ONLINE ATTENDEE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Show Me The Nation's Records
Kansas City, Missouri, 14 - 17 May 2008
Local Hosts:
Missouri State Genealogical Association
Mid-Continent Public Library
Northland Genealogical Society
APG Heartland Chapter
Johnson County, Kansas, Genealogical Society
Welcome to the 2008 National Genealogical Society Conference in the States and Family History Fair!
Missouri has long been known as the Show Me State, with residents often saying, "I'm from Missouri you'll have to show me." This unofficial state motto will have special meaning for the nation's genealogists as they gather in Kansas City from 14 - 17 May for "Show Me the Way to Our Nation's Records" the annual NGS Conference in the States and Family History Fair.
Kansas City was the jumping off point of the westward expansion. Starting with the Lewis and Clark expedition, the migration grew with thousands of pioneers moving west by horseback, wagon trains, and railroads. Whether headed for the gold mines in California, the land in Oregon, or trading opportunities in Santa Fe, these migrating Americans and new immigrants populated the Midwest and western United States.
They had a variety of experiences and backgrounds including the early explorers, trappers, and fur traders; brought a variety of occupations to the region, including clergy, farmers, merchants, ranchers, and teachers; and traveled by wagon train, stagecoach, and railroad. From their original homes to their new ones, they left civil and church records, diaries, manuscripts, photographs, and perhaps a few sod houses to show descendants the way to their stores.
This conference will feature record types from across the country. Program topics include Adoption research, African American research, BCG skillbuilding track, Computer topics, DNA lectures, Genealogical essentials, German research, Homesteading records, Land records, Midwest topics, Migration topics, National Archives records, Writing lectures, Native American lectures, Military records, Methodology, and a variety of workshops amongst many others. The full program will be available online shortly.
Many thanks to our sponsors:
GOLD SPONSORS
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Ancestry.com
SILVER SPONSORS
AGES-Online
Additional Sponsors:
Ancestry DNA
