News and Events

Genealogy News and Family History Events

• 12-19 July 2009 - St. John's, Newfoundland. Sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Discover your Atlantic Canada family history at St. John’s facilities, including: the Provincial Archives “The Rooms,” the Maritime History Archive at Memorial University, and the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. These repositories hold vital records, church records, all census records, voter lists, probate, and land grants, the Keith Matthews collection (list of all people who worked in fishery from 16th century to 1850), ship lists, crew lists, logbooks, Irish and English parish records and original newspapers of Newfoundland. For more information visit http://www.newenglandancestors.org/events/6502.asp.
   
• 2-7 August 2009 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) 29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City Hotel. The distinguished French priest, author, and humanitarian, Father Patrick Desbois, will be the keynote speaker. His speech is entitled, "The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest's Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 million Jews," which is also the title of his book. Professional and amateur genealogists will attend various lectures and classes for beginners to advanced. For more information visit http://www.philly2009.org/.
   
• 20-22 August 2009 - Ephraim, UT. "Gravestone Restoration & Preservation with Jonathan Appell, instructor." Three-day hands-on workshop including learning how to consolidate weak or decayed stone, re-setting gravestones, repairs, sealing stones, safe cleaning techniques and more. For more information visit http://www.traditionalbuildingskillsinstitute.org.
   
• 26-30 August 2009 - Orkney Springs, Virginia. Wholly Genes 5th Annual Genealogy Conference at the Shrine Mont Conference Center in historic Orkney Springs, Virginia. Speakers include John Philip Coletta, Ph.D., Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL, Patricia O'Brien Shawker, CG, and Craig Roberts Scott, CG. For more information visit http://www.WhollyGenes.com/conference.htm.
   
• 2-5 September 2009 - Little Rock, AR. "A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists," a Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. For more information, visit http://www.fgs.org/2009conference/.
   
• 18-19 September 2009 - Schaumburg, Illinois. "Unraveling the Mysteries," Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) Annual Fall Conference. Speakers include Dr. Michael J. Mikos, Cynthia Piech, Loretto Szucs, Julianna Smith, and Kahlile Mehr. For more information visit http://www.pgsa.org/index.php#conference.

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