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Date:
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October 2, 2010
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Place:
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Red River College - Princess St. Campus
160 Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Speakers:
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Matthew Bielawa and Brian J. Lenius
Internationally renowned authorities on Galician genealogical research
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Matthew Bielawa
(Stratford, Connecticut, USA) has specialization in western Ukraine and eastern Galicia, about which he
has extensively lectured, written articles for various genealogical journals, and created a web page, Genealogy of
Halychyna / Eastern Galicia (www.halgal.com). Matthew has conducted research trips to Ukraine, Poland and Russia numerous
times, including a semester of studies at Leningrad State University. Matthew earned a B.A. degree in Slavic and East
European Studies from the University of Connecticut and a M.A. degree in Slavic Languages and Literature from New York
University.
Brian J. Lenius
(Selkirk, Manitoba) has conducted East European research specializing in the former Austrian province of
Galicia for over 25 years. Brian is author and publisher of the Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia: Expanded Data Edition,
as well as numerous articles on Galician and Austrian research published in various Polish, eastern European, and other
genealogical periodicals. He has presented research-oriented lectures to numerous genealogical societies in Canada, USA,
and Germany. Brian has undertaken 15 extended research trips in Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany
greatly expanding resources available to North American genealogical researchers.
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This Saturday full-day seminar will feature presentations by internationally
renowned authorities, Matthew Bielawa and
Brian J. Lenius, focusing on Galicia
in what is today south-eastern Poland and western Ukraine. The seminar will
cover various topics on Galicia including a description of Galicia, record
keeping, locating records, reading and analyzing records, and languages
(including Cyrillic). Ukrainian and Polish roots will be covered in depth and
minority groups such as German, Jewish, Mennonite, Armenian, and Czech roots in
Galicia covered according to attendance.
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Registration: 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
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Duration of sessions: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (includes breaks for coffee and lunch)
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Early Bird Draw
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Registrations postmarked by August 20, 2010 will be entered into 4 early-bird draws.
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Prizes: * complete set of EEG journals
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* copy of Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia by Brian J. Lenius
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* copy of Ukrainian Genealogy by John Pihach
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* complimentary one-year EEGS membership
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Lecture theatre seating is limited to 120 people so please register early to confirm your attendance.
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Please click on the link below, print and complete the form, and mail it with payment to:
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Registration will be acknowledged by e-mail and will include a receipt of payment. |
Marni Domolewski
EEGS Seminar Registrar
39 Rockspur St.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R2K 3M5
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Cost: Members $55.00 || Non-members $60.00
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Click here for the registration form
Detailed information for
Attendees
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