PGSA Annual Conference 2009
Hello,
The announcement for the Polish Genealogical Society of America’s annual conference has been posted on the PGSA’s homepage. I’ve also posted the entire announcement below:
Mark Your CalendarMake room on your calendar for the Polish Genealogical Society of America’s annual conference:
“Unraveling the Mysteries”
Friday, September 18th (1/2 day) and Saturday, September 19th (all day)Chicago Marriott Schaumburg50 North Martingale RoadSchaumburg, IL 60173
Speakers confirmed to date:
Don Litzer, former librarian of the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
Kahlile Mehr, manager of the Slavic/Germanic Collection at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City
Dr. Michael J. Mikos, professor of foreign languages and linguistics at University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Cynthia Piech, Board Member and Treasurer of the PGSA
Craig Pfannkuche, president of Memory Trail Research, Inc. and genealogical archivist at the Chicago and Northwestern Historical Society
Julianna Smith, editor of Ancestry.com newsletters, author of genealogy books and magazine articles
Loretto Szucs, author of genealogy books and executive director and vice president of community relations at Ancestry magazine
Below is the addendum that was added to the announcement:
Here’s the latest on the Polish Genealogical Society of America’s 31st Annual Conference entitled Unraveling the Mysteries Friday, September 18, 2009 & Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Marriott Schaumburg.
Speakers & their session titles:
Loretto Szucs
“They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records & Ethnic Origins”
“Hidden Sources for Finding Family Stories”
Juliana Szucs Smith
“Finding Dziadzia’s Roots: A Case Study”
Loretto & Juliana jointly presenting
“A Dozen Ways to Jumpstart a Family History Project”
Kahlile Mehr
“Online Databases of the Polish State Archives – Ela,Sezam,Pradziad,Iza”
“Gazetteers & Online Maps for Polish Genealogy”
“East European Internet Sites for the Family History Researcher”
Dr. Michael J. Mikos
“Visiting Poland: The Glory of the Past & Promise of the Future”
“The Partitions of Poland and What It Meant to Our Ancestors”
Craig Pfannkuche
“Using Cook County Records in Family History Research”
“Dealing with Bad Guys in One’s Family Tree”
“Doing Family History Research in Cemeteries”
Don Litzer
“The Mysteries of PERSI, the Periodical Source Index”
“Gem at the Crossroads of America: The Genealogy Center at Allen County Public Library”
Cynthia Piech
Cynthia will be speaking on Polish Costumes of various regions.
This definitely looks like a conference I’ll need to attend this summer.
Best Regards,
Al
