| Contact: Andy Madson
Phone: (865) 365-3666 or 365-1422 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2010 |
REGISTER NOW FOR SCPLS HISTORY CENTER 2010 GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
SEVIER COUNTY, TN – The SCPLS Foundation is sponsoring the Sevier County Public Library System History Center 2010 Genealogy Conference. The conference starts with a historic walk, “Rediscovering Sevierville Walking Tour.” The walk begins at the King Family Library at 408 High Street in Sevierville Thursday, November 4 at 1:00 p.m. The conference continues with a local author reception on the afternoon of November 4th. Friday, November 5 begins the conference sessions from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Conference sessions continue through Saturday, November 6 from 9:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Conference sessions presenters include:
· J. Mark Lowe, Certified Genealogist
· Hannah Clevenger
· R. S. (Bob) Allen
· Martha Bowden Burden
· Eric Head, Knox County Archives
· Donna Stinnett
· Glenna Julian
· Entertainment for the story dinner will be the Smoky Mountain Story Tellers and the Old Harp Singers of Sevier County.
The registration fee for the three-day conference, including evening meal on November 5, will be $100.00 or $25.00 per day and $25.00 for the Tall Tales, Tune, & Tasty Fixins’ Dinner & Down-Home Silent Auction. Best value for the conference is to purchase a Sevier County Public Library System Foundation 1-year membership for $75.00 and attend the entire conference for free!
The Sevier County History Center is located on the third floor of the King Family Library at 408 High Street in Sevierville. Brochures and registration forms for the conference are available at the King Family Library, the Seymour Branch Library @ 137 w. Macon Lane in Seymour, and the Kodak Branch Library at 319 West Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak. For more information regarding the Sevier County History Center Genealogy Conference, please contact Andy Madson at (865)365-3666 or (865) 365-1422 or view and print registration from the SCPLS website at www.sevierlibrary.org.
