Federation of Genealogical Societies

This calendar is limited to all-day or multiple day events. Online submissions for this Calendar or for publication in FORUM magazine may be processed by clicking the "Submit Calendar Items" button at the top of this page. Submissions may also be mailed to the FORUM Editorial Office, P.O. Box 271, Western Springs, IL 60558-0271 or emailed to calendar@fgs.org. Include name and description of event, date, place, contact name and address, phone or fax number, or email. Deadline for print publication is January 1 for mid-April; April 1 for mid-July; July 1 for mid-October; October 1 for mid-January. NOTE: FGS member societies may also submit all events, regardless of duration, to Society Hall at www.FamilyHistory.com/societyhall/main.asp.

Place	Date	Event
Bakersfield, California	October 4	The Kern County Genealogical Society will host a seminar "Research and Results" featuring Jean M. Wilcox Hibben. Contact the Kern County Genealogical Society, PO Box 2214, Bakersfield, CA 93303 or see the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~cakcgs for more information.
Seaside, California	October 11	Monterey County Genealogical Society and the Monterey Family History Center will host "Heritage Harvest" featuring Geoff Rasmussen. Additional information can be found at the society's Web site www.mocogenso.org.
Lakeland, Florida	October 18	The Imperial Polk Genealogical Society is pleased to announce a one-day seminar featuring George K. Schweitzer. For more details about this event send an e-mail to www.ipgs.org/2008_flyer.html.
Chicago, Illinois	August 17-22	The 28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be co-hosted by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), the JGS of Illinois and the Illiana JGS. Check back for more details or go to the society's Web site www.chicago2008.org for more details.
Buffalo Grove, Illinois	September 13	The Crystal Lake Family History Center in conjunction with the Buffalo Grove Family History Center and the Buffalo Grove Illinois Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have announced the 2008 Family History Fair, "Family History: A Journey of Discover." Keynote speaker will be Carole Magnuson. For more information or to register e-mail familyhistoryjourney@gmail.com.
Rolling Meadows, Illinois	September 19-20	The Polish Genealogical Society of America will be hosting their 30th annual conference "Honoring Our Ancestors." Guest speakers will be Jonathan Shea, Orvill Paller, James Pula, Matthew Rutherford, Dris Rzepczynski and Beau Sharbrough. More information can be found at the society's Web site www.pgsa.org.
Naperville, Illinois	September 27	The Fox Valley Genealogical Society will present "Unraveling Genealogical Puzzles" featuring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~ilfvgs/index.htm, write to the society at P.O. Box 5435, Naperville, IL 60567-5435 or telephone 630-978-8444.
Elgin, Illinois	October 18	The Illinois State Genealogical Society will celebrate 40 years as a society with a conference "40 Years of Discovery-Portals to the Future." Featured speakers will be Beau Sharbrough, Lou Szucs and D. Joshua Taylor. For more information about this event, see the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/ or send an e-mail to Linda at isgsconference@sbcglobal.net.
Indianapolis, Indiana	August 15-16	The Indiana Historical Society will host Midwestern Roots 2008: Family History and Genealogy Conference featuring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, Charles F. Kerchner, Roberta J. Estes, Stephen Morse, Susan Kaufman, Beau Sharburg, Dick Eastman, James Madison, Christine Rose, David Lifferth, Curt Witcher, Betty Warren, Alan January, Nancy Massey and Scott Sander. More information can be found at the society's Web site www.indianahistory.org/midwesternroots/.
Fort Wayne, Indiana	September 26-27	The Allen County Public Library will host a Military Symposium featuring marie Varrelman Melchiori and Curt Witcher. For more information see the library's Web site www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium.pdf.
Des Moines, Iowa	October 2-4	The Iowa Genealogical Society will present its 2008 Fall Conference with speakers Meldon J. Wolfgang III and Galin Berrier. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.iowagenealogy.org or telephone 515-276-0287.
Saint Paul, Minnesota	September 19-20	The Minnesota Star of the North Genealogy Conference will feature Christine Rose and Paula Stuart-Warren. This conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society and includes the annual MGS awards banquet. For more information, go to the society's Web site www.mngs.org.
Butte, Montana	September 19-20	The Montana State Genealogical Society's 19th Annual Conference "Go a Mile High to Dig Deep into a Genealogical Gold Mine" will feature Michael John Neill, Ellen Crain and Christy Leskovar. More information can be found at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtmsgs.
Manchester, New Hampshire	April 22-26	The 10th New England Regional Conference "Discovering Family Treasures" will feature speakers Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, Tom Jones and Jim Hansen. More information on this event or to register can be found at www.nergc.org.
Charlotte, North Carolina	July 26	The North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society will host "From Ulster to the Carolinas: Finding Your Scots-Irish Ancestors" featuring David E. Rencher. To make reservations or to obtain additional information, see the society's Web site www.ncgenealogy.org or send an e-mail to .
Raleigh, North Carolina	August 7 -9	The Pennington Research Association, Inc. has announced its 2008 meeting. Contact Gene Pennington genepenn1@gmail.com or telephone 415.479.1491 for more details or go to the Association's Web site www.penningtonresearch.org/Meetings/2008mtg.htm.
Raleigh, North Carolina	November 14-15	The North Carolina Genealogical Society will host "This Land was Their Land" to be presented by Rick Sayre, Monica Hopkins, Larry Cates and A. Bruce Pruitt. For information and/or reservations go to www.ncgenealogy.org or send an e-mail to info@ncgenealogy.org.
Brookville, Ohio	October 18	The Ohio Chapter of Palatines to America has announced its Annual Fall Seminar with guest speakers Carrie Eldridge, Donald Bowman, Gale Honeyman. For more infomation or to register, contact the society at www.oh-palam.org.
Grove, Oklahoma	October 25	The Gregath Publishing Company has announced a conference "Land in America" featuring Mary Clement Douglass. For more information about this event, to to www.gregathcompany.com/workshop/2008, or send a e-mail to fredrea@gregathcompany.com
Toronto, Ontario	August 9	The toronto Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, the Ontario Black History Society and the North York Central Library are co-sponsoring "African Roots in Canada." More information can be obtained from www.torontofamilyhistory.org/africanroots.html or send an e-mail to info@torontofamilyhistory.org.
Corapolis, Pennsylvania	August 1 - 3	The Federation of East European Family History Societies and the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, The Jewish Genealogyical Society of Pittsburgh, The Western Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association and the Mifflin Township Historical Society are pleased to announce the 2008 Annual Conference featuring Stephen P. Morse and Jack Bielecki. More information or to register go to www.feefhs.org.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	September 3-6	The 2008 FGS Conference "Footprints of Family History." Hosted by FGS and a number of local genealogical and historical societies in the Philadelphia area, this conference will have something to offer for every level of genealogist or family historian. More information, plus registration is available at the society's Web site www.fgs.org.
Tyler, Texas	September 13	Desmond Walls Allen will be the keynote speaker at the East Texas Genealogical Society's Seminar. E-mail Scott Fitzgerald at scottfitzgerald@tyler.net or go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txetgs/meetings.html for more information.
Houston, Texas	October 18	The Houston Genealogical Forum will host "Colonial Virginia" to be presented by Barbara Vines Little. For more information see the society Web site www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org.
Abilene, Texas	October 24-25	The Texas State Genealogical Society has announced its 48th Conference "Following the Evidence Trail" featuring Thomas W. Jones. For more information e-mail mbryant@1starnet.com or go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsgs/.
San Antonio, Texas	November 8	The 49th Annual Fall Seminar of the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society will feature Dick Eastman. The society's Web site rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2 has more information, or send an e-mail to saghs@sbcglobal.net.
Houston, Texas	March 21	The Houston Genealogical Forum will present "Ante Bellum Military Records" with Craig Scott as speaker. For more information see the society's Web site www.hgftx.org or send an e-mail to programs@hgftx.org.
Provo, Utah	July 29 - August 1	The 40th Annual Conference on Family History and Genealogy will present "Strengthening Ties That Bind Familiese Together Forever." Speakers will be Elder Merrill J. Bateman, Don R. Anderson, Paul Allen and others. For a schedule or to register, to to www.familyhistoryconferences.byu.edu or telephone 801-422-8925.
Salt Lake City, Utah	October 6 -10	The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has announced its 8th Annual British Institute. Mark your calendars for this week long event. Instructors will be Barbara Baker, Dave McDonald, David Rencher and a team from the Family History Library headed up by Diane Loosle. Scotland, Ireland, England and the new FamilySearch will be the topics for the Institute. For more information or to register, go to the society's Web site www.isbgfh.org.
Winchester, Virginia	September 18 -21	The Tenth Biennial Gathering of Clan Ewing in America has been announced. For a schedule of activities, registration materials and more information, go to www.clanewing.org or send an e-mail to jimandevelyn@telpage.net.
Bellevue, Washington	October 10 - 11	The 8th Annual West Coast Summit on African American Genealogy "Family History-Putting the Pieces Together" will feature Quintard Taylor. For more information telephone 206-784-0337 or 206-927-5039 or e-mail BGRG92@aol.com. Please note there is no walk-in registration for this event.
Puyallup, Washington	November 1	The Tacoma Pierce County Genealogical Society has announced its 2008 Seminar featuring Christopher Childs on researching in New England. For more information, contact Audrey Mills Roley, Seminar Chairman at laroley@rainierconnect.com.
Janesville, Wisconsin	October 11	Craig R. Scott will be the featured speaker at the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's 2008 Fall Seminar. The Web site www.wsgs.org has more information or an e-mail can be sent to wsgs@tds.net.