Conference Season Isn't Over!

If you thought your opportunities for genealogical learning and camaraderie were over after the FGS Conference in Iowa, think again! There are numerous state and local genealogical gatherings scheduled for the month of October in case you need to get away from the library or the computer. What better month to celebrate genealogy than October-the officially designated Family History Month. Take a look at this list and see if you can find an event close to you:

5-6 October Virginia Genealogical Society Fall Conference
Virginia Beach, VA

6 October Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society Seminar
Traverse City, MI

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Annual Fall Workshop
Spokane, WA

11 October Kansas Genealogical Society October Seminar
Dodge City, KS

12-14 October Polish Genealogical Society of America Annual Conference
Rosemont, IL

13 October Baytown Genealogy Society Fall Seminar
Baytown, TX

Godfrey Memorial Library Genealogy Conference
Middletown, CT

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Annual Meeting
Auburn, MA

18-20 October Michigan Genealogical Council
"Inkwells to the Internet: A Genealogical Conference of the Old Northwest Territory,"
Troy, MI

19-20 October Central New York Genealogical Society 40th Anniversary Celebration
DeWitt, NY

19-21 October Fourth Annual Low German Heritage Days and Genealogical Conference
Grand Island, NE

20 October Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Annual Fall Seminar
Tacoma, WA

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Fall Seminar
Madison, WI

23 October National Archives: Passenger Records Workshop

24 October National Archives: Beginning Genealogical Research Workshop

25-28 October Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Annual Conference
Washington, DC

27 October Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia Fall Workshop
Richmond, VA

Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society and Pennsylvania Chapter Palatines to America Annual Fall Meeting
Gettysburg, PA

NGS Regional Conference
San Francisco, CA

30 October National Archives: Writing Family History Workshop

The past few weeks have been rather rough on a lot of us, but we need to get back to normal activities. For those of us who are bitten with the genealogy bug, some of those normal activities include attending conferences and renewing acquaintances. I plan to vend at two Michigan conferences this month and am looking forward to getting out, meeting new people, and talking genealogy. Let's all celebrate Family History Month! Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, CGL, is the managing editor of Genealogical Computing, editor of the Board for Certification of Genealogists' newsletter OnBoard, the creator of Clooz-the electronic filing cabinet for genealogical records, co-creator of the new family health history program GeneWeaver, and a frequent contributor to Ancestry. She can be reached via e-mail at gceditor@ancestry.com.