Hi Patricia, I would really love to come to the workshop and especially would like to tour the IOOF Cemetery because several of my ancestors (as well as my husband's) are buried there. If any information is given on James Reed Anderson (Civil War Veteran) I would really appreciate it if someone would be so kind as to take notes and forward them to me. He is one of my "brick walls" Thanks so much. Charlotte Fleming Tucson, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Triciad20@cs.com> > I posted the information about the workshop on the calendar at the HCGS My > Family site. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I can't seem to send the > link to this list. Jim or Sue, if you read this, maybe you can help. > > Right now, the only update that I have regarding the workshop schedule is > that local historian Jack Sandy Anderson has agreed to do the walking tour of > the I.O.O.F. Cemetery along with Harrison County Historical Society > President, Laura Goff Davis. There are many prominent Clarksburg/Harrison Co. > residents buried in this cemetery. I'm sure that those that will participate > in this session will learn many interesting new things about our notable > citizens of the past. > > A few of our speakers aren't listed on the back of the registration forms: > > Rosalind Queen Alonso: She is the former Executive Director of the WV > Italian Heritage Festival. She's also done extensive genealogical research > in Italy. She is speaking on her oral history project which is funded by the > WV Dept. of Culture and History and the Italian American Foundation. > > Lawrence Metzner: He was born and raised in the West Virginia community of > Helvetia. For those who aren't familiar with the community, a group of Swiss > settlers came to the area in 1869. The Randolph County community is a > beautiful place to visit and celebrates their Swiss heritage with several > events during the year. Mr. Metzner is a descendant of the original Swiss > settlers. > > John Hines and Dave Heise: John is a valued member of HCGS. He has donated > many CD-ROMs to the genealogy society and is very knowledgeable about > computers. He and Dave Heise are working on several family history books. > We are offering this session twice as the class size itself will be smaller. > > I've spoken with the County Clerk about the possibility that a courthouse > employee be available to make copies of records on the day of the workshop. > I'm waiting to hear back from her as the individual that David had in mind > has been on vacation. However, if no one is available to make copies, be > sure to make good notations of the book and page numbers if you want to > request a copy later. There are three sessions scheduled at the Harrison > County Courthouse. It's possible that someone could stay and research for > more than one session. It will depend on how many people register for each > one. However, as a security guard will have to unlock a door for us, we'll > probably not be able to come and go as we please. > > I can't think of anything else that's not on the registration form. Any > planning committee people out there who can add something, feel free to do > so. We're hoping for a nice turnout. HCGS members are getting their > registration forms about a week before the forms go out to the public. That > will give members a chance to register early and get the classes they want. > > Please write me (triciad20@cs.com) with questions. Direct the questions to > the list if you feel that the answer will benefit other members. I'll try to > get online to check my mail more than my usual one time a day. > > Patricia Dennison > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >