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From: Harold McClendon <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS] Genealogy Programs & Conferences in Northern Virginia
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:55:55 -0500

Upcoming programs and conferences in Northern Virginia in February and
March:

1. On Thursday, February 22, 2007 the Fairfax Genealogical Society
(FxGS) will meet in the Lecture Hall of the Oakton High School in
Vienna, Virginia. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. and is free and
open to the public. The meeting will feature a presentation entitled
"Migration Out Of Pennsylvania." The program will be presented by Elissa
Scalise Powell, CGSM

The lecture will help the audience to understand how you can find your
ancestors’ migration path out of Pennsylvania, the migration routes
leading out of Pennsylvania, the reasons for migrating, and the trails,
roads, railroads, rivers and canals that were used to migrate. In
summary, considering the trails and reasons why your migrating ancestors
left Pennsylvania will give you some clues as to where you might search
for their origins there.

Elissa Powell is the Professional Genealogy Course Coordinator at the
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Stamford University;
BCG Booth Coordinator; Western PA Genealogical Society Book Review
Editor. She was an APG Director, past-president of two societies,
co-editor of tombstone inscription books and appeared in the cemetery
episode of Ancestors 2.

Oakton High School is located at 2900 Sutton Road in Vienna, Virginia.
There are signs in the school to direct you to the Lecture Hall. The
school is located near the intersection of I-66 and Nutley St.
Directions to the school can be found at http://www.fxgs.org/.

2. On Saturday, February 24, 2007, the Fairfax Genealogical Society
(FxGS) will present its monthly educational program in the Dunn Loring
Volunteer Fire Station. The class will start at 10:00 a.m. ends at noon.
The class is free and open to the public. The meeting will feature a
presentation entitled "Pennsylvania Research" The program will be
presented by Elissa Powell.

This lecture will provide an overview of Pennsylvania records with an
emphasis on Pennsylvania courthouses, which have some unique terms and
an indexing system that may not be familiar to every researcher. This
lecture will help the attendee gain a better understanding of those
terms, the Russell Index System, and the types of records contained in
the three major offices in every Pennsylvania Courthouse: the Recorder
of Deeds, the Register of Wills, and the Prothonotary, and how to
navigate those offices.

Elissa Powell is the Professional Genealogy Course Coordinator at the
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Stamford University;
BCG Booth Coordinator; Western PA Genealogical Society Book Review
Editor. She was an APG Director, past-president of two societies,
co-editor of tombstone inscription books and appeared in the cemetery
episode of Ancestors 2.

Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station is located at 2148 Gallows Road in
Dunn Loring, VA 22027. The Dunn Loring Fire Station, is just 1.5 miles
(toward Tyson’s Corner) from Thoreau School. This is a great facility,
it is easy to find, and the parking is very convenient.

3. The Fairfax and Mount Vernon Genealogical Societies are sponsoring a
Joint Conference & Genealogy Expo on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the
Marriot Fairfax At Fair Oaks Mall located at 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial
Highway in Fairfax, Virginia, 22033. This is at the Fair Oaks Mall
located at the intersection of I-66 and Route 50.

The title of the conference is "Celebrate 400 Years of Genealogy." There
will be five speakers presenting 20 different talks from which you can
choose four to attend. Advanced registration is $60. Registration on the
day of the conference is $65. This will be the largest genealogy
conference in the Washington area this year. Attendance is expected to
exceed 300 participants.

Topics to be covered at the conference include historical newspapers,
land records, tracking ancestors through colonial America to European
origins, records at the National Archives, obituaries, maps, finding a
maiden name, academic archives, and diaries.

In addition to the conference, there will also be a Genealogy Expo where
you can purchase books, CDs, and supplies. The Expo is free and open to
the conference attendees and the general public. There is over 5000
square feet of exhibit space with over two dozen vendors and door prizes.

Addition details on all three events can be found at www.fxgs.org.

Any questions about this press release should be directed to Harold
McClendon at 703-360-0920 or .

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