{"id":618,"date":"2011-06-15T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/fgs-2011here-i-come\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T21:50:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T02:50:47","slug":"fgs-2011here-i-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/fgs-2011here-i-come\/","title":{"rendered":"FGS 2011\u2026Here I Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FGS2011_logo_02\" alt=\"FGS2011_logo_02\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-Mg0_9_CcRcM\/TfBVJrGhEDI\/AAAAAAAAFzE\/E_K0R0VIGHU\/FGS2011_logo_02%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"235\" height=\"240\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/> So I finally registered for the <a href=\"http:\/\/fgs.org\/2011conference\/\">FGS 2011 Conference<\/a>, which will be held in Springfield, Illinois, September 7-10, 2011.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty of time to register for the conference, but if you want to save some $$ you\u2019ll have to register before July 1.<\/p>\n<p>This is my first national conference for genealogy and I am very excited to attend.\u00a0 Will you be attending?\u00a0 If so, leave a comment or email me privately.\u00a0 I look forward to seeing (and meeting) fellow genealogists.\u00a0 Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what my itinerary looks like:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:30-9:15 &#8211; Plenary Session: How Will Our Society Survive? Do We Alter, Mutate, Modify, Shift or Switch?<\/li>\n<li>9:30-10:30 &#8211; Tour Guide and Travel Agent: Planning Your Society&#8217;s Next Research Trip<\/li>\n<li>11:00-12:00 &#8211; How to Develop and Implement Affordable Membership Benefits<\/li>\n<li>2:00-3:00 &#8211; Becoming the Outstanding Leader Your Society Needs<\/li>\n<li>3:30-4:30 &#8211; Printed vs. Online Publishing for Societies<\/li>\n<li>5:00-6:00 &#8211; Building a Society Education Program for Genealogists and Family Historians<\/li>\n<li>6:00-8:00 \u2013 An Old Fashioned Prairie Social<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:00-10:00 &#8211; Opening Session and Keynote Address<\/li>\n<li>11:00-12:00 &#8211; Overlooked War of 1812 Records in the National Archives<\/li>\n<li>12:15-??? \u2013 ISGS Luncheon<\/li>\n<li>2:00-3:00 &#8211; Immigrant Cluster Communities: Past, Present, and Future<\/li>\n<li>3:30-4:30 &#8211; Iowa History and Resources<\/li>\n<li>5:00-6:00 &#8211; Going Beyond the Bare Bones: Reconstructing Your Ancestors&#8217; Lives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00-10:30 &#8211; BCG Certification Seminar<\/li>\n<li>11:00-12:00 &#8211; Researching Your Indian Wars Ancestor before the Civil War<\/li>\n<li>12:15-??? \u2013 APG Luncheon<\/li>\n<li>2:00-3:00 &#8211; Using &#8220;Correlation&#8221; to Reveal Facts That No Record States<\/li>\n<li>3:30-4:30 &#8211; Avoiding Pitfalls in New England Research<\/li>\n<li>5:00-6:00 &#8211; Lessons from a Snoop: Collaterals and Associates<\/li>\n<li>6:30-??? \u2013 FGS 35th Anniversary Gala<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00-9:00 &#8211; Land. 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