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From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS" <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] Events in Pittsburgh, PA - Cleveland, OH - Mansfield, OH
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 17:46:34 -0400

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MONDAY, MAY 19, 7 PM, Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Rd,
Pittsburgh will have a free program "Dancing Around the Neighborhood with
the Census Taker: Why did he always miss my ancestor?" presented by Elissa
Scalise Powell, CGRS(sm). The Federal Census is a wonderful and basic tool
for genealogists, but finding the ancestor can be a challenge. This lecture
shows what type of information is on each census and gives the tools for
gaining access to the information. Internet sources and resources as well as
the most recently available 1930 census will be discussed.

MONDAY, MAY 19: LAST DAY for pre-registration for the National Genealogical
Society 100th anniversary conference in Pittsburgh May 28-31, 2003. By
registering on-line you will save $10 and by pre-registering you will save
$35 from the walk-in price, for a $45 total savings. By becoming an NGS
member for $50 you will save $25 on conference registration *and* get 6
bi-monthly copies of the NGS Newsmagazine with news and articles about
aspects of genealogy including computers, and 4 quarterly journals, one of
the most respected Quarterlies in genealogy. If two people in the same
household become members ($50 first membership, $10 for the additional
person), each person receives a $25 discount on the 4-day conference
registration. Coupled with the large (about 600 pages) syllabus of every
lecture's handout, the souvenier zippered tote bag, the special zippered
pouch name tag holder, your conference registration is quite a bargain!!

You can see the conference program with keynote speaker Christopher Lane (of
Antiques Roadshow), and all your favorite genealogy book authors at
www.eshow2000.com/ngs. To print out a copy of the program brochure, go to
"Register Now" and print out the downloadable PDF file (20 pages). Or you
can see the program on-line under the Schedule-at-a-Glance link under
Conference Program. Stella Colwell from the British National Archives in
London will be here and making several presentations. Where else can you
hear how to research in Britain right from the source? Many other
outstanding lectures (7 per hour!) will be given over the 4 days. You are
bound to find more than one of interest in each timeslot. Most (but not all)
lectures are taped and the audiotapes are available for $8.50 from Repeat
Performances (www.audiotapes.com) They are available usually one hour after
the lecture is given from their booth outside the exhibit hall. With the
syllabus in hand, it is *almost* like being there.

The exhibit hall will have have over 100 vendors of everything genealogical
... get a software demo from the person who wrote the program, or get a book
signed by the author, rub elbows with the speakers and others, find that
cousin by putting a note on the message board about your surnames of
interest. This is a large conference (over 1500 attendees!) in a place that
won't see the likes of this for a very, very long time. (Richmond, VA in
2007 is probably the next east coast NGS conference.)

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TUESDAY, MAY 20, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300
Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: Come in and pick up your brand new copy of the
496-page headstone reading and history book “Pioneer Cemeteries of Pine and
Richland Townships, Allegheny County, PA” then sit down and relax at our
regular meeting “Historic Congregations of Allegheny City,” presented by
John Canning of the Allegheny City Society. Throughout its long history,
Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh’s North Side) was home to a large number of
religious communities. What city outside of Scotland could boast having
three distinct Presbyterian seminaries within eight blocks! Native
Americans, early settlers from eastern Pennsylvania, Europe, and the slave
South contributed to the diverse religious composition of Allegheny City.
Many of these congregations mothered new churches in northern Allegheny
County as their families moved into the northern suburbs. In fact, the very
church building of the Holy Trinity German Lutheran congregation in
Allegheny’s Eleventh Ward is presently home to a Baptist Community in
McCandless Township. This program will examine the history and role of
Allegheny City’s congregations by looking at their origins in terms of
ethnicity and doctrine, their growth and connections in the North Hills,
and, in some cases, their demise.
The meeting is free and open to the public. For information: email
or visit www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org

Books may also be ordered and picked-up at Rossier’s Art Gallery, 9043 Perry
Highway (Route 19, one block south of Northland Library)
www.rossiersartgallery.com.

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THURSDAY, May 22, 2003 – 7:00 pm, Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture–
“Diversions of the Blue and the Gray” by Allison Caveglia Barash -- what
Civil War Soldiers did during their spare time.

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SATURDAY, May 24, 2003, 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.: The Western Reserve Historical
Society Genealogical Committee announces a second in a series of seminars to
be held Saturday, May 24th at Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East
Boulevard, conveniently located at University Circle in Cleveland OH.
Historic speaker Jack Gieck, author of A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era,
1825-1912, will discuss The Canals.
Historic speaker Chris Dawson, MA, Curator Urban & Industry History, WRHS,
will discuss The Railroads (includes a sneak peek at the New York Central
Photo Collection).
Genealogical Speaker: Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS will cover "Migration
Trails out of Pennsylvania into the Buckeye State" and "The Research Cycle -
Don't Pedal Backwards"

Registration 9:30 a.m., seminar 10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Please bring a brown
bag lunch. Cost is $25 per seminar (students $15). Make check payable to
WRHS Genealogical Committee and mail to: WRHS Seminars, P. O. Box 1832,
Mentor OH 44061-1832. For further information contact, Chairman, Brent
Morgan at 216-382-7297 or Registrar, Nancy Leinweber at 440-257-9245.

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WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY, MAY 28-31, 2003 at the new David Lawrence
Convention Center, the National Genealogical Society Conference in
Pittsburgh. See above for Monday May 19 for description of the event.
www.eshow2000.com/ngs

The North Hills Genealogists new "Pioneer Cemeteries of Pine and Richland
Townships" book will be available for a special conference price at the
booth of Mechling Bookbindery in the Exhibit hall of the David Lawrence
convention center. Also the "Pioneer Cemeteries of Hampton Township" will be
available. Admission to the VENDOR areas is FREE for this event. If you
wish, see the descriptive book flyer, including a sample surname listing,
and other details at the web site www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org .

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TUESDAY, June 17, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300
Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: “Bake Slow and Sure: Heirloom Recipes of the
National Road Era.” By Frank LaCava, Curator of the Fort Pitt Blockhouse
and former president of the Fayette County Historical Society. -- sketches,
pictures and short stories to provide an historical and genealogical look at
her family, friends and famous visitors to Uniontown (PA) from the 1820s
through the 1870s. Free and open to the public. For more information:
or www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2003, 6 p.m. in the Westin Convention Center Hotel,
Butler West, Pittsburgh, PA: Association of Professional Genealogists, Great
Lakes Chapter (encompassing those who live in PA, OH, MI, IN) Meeting to
network with other professionals and to plan future events.

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MONDAY through FRIDAY, JUNE 23 to 27, Summer Camp for Genealogists "200
Years of Genealogy in 1 Week" sponsored by the Ohio Genealogical Society,
713 South Main Street, Mansfield, OH 44907-1644. Come to a series of how-to
lectures given by knowledgeable people on the many different aspects and
records that can be searched in order to learn more about your family.
Census, Migration pattersn, Military, German Research, Probate and other
Court records, Immigration and Naturalization, Preservation, Cemeteries,
Funeral Homes, Church records, Newspaper research, Computers, Land Plotting,
Maps, Oral History, Vital records, Lineage Societies, Family History
Centers, and that elusive Female ancestor will be discussed among other
topics. For a full brochure and registration form please see www.OGS.org
under the Events sidebar link or call OGS at (419) 756-7294.

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TUESDAY, July 15, 7 PM, North Hills Genealogists at Northland Library, 300
Cumberland Rd., Pittsburgh: Reed Powell will do a presentation on Computers
and Genealogy. For more information: or
www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org

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THURSDAY, July 17, 2003 – 7:00 pm, Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture–
“Orphans and Inmates: Institutional Records in Allegheny County,” by Audrey
Iacone of the Carnegie Library (Beechview branch).

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