Save the Dates for the 2013 FGS
Ride the MGS bus to the FGS Conference in Fort Wayne!

The Federation of Genealogical Societies is holding its annual conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana-home of the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center-August 21 to 24, 2013.
Genealogists from all over the country will gather for four days of workshops, special activities, and presentations by leading family history experts.
Click here for conference details.
Click here for information on the ACPL Genealogy Center.
Click here for genealogist Harold Henderson’s free unofficial guide to the Genealogy Center.

Travel can be expensive, so MGS has arranged to charter a bus to the conference.
The bus leaves MGS at 6:30 or 7 am Tuesday, August 20 and returns Sunday, August 25. The bus will pick up and drop off Wisconsin riders near Madison. Lunch on board the bus is available on the outbound and return trips. Here's the best part: bus tickets cost only $175 round trip ($210 after August 1).

To whittle your costs further, MGS has arranged for a special rate from the Days Inn, 1181 West Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne - $59 per night. For the five nights of the conference, your total will be $341.95, including tax. The MGS bus will provide occasional trips between the Days Inn and the conference site. You can take advantage of the special Days Inn rate even if you don't ride the MGS bus to Fort Wayne. Be sure to mention either MGS or WSGS.

Why not ride the bus with fellow genealogists? Instead of fighting summer traffic or negotiating airport hassles, kick back, go green, and share the ride to Fort Wayne. Your seatmate might be just the person who can help with your brick wall problems!

To reserve your bus tickets and lunch from Minnesota, click here.
If you are in Wisconsin, click here.

You are responsible for making your own conference and hotel reservations.
To register for the FGS conference, click here.
To reserve a room at the Days Inn, call 260-489-6556 and mention the MGS block of rooms.

In the event of insufficient registration, MGS reserves the right to cancel the bus trip. If the trip is cancelled, those who have registered will be notified before August 1 and will receive a full refund.

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North Star Conference
October 4-5, 2013

Steve Luxenberg

Known to many genealogists as the author of Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Story, Steve Luxenberg is an associate editor at The Washington Post. He used his investigative reporting skills to uncover a long-held family secret: the tragic institutionalization of his mother's sister.

Plus more than a dozen breakout sessions with the Upper Midwest's leading genealogy educators.