The Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists was officially recognized to promote the highest standards of ethics and professionalism in the genealogical field at the regional level.

Our Next Meeting

15 November 2008: The Philadelphia Area Chapter of APG invites you to its next meeting, which will be held Saturday, 15 November at 1:30 p.m. in Phoenixville, PA.  For more details, please contact Chapter Representative Linda Courtemanche at LindaCourt@aol.com or at (610) 948-2161.

Other 2008 Events

20 September:  Delaware Valley Genealogy Conference, "Genealogy:  The Basics and Beyond," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the LDS Family History Center at 721 Paxon Hollow Road in Broomall, Delaware County, PA.  Registration cost:  $10. For details: http://www.dvgenealogy.org

27-28 September:  2nd Annual Ancestry Fair at the Bucks County Visitors Center, 3207 Street Road, Bensalem, PA.  Times:  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 27 September, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 28 September.  Admission:  Free.  Host:  Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau. Phone:  215-639-0300. This event will feature information on research, scrapbooking and photo restoration. Activities include a Children's Corner, workshops and five lectures.

2009 Conferences

2-4 April: Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference celebrating OGS’s 50th anniversary, “Finding Genealogical Gold in the Streams of History,” Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio.  Website:  http://www.ogs.org/conference2009/

22-26 April: Tenth New England Regional Genealogical Conference, “Discovering Family Treasures,” Expo Center of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH.  Hotel:  Radisson Hotel Manchester.  Featured speakers:  James Hansen, FASG, Thomas W.  Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, and Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.  Website:  http://www.nergc.org/2009/

12 May: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Roundtable in Raleigh, NC, in conjunction with the NGS Conference in the States (see below). For APG members only.  More details to come.

13-16 May: National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference in the States, “The Building of a Nation:  From Roanoke to the West,” Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.  Local host:  The North Carolina Genealogical Society.  Hotel:  Raleigh Marriott City Center and nearby Sheraton Raleigh Hotel and New Clarion State Capitol Hotel.  Website:  http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/Conferences/2009/index.htm

14-19 June: Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Samford University Library, Birmingham, Alabama. Website: http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/

2-7 August:  29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, Philadelphia, PA.  Hosts:  International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia (JGSGP).  Website: http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsp/2009Conference.htm

12-17 July: National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and College Park, MD. Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~natgenin/

2 September:  Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Professional Management Conference, in conjunction with the FGS conference (see below), Little Rock, Arkansas.  More details to come.

2-5 September: Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference, “Passages Through Time,” Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. Website:  http://www.fgs.org/2009conference/index.php

[More events and information will be added to this list as details become available. If you know of an event that should be added, please email me at LindaCourt@aol.com.]

For more information about the Philadelphia Area Chapter of APG, or to attend a meeting, contact the Chapter Representative:

Linda Craig Courtemanche
407 N. 5th Ave.
Royersford, PA 19468
Tel.: (610) 948-2161
Email: LindaCourt@aol.com

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