October 20th, 2012 | Published in Uncategorized
The Canebrake Genealogy Society and Library invites you to celebrate Family History Month on Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Marengo County History & Archives Museum, Rosenbush Building, 101 N. Walnut Avenue, Demopolis, AL. Information: 334-341-3439. Open & FREE to the public.
July 14th, 2012 | Published in Uncategorized
The Birmingham Family History Center will have a Family History Fair on Saturday, July 21st from 9am to 3pm. The event is free, but pre-registration is encouraged. Check-in begins at 9am. The classes are from 10am until 3pm, changing each hour, so you can attend up to 5 classes. Lunch will be available between 11am and 1pm.
Some presenters include Lafe Peevler, Karl Seitz, Patricia Coleman, Yvonne Crumpler, Nancy Dupree, Donald Debrow, Ann Holloman, Ken Record, Anne Norris, Dan Tindall, James Blackston, & John Patterson.
Topic include beginning your research, technology, organizing your research, specific location research and much more. See the website for more information and to register: http://bhamfhc.wix.com/bafhc#!
January 4th, 2012 | Published in Genealogy, Societies
The National Genealogical Society is seeking nominations for officers and the board of directors.
The election of NGS officers and board members will be held at the annual meeting at the NGS Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
The following positions are open for election this term:
Terms for officers run from 1 October 2012 through 30 September 2014.
· President
· Vice-president
· Secretary
· Treasurer
Terms for directors run from 1 October 2012 through 30 September 2016.
· Director, Region 3
· Director, Region 4
· Director at Large (two candidates)
A PDF of the map showing the various regions is available on the NGS website at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/galleries/aboutngs/BlankBODRegionsMap.pdf.
January 4th, 2012 | Published in Cemeteries, History, Preservation
This story appeared in the January 3, 2012 edition of the Montgomery Advertiser:
Preliminary ground-penetrating radar work performed at Lincoln Cemetery has confirmed what many suspected: There are far more bodies in the cemetery than many believed and many are in unmarked graves throughout the cemetery.
Originally designated for 700 burial plots when it was founded in 1908, the area’s oldest black commercial cemetery may contain about 5,800 bodies, according to the research of authority members and volunteers.
January 4th, 2012 | Published in Annual Conference, Family Reunions, Genealogy
Learn how to organize and publish your family history with Sharon Jackson at the 6th Annual Black Belt African American Genealogy Conference and Family History Fair.
For 12 years, Jackson had been collecting facts and photos and interviewing family members at family reunions, funerals and other gatherings. “The net result of all my efforts,” said Jackson, “were lots of boxes and folders strewn all over my den. Utilizing Ancestry.com, Family Tree Maker and a local printer I was able assemble the first edition of the Washington-Thompson Family History book.”
In 2010, the California native retired from the City of Long Beach where she was the Public Affairs Officer for the Long Beach Airport. In addition to her duties as the Airport’s Public Information Officer, she also managed the Airport’s Noise Office. The Long Beach Airport Noise Office and the Noise Abatement Program are recognized as model programs in the industry.