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Genealogy Calendar

WEB SITES

About.com’s Genealogy Events Calendar

<genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/gi/pages/mevents.htm> View genealogy events by day, month or year, and add your own.

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Family Reunion Calendar

<resources.rootsweb.com/-calendar/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?calname=FAMILY_REUNIONS> Whether you’re promoting or trying to find information on your family reunion, this interactive calendar from RootsWeb is the perfect online bulletin board. Thousands of reunions are listed here; search them by month and year, and click on your event for all the details. Adding an event is as easy as 1-2-3, and it’s free!

Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Calendar

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<www.fgs.org/fgs-calendar.htm> Lists member societies’ events that “have importance beyond a particular geographic area.”

Genealogical Events: Conferences, Seminars, Fairs, etc.

<www.genealogyshoppe.com/events.html> The Genealogy Shoppe offers free listings of genealogy events, which are divided here by state, national and outside the United States.

Heritage Quest’s Event Finder

<www.heritagequest.com> Click on Event Finder on Heritage Quest’s home page to access a sortable database of family history happenings.

NewEnglandAncestors.org Calendar of Events

<www.newenglandancestors.org/calendarsection/index.asp> The New England Historic Genealogical Society’s site lists historical and genealogical events and programs taking place at historical societies, libraries and archives throughout New England. You’ll also find listings of society events, and national and worldwide events of particular interest to New England family history researchers.

RootsWeb Index of Genealogy Calendars

<resources.rootsweb.com/~calendar/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?category=Genealogy> Another great find on RootsWeb: links to genealogy event calendars grouped by topic, from family associations to regional and society events.

Upcoming Family History Events

<GlobalGazette.net/events/events.htm> Free listing service from Canada’s Global Gazette. Search or submit conference, workshop (non-profit) or reunion information, including the name of the event, date, place, a brief description and contact information.

Upcoming Genealogical Events

<www.compuology.com/events.htm> Richard Wilson, co-author of The Internet for Genealogists and author of Publishing Your Family History on the Internet, posts information on family history-related events happening through the end of next year.
 

Societies and Organizations

Membership in a genealogical society is an easy and fun way to network with other family historians. Besides the national and state groups listed here, more specialized societies exist, too — try a Web search, consult the business section of your local phone book, or snag a copy of the Hereditary Society Blue Book (Historic Trust) to find the group that best suits your needs. Online, start with Society Hall <www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/,> a comprehensive directory of genealogical societies on the Web. And try the Society Hill Directory <daddezio.com/society/>, which indexes thousands of historical societies in the United States, Canada and Australia. Society membership dues listed below are annual dues for one individual, unless otherwise indicated. If you don’t see your state represented, check your phone book for local chapters. Lineage societies such as Daughters of the American Revolution require proof of ancestry; members are then invited to join.

NATIONAL

Federation of Genealogical Societies

Box 200940 Austin, TX 78720 (888) FCS-1500 <www.fgs.org> $25/year for society with up to 50 members

GenTech

Box 140277 Irving, TX 75014 <www.gentech.org>

National Genealogical Society

4527 17th St. N. Arlington, VA 22207 (800) 473-0060 <www.ngsgenealogy.org> $40

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution

1776 D St. NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 628-1776 <www.dar.org>

National Society, Sons of the American Revolution

1000 S. Fourth St. Louisville, KY 40203 (502) 589-1776 <www.sar.org>

New England Historic Genealogical Society

101 Newbury St. Boston, MA 02116 <www.NewEngland Ancestors.org> $50

STATE

Alabama Genealogical Society

Samford University Library Box 2296 Birmingham, AL 35229 $20

Arizona State Genealogical Society

Box 42075 Tucson, AZ 85733 <www.rootsweb.com/~asgs/> $22

Arkansas Genealogical Society

Box 908 Hot Springs, AR 71902 <www.rootsweb.com/~args/> $20

California Genealogical Society and Library

1611 Telegraph Ave., Suite 200 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 663-1358 <www.calgensoc.org> $30

Colorado Genealogical Society

Box 9218 Denver, CO 80209 (303) 571-1535 <www.cogensoc.org/cgs/cgs-home.htm> $20

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

Box 435 Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 569-0002 <www.csginc.org> $33

Delaware Genealogical Society

505 Market Street Mall Wilmington, DE 19801 <www.delgensoc.org> $15

Florida State Genealogical Society

Box 10249 Tallahassee, FL 32302 <www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/> $18

Georgia Genealogical Society

Box 54575 Atlanta, GA 30308 <america.net/~ggs/> $25

(Hawaii) Sandwich Islands Genealogical Society

Box 235039 Honolulu, HI 96823 <www.hpcug.org/sandils.htm> $12

Idaho Genealogical Society

4620 Overland Road, Suite 204 Boise, ID 83705 (208) 384-0542 <www.lili.org/idahogenealogy/> $10

Illinois State Genealogical Society

Box 10195 Springfield, IL 62791 (217) 789-1968 <www.tbox.com/isgs/> $25

Indiana Genealogical Society

Box 10507 Fort Wayne, IN 46852 <www.indgensoc.org> $20

Iowa Genealogical Society

Box 7735 Des Moines, IA 50322 (515) 276-0287 <www.iowagenealogy.org> $25

Kansas Genealogical Society

Box 103 Dodge City, KS 67801 <www.dodgecity.net/kgs/> $15

Kentucky Genealogical Society

Box 153 Frankfort, KY 40602 <members.aol.com/bdharney2/kgs/bh3.htm> $15

Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society

Box 82060 Baton Rouge, LA 70884 <www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/lghs.htm> $25

Maine Genealogical Society

Box 221 Farmington, ME 04938 <www.rootsweb.com/~megs/MaineGS.htm> $20

Maryland Genealogical Society

201 W Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21201 <www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs/> $50

Massachusetts Society of Genealogists

Box 215 Ashland, MA 01721 (508) 792-5066 <alepho.clarku.edu/msog/> $21

Michigan Genealogical Council

Box 80953 Lansing, Ml 48908 <www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2192/> Societies pay 20 cents per member.

Minnesota Genealogical Society

5768 Olson Memorial Highway Golden Valley, MN 55422 (612) 595-9347 <www.mtn.org/mgs/> $25

Family Research Association of Mississippi

Box 13334 Jackson, MS 39236 (601) 981-9220 $12

Missouri State Genealogical Association

Box 833 Columbia, MO 65205 <www.umr.edu/~mstauter/mosga/> $15

Montana State Genealogical Society

Box 989 Boulder, MT 59632 <www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs/> $10

Nebraska State Genealogical Society

Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505 <www.rootsweb.org/~negenweb/societies/stgnsoc.html> $15

Nevada State Genealogical Society

Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515 <www.rootsweb.com/~nvsgs/> $10

New Hampshire Society of Genealogists

Box 2316 Concord, NH 03302 <nhsog.org/genealogy.htm> $20

Genealogical Society of New Jersey

Box 1291 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 $20

New Mexico Genealogical Society

Box 8283 Albuquerque, NM 87198 <www.nmgs.org> $23

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

122 E. 58th St. New York, NY 10022 (212) 755-8532 <www.nygbs.org> $50

North Carolina Genealogical Society

Box 22 Greenville, NC 27835 <www.rootsweb.com/~ncgs/> $30

Ohio Genealogical Society

713 S. Main St. Mansfield, OH 44907 (419)756-7294 <www.ogs.org> $27

Oklahoma Genealogical Society

Box 12986 Oklahoma City, OK 73157 <www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/> $15

Oregon Genealogical Society Box 10306

Eugene, OR 97440 (541) 345-0399 <www.rootsweb.com/~orlncogs/ogsinfo.htm> $25

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

1305 Locust St., 3rd floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 545-0391 <www.libertynet.org/gspa/> $35

Rhode Island Genealogical Society

Box 433 Greenville, Rl 02828 <users.ids.net/~ricon/rigs.html> S16

South Carolina Genealogical Society

Box 492 Columbia, SC 29202 <www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/2548/ Membership is through affiliated chapters.

South Dakota Genealogical Society

Box 1101 Pierre, SD 57501 <www.rootsweb.com/sdgenweb/gensoc/sdgensoc.html S20

Tennessee Genealogical Society

Box 247 Brunswick, TN 38014 (901)381-1447 <www.rootsweb.com/~tngs/> $20

Texas State Genealogical Society

210754th St. Lubbock, TX 79412 <www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/> $18

Utah Genealogical Association

Box 1144 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 (888) 463-6842 <www.infouga.org> $35

Genealogical Society of Vermont

Box 1553 St. Albans, VT 05478 <www.rootsweb.com/~vtgsv/> $20

Virginia Genealogical Society

5001 W. Broad St., Suite 115 Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 285-8954 <www.vgs.org>$26

Washington State Genealogical Society

Box 1422 Olympia, WA 98507 <www.rootsweb.com/~wasgs/> $10

West Virginia Genealogical Society and Library

Box 249 Elkview, WV 25071 (304) 965-1179 <wvgs.wvsc.edu> $15

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

2109 20th Ave. Monroe, Wl 53566 <www.wsgs.org> $18

PROFESSIONAL

Association of Professional Genealogists

Box 40393 Denver, CO 80204 <www.apgen.org>

Board for Certification of Genealogists

Box 14291 Washington, DC 20044 <www.bcgcertification.org>
 
 From the October 2000 issue of Family Tree Magazine

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