By now, you undoubtedly know that St. Louis Genealogical Society will be the local host, once again, for the National Genealogical Society's annual conference in St. Charles, Missouri. Your "Journey of Discovery" will begin on Tuesday, 7 May 2019, with several pre-conference special events, and continue through Saturday, 11 May, when the conference concludes.
The program for this conference has something for every genealogist, from day-long seminars on African American and Irish research to an abundance of lectures on DNA. Well-known national and international speakers will be joined by many familiar Midwestern lecturers presenting topics for all interest and ability levels. You will find it hard to choose among the incredible variety waiting for you!
Want to know about passenger arrival records? Deciphering German death notices in newspapers? Irish Atlantic migration? Reading maps? Working with online family trees? All covered. Interested in a particular state? Ohio? Kentucky? Pennsylvania? Tennessee? Iowa? Those and more!
The conference center in St. Charles is conveniently located minutes south of Interstate 70 and there is abundant free parking. Conference hotels, for those who need them, are already accepting bookings and some are sold out, so if you know you need accommodation, this is the time to book your hotel. Free shuttles will run from all the conference hotels to the convention center.
Ready to be part of this exciting event? The conference registration booklet, available as a PDF, will make its debut on the NGS website on Thursday, 15 November. You can access the booklet from NGS by clicking here anytime after Thursday. Or, you can access the NGS website from the StLGS website by clicking here.
Registration for the conference will open on 1 December 2018. By then, you will have had lots of time to decide which of the wonderful week's events you want to attend. Get ready to have a fabulous experience at this exciting national conference.
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