This press release was just received from Lois Hanley of the Illinois State Genealogical Society: “The Illinois State Genealogical Society is holding its Annual Conference, *Piecing Together the Puzzle of Our Past*, on Saturday, October 24, at Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the day concludes at 4:30 p.m. […]
I just returned from a week in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a great week at the Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference. Talk about wonderful! FGS and the Arkansas Genealogical Society did a bang-up job. I had the best room monitors I have ever experienced as a speaker. It takes a lot of volunteer […]
Don’t forget to register for the Minnesota Genealogical Society’s Northstar Genealogy Conference that is taking place September 18-19 in South St. Paul. Full details may be found by clicking here. Don’t be left out — this is a great event. The featured speaker is Claire Mire Bettag, CG,who is a well-known speaker based in Washington, […]
I knew I had this picture somewhere. Organizing my bookshelves helped to find it. The 78th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is “Ride ‘Em Cowboy – Share Your Pony Pictures.” This event is sponsored by Jasia of the Creative Gene blog. I don’t always have the opportunity to participate in the various themes, special […]
It has been almost a year since we began telling people about the 2009 edition of the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Little Rock. The local host, the Arkansas Genealogical Society, is waiting for us. The Statehouse Convention Center is a beautiful place. Now it is less than 3 weeks till the conference begins […]
Only a month left till genealogists descend on Little Rock!In just a month, genealogists from all over the United States and beyond will be getting together in Little Rock for four full days of learning more about genealogy, finding cousins, seeing how much is online, seeing how much is not online, figuring out how to […]
Two Days Left to Save on an Exciting Genealogy Conference Wednesday, July 1st is an important date. That is the last day to register with a savings of $50.00 for the exciting Federation of Genealogical Societies 2009 “Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists.” The September 2-5 event is being held in Little Rock, hosted by the […]
It once seemed to be in the distant future. The countdown clock has been ticking. July 1st is the very last day to register with a discount for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2009 Conference and save big on a full conference registration. It is only $175.00 if you register by then. Divide that amount […]
Genealogists everywhere you turn. This is a good NGS Conference. Registrants and vendors seem pleased and the meals at the one banquet and two luncheons I attended have been great. I have seen people from my genealogy family that I haven’t seen for years. Lots of hugs to catch up on. I have had opportunities […]
In the last few weeks, some important conference news has been posted on the FGS Conference Blog. This is place to keep updated on conference events, news, special details, speakers, vendors, tourism, and just about everything else. View the blog here. Watch the blog for some upcoming exciting news on door prizes, special events, and […]