In just a couple of weeks you will have a unique opportunity
to attend the Conferencia Iberoamericana de Genealogía, held September 9-14th
at the Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center in downtown Salt Lake City.
The theme of the conference is “Familias que cruzaron fronteras,” or “Families
Who Crossed Borders.”
The highlight of the conference will be classes given free
to the public on Friday, September 13th, and Saturday, September 14th
at the Brigham Young University Salt Lake Center located at 345 W. North
Temple. The variety of the classes and their instructors is unprecedented
within the United States or anywhere in the world. Presenters are experts in
their fields and in their respective countries in genealogy research. Classes
of interest include those for the novice beginner, the professional
genealogist, and everyone in between. Immigration is a common theme for
everyone whose ancestors came to the Americas and this conference will feature
experts from around the world who will present classes and papers on this and
related subjects. Besides the topic of immigration other class subjects
include: research tips and strategies for just about every country and/or
region in Latin America, Brazil, and Spain; methodology classes for beginners;
ideas on how to involve children in family history; how to make best use of the
resources of FamilySearch; and many more.
To view the complete schedule we
invite you to visit http://reuniongenealogia.blogspot.com/p/clases.html
which is one of two websites that have been set up for the conference. Please
note that the majority of the classes will be given in Spanish but there will
also be a track of classes in Portuguese and a track of classes in English on
both Friday and Saturday.
Preceding the conference from September 9th
through the 12th will be a four-day gathering of genealogists,
archivists, and professionals in the field of Hispanic research. This portion
of the conference is the biannual gathering of the Asociación Iberoamericana de
Genealogía, and will include presentations of research, guided tours in and
around the Salt Lake area as well as in the Provo area, and some meals. This
portion of the conference, sponsored by the Center for Family History and Genealogy
at Brigham Young University and FamilySearch, includes a fee of $90. To
register, we invite you to visit: http://genealogia2013.org/
.
Save the dates on your calendar as this will be an event you
won’t want to miss. ¡Le
esperamos!
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