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Tracing Your Delmarva Ancestors September 20-21

SALISBURY, MD ----The Nabb Research Center for Delmarva Culture and History at Salisbury University welcomes the Maryland Genealogical Society annual seminar "Tracing Your Delmarva Ancestors" Friday, September 20-Saturday, September 21.

Co-sponsored by the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society and the Nabb Research Center, the conference provides an opportunity for Delmarva researchers, whether professional or novice, to learn family history research from some of the best historians and researchers in the field.

Sessions include a wide variety of topics including Beginning Your Search for Ancestors; Slavery and the Underground Railroad on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; A Survey of Church Records of the Delmarva from the 17th and 18th Centuries; and Researching Your Delmarva Ancestors on the Internet.

The cost for Friday and Saturday is $50 or $25 per day; the Friday night banquet is $25. For more information call 410-543-6312 or visit SU's Nabb Research Center Web site at http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu.