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
Sun City, Arizona	February 21	The West Valley Genealogical Society will host a seminar featuring Laura G. Prescott. The society's Web site www.azwvgs.org has registration information and registration forms or call 623-933-4945.
Hot Springs, Arkansas	March 21	The Village Genealogical Society has announced "2009 Spring Family History Workshop" featuring Michael John Neill. For registration form and details, contact Jeanette Frahm 501-922-9220, e-mail J44F65@yahoo.com or see the society's Web site pages.suddenlink.net/hsvgs/.
San Diego, California	January 10	The San Diego Genealogy Society will hold their annual luncheon and seminar, featuring Lloyd Bockstruck. For more information go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs, or send an e-mail to sdgs2008@yahoo.com.
Palm Springs, California	January 31	Forensic Genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick will be the featured speaker at the Palm Springs Genealogical Society's seminar. Additional information can be obtained by sending an e-mail to info@palmspringsgensoc.org or telephone Carol Glow 760-323-0250.
Whittier, California	February 28	The Whittier Area Genealogical Society announces its Annual Seminar featuring Curt Witcher. More information about this event is available at www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags or by telephoning Judy Poole at 909-985-6657.
Brea, California	March 14	The Genealogical Society of North Orange County will present a one-day seminar "One-Step Web Pages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Tools" featuring Stephen Morse. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.gsnocc.org. For reservations, call Ruth at 714-777-2379.
Santa Rosa, California	April 25	The Sonoma County Genealogical Society will present an all-day seminar featuring Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck. Seating is limited and early registration is advised. The society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/bockstruck2.htm has more details on the seminar. Contact Audrey Phillips, 96 Eastside Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954-3609 or 707-763-4492 for more information.
Denver, Colorado	February 20-21	The Colorado Genealogical Society will host its annual seminar featuring Dr. Thomas H. Shawker and Patricia O'brien Shawker. The society's Web site www.cogensoc.us has more information about this event.
Port Charlotte, Florida	February 14	The Charlotte County Genealogical Society has announced its Spring Family History Symposium "Improving Your Genealogy Research Performance" to be presented by Stephen P. Morse. For more information contact Ken Merriman 941-875-3008 or e-mail km1386@embarqmail.com.
St. Charles, Illinois	February 28	The DuPage Genealogical Society announces its Annual Conference "The Mystery of Your Family History" with speakers Jeffrey A. Bockman, Don Litzer, Lesley Martin, Leland Meitzler and Craig Pfannkuche. For further information contact Dorothy Hansen at dcgsregistrar@aol.com, visit the society's Web site www.dcgs.org or telephone 630-665-6599.
Naperville, Illinois	September 26	The Fox Valley Genealogical Society will present its all-day conference "Colonial Connections" featuring Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck. For more information about this event go to www.ilfvgs.org, telephone 630-978-8444 or e-mail ilfvgs@gmail.com.
Mishawaka, Indiana	March 14	Jeff Bockman will be the featured speaker for the South Bend Area Genealogical Society's annual "Miciiana Genealogy Fair" for 2009. The society's Web site www.sbags.org has more information about this event.
Indianapolis, Indiana	April 25	Pamela K. Boyer will be the featured speaker for the Indiana Genealogical Society's 20th Anniversary Conference. Other speakers will be Dr. Jack Early, Curt Witcher, Bennie McRae, Dr. Alan January, Kevin Flanagan, Dona Stokes-Lucas and Ron Darrah. For more information or to register, go to www.indgensoc.org/conference.html or write to 2009 Conference, Indiana Genealogical Society, PO Box 10507, Ft. Wayne, IN 46852-0507.
Fort Wayne, Indiana	October 29 - 31	The International Black Genealogy Summit "Reconnecting Lost Links" has been announced. More information can be found at wwwblackgenealogysummit.com.
Topeka, Kansas	April 25	The 37th Annual Topeka Genealogical Society's Conference will feature John Phillip Colletta. More information can be found at www.tgstopeka.org/conference.html or by sending an e-mail to npattontaylor@topekachamber.org.
Wichita, Kansas	June 20	Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak will be the featured speaker for the 2009 Conference of The Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies and the Wichita Genealogical Society. More information can be found at skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs or by sending an e-mail to kscouncilgensoc@juno.com.
Lake Charles, Louisiana	October 16-17	Carolyn Earle Billingsley will be the featured speaker for the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Library's 2nd "Branching Out in Genealogy" Seminar. For more details go to www.calcasieu.lib.la.us, send an e-mail to gen@calcasieu.lib.la.us or telephone 337-437-3490.
Kalamazoo, Michigan	March 28	The Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society Spring Conference will feature Paula Stuart-Warren. For more information about this event, go to the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mikvgs/ or contact Jan Getz at getzj1980@yahoo.com.
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.
Huron, Ohio	April 2-4	The Ohio Genealogical Society has announced its 48th Annual Conference "Finding Genealogical Gold in the Streams of History." Speakers for this event will include Ian Frazier among others. For more details about this conference, including the various speakers, can be found at the society's Web site www.ogs.org or send an e-mail to Gwendolyn Mayer, tjojtk@gmail.com.
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.
Salt Lake City, Utah	October 5-9	The 9th Annual British Institute, sponosored by International Society for British Genealogy and Family History has been announced. Further details will be forthcoming or go to the society's Web site www.isbgfh.org.
Virginia Beach, Virginia	March 28	The Virginia Beach Genealogical Society will present "Tell Me About It" featuring John Philip Colletta. For more details about this workshop, contact J. B. Wright 757-495-0672 or e-mail jwright73@cox.net. The society's Web site also has complete details www.rootsweb.com/~vavbgs.
Seattle, Washington	May 16	The Seattle Genealogical Society's Spring Seminar will feature John Phillip Colletta. More information will be available in January at the society's Web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waseags.