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The following news release was received from Wallace D. Huskonen, OGS Publicity Chairman: The Ohio Genealogical Society will break ground for its new library and headquarters in Bellville, Ohio, on Friday, May 29 at 10:30 a.m. For several years, OGS Continue reading Ohio Genealogical Society Schedules Groundbreaking for Its New Library
The Greene County (NY) Historical Society is sponsoring its 33rd Annual Tour of Homes on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sites along the Hudson River, from Catskill to Coxsackie, have been chosen to celebrate the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Continue reading Homes Along the Hudson
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi state government offices will be closed Monday for Confederate Memorial Day. The actual date is supposed to be April 26, but some do it on Saturday, others on Monday. This was a new one to me. Continue reading Celebrating Confederate Memorial Day
The following was written by APG Staff. Note that the deadline is fast approaching – 1 week! Call for Papers for the Professional Management Conference sponsored by the Association of Professional Genealogists 18 August 2010, Knoxville, Tennessee, in conjunction with Continue reading Call for Papers for the Professional Management Conference – Knoxville, TN 2010
The following news release was written by Family History Expos Staff: New Techniques and Technology Make Family History Research a Virtual Treasure Hunt April 21, 2009: Logan, Utah – Family history research has come a long way. New techniques and Continue reading Family History Expos At Logan, Utah on May 9
The following request for lecture proposals for the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Knoxville – 2010 was sent to me today by Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL. Questions should be submitted directly to her. FGS 2010 Annual Conference: Continue reading FGS 2010 Lecture Proposals Reminder
The following news release was written by New York Historical Association Staff: A conference on the history, people and culture of New York will draw hundreds of historians, librarians, archivists and more to SUNY Plattsburgh June 4-6. The 30th annual Continue reading SUNY Plattsburgh Site of Broad-Ranging State History Conference
LEXINGTON, Va., April 20, 2009 – VMI is making available a live webcast of the first annual historical symposium sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission on Wednesday, April 29, in the Turman Room of Preston Continue reading Webcast of Civil War Symposium Available at Virginia Military Institute Library – April 29
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – If your idea of a good time is after-hours access at the West Virginia State Archives, your lucky night is Friday. The Mining Your History Foundation and Archives & History sponsors the annual all-night event at the Continue reading All-Night Research Event at the West Virginia State Archives Friday
April 17 marks the day in 1907 (102 years ago) when more immigrants were processed through Ellis Island than on any other day in its long history – 11,747 people. Somewhere between a third and 40% of the U.S. population Continue reading It’s Ellis Island Family History Day – April 17
My readers know that I have strong feelings about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. I’ve written on the subject many times in my 59 years… Our family had friends who got caught up in all this, Continue reading Minidoka Internment Camp Tours & Memorial June 26-28, 2009
Ontario Genealogical Society Conference 2010 Essentials, Innovations and Delights Call for Papers Deadline: 1 May 2009 The Ontario Genealogical Society’s Toronto Branch will host the Society’s annual conference on May 13-16, 2010, at the Doubletree by Hilton – Toronto Airport. Continue reading Call For Papers for the Ontario Genealogical Society Conference – Deadlines are Now May 1 AND June 1 (for Italian & Dutch Ancestry Proposals)
The following news release was written by NARA staff: Washington, DC. In May, the National Archives celebrates its new exhibition “BIG! Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives,” with free public programs including film screenings, author lectures, and a Continue reading May 2009 BIG! Exposition Events at the National Archives
I now have the GenealogyBlog Genealogy Events Calendar posted online. From the Home Page of this blog, scroll down the right-hand column beyond the LONG category list to the 2009/10 Genealogy Event Calendars heading. There you will find three calendars. Continue reading The GenealogyBlog Genealogy Events Calendar Now Posted
I am currently compiling a GenealogyBlog Genealogy Event Calendar to run continuously on the GenealogyBlog site. It’s going to be rather unique, both in layout, and “shelf-life.” I’m producing it in reverse order (events farthest in the future posted first), Continue reading Genealogy-Related Events Wanted