Crossing Borders

Welcome!

The 2022 SGGEE convention will take place Friday through Sunday, Sept.  23-25.

Once again, we will be entirely virtual in consideration of potential health and travel disruptions due to ongoing concerns about the covid pandemic. We understand that many of you are looking forward to in-person conventions again. So are we! In the meantime, we hope to welcome members and guests virtually in September.

Our theme is "Crossing Borders" and refers to the fact that our ancestors in Poland and western Ukraine began their journeys in German areas around the edges. We are working on a program of speakers who will help us understand those areas.

On Friday, we are adding three "breakout rooms" to follow up on the virtual presentations given earlier in the year:

• If It's 1773, It must be Russia (January)
• Family Tree DNA and DNA Projects (April)
  
• Navigating Online Records in Poland to Find Ancestors (June)

SGGEE members continue to have access to the recordings of these presentations through our "Virtual SGGEE" web page. If you previously attended or watched the videos, and have more questions to ask, you can join the breakout room(s) of your choice on Friday and talk with the presenters. Alternatively, if you haven't viewed the recording, now's the time to watch and then join the breakout room to meet with the presenter, who will answer questions.

The weekend will include our convention speakers, the Annual General Meeting of SGGEE, and additional breakout rooms focused on how to make the best use of the various resources SGGEE offers.

We're pleased to offer our "Changing Borders" convention at no cost to all participants. However, only SGGEE members will have access to any handouts and recordings of the presentations.

If you join SGGEE in the convention month (September), your membership will take effect in October and remain valid through Dec. 31, 2023.

Watch our blog for updates along the way. And send questions or comments to convention-sggee@googlegroups.com.