Here are the listings, arranged by date. An asterisk indicates a new listing that has been added since the last time this list was published:

The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) meeting will take place March 9 at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. The program will feature Kyle J. Betit's presentation on "Preparing to Do Genealogy in Ireland." For details, see the Web site.

The Williamson County Genealogical Society (Texas) announces its annual seminar on Saturday, 10 March 2001 in Round Rock, Texas. The featured speaker will be Cyndi Howells, proprietor of "Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet." The seminar announcement and registration information is available at the Web site.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will host "What's New in Irish Genealogy" featuring Kyle J. Betit. This will be followed by a book signing for A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors (Betterway Books). This all happens on 10 March 2001 at the Society's headquarters. Details are available at the Web site.

The Middlesex Chapter, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG) March meeting will take place in Waltham on Saturday, 10 March 2001, starting at 1:30 p.m. The featured speaker will be Kyle J. Betit, who will be speaking on "Fraternal, Benevolent, and Charitable Societies: Using Their Records to Trace Your Ancestors." Details are available from wgroves@ziplink.net.

*The Genealogical Computer Group of The Alberta Family Histories Society will present the 11th annual GENSOFT 2001 on Saturday, March 10th in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. GENSOFT is a forum of seminars and exhibits presenting the benefits of current technology in the evolving world of family history research. This year the display area will feature demonstrations of eight genealogical software programs, commercial displays, and representatives from local resource institutions. Experts in the field of research and computer technology will staff information and help desks. For further information, visit the Web site.

*The Colorado Genealogical Society proudly presents "Genealogical Research Methodology," five lectures presented by Kory L. Meyerink on Friday, 16 March 2001 at the Denver Public Library, Lower Conference Center, from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The following day, March 17, Mr. Meyerink will present two additional lectures on "Genealogical Research Methology" at the Washington Park United Methodist Church, 1955 E. Arizona Ave., Denver. Details are available from schetter@worldnet.att.net.

The South Bend (Indiana) Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Genealogy Fair on Saturday, 17 March 2001 at the Ramada Inn, South Bend. There will be many national vendors plus two lectures by Mary Hill, Research Librarian, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Her topics will be: "Organizing Your Paper in a Computer Age" (two hours) and "Migration Patterns in the Colonial Period." For information, contact WHMinish@aol.com.

The Italian Genealogical Group will hold its 5th Annual Seminar "Italian Genealogy: 2001" on Saturday, 17 March 2001 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Michael J. Neill, lecturer and writer for Ancestry.com, will lecture on computers and the Internet. Keith Rose of the Family History Library will concentrate on topics relating to Italian research, and he will be joined by other lecturers as well. Details can be found at the Web site.

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will present Kyle J. Betit speaking on "What's New in Irish Research" on Sunday, 18 March 2001 in New York City. This event is co- sponsored by the New York Irish History Roundtable and the Irish Family History Forum. Details are available at the Web site.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will present its "NEHGS Research Trip to Washington DC" from March 18 to 25. Join the New England Historic Genealogical Society for its semi-annual popular research trip to the nation's capitol. Get bused from the Hotel Washington to the major research cites and take part in an optional tour to Mount Vernon. For more information please contact education@nehgs.org.

The Sonoma County Genealogical Society in Santa Rosa, California, will feature Helen F.M. Leary at its meeting on 24 March 2001. Details are available at the Web site.

The "Computers in Family History" day conference will take place at the Higham Lane School, Nuneaton, Warwicks, UK on 24 March 2001. This event is hosted jointly by The Society of Genealogists and the Nuneaton and North Warwickshire Family History Society. Events will include lectures, genealogy software demos and workshops. More information is available at the Web site.

*An NGS Regional Conference will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina on 24 March 2001. This is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Genealogical Society. The speakers will be Cyndi Howells and Sheila Benedict, CGRS. More information is available by e-mailing ngs@ngsgenealogy.org.

*(update) The Southern California Genealogical Society presents its 32nd annual Jamboree to be held at the Pasadena Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA, on Saturday, March 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, March 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further info, please call (818) 843-7247 or visit the Web site.

The Workshop on Technology for Family History and Genealogical Research will take place at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah on 29 March 2001. The workshop provides a forum for presenting and discussing current and emerging research work on technology to support family history and genealogy. Topics covered will include: digitized images of historical data, digital historical data sources, information integration, human interfaces and delivery systems, and other, similar topics. If you would like to present a paper at this conference, please note that the Call for Papers is now in effect and that extended abstracts are due on 15 February 2001. Full details can be found at the Web site.

*The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will sponsor the 22nd Annual Educational Event for Genealogists and Family Historians on 30-31 March 2001 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This event will feature a keynote address by Roland Paul, associate director of the Institute for Palatinate History and Folk Culture, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Details are available at the Web site.

The Massachusetts Genealogical Council Annual Meeting and Seminar will take place on Saturday, 31 March 2001 in Lexington, Mass. The featured speakers will be Roger D. Joslyn, CG, FUGA, FASG; Helaine Davis, MLIS; George B. Handran, JD, CG; and Sandra MacLean Clunies, CG. For information, contact MBManzella@rcn.com.

The Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) Heritage Association Annual Workshop will take place on 31 March 2001. The speaker will be Leslie Smith Collier. Get details.

*The Virginia Genealogical Society will hold its Spring Conference on Saturday, 7 April 2001 in Richmond. The conference theme is "A Genealogical Potpourri." There will be six presentations. Registration forms, an agenda, and other details can be found ay the VGS Web site.

*The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Spring Seminar will present "Immigration & Naturalization Records . . . Escape the Confusion," featuring Marian L. Smith, on Saturday, April 7 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Details available at the Web site.

The UGA (Utah Genealogical Association) conference for 2001 will take place at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City on April 12 through 14, 2001. This year's theme will be "Forward to the Past—A Millennial Milestone." This three-day seminar will feature world-class presenters on a wide variety of topics that cover the Internet, research methods, and sources for the United States, Germany, England, and other countries. There will be a large vendor area to browse and see product demonstrations first-hand. Details may be found at the Web site.

Friends of Genealogy (FOG), the Newberry Library's membership group, will present "FOG's Third Annual Workshop: Navigating Passenger Lists and Other Sources" with John Philip Colletta on Saturday, 21 April at the William B. Ogden Elementary School, 24 W. Walton St., Chicago. Details are available at the Web site.

The Ontario Genealogical Society, Halton-Peel Branch, will present a colloquium with the theme of "Crossings: Borders & Oceans" on 21 April 2001 in Oakville, Ontario. For more information, visit the Web site.

The Ohio Genealogical Society’s 40th Annual Conference will take place in Akron on 26-29 April 2001. The theme of the conference is "Genealogy for the New Millennium . . . A View from the Summit: Applying Proven Strategies to the Explosion of Information." Richard L. Hooverson will be the featured speaker. Additional information is available at the Web site.

The Arizona Historical Society Convention will take place in Pinetop, Arizona on 26-28 April. For further information, visit the Arizona Historical Society Web site.

The Iowa Genealogical Society will hold its spring conference, "Precious Land, A Migration to the Prairie" on 27-28 April 2001 in Sioux City, Iowa. Featured speakers will be Nancy J. Emmert, CG, and representatives of the American Historical Society of the Germans to Russia. For further information, visit the Web site.

The Indiana Genealogical Society annual meeting and conference will feature Dr. John Philip Colletta. The conference is 28 April 2001 in Kokomo, Indiana. Information is available at the IGS Web site.

The Northern Arizona Genealogical Society Conference will feature Sandra Hargreaves Luebking at its annual seminar on 28 April 2001. The seminar will be at the American Lutheran Church, 1985 Scott Drive, Prescott. For additional information, contact bgooge@goodnet.com.

ROOTS XVII, "Family History Research," will be produced by the Huntington (Long Island, NY) Historical Society on Saturday, 28 April 2001. Nationally and regionally known speakers will be at this 17th annual all-day seminar. For information, e-mail wchamber@suffolk.lib.ny.us.

*The annual Oklahoma Genealogical Society (OGS) Seminar and First Families of the Twin Territories (FFTT) Banquet will take place in Oklahoma City on 28 April 2001. The event is open to the public, as well as to members of OGS and FFTT. The all-day seminar will feature Dr. George K. Schweitzer, who will speak on genealogical research in Virginia and Ohio. The banquet features Michael Bruce, director of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum. For more information, contact RUTHEAGER@aol.com.

The California Genealogical Society is sponsoring a week-long genealogy tour of Salt Lake City from April 29 through May 6. Genealogists Bette Kot (CGS librarian) and Jane Lindsey (past trustee for New England Historic Genealogical Society) will volunteer their time to provide you with individualized research assistance throughout the week. The trip is open to CGS members and non-members alike. Details are available at http://www.calgensoc.org/cgs/flyer.htm.

The Coffey Cousins' Convention will take place 4-6 May 2001 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. More information can be found at the Coffey Cousins Web site.

The Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. will hold its annual spring seminar 5 May 2001 in Birmingham, Alabama. The speaker will be Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG. Mrs. Rose is widely acclaimed in the genealogical field. She has been a lecturer at many national genealogical society annual conferences and genealogical institutes as well as the lecturer at many state and local genealogical seminars. The theme of the Alabama Genealogical Society spring seminar is "Following a Genealogical Paper Trail." The topics for Mrs. Rose's lectures are as follows: "Successful Courthouse Research"; "The Evidence Conflicts . . . What Shall I Do?"; "Transcribing and Abstracting: The Technique and Legalese"; and "Using Little-known and Neglected Sources: A Potpourri." For further information, send an e-mail to jylhardy@bellsouth.net.

*The U.S. National Genealogical Society’s annual Conference in the States will take place in Portland, Oregon on 15-19 May 2001. This year’s conference will feature classes on methodology (how to), migration and naturalization, courthouse research, and land records. A delegation from the Public Record Office (PRO) is coming from London. They want to help you with your British research. There is a full day of family health history topics on Wednesday. You can learn about ethnic research, such as Hispanic, Chinese, Native American, and Jewish records. Each day, there are ten computer classes. There are also six computer labs. (There is an extra fee for these.) There is a full day of "writing your family history" classes on Friday. There are dozens of other classes, and all will help you get over your brick wall and find grandpa and grandma. You can find more information and even register online at the NGS Web site.

*The Chapman Family Association's first annual convention will take place 18-20 May in St. Louis, MO at the Hilton Hotel at the Airport. The association is for all Chapmans and Chapman descendants of all family branches. The convention will include genealogy workshops, a reception, business, a Chapman family forum, and a banquet. For more information, visit the Web site.

The 15th Annual Meeting of the Wingfield Family Society will take place 24-27 May 2001 in Denver, Colorado. Details are available from vajones@aol.com.

*The Seneca County (Ohio) Genealogical Society, a chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society, will host a special seminar on "Genealogy in the 21st Century" on 1-2 June 2001 at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Emphasis will be on Ohio resources. Speakers from the Allen County (Ft. Wayne, IN) Public Library will discuss their resources with emphasis on immigration, Irish, and German genealogy. Genealogists from Ireland will share information on Irish research and the Irish Archives. Beginners are welcome. For more information contact donrogier@aol.com.

*Your Revolutionary ancestors will come to life in southern Vermont during the 9th annual Ethan Allen Days on 16-17 June 2001. Whether your ancestors served in the Revolution or supported it from home, you will be able to see how they lived and fought for independence as the roar of revolutionary cannons and the crack of musket fire echo along the old Ethan Allen Highway (Historic Route 7A) and through the historic Battenkill River Valley in Sunderland, Vermont, where Allen mustered his band of Green Mountain Boys. The weekend will feature battle reenactments, music, food, crafters, artisans, and fun for the entire family as Ethan Allen Days returns for its ninth year. Information is available from ethan01@sover.net.

On Saturday, 23 June 2001, the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Detroit River Region by presenting an all-day seminar, "Three Centuries, Two Nations, One French-Canadian Heritage—21st Century Explorations in Genealogy." The seminar is taking place in Belle River, Ontario and will feature speakers Denis Beauregard, John DuLong, Peter Halford, and Sylvie Tremblay. Music of the Detroit River Region will be provided by Marcel Beneteau. For details visit the society's Web site.

The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies' 21st International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be hosted by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, on 8-13 July 2001 in London. Information is available at the Web site.

*The German Interest Group will present "Advancing your German Research" featuring Roger Minert of Salt Lake City, Utah, on 14 July 2001. Four speeches will be given at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Whitewater, WI. For information, visit the Web site.

The Gregg Family Reunion will bring together descendants of Hugh and Sarah (Leslie) Gregg, who lived in both Londonderry and New Boston, New Hampshire during the 1700s. The reunion will take place Saturday, 21 July 2001 in New Boston, NH. For information, please contact robgregg@ma.ultranet.com.

Brigham Young University's 2001 Genealogy and Family History Conference will take place July 31-August 3 in the Conference Center on BYU's campus. Faculty will include many lecturers from the Family History Department in Salt Lake City, BYU, and other places in the country. Curt B. Witcher, president of the National Genealogical Society, will also be one of the presenters. Early registrations are encouraged. For more information about this conference, check the Web site.

The Third Annual Local and Family History Fair will take place on Saturday, 4 August 2001 at the Pavilion Conference Centre, Spa Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. It will be hosted by the Powys Family History Society. Exhibitors invited include local and family history societies from Wales and the Border, Gwent and Powys Archives Offices, Brecon Military Museum, and The Radnor Society. For further details please see the Web site.

The 14th Annual British and Irish Genealogical Seminar of the British Isles Family History Society – USA will take place aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California on 23-25 August 2001. Featured speakers include David Dobson, Michael Gandy, and Trevor Parkhill. Details are available at the Web site.

A reunion for anyone who has an interest in, or ancestors from, the Dutch island of Goeree-Overflakkee (province of Zuid-Holland), will take place 4-9 September 2001 in or near the village of Ouddorp. A farewell dinner is planned in the house where Adriaan Florisz Boeyens (1459-1523), a priest of Goedereede, once lived. In 1522, he became Pope Adrianus VI, the only Dutchman to reach that office. Details regarding this reunion are available at the Web site.

*Cyndi Howells will present three Internet genealogy programs and a question-and-answer session at an all-day conference hosted by the McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois on 29 September 2001. For additional information and to request a registration flyer, contact mcigs@mcigs.org.

A Michigan Genealogical Council seminar entitled "Inkwells to the Internet: A Genealogical Conference of the Old Northwest Territory" will be co-hosted by the Farmington Genealogical Society, the Oakland County Genealogical Society, and the Western Wayne County Genealogical Society. The dates are 18-20 October 2001 in Troy, Michigan. Information is available at the Web site.

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