Family History Day sponsored by Ancestry.com and NEHGS

February 20, 2010 , 8:00 AM

Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts

NEHGS and Ancestry.com are pleased to invite you to a one-of-a-kind event. Join us on Saturday, February 20 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston, for a day-long seminar. You can attend talks on a variety of topics, access expert staff with private consultations, see Web demonstrations, tips, and research tricks, and much more. Be sure to bring your family papers too, as Ancestry.com will offer a FREE document scanning station. Be sure to register today to save your spot. The entire day is priced at just $30, and that includes FREE PARKING at the Westin Copley Place.

Family History Classes
Get pro tips and guidance from the experts at Ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society in these incredible classes:

• Getting the Most out of Your Ancestry.com Subscription -- Are you using your Ancestry.com subscription to its full potential? Get an inside look at the historical records and tree-building tools available on Ancestry.com.

• Tapping into the Ancestry.com Community - Ancestry.com hosts the world's largest community of family historians. Discover how to find and communicate with these family historians.

• Getting the Most from Family Tree Maker -- Learn how Family Tree Maker can help you more effectively organize, manage, and share your family history as well as search Ancestry.com and the Web.

• Best Strategies for Searching Ancestry.com -- Discover the best strategies for searching the more than 4 billion records on Ancestry.com -- and how each method will benefit your family history.

• Discover NEHGS: Your Family History Resource -- Uncover what the New England Historic Genealogical Society provides to further your family history research, from online resources to the Society's library in downtown Boston.

Organize, Organize, Organize -- An in-depth look at avoiding the "paper trap" by using various genealogy programs which can help keep track of where your research stands and what you plan to research next.

One-on-One Consultations -- Free
Genealogists from NEHGS and the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists will be on-hand to help you identify resources for getting started, breaking through brick-walls, organizing, writing, and more.

Fifteen minute consultations will be held throughout the day, beginning at 9:00 am. Sign up for consultations will begin at 8 a.m. and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Digitize Your Family Records -- Free
Ancestry.com is brining professional scanning equipment for Family History Day so attendees can have their family photos and historical documents scanned.

Fifteen minute scanning sessions will be held throughout the day. Sign-ups begin at 8 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

Hotel Room Discounted Rate
We've secured a limited number of rooms at a discounted rate of $145 plus applicable taxes at the Westin Copley Place for the evening of February 19. (Reservation details to follow.)

Book Sales
NEHGS will be on-hand with a selection of books (both new and used) for sale throughout the day. Special discounts will be offered to NEHGS members.

Schedule

8:00 am -9:30 am
Registration. Sign up for scanning and one-on-one consultations

8:30 am
Scanning sessions and one-on-one consultations begin.

9:30 am -10:30 am
Class Session 1 (two concurrent classes offered)
Getting the Most out of Family Tree Maker (presented by Ancestry.com)
Discover NEHGS: Your Family History Resource (presented by NEHGS)

10:30 am -11 am