HCGS Meeting Oct 14, 2017 FGS Conference in Pittsburg

 The October meeting of the Honolulu County Genealogical Society on Saturday October 14th will feature reports of Ann Sloat and Stanley Yon from their attendance at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference and other mainland genealogical research they were able to do.  
   As Ann Sloat says: "Stan Yon and I both attended the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Pittsburgh this past month.  We are both going to report on our experiences at the conference and after when we took off seeking our own research goals (Stan went further and longer than me).   I want to share some of the ideas from the first day of the conference that was geared toward delegates of the member societies.  These include suggestions on how to attract more members, how to be more visible in our communities, etc."  

Coming up in November:
"Brick Wall Demolitions"    a working discussion of the "Brick Walls" members are experiencing.  Come to share your problems finding an ancestor and maybe we can help solve it.  Bring your laptop if you want.  WiFi is available.

 DIRECTIONS to the meeting site:

    The Keola Ho’onanea high rise is centrally located between N School St and N Vineyard St. and between Liliha St and Nuuanu Ave.  It’s across the river (Nuuanu Steam) from Foster Botanical Garden and next to the H1.   It’s a seven-minute walk from the bus stop on Liliha Street and Vineyard.  

    There is free on-street parking on A’ala or on Vineyard on Saturdays.  Car-pooling is a good idea, and arrive early to find somewhere to park.   There is a loading area by the door for those to unloading refreshments, or projector, etc.   A handicap parking space may be available.  Don’t park in the building’s lot unless it is marked for visitor.

     The meeting starts at 9 am.   Plan on arriving at 8:30 am, if you can, to find your way and to get parking.  The meeting room is on the ground level in the back of the building, you can walk through the parking lot to the ground level.  Help may be needed to set up the meeting room.