Issue 43.09
My friend Holly Hansen is planning the sixth annual family history expo for February. She has allowed me to extend her early bird special to Senior Sampler readers. This is a discounted price for conference goers of only $55.00. If you have ever paid to go to another conference, say the one at Brigham Young University, you will know it costs $175.00 plus housing.
Holly said she is excited to announce the registration is open for the 6th Annual St. George Family History Expo. It will be held Feb. 26 & 27, 2010. Take advantage of this special pricing for Senior Sampler readers and you will be rewarded with a discounted cost of only $55.00 for the full two-day registration.
Holly and her company, Family History Expos hold this genealogy convention every year in February in St. George at the Dixie Center. Registering will get you into the conference for the two days to receive instruction from some of the leading experts in the field of genealogy. You will be able to visit the exhibit hall and see the new products related to genealogy on display and talk to the exhibitors.
The conference usually includes classes on a variety of subjects from using genealogy programs to doing research in various parts of the world. The presidents of organizations such as RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, Ohana Software, etc. are generally there doing presentations and answering questions. Each class lasts one hour and you have many to choose from during each hour. There is a key note speaker to start out the conference on Friday morning.
Holly provides an online syllabus so you can study the materials to see which classes you would like to attend, once you register and she gets it online. I have attended the conference on Family History & Genealogy at BYU, the Utah Genealogical Association conferences, and the Family History Expo in St. George and the Family History Expo is every bit as good as the larger conferences.
To register, you go to http://www.fhexpos.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=54
FamilySearch staff will be there to teach and present information about the New FamilySearch program and their other new products available. They will answer your questions and take comments.
Staff members from Ancestry.com will cover topics from What’s New on Ancestry.com to the best search strategies to creating family history books that people will read. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the experts in a two-day time period that will really give you the boost you need. The offer is available until October 26, 2009.
Shanna Sullivan Jones is a professional genealogist. For additional information, Shanna can be reached at (435) 628-4900 or shannasjones@msn.com