We exhibit at a number of conferences, seminars and book fairs around the United States every year. In addition, Mel Wolfgang, founder of Jonathan Sheppard Books, often lectures on topics related to history and genealogy. We always enjoy meeting our customers face to face. If you intend to be at one of the events below, please stop by our booth and say hello.

APRIL 2011

7-9 (Thursday thru Saturday) New England Regional Genealogical Conference, Springfield, Massachusetts
Meldon J. Wolfgang III will present "When the Trail Leads to the Almshouse and Cold Charity" and "Sixty Hours a Week, Ten Cents an Hour: What Family Historians Can Learn from the Records of New England's Industrial Heritage."

16 (Saturday) Central New York Genealogical Society, Dewitt, New York
Meldon J. Wolfgang III will present: "If You Think You've Looked Everywhere . . . Its Time to Look Again", ""To The Honorable The Board of Supervisors" . . . Finding Clues in Local Government Records", and "So, You Think You Know All About City Directories. Deconstructing a City Directory and Extracting Every Bit of Information From Its Pages"

MAY 2011

21 (Saturday) Virginia Genealogical Society's Spring Conference. Library of Virginia, Richmond. Civil War Confederate Records: Bringing the Gray Ghosts to Life.
Jonathan Sheppard Books will be exhibiting. For more information: http://www.vgs.org/

JUNE 2011

11 (Saturday) Naugatuck Valley Genealogical Club, Middlebury Public Library, Middlebury, Connecticut
Meldon J. Wolfgang III will present "Sixty Hours a Week, Ten Cents an Hour: What Family Historians Can Learn from the Records of New England's Industrial Heritage"  at 1 p.m. Jonathan Sheppard Books will also be exhibiting. You can find directions to the Middlebury Public Library here. Just click "Directions" tab on the right.

July 2011

23 (Saturday) Massachusetts Genealogical Council, Bentley University
Meldon J. Wolfgang III will present "Archives Research: Finding Unique Treasures for Family History". Jonathan Sheppard Books will also be exhibiting. For more information, visit: http://www.massgencouncil.com/

SEPTEMBER 2011

1 (Thursday) German Genealogy Group in Hicksville, New York. Meldon J. Wolfgang III will be speaking at the German Genealogy Group's September 2011 meeting. For complete information about topic, time and location, just follow this link:  http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/upmeets.stm

When you get to the page, check out the GGG’s “Membership” link on the left. The price is hard to beat!
 

17 (Saturday) Annual Day-Long Genealogy Seminar sponsored by the Friends of NARA – Pittsfield - Life in the Past Lane VIII – Williamstown, MA
Meldon J. Wolfgang III will present "Directory Research: Getting the Most Information from City Directories & Their Close Cousins" and "Searching for Those German Ancestors on Line . . . Without Knowing Much German". Jonathan Sheppard Books will also be exhibiting. For more information, visit: http://www.narafriends-pittsfield.org/

24 (Saturday)  Maine Genealogical Society’s Annual Family History Conference, Bangor, Maine. This year Meldon J. Wolfgang III will be the featured speaker, with three presentations. Jonathan Sheppard Books will also be exhibiting. For more information, visit: http://www.maineroots.org/

OCTOBER 2011

15 (Saturday) Connecticut Society of Genealogists’ Annual All-Day Genealogical Seminar . Meldon J. Wolfgang III will be presenting a talk entitled: "Uncommon Research Tools That Can Lead to Uncommonly Good Results." Jonathan Sheppard Books will also be exhibiting. For information, visit: http://www.csginc.org/

22 (Saturday) Genealogical Society of Bergen County [New Jersey] day-long Seminar at Bergen County Community College. Jonathan Sheppard Books will be exhibiting. For information, visit: http://www.njgsbc.org/seminar