The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania have announced a state-wide genealogical conference, to be held in Pittsburgh on September 29 and 30, 2006. This event, the first state-wide genealogical seminar held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will undoubtedly draw considerable numbers of family historians to Pittsburgh, because Pennsylvania is a genealogically significant state. For three centuries Pennsylvania has been one of the most populous colonies or states, so many family historians can track their ancestry back to Pennsylvania.

Program specifics will announced in 2005. Conference planners, John T. Humphrey and Barbara Braden Guffey, have noted that the program will feature presentations discussing all aspects of Pennsylvania research, along with computer and Internet topics. And not-to-be-missed methodology lectures.

Both societies have experience running large conferences. In 1997 the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania hosted the NGS Conference held at Valley Forge, and in 2003 the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society hosted NGS's Centennial Conference. Both conferences were among the most successful events NGS has held.

Mark your calendars now -- again, the dates are September 29 and 30, 2006. Watch the Societies' websites for more information -- www.wpgs.org and www.genpa.org.