Genealogical Research in Frederick County , Maryland - Panel of Experts Saturday, March 8, 2003 1:00 - 3:00 PM Homewood at Crumland Farms Retirement Community 7407 Willow Road Frederick, MD Open to the public - no charge Contact: Pepper Scotto, Pres FRECOGS 301-834-9907 [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- Frederick County Genealogical Society will be hosting an educational program "Where to Research Family History in Frederick County - Stump the Panel of Experts" on Saturday March 8, starting at 1:00 PM.   Location of this event will be at Homewood at Crumland Farms at 7407 Willow Road.  This event is open to the public at no charge. This program is a special feature of 2003 for this organization.  Attendees will be able to submit questions to a panel of four experts in researching in this area.  FRECOGS members who live outside the lecture area are able to submit questions and receive their answers by email.  Panel of Experts include:  Mrs. Trudie Davis-Long from Libertytown, editor of FRECOGS 120 page newsletter, author, lecturer, and researcher specializing in MD, VA, and NC.  Current projects include indexing the Linton Obituary Collection at the Frederick Public Library. Ms Mary Mannix from Rockville has a degree in History and Political Science from Hood College, archivist, author, and Manager of the Maryland Room at the C.Burr Artz Central Public Library for Frederick County. For eleven years she was the Library Director of the Howard County Historical Society.  She has held positions at the Lilienfeld Library, Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, and the Maryland Historical Society.  She received her Masters of Library Science from the University of Maryland, a master's degree in American History with Museum Studies Certificate from the University of Delaware.  Her published articles have included "Obituaries" and "Photography," "Maps and Image Collections" and"Preliminary Survey of the Cartographic Records of Howard County, Maryland."  Ms Edie O. Eader from Frederick is a paralegal who has extensive work experience in the regional county court systems, particularly Frederick County.  She is a genealogical and historical researcher, and author. .  Edie is co-partner in the genealogical publishing company Paw Prints, with Trudie Davis-Long, and, among others, has extracted records for 3 books from the Jacob Englebrecht Diaries covering marriages, deaths, and property information.  Ms Eader is researching the descendants of the Hawbottom Janet Somerville and Henry Johnson family cemetery (1773-1920). Rounding out the panel will be Mr. Bob Fout, local genealogist and historian from Frederick, MD. Bob specializes in Frederick County, MD and conducts research for those who are not able to do so for themselves at the local courthouse, public library, LDS library and historical society. He also locates and photographs gravestones in Frederick County cemeteries.  His work has pursued family lines migrating into and out of Frederick County by utilizing additional genealogical resources available in Washington, Carroll, and Baltimore Counties, MD as well as Loudoun County, VA.  Mr. Fout is a life-long resident of Frederick County with family roots dating to the 1730's and has over 20 years of experience in genealogical research.  This meeting is the third in the 2003 Frecogs lecture series.  The next lecture meeting will be on April 12 at 1:00 PM, where Rev. Frederick W. Pyne, CGRS will talk on "Researching the DAR Library and Internet Site." FRECOGS purpose is to stimulate and educate genealogical and family history for its members and the general public.   They hold programs such as these to encourage family history using effective techniques to search, record, retain, and disseminate historical information.   Of particular interest is the history of the people of Frederick County. However, many members have families from other regions and states and enjoy keeping up with the ever-changing research availability and networking. For more information about FRECOGS or this program, please contact Pepper Scotto, Pres. [email protected] or  301-834-9907