORKSHOP The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Area Research Center will be hosting its fourth genealogy workshop on March 23-24, 2001. The workshop will be held on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. This year’s workshop provides opportunities for beginning, intermediate, and advanced genealogists. The workshop begins on Friday afternoon with sessions emphasizing the nuts and bolts of genealogy. The focus of these presentations will be beginning research strategies and basic records. The workshop continues Friday evening with a buffet dinner and programs that will appeal to advanced and beginning genealogists. After dinner speakers will share research discoveries that are unexpected, touching, and humorous. A special feature on Friday evening will be the “Ask a Genealogist” panel. Experts will be available to help with your brick walls and research strategies. Everyone is welcome to ask questions! Individuals attending the workshop on Saturday will be able to choose from sixteen different sessions. Topics to be covered include pioneer life, searching for adoptions, Belgian-Americans, State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections, publishing family histories, Ancestry.com, research in northeastern Wisconsin, citizenship records, Czech and French-Canadian research, court records, AND MORE!! Additional workshop highlights: sale of preservation/genealogy materials, catalog and literature display, historical/genealogical society booths, and a free raffle of door prizes. To make sure that you receive a workshop brochure and registration form, contact the Area Research Center, Cofrin Library, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001. Phone: (920) 465-2539. E-mail: speccoll@uwgb.edu. Workshop brochure and registration form also available online. -- Frank & Michelle Laycock kengenweb@core.com Kenosha County Coordinators WIGenWeb Project