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	"Mike's Calendar" consists of  local events with some additional regional & national events of interest to club members.
	With the start of the new year, I have once again time attempted to compile from various websites a listing of local, regional and national genealogy meetings and conferences that might be of potential interest.  You will note our own Genealogy Club seminars on February 15th and April 12th.  We are also planning seminars in March and/or May.  Once those details are set, I will be sending information on these events.  In the meantime, I am sure that there are other meetings or events that I have missed.  If you know of some, please send me the information so that I can forward it to our entire membership.  (Thanks!) As in the past, this list and future updates will be added at our club website <http://mmmgeneclub.org/>.  So, you will not have to worry about losing this e-mail.  (Thanks, as always, to Ted Whitney for managing our website!) Happy Ancestor Hunting! Mike Dr. Michael L. Tumey | Division Scientist 3M Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division 3M Center, Building 0230-01-F-05 | Saint Paul, MN 55144-1000 Office: 651 733 8055 | Fax: 651 737 2003 michael.tumey@mmm.com | www.3M.com ***********************************************************  2-4 February 2012  .....  Salt Lake City, UT The Roots Tech Family History and Technology Conference will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City, UT.  This Conference will bring together family history enthusiasts and technologists to discover new solutions genealogy. For additional information, including program schedule and registration, please visit the Roots Tech Conference website at <http://rootstech.familysearch.org/>.  (Please see the e-mail that I sent on October 11 about a special FGS member society discount that will be available online October 27-29.) 16 February 2012 ... South St. Paul, MN The Dakota County Genealogical Society (DCGS) will be hosting a program by Mary Hawker Bakeman, owner/publisher of Park Genealogical Books and experienced genealogy lecturer, on "Using Timeline for your genealogy."  Meetings are held at the Dakota Historical Society, 130 Third Avenue North, South St. Paul, MN. For more information, please visit the DCGS website at <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndcgs/>  26 February 2012... St. Charles, IL The Dupage Genealogical Society will hold its 36th Annual Conference, "Connecting the Dots - A Genealogical Blockbuster," with speakers George Schwitezer, John Philip Colletta,  Michell Wilson and Jeffery A. Bockman, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4070 East Main Street, St Charles, IL.  For further information visit the society's website at <http://www.dcgs.org> and click on conferences. 15 March 2012... South St. Paul, MN The Dakota County Genealogical Society (DCGS) will be hosting a program by Lois Arbromitis Mackin, Certified Genealogist on "Organizing Your Genealogy."  Meetings are held at the Dakota County Historical Society, 130 Third Avenue, North,  South St. Paul, MN.  For additional information, please visit the Dakota County Genealogical Society website at: <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mndcgs/> 16-17 March 2012 ... Salt Lake City, Utah The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International (CGSI) will hold its 2012 Symposium at the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, UT.  A day at the lDS Family History Library is being offered on Friday, March 16, and on Saturday, March 17, there will be a choice of 10 presentations in 5 one-hour time slots.  For  more information, please visit the CGSI website at: <http://www.cgsi.org/news/2010/10/20/slc-symposium-scheduled-march-2012-ut> 12-14 April ... Cleveland, OH The Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference, "History and Genealogy: Finding Clues to Ancestral Lives" will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, 9801 Carnegie Avenue, OH.  For additional information, as it becomes available , please visit conference web site at <http://www.ogs.org/conference2012/index.php> 27-28 April 2012 ... Green Bay, WI The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's 2012 Gene-A-Rama will be held at the Hyatt Hotel Sierra Green Bay, WI.  Featured speaker will be Thomas MacEntee, a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research, who will be presenting five lectures.  To receive a program brochure, when it becomes available, send your name and address by postal mail to Conference Brochure, WSGS, P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106.  For additional information, visit the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society at <http://wsgs.wetpaint.com/> 28 April 2012 ... Fort Wayne, IN The Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) will hold its annual conference in Fort Wayne, IN ... the home of the Allen County Library and its genealogical Collections.  For more information, as it becomes available, visit the IGS conference website at <http//:www.indgensoc.org/conference.php>. 9-12 May 2012 ... Cincinnati, OH The National Genealogical Society (NGS) will be holding its Annual Family History Conference, "The Ohio River:  Gateway to the Western Frontier," in Cincinnati, OH.  For additional information as it becomes available, please visit the NGS website at <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/> 1-3 June 2012 ... Kingston, Ontario The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) will be holding its Annual Conference, "Borders and Bridges: 1812 to 2012", in Kingston, Ontario.  For more information, as it becomes available please visit the OGS conference web site at <http://www.ogs.on.ca/seminar/conference2012.php> 10-15 June 2012 ... Birmingham, AL The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research will be held at Samford University in Birmingham Alabama.  There will once again be ten courses, covering a variety of genealogical interests.  For additional information, please visit the institute website at <http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html> 14-16 June 2012 ... Indianapolis, IN The Palatines to America National Conference and Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott East Hotel, 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN.  For additional information, as it becomes available, please visit the Palatines to America. <http//www.palam.org/>     14-17 June 2012 ... Portland, OR The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) Annual Convention will be held at Concordia University in Portland, OR.  For additional information, as it becomes available, please visit the (AHSGR) conference website at <http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/conf2012/intro.cfm>          23 June 2012 ... Emporia, KS  The Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies' 37th Annual Conference, co-hosted by Flint Hills Genealogical Society, will be held in the Memorial Union at Emporia  State University in Emporia, KS.  For additional information, as it becomes available, please visit the the conference website at <http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs/conf.htm> .  18-22 July 2012 ... Bismarck, ND   The Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS) will hold its 42nd International Convention, "Connecting Germans from       Around  the World," at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 800 South 3rd Street, Bismarck, ND.  For additional information as it becomes , visit the GRHS website available at  <http://www.grhs.org/>    29 August - 1 September 2012 ... Birmingham, AL The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 2012 Conference will be held in Birmingham, AL.  For further information, as it becomes available, please visit the FGS website at <http//www.fgs.org/> 5-6 October 2012 ... Location ? MN The Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS) will be holding its fall meeting.  For additional information as it becomes available visit the MGS website at <http://mngs.org/index.htm>                                                                                           .