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.
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
Fees: Includes lunch meal, $30 if registered by early bird deadline Wednesday, March 13. Registration after March 13 and at the door will be $35. Early registration is the best way to ensure that you will have lunch and the provided handouts! Exhibitors will display throughout the day. We will draw for door prizes at the end of the day.
Program Address: Downtown Civic Center, 623 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama 35901 (formally known as Senior Activity Center)
Parking: There is parking available at the back of the Civic Center off of 6th St.
Special Considerations: Facility is handicap accessible.
Exhibitor Tables: If you are interested in having an exhibitor table, please see contacts below.
Event Start Time: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 23, 2019.
Social Media: Check out the Facebook page, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, for other events happening during the "200 Years of Alabama Roots" seminar.
Questions: Email any questions to neagslib@comcast.net. For more information about the NEAGS, visit neags.com. For a more immediate response, call Wayne/Gloria Gregg (256-706-3262), Julia Young (256-504-1485), Kathy Burttram (205-283-8890), or RoseMary Hyatt (256-490-4683).
Program Address: Downtown Civic Center, 623 Broad Street, Gadsden, Alabama 35901 (formally known as Senior Activity Center)
Parking: There is parking available at the back of the Civic Center off of 6th St.
Special Considerations: Facility is handicap accessible.
Exhibitor Tables: If you are interested in having an exhibitor table, please see contacts below.
Event Start Time: Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 23, 2019.
Social Media: Check out the Facebook page, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, for other events happening during the "200 Years of Alabama Roots" seminar.
Questions: Email any questions to neagslib@comcast.net. For more information about the NEAGS, visit neags.com. For a more immediate response, call Wayne/Gloria Gregg (256-706-3262), Julia Young (256-504-1485), Kathy Burttram (205-283-8890), or RoseMary Hyatt (256-490-4683).
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
Northeastern Alabama Genealogical Society
Alabama Bicentennial Commission
Alabama Heritage Magazine
Gadsden Public Library
Greater Gadsden Tourism
DeKalb County Genealogical Society
