Upcoming 2010 PGSA Conference Update 16-Mar-2010
I’d like to pass on some updated information regarding the 32nd PGSA Conference. Here is the information that updated on the PGSA website (click the link to view the website for more details and payment options):
October 2010 PGSA Conference – Save the date
CHECK-IN begins at 2pm on Friday, October 1st and single sessions will begin at 3 P.M. There will be opportunity for one-on-one translation help, and a 2-hour dinner break (on your own) midway between sessions. Saturday sessions begin at 9am. Conference includes syllabus, hot plated luncheon (unless option declined), entertainment & presentation of Gwiazda & Wigilia Awards. Vendor/Media Room will open on Friday at 3pm & Saturday, at 8am. Vendors will be exhibiting charts, maps, books, embroidered apparel, items from Poland & genealogical fun stuff in Media/Vendor room. Our photo expert, Eric Basir will be on the premises to do photo restoration on-site so originals can go home with you.
OAK LAWN HILTON has reserved a block of rooms for Conference attendees at a special rate of $99.00 a night+tax. To reserve, call 708-425-7800 by Tuesday, September 14, 2010 and indicate you’re a PGSA participant.
We’ve previously given you the When and Where of the PGSA conference – October 1 & 2, Hilton Hotel, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Now we’re working on the Who and What. We are looking at new topics, diverse twists, new speakers and different angles.
A number of experienced presenters with in-depth knowledge of specific aspects of Polish genealogy have agreed to share their insights. Just a few examples include John Hallman on the previously unaddressed topic of Luther church records; Meghann Pytka explaining the triggers of the mass immigration of Poles; and Judith Frazin unearthing treasures in Polish language records. And just to hint at other subjects that will appear in lectures, consider these: inquests, urban research, lost children, probate, Polish Archives….and the list goes on.
There will be help for the new researcher in the form of beginning lectures, and for all a Q & A corner and translation help. If you are serious about Polish Genealogical research, this is a conference you definitely want to attend.
The conference will be held on October 1 & 2, 2010 at the Hilton Head in Oak Lawn, Illinois. More information can be found on the PGSA website. See my previous post for more details: Upcoming 2010 PGSA Conference Update
Best Regards,
Al
