SOME TOOLS TO HELP YOU UNCOVER A FAMILY HISTORY.(LIFE & LEISURE)

There are a number of places to learn more about genealogy and the sources and tools available for tracking your own family history.

CONFERENCES

The Capital District Genealogical Society will hold its annual conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Holiday Inn on Wolf Road. Dr. John Colletta, author of ``They Came in Ships'' and ``Finding Italian Roots,'' will present a lecture, ``Pulling Together an American Saga: From Your Immigrant Ancestor to You.''

The cost is $25 a person, including lunch. Registration is required. Call 283-2653.

The Northeastern New York Genealogical Society will hold its annual conference from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Noxon Community Center in Wevertown, Warren County. Speakers will discuss surfing the Internet and the archives in Warren County. The cost is $7 a person, including lunch. Registration is required. Call 792-0092. BOOKS

``The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy,'' edited by Arlene Eakle and Johni Cerny (Ancestry, $44.95)

``Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots,'' by Elizabeth Powell Crowe (Windcrest/McGraw-Hill, $27.95) SOFTWARE

Brother's Keeper, a shareware program that comes with ``Genealogy Online.'' Family Tree Maker Deluxe Edition II (Broderbund, $99)

The Master Genealogist (Wholly Genes, $99) JOURNALS

National Genealogical Society Newsletter, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, VA 22207-2399

The New England Computer Genealogist, 101 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116-3087