Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures
Have you ever been to a genealogy conference? No. Well now is the time.
In the heart of Florida and close to Walt Disney World, genealogists
from all over the country, Great Britain and Europe will be attending
the Federation of Genealogical Society Conference, hosted by the Florida
State Genealogical Society.
Why Should you attend?
1) Over 200 LECTURES and over 95 top-of-the line SPEAKERS. Course
descriptions are as follows:
Charting a Course to the Old World (British Isles & Europe)
Exploration in the New World (United States & Canada)
Riches in the First Colony (Focus on Florida)
Diverse Voyagers (Ethnic & Religious Research)
Tools for Successful Navigation (Skills & Strategies)
A Wealth of Hidden Treasures (Records Research)
Just Over the Horizon (Technology & the Internet)!
For more detailed information about each lecture, visit
http://www.fgs.org
2) A TREASURE HUNT is currently in progress. You can win grand prizes
such as free conference registration, room nights at hotels in Salt Lake
City, tuition at the Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research in
Birimingham, Alabama, registration and boarding at a conference in
England and so much more. Check the latest issue of the FGS FORUM for
more details about the great Treasure Hunt or the above web site. You
can also learn more about the conference and the treasure hunts if you
subsribe to the E-zine.[To subscribe to the E-zine, send an email
message (no text or subject is necessary) to
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message to which you must reply within 24 hours.]
3) Over 100 VENDORS or 150 booths will be in the exhibit hall. See a
list of our current exhibitors at
http://www.fgs.org/2003conf/conf-exhibitors.asp
4) All under ONE ROOF. The complete conference and your hotel room are
in one building. There is no need to walk outside in the heat or rain.
All food functions and restaurants are also located in the same
building. Hotel rooms are huge and you can register up to four people
for one price.
5) Fun for the FAMILY. SeaWorld is right across the street from the
conference hotel. Visit Walt Disney World, which includes the Magic
Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios, as well as
Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, and many, many other wonderful
places!
Hurry, the early registration deadline is July 15th.
We would love to see you there!!
Please forward this announcement to other mailing lists. Thank you.
Jim and Pam Cooper
FGS/FSGS 2003 National Conference Co-Chairs
Countdown to Discovery - A World of Hidden Treasures
3-6 September 2003, Orlando, Florida
http://www.fgs.org or
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs/
P. O. Box 7066, Vero Beach, FL 32961-7066
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Pat Connors, Sacramento CA
http://www.connorsgenealogy.com
Professional Genealogy Research
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