Next Meeting - July 28 Coffee at 6:30pm Meeting at 7:00pm
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.... bring along cookies or other goodies to share and those who assist in setting up and clearing away at our meetings. Your contribution at that time is particularly helpful as it allows me to wrap things up with the presenter and/or other participants and not face the cleanup alone afterwards, and IS noticed and valued, even when I don't say Thank You in person or in public. We relax and enjoy learning with new and old friends with something to nibble on and our coffee or tea.
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Mark your calendars and join us at any and all of these FHIG meetings on Tuesdays in 2015:
August 25 -- 'Making the Most of FamilySearch.org' with Steve Strauss September 22 -- 'Genealogy - It's Not a Tree or a Chart, It's a Story!' with Maureen Wlodarczyk October 27 November 24 Still no FHIG in December! |
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The Family History Interest Group (FHIG) at Bernards Township Library hopes to inspire and encourage you as you investigate the intiguing (or quite ordinary!) lives of your family members. In this newsletter you'll find information about upcoming and past FHIG meetings, news and notes about related topics, and ideas, tips and suggestions for your own genealogy searches. -- Ruth
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Tuesday, July 28 While male ancestors are almost always easier to research, females CAN be identified with a variety of different approaches. The information found about these important relatives can greatly enhance one’s family history story. At the FHIG meeting on Tuesday, July 28, Nancy Nelson and Carol Sheaffer will focus on research tips and records that can be especially useful in identifying females and their family of origin. As you will see from their bios below, these two ladies bring a wealth of first hand experience to this topic. Please join us for an especially informative evening!
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About Carol M. Sheaffer Carol is President and Program Chair of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, President of Central Jersey Genealogical Club, and a Trustee of The Genealogical Society of New Jersey. She is also a member of The Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, Daughters of Union Veterans of The Civil War, Trenton Historical Society, Burlington County Historical Society, Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Berks County Genealogical Society and Roebling Historical Society. She has had more than thirty years experience in genealogical research with focus on Central and Southern NJ, Philadelphia, Lancaster and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania.
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About Nancy C. NelsonWith more than twenty years experience in genealogical research, Nancy's focus has been Burlington and Monmouth Counties, NJ. She also is deeply committed to a number of genealogy organizations, serving as First Families of Pennsylvania Chair and on the Board of Directors of The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. She is Membership Chair of the Central Jersey Genealogical Club; Secretary of The General Forman Chapter, DAR; and also a member of The National Genealogical Society, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, The Bordentown Historical Society, and The First Families of Tennessee.
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The Family History Interest Group (FHIG) meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month except December from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the Program Room on the lower level at Bernards Township Library.
Coffee and tea (and cookies or snacks if participants bring them!) is served at 6:30 pm and participants are invited to socialize. Our coffee and tea arrangements are $elf $upporting -- If you enjoy a cup please consider dropping a quarter or two in the basket provided.
FHIG meetings are FREE and all are welcome, whether they have been previously involved in family history research or not. No prior experience in tracing genealogical roots is necessary. The Group provides opportunities for those interested in family history and genealogy to share information and experiences and be more successful in their search.
For more information please call the Library at 908.204.3031, ext.4 or email RLufkin@Bernards.org
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City Directory information from the FamilySearch Research Wiki At the June meeting Russ Worthington gave us an introduction to City Directories and some of the unusual and useful information that can be found in them.
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