Noted author, speaker to attend Bangor conference

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Not only does George G. Morgan lecture around the country and abroad and write a weekly blog on genealogy at http://ahaseminars.com. He leads a research tour to London and is a key speaker on a genealogy cruise. Doesn’t that make you swoon?

Fortunately for those of us not available to sail the Caribbean with George, he will be the featured speaker at “Footprints in Time: Discovering Your Ancestors’ Lives,” the 2007 conference of the Maine Genealogical Society, on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Bangor Civic Center.

You read that right. Bangor!

I’m telling you about this now so that you can 1) save the date; 2) save money by registering early.

Joining Morgan on the speaker list for the day are:

. Maureen A. Taylor, contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine; author of articles in numerous publications and of the books “Runaways, Deserters and Notorious Villains” and “Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs;” and a former librarian at New England Historic Genealogical Society and Rhode Island Historical Society.

. Marlene A. Groves of Rockland, editor of the Maine Genealogical Society Newsletter and author of “Descendants of John Clarke,” “Malbon Genealogy” and “Hinckleys of Maine.” She also has transcribed several volumes of Maine vital records that have been published by Picton Press.

. Carol P. McCoy, president of Find-Your-Roots, author of several articles on genealogy, instructor for “Solving Genealogical Problems” in the Continuing Education Program at the University of Southern Maine.

. Dale W. Mower, second vice president and Webmaster for the Maine Genealogical Society, president of Penobscot County Genealogical Society, USGenWeb volunteer for the town of Greene, member and volunteer for several lineage groups and societies.

. Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and state historian for Maine.

Here’s the day’s schedule:

8 a.m. Registration.

9:30 a.m. George Morgan’s keynote session, “Bring ’em Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile.”

10:50 a.m. Choose from:

. “Bits about Obits: Reading Between the Lines,” George Morgan.

. “Identifying and Dating Family Photographs,” Maureen Taylor.

. “Silent Sentinels, Maine’s Civil War Monuments,” Earle Shettleworth Jr.

Noon-2 p.m. Lunch and visiting with vendors.

2 p.m. Choose from:

. Expand Your Research Reach with Interlibrary Loan and Digitized Book Collections Online,” George Morgan.

. “Getting the Most from Census Records,” Carol McCoy.

. “Bidding on the Past: Discovering Your Family History on eBay,” Dale Mower.

3:20 p.m. Choose from:

. “The Genealogist as CSI,” George Morgan.

. “Walking in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps: Plan a Family History Vacation,” Maureen Taylor.

. “Transcribing Vital Records: How to be a Good ‘Copy’ Cat,” Marlene Groves.

The registration fee for Maine Genealogical Society members before Aug. 31 is $25.

(Not a member of MGS? Send $20 to MGS, Box 221, Farmington, ME 04938, or just send the $20 along with your registration fee. Membership includes the quarterly journal and newsletter, plus discount on publications.)

The registration fee for non-MGS members before Aug. 31 is $35.

The registration fee for anyone who registers after Aug. 31 is $45.

Lunch is $15, with a choice of sweet apple cornbread chicken, baked stuffed haddock or vegetable linguine.

Print off a registration form from the Web site at www.maineroots.org and send it with your fee to MGS in care of Dale Mower, 185 Norfolk St., Bangor, ME 04401.

Or, you can just send your fee plus name, address, phone and e-mail to Dale at the above address. Also, list which workshop sessions you will attend to help MGS plan for space requirements.

Last fall’s conference in Portland was fabulous. You won’t want to miss this one.

Congratulations to the University of Maine’s Fogler Library, which is marking 100 years of serving as an official “depository library.” Even the federal government is taking note.

The Government Printing Office sent a plaque, which was much appreciated by Frank Wihbey, head of the Government Publications Department, and Joyce Rumery, dean of libraries.

Send genealogy queries to Family Ties, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor, ME 04402; or familyti@bangordailynews.net.