Four more "Genealogy at a Glance" publications are available from Genealogical Publishing Company. The series is designed to put essential information at the family historian's finger tips.

The releases include: "Immigration Research" and "Ellis Island Research," by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack; "English Genealogy Research," by Paul Milner; and "Revolutionary War Genealogy Research," by Craig Scott.

The four-page, single-sheet, laminated publications provide historical context, quick facts, critical sources and information on where to turn for more. They can be purchased for $8.95 each at www.genealogical.com/products. Information on five other publications in the series can be found there as well.
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The 2nd International Black Genealogy Summit takes place Oct. 18-20, 2012 at the Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City. The committee has requested proposals for lectures at the conference on a wide variety of genealogical topics. The deadline for submission is Feb. 1, 2012. For more information, or to download a flyer to help publicize the event, visit www.blackgenealogysummit.com.
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My article, "Researching African Americans in the Wake of the Civil War," has been published in the October, November, December issue of the National Genealogical Society Magazine. The case study, which begins on page 50, involves consulting some types of records not usually thought of as resources for African-American genealogical research in the decades after the Civil War.

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The South Carolina Genealogical Society board changed Saturday with elections held during its annual meeting in Central, South Carolina. I'm now recording secretary on the state board as well as first vice president of the local board.

Marguerite Bishop of Charleston was elected president, succeeding Dr. Constance McNeill, who  remains on the board as immediate past president. Jackie Hughes was  re-elected second vice president and Fran Osborne, corresponding secretary. Other board members are Larry Ulmer, treasurer, Tonya Browder, archivist-historian and Judy Long, editor. The new board is official with the January meeting.
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