'From Brenda Legate, Packet Editor:Just a brief note to remind you that the
deadline for submissions to the upcoming issue of the
Packet is
April 15th. I know that may be a time when folks are more worried about finishing their taxes than anything else, so please feel free to send your submissions in early!!! lol I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
************The Indiana Genealogical Society's 2010 annual conference will be Saturday, April 10 at the
Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. Dick Eastman, author and creator of
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, will be the featured speaker. Registration at the door will be $40 each. The Indiana Genealogical Society will hold a Seminar on Friday, April 9 at the Allen County Public Library, in conjunction with the 2010 annual conference. The theme of the seminar is "Preservation From The Bottom Up." Topics will cover preservation on the personal level, as well as the society, county and archive levels. The Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center will be open from 6 pm to midnight on Friday, April 9 for conference attendees.
************From Dick Eastman's Blog:No Small Change by David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist, he is the head of the National Archives and Records Administration. It is an interesting article and I find it especially interesting that the Archivist is using a blog in an attempt to directly reach the audience that his agency serves. He refers to himself as "Collector in Chief." David Ferriero's blog may be found at
http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/The Pew Research Center recently published a report, “The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future,” in which it found that 72 percent of experts agreed with the statement:
By 2020, innovative forms of online cooperation will result in significantly more efficient and responsive governments, business, non-profits, and other mainstream institutions. That optimism agreed to by the experts indicates their belief that the internet will prompt institutional change...
************From Don Counts:There will be a
special marker dedication in honor of "Our Real Daughter"
Mary Forbes Gano Cobb. Date: Sunday
25th April 2010 at 2:00 EST. New London Cemetery, 2104 County Road S 766 W
Howard County, Russiaville IN. RSVP Rebecca Anne Shelton,
bek@evansville.net by 11 April 2010.
************From TSGS President, John G. West:Remember to attend our ~13 Apr 2010
Annual Dinner Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner & Fellowship Sirloin Stockade, 4610 Bellemeade Ave. 6:30 p.m. Welcome Remarks & Awards 7:00 p.m. Program
"EVANSVILLE DURING THE DEPRESSION" Presented by
Mr. Harold Morgan, Historian.
Program Chair Mary Lou Bevers introduced our guest speaker.
Before the program began, TSGS President John G. West welcomed everyone and presentend TSGS Certificates of Appreciation to Don Counts (photo at the Dinner did not come out). Don is holding his certificate in photo below. Don was recognized for his significant contributions to the TSGS Cruiser Blog. Don is a former TSGS President & currently serves as a Director of the TSGS Board.
In the photo below, someone made a comment that made us laugh! Connie Conrad was just presented a TSGS Certificate of Appreciation by John West for her on-going work in the Posey County, Indiana courthouse records. She has enlisted several people to help her and has worked several years on indexing, scanning and organizing files. She is making a significant contribution to Posey County researchers! [Bettie Cummings Cook, past TSGS President, is seen to the left in this photo.]
