Federation of Genealogical Societies

This calendar is limited to all-day or multiple day events. You may submit your events using the online form. Submissions may also be mailed to Ann L. Wells, FGS Calendar, PO Box 672, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0672 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.

Date	Place	Event
May 14-17	Kansas City, Missouri	The 30th Annual Conference in the States and Family History Fair of the National Genealogical Society will be held in conjunction with local hosts - Missouri State Genealogical Association, Mid-Continent Public Library, Northland Genealogy Society, APG Heartland Chapter and Johnson County, Kansas Genealogical Society. Further information can be found at the NGS Website www.ngsgenealogy.org or by contacting Jeanne Lund at 703-525-0050, ext. 112 or send an e-mail Lund@ngsgenealogy.org.
May 16-17	Mount Vernon, Washington	Kory L. Meyerink will be the featured speaker for the Washington State Genealogical's Society conference "Leaving Footprints - past, present & future." Other speakers for this event will be James Copher, Scott Roley, Ruth Steele, Carol Buswell, Bill Ronhaar, Mary Kozy, Sarah Thorson Little, Laura Pemberton Sparr and Mary Douglass. Further details for the conference can be found at www.rootsweb.com/~wasvgs or contact Hazel Rasar at 360.424.6528 or by e-mail at genealogy715@yahoo.com.
May 10	Thousand Oaks, California	Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak will be the featured speaker at the Conejo Valley Genealogical Society's seminar. The society's Web site rootsweb.com/~cacvgs has more information about this event or send an e-mail to cvgs2008seminar@aol or telephone 805-379-2067.
May 30 -31	Chicago, Illinois	The Newberry Library has announced its annual spring workshop "Railroad Ancestors" featuring Paula Stewart-Warren, Jim Metlicka, Craig Pfannkuche and Martin Tuohy. More information can be found at www.newberry.org/genealogy/genealogyevents.html. For reservations, telephone Public Program Department at 312-255-3700.
June 19-21	Columbus, Ohio	Palatines to America has announced its National Conference, sponsored by the Ohio Chapter. Speakers for this event will be Marion Wolfert, Maralyn Wellauer, Meldon Wolfgang, Roberta Estes, Ken Smith, Ann Miller and Barbara Nuehring. For more information, see the society's Web site www.palam.org.
June 21	McPherson, Kansas	The 34th Annual KCGS Conference will be presented by the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies and the McPherson County Genealogical Society. Pamela K. Boyer will be the featured speaker for this event. For more information visit the KCGS Website at skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/conf.htm or send an e-mail to kscouncilgensoc@juno.com.
June 27-28	Springfield, Illinois	The Biennial Gathering of Sisson Cousins has been announced. For a registration form, please contact David Martin at davidchina_2000@yahoo.com or telephone 508-420-0224.
June 27-29	Burbank, California	The Southern California Genealogical Society has announced their 39th Annual Genealogy Jamboree. There will be over thirty speakers. More information about the speakers or about the Jamboree, go to the society's Web site www.scgsgenealogy.com, send an e-mail to jamboree@scgsgenealogy.com or telephone 818.843.7247.
July 12	Whitewater, Wisconsin	The German Interest Group of Wisconsin will host a German genealogical workshop "Profiles of German Emigrants," featuring Baerbel Johnson. More information can be found at www.rootsweb.com/~wigig/index.html or send an e-mail to gig_wi@hotmail.com.
July 17-19	Lufkin, Texas	Angelina College has announced its annual 3-day conference "Keys to Discovery." For registration and other information, go to www.angelina.edu/genealogy.htm or send an e-mail to treviawbeverly@comcast.net.
July 26	Charlotte, North Carolina	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 .
August 1 - 3	Corapolis, Pennsylvania	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.
August 7 -9	Raleigh, North Carolina	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.
August 15-16	Indianapolis, Indiana	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/.
August 17-22	Chicago, Illinois	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.
September 3-6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	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.
September 13	Tyler, Texas	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.
September 18 -21	Winchester, Virginia	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.
September 19-20	Saint Paul, Minnesota	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.
September 19-20	Butte, Montana	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.
September 26-27	Fort Wayne, Indiana	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.
September 27	Naperville, Illinois	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.
October 4	Bakersfield, California	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.
October 6 -10	Salt Lake City, Utah	The International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has announced its 8th Annual British Institute. Mark your calendars and check back for more details, or go to the society's Web site www.isbgfh.org.
October 10 - 11	Bellevue, Washington	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.
October 11	Seaside, California	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.
October 11	Janesville, Wisconsin	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.
October 18	Lakeland, Florida	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.
October 18	Elgin, Illinois	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.
October 24-25	Abilene, Texas	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/.
October 25	Grove, Oklahoma	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