I just received an email telling me that the Spring 2010 issue of FGS FORUM is ready for me to read online. This quarterly publication of the Federation of Genealogical Societies is now in its 22nd year. FORUM is an inexpensive publication — just $15.00 for access to four issues (one year or $25.00 for […]
The full program, including meal events, special events, keynote speakers, special lectures, and information on the updated Focus on Societies Day is now online at http://fgs.org/2010conference/index.php. Registrations were already coming in online before the official release announcement was made! The program section can be sorted by day, speaker, or track. Mini bios on all the […]
I receive this press release today and though readers might like to know about this sale. Valentine’s Sale! 20% off! Everything on-line & in retail store thru 23 February at Maia’s Books. – Sale prices are limited to items in stock – and everything on-line is in stock though some in very limited quantities.– Items […]
Once the holidays are over what are you going to be doing? Use the genealogy books, memberships, and subscriptions you received for Christmas? How about these other ideas for the beginning of the New Year? Hmmm, a last minute trip to Salt Lake City might be fun. The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy takes place […]
The 2010 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference is being held in Knoxville, Tennessee from 18-21 August, 2010. Who attends these conferences? People from all over the United States, Canada, and even from other countries. Among those who attend are genealogists just starting to research their families to those working on family history for decades. You […]
I visited Ground Zero in September 2004 and felt a special connection because of a large group of people who banded together to mourn and to celebrate life and the importance of family. We learned how quickly families can be changed forever. That banding together was at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in the […]
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 […]
StoryCorps is coming to the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference: Make your reservation today! StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening, is coming to 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 2-4. By recording the stories of our lives with […]
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 […]