Hi everyone, anyone near Clarksville, TN? This messages comes from another list I subscribe to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 2:31 PM Subject: Free Civil War Genealogy workshop, Clarksville, TN, May 25 > Participants will learn how to determine if an ancestor served in the Civil > War and how to locate records for both Confederate and Union veterans. > Participants do not need Tennessee ancestors to participate since the > information will be useful to researchers regardless of their ancestor's > home state. > > Why is the East Tennessee Historical Society bringing free genealogy > programs to Middle Tennessee? The classes are a celebration and introduction > to a new statewide initiative sponsored by ETHS to track down descendants of > Civil War soldiers who lived, fought, or died in the Volunteer State. The > new heritage program, "Civil War Families of Tennessee," celebrates the > unique role of individuals in Tennessee's Civil War story. > > The workshop is co-sponsored locally by the Clarksville-Montgomery County > Public Library. For additional information about the free workshop contact > the CMCPL at 931-648-8826 or contact ETHS at 865-215-8824. > > The East Tennessee Historical Society, founded in 1834, is one of the oldest > cultural institutions in the state of Tennessee. ETHS, a non-profit > organization headquartered in Knoxville, is dedicated to preserving, > interpreting, and promoting the history of the region. The society's > activities and exhibits are made possible through the support of its > membership. For additional information about the genealogy workshops, > membership, or other ETHS programs, call 865-215-8824, or visit the > historical society's web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org > > > > ============================== > 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 >