Of interest to genealogical researchers in the area. This is not intended as spam but as an educational announcement. It is not our intention to offend anyone. The Walworth County Genealogical society has announced it will be holding an educational workshop on Saturday, the 18th of August at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Elkhorn. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Michael John Neill of Rio, Illinois, national lecturer, author, writer, columnist and instructor will be the featured speaker. He will be presenting four lectures for this day-long seminar. Two of the lectures are regarding land records: NSEW: Terminology, Applications & Implications in Public Land States" and Techniques for Land Records in Public Land States." Another lecture discusses records relating to a death which are invaluable to a genealogical researcher: "Getting the Body in the Grave: Funeral Homes, Mortuaries and Cemeteries." If you have trouble finding the village an ancestor came from, Neill will lecture on: "Finding That Village of Origin: A Generalized Study." Neill is an instructor at the Genealogical Institute of Mid-America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College. He is a Web Columnist for the FGS Forum and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics. He contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry and Genealogical Computing. You can visit his Website at www.rootdig.com. The cost of the workshop is $25.00 and includes a luncheon of sandwiches, salads and beverages provided by the ladies' church group. The registration deadline is 1 August. After 1 August, the cost will be $30.00 with no lunch guarantee. No cancellations will be returned after 1 August. A genealogical vendor will be present to purchase any books, maps, preservation supplies and novelty items. WCGS publications will also be made available for sale. Door prizes will be given away, however, you must be present to receive them. If anyone wishes to donate a door prize, please contact Peggy Gleich at pgleich@aol.com or John Stevenson at 262-728-3719. If you wish further information, please send a long, self-addressed and stamped envelope to WCGS, PO Box 159, Delavan WI 53115-0159. -- Donna Long Kjendlie Vice President , Walworth County Genealogical Society Visit us at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwalwor Owner of the Walworth County Wisconsin Mailing list to subscribe <wiwalwor-l-request@rootsweb.com> message: subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Green County web coordinator Visit us at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigreen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Owner of the following mailing lists DUNWIDDIE-L to subscribe: <DUNWIDDIE-L-request@rootsweb.com> message: subscribe LANGE-L to subscribe: <LANGE-L-request@rootsweb.com> message: subscribe WIROCK-L to subscribe: <WIROCK-L-request@rootsweb.com> message: subscribe