Come to Raleigh in May 2009

Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss the next Conference in the States, sponsored by the National Genealogical Society, when the nation’s genealogists will come together in Raleigh. The conference will be held in the new Raleigh Convention Center on 13–16 May 2009. Opening in September 2008, the 500,000-square-foot facility offers the finest amenities for visitors including a large exhibit hall, twenty meeting rooms with state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, and spacious reception areas throughout the center to foster an informal and comfortable environment in which conference attendees can socialize and network.

Raleigh and the surrounding area is home to a number of important repositories of records, documents, and original manuscripts relating to North Carolina genealogy and history. The North Carolina State Archives and the Genealogical Services Branch of the North Carolina State Library are located just a few blocks from the Raleigh Convention Center. In nearby Chapel Hill is the Southern Historical Collection and the North Carolina Collection housed at the Louis Round Wilson Library on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill. Duke University in Durham is home to the U.S. Southern History Collection.

Downtown Raleigh is home to the North Carolina Museum of History, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the Raleigh City Museum, and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. From fine dining to small cafes to friendly pubs, Raleigh offers restaurants for any taste.

Make plans now to come to Raleigh in May 2009. Enjoy our southern hospitality while you immerse yourself in four days of genealogy heaven.

Watch the National Genealogical Society’s website and this blog for registration information.