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Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] Knoxville, Tenn., Genealogy Conference, June 14-15
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:58:37 -0400

The East Tennessee Historical Society is hosting its 2002 genealogy
conference June 14 and 15 in downtown Knoxville. The conference will be
located at the Knoxville Hilton, just a block west of the East Tennessee
History Center.

Detailed information, including a PDF version of the brochure sent to ETHS
members, is now online at the ETHS web site:
http://www.east-tennessee-history.org

A brief description of some of the activities and sessions included in the
conference follows:

Friday, June 14, 6:00 p.m. – Midnight
“Midnight at the McClung Historical Collection” @ the East Tennessee History
Center
ETHS will partner with the Knox County Public Library to feature a special
event at the East Tennessee History Center. Attendance is limited to the
first 45 registrants and includes an additional registration fee. The
additional fee will be used to purchase resources for the McClung
Collection. Registered participants will have six uninterrupted hours to
research, seek advice from Tennessee research specialists, tour the ETHS
Museum, browse the museum shop, enjoy a snack, and visit with other
researchers. Registration information is included in the brochure.

Saturday, June 15, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
“Enhance Your Genealogical Research” Conference @ Knoxville Hilton
Conference topics include: Melungeons, Scots-Irish research, Grand Army of
the Republic rosters, courthouse research, beginning genealogy, the State of
Franklin, researching on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, East Tennessee
pioneer records, internet research, beginning land platting, early American
handwriting, Southwest Virginia history, Tennesseans in the War of 1812,
clues to family research in museums, and more. Guest speakers include Dr.
George K. Schweitzer, Mark Lowe, Shelia Steele Hunt, Tom Kanon, Pat Spurlock
Elder, Robert D. Jarnigan, staff of ETHS and the Knox County Public Library,
and others.
An early bird registration discount is available for the Saturday sessions
for registrations postmarked by May 31. Registration prices and details are
available on the PDF brochure found on the ETHS web site.

Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m.
Keynote Lecture & Dinner with Dr. George K. Schweitzer @ Knoxville Hilton
Our keynote event is a fun presentation by one of our nation’s foremost
genealogy lecturers. His topic, “Was Your Ancestor a Wine Drinking, Beer
Drinking, or Schnapps Drinking German?,” will explain the “joyous
realization that what our German ancestors drank defined their origin and
migration route.”
Advance registration for the dinner and lecture is required. The brochure
will contain additional details.

The ETHS web site will also include information on special hotel rates at
the Knoxville Hilton during the conference.

For more information about the ETHS 2002 Genealogy Conference to be held
June 14 and 15 in Knoxville, Tennessee, please visit the ETHS web site at
www.east-tennessee-history.org

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