...is not that stack next to my favorite reading chair ;-) Madison's SHSW library has the 2nd largest collection of newspapers in the United States! From colonial times to the present, ethnic and labor newspapers, more than 4,000 titles of public press are holding your ancestors local, everyday happenings of life. Learn how to get the most from newspaper research. Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Fall Seminar http://www.wsgs.org October 14, 2000 - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Kalahari Resort Convention Center Genealogical Research on the Frontiers... Old & New $10 members, $15 non-members with advance registration by Sept. 30th. (additional $12 for Saturday Luncheon) Featured speaker will be James L. Hansen, F.A.S.G., State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Topics include Frontier Genealogy: Special Sources and Techniques for Tracing Your Pioneer Ancestor; Tribunes and Gazettes: Getting the Most From Newspaper Research; and Genealogy in the 21st Century. Mr. Hansen is a widely-renowned genealogical librarian at the SHSW Library in Madison. This library holds newspapers spanning time from 17th century to the present, all 50 US states and the Canadian provinces. The library collection includes about 40,000 compiled family histories, population schedules for all U.S. censuses, ship passenger lists and microforms of major genealogical collections from other institutions. Most items indexed in PERSI are also held by the library. http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/library/index.html Details & registration form are available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wsgs/seminar.htm Hopefully we will have some spectacular fall color viewing as we travel to and from the seminar. http://www.travelwisconsin.com/seasonal/colorreport.shtml Ever wonder how that color chemistry works in the leaves? http://www.scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html