Special Events
October 23, 2010
Seattle Genealogical Society will host
their Fall 2010 Seminar and Book Sale a the Nordic Heritage Museum 3014 NW
67th Street, Seattle, WA (Ballard) from 9 am to 4 pm titled: "On the
Move..Roads, Rails, Ships and Trails: How Our Ancestors Came West." Here is
a link for more information and how to register for this event, check back
often for further information: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waseags/2010FallSeminar.htmlNovember 6, 2010
1st Saturday of the month! The Family
History Expo comes to Bellevue this year. Here is the link for the 2010 Expo
for information, classes and registration: http://www.wafamilyhistory.net/
This year it will be held in the Bellevue FHC at 14536 Main St. from 8 am to
5 pm. Check back often for further updates for the will be adding more
information in the next months.
Conferences and
Seminars
The following conferences and seminars occur annually in the genealogical
community:
May
National Genealogical Society Conference "Where the Past is
the Present" in Charleston, South Carolina May 11 to 14, 2011. Here is a link
for more information as it becomes available" http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info)
July:
The 30th International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy (IAJGS) will be held in Los Angeles, California July 11-20, 2010. You
can find information on this conference at:
http://www.jgsla2010.com/
It will be at the JW Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles.
August:
The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
presents their
Professional Management Conference (PMC) on
August 17, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. This
conference is held in conjunction with the Federation of Genealogical
Societies Conference (FGS). The APG Roundtable
will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2009 before the
PMC 7 to 9 p.m. The theme of this conference will be
"Charting Your Path To Success."
The Federation of Genealogical Societies will
hold their conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. "Rediscovering America's
First Frontier" is the theme from August 18-21, 2010. Here is their website
http://www.fgs.org/2010conference/index.php Keep returning to this link
for more information and updates.
IAJGS International Conference on Jewish
Genealogy, Philadelphia, PA, "Generation to Generation.
http://www.philly2009.org/ Held
at the Sheraton Philadelphia Center City Hotel.
September:
Washington State Genealogical Society Conference,
Friday through Sunday. The theme is "Journey of Discovery." September 17 to 18th,
2010 in Chehalis, Washington Check back often at the WSGS website for updates
on this conference.
November:
The Family History Expo held at either the Bellevue or Redmond Family History
Center. This seminar is usually
scheduled on the
2nd Saturday in November. The website for the
expo goes live approximately one month prior to the event.
Here is a great link at the
Washington State Genealogical Society website under Events for classes and
presentations throughout the region:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/wsgscal.htm