2014

ACGS Fall Conference and Annual Meeting

Welcome to the details on the 2014 Fall Conference and Annual Meeting. Thanks to feedback from last year's off-site conference and soir�e, the Conference committee decided to return to the soir�e site for this year's conference and again include a buffet lunch in the day's program.

When the program went to press in the last issue of the Genealogist, plans for the raffles/auction were not finalized. The committee decided against holding an Auction but a Raffle with lots of wonderful items is planned.

We hope that you enjoy the engaging roster of speakers and raffle. See you there!

Saturday

September 27, 2014

8am - 4pm

*New Location*

Chateau Event Center

and Restaurant

201 Hanover Street

Manchester, NH

Click here for map.

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What your Conference Fee

~ $50. before Sept. 15 ~

$60. after Sept. 15

covers:

Continental Breakfast

Two Morning Workshops

Buffet Lunch

One Afternoon Workshop

Annual Meeting

and State of the Society

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For a copy of the

Conference Brochure

and Registration

Form

Click HERE

Program

8:00 A.M.

Registration - Coffee & pastries; Mix & Mingle

9:00 A.M.

Welcome by President, Jim Gaudet

9:15 A.M.

Walter Hickey - A Treasure Trove of Naturalization Records Online

10:30 A.M.

Stretch Break

10:45 A.M.

Sandra Goodwin - Writing A Genealogy Your Relatives Will Want to Read

12:00 P.M.

Buffet Luncheon - includes cold cut buffet, pasta, tossed & tuna salad, and desserts.

1:00 P.M.

Raffles

1:30 P.M.

Michael Leclerc - Advanced French-Canadian Research

2:30 P.M.

Stretch Break

2:45 P.M.

Annual Meeting & Election of Officers and Directors for 2014/2015

Walter Hickey: Naturalization Records Online and More

This session will present an overview of some of the naturalization records available on line, as well as the records series available from the Genealogy Program of the United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS), formerly the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS).

This program makes available several series of genealogically important naturalization files.

Sandra Goodwin: Using Print-on-Demand: Write a Family History Book Your Relatives Will Actually Want to Read

Genealogists love to discover a compiled genealogy of their surname of interest. The thicker the better! But how does the rest of your family feel about reading it. Would they sit down and read it even if YOU were the author?

This lecture covers three related issues: how to leave behind your materials when you're gone, how to choose a project that's not as intimidating as a compiled genealogy, and how to construct it in a format that your family will find riveting.

Discover how to write creative print-on-demand books that your family won't want to put down.

Michael Leclerc: Advanced French-Canadian Research

Move beyond indexes and images from parish registers to propel your research. Discover a variety of online, print, and original records that will help you blast through brick walls and give you more information about your ancestors.

Special Hours at the Library

Friday, September 26: The library will be open from 9 am - 9 pm with extra librarians on duty

Sunday, September 28: Library hours for Conference attendees 10 am - 2 pm.
Please let us know if you would like to do research on Sunday.

We Hope to See You There!

Save $10.00	Send in your registration before September 15 and save $10.00, $50/person. Full registration after Sept. 15th is $60/person.
Offer Expires: September 15, 2014