SAVE THE DATE!

200 Years of Alabama Roots
March 23, 2019

Key Speaker

J. Mark Lowe
professional genealogist, author, and lecturer
J. Mark Lowe describes himself as a lifelong genealogist. He is a full-time professional genealogist, author, and lecturer who specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Mark lives in Robertson County, Tennessee just north of Nashville near the Kentucky border.
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Mark enjoys opportunities to share what he has learned over the years. He serves as the Course Coordinator for ‘Research in the South’ at IGHR (Georgia Genealogical Society) and also directs Southern courses for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG). Mark has worked on several genealogical television series including Finding Your Past, African American Lives 2, Who Do You Think You Are? and UnXplained Events, and provided content for podcasts on Gimlet Media, including Twice Removed.

Mark has published in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly (APGQ), National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), the Genealogical Speakers’ Guild SPEAK!, The Longhunter (So. Ky. Genealogical Society), The Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society Quarterly and other local society publications. He formerly was President of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), President for the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), and President of the Southern
Kentucky Genealogical Society Mark is a Certified Genealogist and a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Society, and was awarded the Graham T. Smallwood award by the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Details

WHAT IS THIS CONFERENCE ABOUT? The advantages of discovering your roots and creating a family tree, as well as utilizing online resources to discover and validate your tree.

Full program and agenda will be available soon. Stay tuned. 

WHEN IS IT? Saturday, March 23, 2019; seminar will be held between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

WHERE IS IT? Senior Activity Center, 623 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama 35901. 

Event Partners

THIS BICENTENNIAL GENEALOGY CONFERENCE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Northeastern Alabama Genealogical Society
Alabama Bicentennial Commission
Alabama Heritage Magazine
Gadsden Public Library
Greater Gadsden Tourism
DeKalb County Genealogical Society