After spending an unusually stormy day in south central KY with some damages in the area, thought I would pass on some information. As programs chairman for the South Central KY Historical and Genealogical Society, I have been attempting to line up speakers for 2008. We meet the 4th Thursday night of each month (except December) at the South Central KY Cultural Center, 200 Water Street in Glasgow. The meetings start at 7 pm, no charge for attendance, free parking and glorious facilities. If you haven't visited the Cultural Center and the museum and are in Glasgow, please stop in!!! So far I have the following confirmations for programs and if you're in the area, come visit us! Jan: Shannon Jefferies of Metcalfe Co has formed a Civil War re-enactment group in the area and will be speaking of the group, looking for civilian volunteers to participate in a re-enactment - Confederate. He will be in full uniform and sharing Civil War stories from the area. Feb: Judge Mitchell Nance of Glasgow will be speaking about Cumberland Co sights and events. Mar: Jonathan Jeffries, Kentucky Library at Western KY University, will be sharing information about Abraham Lincoln as the state kicks off a two-year salute to our native son. His program includes memorials and honors bestowed to Lincoln after his death. May: Gary Bardeaux of Diamond Caverns, a cave photographer, will present a program on using Photoshop to enhance and restore your old family photographs. He'll explain some of the functions of Photoshop in working with old tintypes and faded family treasures. Also confirmed but no date set: Betty Gorin-Smith of Taylor Co, will be with us in regard to her multi-award winning book "Morgan is Coming". She is a Civil War expert and has put together a book that is acclaimed throughout as the most thorough look at the life of and battles of John Hunt Morgan. Also, Mike Watson, Adair Co expert and author, has agreed to speak with us this year. I am awaiting confirmation on the possibility that Sue Lynn McDaniel of Western can present her program on Leap Day and the Courting Customs of Early Kentucky - which would be great! I'll post other information as I receive confirmations. I will also be in Frankfort KY on Saturday, April 12th and speaking before the KY Historical Society and the KY Genealogical Society. I will be doing a program on Beginning Genealogy at the KY Historical Society headquarters there. On Saturday, Feb 2nd, I will be speaking at the Mary Wood Weldon Library in Glasgow on part 3 of my series of genealogy techniques, and again on April 19th for the final class which will be on cemetery research, reading dates on tombstones, etc. You're welcome to sit in on these classes too, no charge. See you Monday! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html