Hi listers and colleagues
Just a reminder that the annual Oxfordshire & Bucks Family History Fair
takes place on Sunday 25 February at Kidlington, some four miles to the north of
Oxford city centre.
I'm delighted to report that the Oxfordshire FHS will have it's usual stall
at this Fair, when we will be selling our CDs, microfiche and some items from
our bookstall. In addition, we will have our "Search Services" available on
computer, featuring an array of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire i
Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County will meet in
the Auditorium of the DeLand Public Library, 130 East Howry Avenue, DeLand,
Florida at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 18, 2007. Del Leonard will speak
about "Family Tree Maker Reports."
At 1:00 PM, prior to the General Meeting, there will be a Basic Genealogy
Lesson by Charles Baker, past president and experienced genealogist, on
"Probate Records".
For more information, contact Jerry Hale 386 / 532-6224,
eMail: randiosailor (at
The next Sun Country TMG Users' Group meeting will be Saturday, February 10 from 10 a.m. till noon at the West Valley Genealogical Society Library, 12222 North 111th Ave., Youngtown AZ. We will continue our discussion of charts.
Visitors are welcome!
Barbara Shroyer
Secretary, SCTMG Users' Group
The St. Charles County Missouri Genealogical Society is proud to
announce it's eighth annual research trip to the Allen County Public
Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana 30 May-4 June 2007. The library has
recently reopened from in its remodeled location and we are looking
forward to our annual research trip.
Our trip is a little different. People in the St. Louis area can ride
the bus from St. Louis to Ft. Wayne. Others can elect to drive and pay
a lower free because they are providing their own transportation.
Frustrated with your New Jersey research and need a fresh approach?
Join the Genealogical Society of New Jersey for a hands-on workshop on
Saturday, March 3, 2007 at Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ from 1:00-4:00 PM.
You will have the opportunity to listen to Janet Riemer, Trustee and
past president of GSNJ, provide research guidance for the holdings of
Special Collections & University Archives as well as collections of our
Society. She is a retired Preservation Archivist and
New All-Day Family History Writers Conference Scheduled June 10, 2007
In June, the Southern California Genealogical Society will devote an entire
day of its annual three-day Jamboree to family-history writing. There will
be something offered for every level of writer, and for every genre of
family history projects, from memoirs, to journaling, to historical
research, to technical tips for managing large writing projects.
The keynote speaker is well-known writer Carolyn See, discussing how to
handle family
Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County will meet in
the auditorium of the DeLand Public Library, 130 East Howry Avenue, DeLand,
Florida at 2:00 PM on March 18, 2007.
Featured speaker Drew Smith, a well known genealogist and frequent genealogy
speaker, will present "Dear Genealogy Diary; Using Research Logs". At 1:00
PM prior to the General Meeting, there will be a "Basic Genealogy" lesson.
This month's lesson will be "Church History in the United States", by
Rosemary Sutton.
The 12th Australasian Congress on Genealogy & Heraldry hosted by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. Is to be held in Auckland, New Zealand 16 - 20 January 2009.
This is an opportunity not to be missed particularly by overseas researchers if you have an interest in New Zealand research.
It is to be held at Kings College, one of New Zealand's world class private schools which opened in 1896. It is centrally located and has onsite accommodation available.
Check our website and register
The March 17th meeting of the Tidewater Genealogical Society (TGS) will be at
the Earl Gregg Swem Library located on the William and Mary College campus,
Williamsburg, VA. Directions to the Swem Library are online at
www.swem.wm.edu/directions.cfm. Swem Library is co-sponsoring this meeting as part of the
celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown.
Refreshments will be available at 10 a.m., the meeting will begin at 10:30
a.m. and is free and open to the public. The meeting will feature a prese
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the July 2007 Conference.
Take a look at the full program, speakers, registration form, etc. at http://www.angelina.edu/genealogy.htm
To see a schedule grid go to http://etxquest.com/acgc/
Texas Teachers, take note --- this conference is listed as a CPE (Certified Professional Educator) provider.
If I can answer any questions, let me know.
Trevia Wooster Beverly 713.864-6862
treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com
Program Chair, Angelina Conference
Member, Association of Pro
Just a reminder
The next meeting of the Italian Genealogical Group will be held this
Saturday, February 10, 2007.
Don Eckerle will speak on Passenger Ships and Manifests. Don a member of
several genealogical organization has been working on indexing passenger
manifests for years along with John Martino and has gained a great deal of
information about them to share with you.
The Italian Genealogical Group is based on Long Island, NY where we meet at
the Bethpage Public Library. Meetings
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The next meeting of the Italian Genealogical Group will be held this
Saturday, February 10, 2007.
Don Eckerle will speak on Passenger Ships and Manifests. Don a member of
several genealogical organization has been working on indexing passenger
manifests for years along with John Martino and has gained a great deal of
information about them to share with you.
The Italian Genealogical Group is based on Long Island, NY where we meet at
the Bethpage Public Library. Meetings are held on the 2n
Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium
2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. John Ross
Program: "East Texas African-American History and Genealogy: Historical
Commission Resources"
Our guest speaker for the February program, in conjunction with Black
History Month, will be Dr. John Ross, Academic Dean at the Lon Morris
College, Jacksonville, Texas. He is uniquely qualified to present the
program, "East Texas African-America
Upcoming programs and conferences in Northern Virginia in February and
March:
1. On Thursday, February 22, 2007 the Fairfax Genealogical Society
(FxGS) will meet in the Lecture Hall of the Oakton High School in
Vienna, Virginia. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. and is free and
open to the public. The meeting will feature a presentation entitled
"Migration Out Of Pennsylvania." The program will be presented by Elissa
Scalise Powell, CGSM
The lecture will help the audience to understand how you can
Please join us on Sunday February 11 at 8:00 pm EST for the inaugural
Lincoln Connections teleconference hosted by AncestralManor.com:
Emerging Digitized Sources Provide an Unprecedented Window into the
Past: An Overview of Primary Sources at Your Fingertips explores the
many new primary resources available for researching Abraham Lincolns
ancestral, contemporary and present-day connections.
The promise of technology is now being realized with four centuries of
newspapers, diaries, journals, led
The Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society will hold its Spring Seminar on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Holiday Inn - Greentree (9 am - 4 pm) Michael John Neill will have four presentations. A hot buffet lunch is included. He is a regular columnist for Ancestry Daily News and was the Part I studies coordinator at the former Genealogical Institute of Mid America and conducts a weeklong series of genealogy computer workshops every year at the Carl Sandburg College. He is currently on the FGS Board of D
Colleagues
The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place
on Monday 26 February 2007. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall,
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee,
help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall.
The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "Family history and the lure of the
graveyard" which will be presented by Alan Simpson. This is a late change forced
upon us by the illness of the scheduled sp
Colleagues
The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place
on Monday 26 February 2007. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall,
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee,
help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall.
The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "Tales from the Bawdy Courts b
New Jewish Resources at the Family History Library and "Highlights of the
Summer 2007 Conference on Jewish Genealogy
To be presented at Jewish Genealogical Society meeting on Sunday, February
18, 2007
On Sunday, February 18, 2007, at 2:00 PM, the Jewish Genealogical Society
will present New Jewish Resources at the Family History Library and
Highlights of the Summer 2007 Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The guest
speakers are Nancy Goldberg Hilton and Pamela Weisberger. The program will
be held at the
Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting
Hope you can make it to the Westchester County Genealogical Society (WCGS)
Upcoming Meeting! It will be this coming Saturday at the Aldersgate Memorial
United Methodist Church. The Westchester County Genealogical Society is please
to present b
Hi listers and colleagues
Following its unprecedented success, the hugely popular TV series Who Do You
Think You Are? is launching a national history show. This will be called :-
"Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE"
The event will be held on the bank holiday weekend Saturday 5, Sunday 6 and
Monday 7 May 2007 at the National Hall, Olympia, London.
The event will incorporate the former Society of Genealogists Family History
Show.
I'm delighted to report that the Oxfordshire FHS will have
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: COMMUNITY CALENDARS/NEWSLETTERS
WHAT: Computer Assisted Genealogy Group-Cleveland Area Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, March 17, 2007 - Doors open at 9 a.m.; meeting 9:30 a.m.
with general program/speaker. Breakout sessions for the major genealogy
software programs start at 11 a.m.; brown bag lunch; computer fundamentals
from 1-2 p.m.
WHERE: Fairview Park Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park OH
PROGRAM:
Morning Session: Making Sense of Sources, presented by
Please, for Publication.
The Jacksonville Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting on March 17, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., at the Webb-Wesconnett Library, 6887 103rd. Street, Jacksonville, Florida. We will be previewing our first Cemetery CD, which will be made available for sale as of 1 March 2007. Additionally, we will be discussing forthcoming meeting ideas and taking suggestions. Come help us plan future meetings for you. For additional information please contact Mary Chauncey at (904) 781-9300.
The Nacogdoches [Texas] Genealogical Society meeting
will be Tuesday, 13 February 2007.
The Computer Group will not meet.
The regular meeting will be at 7pm. Debra Gaston will
speak on the topic "Elections and the job of the
Elections Administrator."
We meet at the North Street Church of Christ
3914 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX.
North Street is the local name for US Hwy 59 Business.
North Street Church of Christ is on the east side of
North street just across from Sutherland's Lumber.
From North Stree