September 27, 2010 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | "Summer Stories: Brick Walls Scaled, Ancestors Found" Society Members return bringing with them stories of theri summer travels, family history finds, genealogical mysteries solved, and maybe a story or two of a skileton found in a newly discovered closet. Refreshment Theme: Cookies |
| October 25, 2010 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | “Death Records Are More than Death Certificates, Death Notices, and Obituaries” According to Certified Genealogist Chuck Mason, alternative Death Record sources can be gleaned from family papers, newspapers, funeral homes, cemeteries and church records. Join us and learn how these sources can be used in place of or along with Death Certificates, Death Notices, and Obituaries. “Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories” Refreshment Theme: Fall Apple Festival |
November 22, 2010 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | “How to Avoid Being Duped by the Internet” The Internet brings increasingly bountiful amounts of information to genealogists’ desktops-some valid, some erroneous, and much of unknown accuracy according to Dr. Thomas Jones, Certified Genealogist and editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Join us as we learn practical strategies for discriminating between correct and misleading information, and how online genealogical information-even if its accuracy is unknown-can lead to valid conclusions about ancestors. “Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories” Refreshment Theme: Blue Ribbon Pies |
December 13, 2010 Location TBD 7:00 p.m. | "Christmas Holiday Gathering and Gift Exchange" Sit down with us for a bite to eat prior to the Holidays, and later on enjoy our spirited gift exchange. Come prepared to share a story or two from one of your more memorable holidays. |
January 24, 2011 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | “I Am Not A Genealogist, But...” Brian Getty is not a genealogist. His wife, Society member Marilyn Getty, is the family historian. Join us and learn how Brian, through joint research with Marilyn, came to realize the how the life of one individual can profoundly impact an entire family line. “Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories”
Refreshment Theme: "Cookies, Cookies, and More Cookies" |
February 28, 2011 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | “Navigating the Find-A-Grave Website: Part II” In January of 2010, Society member David Roberts introduced us to the important genealogical website, Find-A-Grave. Utilizing the Internet again, he and fellow member Bill Mitchell delve further into this valuable source of family history information. “Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories” Refreshment Theme: "Death by Chocolate" |
March 28, 2011 Leonartown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | "The Baumbartner Family Tree Project" In October of 2009, while home in Ohio, Society Member, Linda Perry was given a hand-drawn family tree of Deacon David Baumgartner by a cousin familiar with Linda's family history research. Although more than pleased ot receive the tree Linda soon realized it was not her Baumgartner line. Listen as Society members Mac Clabaugh, Connie Trossbach, Zadie Thompson and Bill Mitchell share what they learned about Deacon Baumgartner and his amazing family tree. "Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories" Refreshment Theme: "Let Them Eat Cake" |
April 25, 2011 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | "Where Is Great-Grandma Hiding: Finding Forgotten Females" Our foremothers are more challenging to identify than our forefathers, for many reasons including laws and customs. Certified Genealogist Sandra MacLean Clunies joins us to discuss this all too familiar problem and offer some successful strategies to use in your hunt for that elusive female ancestor. "Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories" Refreshment Theme: "Pudding, Jell-o Pudding or Just Jell-o" |
May 23, 2011 Leonardtown Library Meeting Room - 7:00 p.m. | “Footnote.com” To more fully understand the people whose lives we research, we must also understand the times in which they lived. Society members Linda Vert and Bill Mitchell take us on an Internet tour of Footnote.com, one of the most exiting website sources for finding and sharing original historic documents. “Sharing Our Knowledge; Sharing Our Stories”
Refreshment Theme: "Berries Jubliee" |
June 27, 2011 Location TBD 7:00 p.m. | Annual Spring Supper / Election of Officers Before breaking for the summer, we will sit down again for supper, share a few stories and be entertained by Carol Kelley and Linda Vert's year in review in pictures. |