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From: "Paula Hinkel" <>
Subject: [CA-SPANISH] Southern California Genealogy Jamboree - RegistrationDeadline Reminder
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 23:24:37 -0700


The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree will be held Friday through
Sunday, June 26 through 28, 2009, at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel and
Convention Center in Burbank, California.

Here's a reminder that the Early-Bird registration closes at the end of the
day May 15, 2009. Don't miss out on this opportunity to save. And you
definitely don't want to miss this conference! Registrations are running
very strong and we expect a great turnout.

The registration cost is one of the best bargains in genealogy today.
Register online at www.scgsgenealogy.com and follow all the Jamboree details
and updates at www.genealogyjamboree.blogspot.com.

This year's Jamboree features:
- focus on British Isles ancestry - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
- focus on DNA
- ethnic courses for Eastern European, Italian, African American ancestors

Jamboree speakers include nearly 60 top-notch professionals, including:
- David Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS, CGO of FamilySearch
- Andrew Wait, Sr. VP and General Manager, Ancestry.com
- Tony Burroughs, FUGA
- Maureen A. Taylor
- DearMYRTLE
- Feargal O'Donnell from the Irish Family History Foundation
- Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D., of the PBS series History Detectives
- Dozens and dozens of others - check the website!

Free sessions on Friday morning include:
- Tour of SCGS Research Library with transportation provided
- Beginning Genealogy
- Advanced Beginning Genealogy
- Genealogy Librarians' Boot Camp
- Family History Kids' Camp

Special events
- "Son of Blogger" - Blogger panel discussion with a star-studded panel
- Friday night banquet featuring Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D., of the PBS series
History Detectives
- Effective Society Management breakfast on Saturday
- "The Art of Mourning" Sunday morning
- Facebook Friends face-to-face get-together Saturday afternoon
- It's a Small World round-table discussions for research "across the pond"
Saturday
- Saturday evening "Humor Among the Journal Pages" with David Rencher

Collaborations with several leading organizations including
- Ancestry.com
- FamilySearch.org
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- British Isles Family History Society - USA
- Creative Continuum
- Generation Maps
- National Genealogical Society
- Family Tree DNA
- World Vital Records
- California State Genealogical Alliance
- Salt Lake Plaza Hotel
- GenealogyBank

Register today!!! Don't miss this outstanding conference.


Paula Hinkel
Co-Chair, Genealogy Jamboree
Southern California Genealogical Society
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, CA 91504


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