Category Archives: FGS Conference

If you are attending the FGS 2011 Conference in Springfield next week and are looking for something fun to do in the evening, check out the walking tours provided by Springfield Walks. Springfield Walks provides two different walking tours:  Lincoln’s Ghost Walk and The Haunted Dead Walk.  I personally have been on the Lincoln’s Ghost Walk tour and had a wonderful time.  It was a unique way to see some of the historical places in downtown Springfield, all of which are associated with Abraham Lincoln.  The tour guide was great […]

I’m very excited!  As I write this post, the FGS 2011 Conference is 50 days away.  In a way, it seems a little far off, but when you’ve been working on the conference behind the scenes for over a year, 50 days is actually not too far away.

Time is running out to save $50 on the full registration fee for the FGS 2011 Conference.  Registration must be received online (or postmarked) by 11:59 pm on July 1st in order to take advantage of the discount price.

So I finally registered for the FGS 2011 Conference, which will be held in Springfield, Illinois, September 7-10, 2011.  There’s plenty of time to register for the conference, but if you want to save some $$ you’ll have to register before July 1. This is my first national conference for genealogy and I am very excited to attend.  Will you be attending?  If so, leave a comment or email me privately.  I look forward to seeing (and meeting) fellow genealogists.  Hope to see you there!

The following is a press release issued by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. 2011 FGS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN “Pathways to the Heartland” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists February 2, 2011 – Austin, TX. Registration for the 2011 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, scheduled for 7-10 September 2011 in beautiful Springfield, Illinois, is now open. This year’s conference theme is “Pathways to the Heartland,” and the local host is the Illinois State Genealogical Society.