Please excuse any cross postings, but the following program is a great interest for anyone interested in families that have both Frederick Md, and Loudoun Co., VA connections, including any Canal and Railroad families moving up and down the Potomac River. FRECOGS: Frederick Co. (Md.) Genealogical Society CROSSING THE POTOMAC FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP Sat. May 12, 2007 Point of Rocks Community Center 1635 Ballenger Creek Pike - Point of Rocks, MD Workshop 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Registration 9:00 am FRECOGS welcomes anyone interested in learning more about the family relationships and social history between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland. We will be having a day of learning about Loudoun County research resources in the morning (Ms Marty Hiatt, well-known professional genealogist and author) and Frederick County resources in the afternoon (Ms Mary Mannix of the Maryland Room of Frederick County Public Libraries). Breakout sessions, book sales, tables for sharing, photocopy machine, and local newspaper collection and reference books for review. Please feel free to bring your family information. Discounted Pre-Registration Postmark by: May 7, 2007 FRECOGS Members $15, All other non-members $20. after May 7st: $25.00 includes lunch Visit www.FRECOGS.com for registration information Or call: Pepper Scotto 301-834-9907 CatoctinKey@Gmail.com New FRECOGS members welcomed, incl. $20/2007 Yr with fees Send registration: name, surnames and projects and fees to: FRECOGS P.O. Box 412, Frederick, MD 21705 The Community Center is in a 1935 brick schoolhouse, parking is on the left side, and is handicapped accessible. Directions from Frederick, MD: >From Rt 15 Bypass, travel west on Rt 340/15 toward Leesburg/Harpers Ferry for 4.6 miles, and merge left on Rt 15 toward Leesburg, and travel for 5.8 miles to Rt 464/Point of Rocks Road at a blinking light, turn left for 1/10 mile, then turn right onto Ballenger Creek Pike, and travel 7/10 mile to the Community Center on your left. Directions from Leesburg, MD: >From Rt 7 Leesburg Bypass, merge onto US - 15 Bypass North - follow for 10.3 miles to the Crossing of the Potomac River into Maryland. Turn right, at the light immediately after crossing the bridge, onto MD- Rt 28/Clay St. and then turn at the first left onto Ballenger Creek Pike and travel 2/10 mile, Community Center is on your right at the top of the hill.