Next week we will join thousands of genealogists from around the country (and around the world) at the 2011 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Springfield, Illinois. Over the past year we have noticed an increasing number of genealogists using 1000memories to record their family histories - which center not only on documents and names but individual's life stories so that future generations will be able to know their history. We have since added new features like our free social security database look-up tool to become even more helpful.

At the conference, we are thrilled to be hosting the "Engaging your family in genealogy" breakfast panel along with two of the genealogy community’s top personalities, D. Joshua Taylor and Pat Richley (DearMYRTLE). Joshua is Conference Chair for the 2011 FGS Conference and a nationally recognized genealogical speaker, author, and researcher. Myrt is a prolific genealogy blogger and author of DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog, currently rated among the top blogs in the industry.

This all-star team (which also includes Jonathan Good, co-founder of 1000memories), will tackle one one of the biggest issues confronting the genealogy community today: how to get the next generation excited about family history. All the hard work of assembling and documenting your family’s genealogy and history is something that should be shared with future generations so that they too can understand where they come from - the panelists will share strategies and tips to excite the next generation.

If you plan to be at the conference, we would love for you to join us for breakfast on Thursday morning. Space is limited so please email me to register.