Iowa Genealogical Society Fall Conference October 14, 2011

Dates & Times: Friday, 14 October 2011—8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, 15 October 2011—8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Featured speaker Billie Stone Fogarty is a professional genealogist and former history teacher. She lectures regularly and teaches genealogy each semester in adult continuing education courses. She is author of Guidebook to Researching My Family Tree.

Lecture topics:

• Proving Indian Ancestry: Grandma said we were Indian so how do I prove it?

• Women in Colonial America: Difficulty finding your female ancestors?

• Discovering a National Treasure: The Indian Archives

• Share Your Research Without Putting Your Relatives to Sleep

• Land Runs, Lotteries, and Homesteading: Settlement American Style

• How Do I Keep All This Stuff Straight: Organizing Your Research

• Trail of Tears to Indian Territory: There was not just one ―Trail of Tears.‖

• Write It Or Lose It: Preserving Your Family's History

Cost: $70 IGS members/$75 non-members. Register before August 31st and save! Registration information is available online: http://www.iowagenealogy.org; or contact IGS: 515-276-0287. Email: [email protected].