Save the date for the 11th Annual Bucks County Ancestry Fair: Saturday, November 11, 2017!
Sponsored by the Bucks County Genealogical Society, the 2017 Bucks County Ancestry Fair will be held once again at the Bucks County Community College, Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie!
We are thrilled to announce that Sydney Cruice Dixon, popular speaker, instructor, and researcher in the Philadelphia area, has agreed to be our keynote speaker for the 2017 Ancestry Fair.As always, the Ancestry Fair will present a great lineup of speakers on a variety of genealogical topics, exhibitors representing genealogical and historical organizations, businesses, and government agencies with products and services of interest to the genealogical community, and an exciting array of door prizes.
Watch this space for the latest announcements on the other speakers and vendors participating in the 2017 Ancestry Fair.
Lunch options at the Ancestry Fair
Pre-ordered lunches will be available between 12:00 noon and 1:30 pm. Please go to the Vibe Cafe in the Exhibitor area to pick up your lunch. Your name badge has a letter code indicating which lunch selection you ordered.
For those who did not pre-order a lunch, the Vibe Cafe in the Exhibitor area will be open and serving food between 12:00 noon until 1:30 pm while supplies last.
You can bring your own lunch, and eat it at one of the tables in the North building or outdoors at the picnic tables on the plaza.
There are also many local eateries near the BCCC Perkasie campus, some within walking distance. They include:
In the Village of Glenwood Shopping Center on Fifth St between Blooming Glen and Hillendale:
- Down to Earth Cafe
- Domino's Pizza
On the corner of Fifth St and Blooming Glen:
- Dunkin' Donuts is across Blooming Glen from CVS Pharmacy
On E. Walnut and Main St. - turn left onto Fifth St. from Hillendale, go 1.3 miles; then turn left onto Walnut, go .7 miles:
- The Perk is on the corner of Walnut and Main St.
On Constitution, Perkasie Square Shopping Center. Directions: Turn left onto Fifth Street from Hillendale, go 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Walnut, go .2 miles. Turn right onto Constitution, go .4 miles. Turn left into shopping center.
- Subway
- McDonalds
- Peking Wok
- Pizza joint
The tall building with the BCCC logo is the South Building. As you face that building, you will see a separate building to its left, across a small plaza. That is the North Building.
Most of the Ancestry Fair activities will take place in the North Building. When you first arrive, you should enter the North Building (top left diagram) at the Main Entrance and proceed down the hall to the check-in tables. The Keynote Address and the Track A Lectures will be prsented in the Great Room (rooms 119, 120 and 121) on the left side of the hall. This room is on the First Floor of the North Building.
The Exhibitors will be in the North Building, but on the Ground Floor (bottom diagram), which is actually underground, one level below the First Floor. You can use the elevator near the front entrance, or take the stairs at the end of the hall, to go one level down to the Ground level. The Exhibitor tables will be in the lounge area at the front of the Ground level, under the plaza. The cafe, where you can pick up pre-paid lunches or purchase food, is also located in that area.
The classroom for the Track B lectures, Room 011, is also at the Ground level of the North Building, behind the Library. To get to it from the Exhibitor area, walk through the Library (the glassed-in area) to the left and enter the classroom.
The Track C lectures will be held in room 156 on the First Floor of the South Building (top right diagram). You can get there from the North Building by either exiting from the main entrance of the North Building and walking across the plaza to the South Building entrance, or by taking the stairs or elevator up one level from the Exhibitor area, past the library and cafe. The Track C classroom, room 156, is down the hall on the left, past the rest rooms on the right.
Thanks to all our speakers, exhibitors, volunteers and visitors for helping to make our 2017 Bucks County Ancestry Fair a record-breaking success!
In case you missed it, the Fair, sponsored by the Bucks County Genealogical Society, was held on November 11 at the Bucks County Community College, Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie. Check out the items below to see what you missed!
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We are thrilled to announce that our 2017 Ancestry Fair will begin with a keynote address by Sydney Cruice Dixon! Her topic will be It Started With a Sampler: Finding Genealogical Gems in Unexpected Places.
As always, the Ancestry Fair will present a great lineup of speakers on a variety of genealogical topics, exhibitors representing genealogical and historical organizations, businesses, and government agencies with products and services of interest to the genealogical community, and an exciting array of door prizes. For those who pre-register for the Fair, the admission fee, including access to all lectures, will be $25.00 per person. The fee for those who register at the door on the day of the Fair will be $30.00 per person.
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Large classrooms
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Plenty of time between lectures to visit the exhibitor area
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Longer lunch break
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Access to all lecture handouts in advance for pre-registrants
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All lecture handouts available on-line to attendees for two weeks after the Fair
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Bag lunch options available for pre-registrants
Interested in DNA testing? Our fantasic collection of door prizes includes DNA test kits from AncestryDNA and Family Tree DNA. In addition, the Bucks County Genealogical Society will be selling raffle tickets at their table for the chance to win a DNA test kit from 23andMe. So if you've been waiting for an affordable DNA option, come to the Fair and try your luck!
Looking forward to seeing you on November 11!
Contacts for the 2017 Bucks County Ancestry Fair:
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Exhibitors: Jeff Sipler at programs@bucksgen.org
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Publicity: Cathy Ivins at publicity@bucksgen.org
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Volunteers: Peg Felter at volunteer@bucksgen.org
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Website: Nancy Heath at webmaster@bucksgen.org
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General questions: ancestryfair@bucksgen.org
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From Dublin/Doylestown:
Follow Swamp Road (Route 313) west from Doylestown, through Dublin, past the Route 113 intersection, to the traffic light at the intersection with Fifth Street. Turn left on Fifth Street and proceed to the first traffic light at Blooming Glen Road (approx. 1.7 mi.) Glenwood Shopping Center will be on your left. Go beyond the light to the next marked left turn onto Hillendale Road. Proceed past the shopping center entry, and turn left again at the campus entry road.
From Quakertown/Milford:
Follow Route 309 south to the intersection with Broad Street (Rt. 313), turn left. Follow Route 313 to the intersection with Fifth St. (approx. 6 mi.). Turn right and proceed to the first traffic light at Blooming Glen Road (approx. 1.7 mi.). Glenwood Shopping Center will be on your left. Go beyond the light to the next marked left turn onto Hillendale Road. Proceed past the shopping center entry, and turn left again at the campus entry road.
From Riegelsville, Durham, Springfield, Richlandtown:
Take Route 212 to Quakertown and the intersection with Route 313. Turn left and follow Route 313, past Route 563, until the traffic light intersection at Fifth Street. Turn right and proceed to the first traffic light at Blooming Glen Road (approx. 1.7 mi.) Glenwood Shopping Center will be on your left. Go beyond the light to the next marked left turn onto Hillendale Road. Proceed past the shopping center entry, and turn left again at the campus entry road.