 | Genealogy Conferences, Seminars, Events and News
From the back page of The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine.
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 | Passages Through Time: a conference presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Arkansas Genealogical Society, will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas September 2 – 5, 2009. For information check their web site http://www.fgs.org or write to FGS Registration, P.O. Box 44164, Jacksonville, FL 32222.
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| Mark your calendars: The Detroit Public Library is sponsoring their fourth annual family history festival in conjunction with DSGR and the Fred Hart Williams Society at the Detroit Public Library on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Loretto Dennis Szucs discussing, “What’s New in Genealogy.” Other speakers include Dr. Deborah Abbot and Christine Rose. Also featured will be an exhibit “So I Come to America: Detroit’s Pre-World War I Immigrants,” created by Robert Gordon, Professor at Siena Heights College, who will discuss the oral interviews he conducted with some of these immigrants. For more information visit http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org or call 313- 833-1480.
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| The Bloomfield Hills Family History Center (FHC): is hosting a free all-day genealogy seminar on Saturday, October 10, 2009. This seminar is open to both church members and the community at large. Pre-registration is recommended. For details and registration go to the website http://fhc2009genealogyseminar.org Information is also available through the Bloomfield Hills Family History Center (FHC) at 248-647-5671 or by contacting Mrs. Wally Schlegel at wally.schlegel@gmail.com
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| Shortcuts to Somewhere: presented by Stephen P. Morse and sponsored by the Western Wayne County Genealogical Society will be held November 7, 2009 at the Livonia Civic Center Library . Pre- registration by October 31st $25.00. Box lunch available with pre-registration for $7. Free continental breakfast. Make checks payable to WWCGS and mail to Louise Rayburn, 14464 Melrose, Livonia, MI 48154. For more information call Sue Cromwell at 248-477-5846.
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| The Department of History, Arts and Libraries: has launched the Seeking Michigan Web site http://www.seekingmichigan.org a growing collection of unique historical information that – through digitized source documents, maps, films, images, oral histories and artifacts – creatively tells the stories of Michigan’s families, homes, businesses, communities and landscapes. Seeking Michigan’s first major project is the digitization of roughly 1 million death records covering the years 1897 through 1920. These records – never before available electronically – are indexed for easy searching by name, death date, location and age, and hold tremendous research opportunities for genealogists, historians and students.
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| Reminder: A renewal form is enclosed in this magazine. An individual membership is $20. Please use the form and renew today. Make all checks and money orders payable to DSGR, Inc.
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