A genealogy conference which is coming in April might be of interest to readers here. The Virginia Genealogical Society will hold its Spring Conference at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. The date is Saturday, the 17th of April, 2004.
The 9:00 AM speaker is Dorothy Boyd-Rush, who is known to us on the list here. The title of her talk is " Early Handwriting and Accurate Transcriptions ". This probably emphasizes English writing. In earlier days English and German handwriting often shared many characteristics. Dorothy is a research historian at James Madison University and a professional genealogist.
Marty Hiatt will give the second talk of the day under the title " Abstracting ". Marty is a full time genealogist who specializes in the families of Northern Virginia. She edits and publishes " Northern Virginia Genealogy ". She is Chairman of the Virginia Institute of Genealogical Research. For fun, she abstracts court records and browses in cemeteries.
After lunch, at 1:15 PM, Barbara Vines Little will speak under the title of " Documentation for Everyday ". Barbara should be well known to readers here. She occasionally contributes to the List and has been a conference speaker on many occasions, including once at a Germanna Seminar. She has been a professional genealogist for more than twenty years. She specializes in Virginia record sources, tax records, land platting, and neighborhood reconstruction. She is an ex-President of the Virginia Genealogical Society.
Then at 2:45 PM, you may chose one of the following "Hands-On Sessions":
In the days before or after the conference, you can research at the Virginia State Library.
The pre-registration fee is $35 for members and $40 for nonmember. These fees increase by $5 after 5 April 2004.
There will be vendor tables that you can visit during the breaks. Registration includes lunch. If you want to use the form that VGS provides or you just want more information, you may contact them:
On the Web at www.vgs.org , or
By email to mail@vgs.org , or
By US Postal mail to: 5001 W. Broad St.
Suite 115
Richmond, VA 23230-3023
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