Hi Margaret, Sounds like a good one. I sent it to the webmaster for HCGS it is posted on the website. A ----- Original Message ----- From: burgenlaenderin@aol.com Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:58 pm Subject: [NJHUDSON] Fwd: Jan 26 program in Ridgewood, NJ To: NJPassaic@rootsweb.com, NJHudson@rootsweb.com, NYRockla@rootsweb.com > > > The Genealogical Society of Bergen County invites members and > guests to attend their January 26, 2009 monthly meeting. > > Monday, January 26, 2009 > 7-9 p.m. > Ridgewood, NJ Public Library Auditorium > > No fee, light refreshments > > The evening's presenter is Bill Griffeth, the author of "By > Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through 400 Years of > American Protestantism," (just released in paperback), and other > books. He is a CNBC anchor for 17 years and currently is co- > anchor of "Power Lunch" which airs weekdays from noon to 2 pm. > > His program is entitled, "There's a Witch in my Genes," which is > about the author's genealogy and protestant research in England, > New England and New York. > > Bill has also written three books to date. His most recent book, > By Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through 400 Years of > American Protestantism (Harmony), was published December, 2007. > His other two books, Bill Griffeth’s Ten Steps to Financial > Prosperity (Warner Books), which was published in 1994, and The > Mutual Fund Masters (McGraw-Hill), published in 1995, were both > Fortune Book Club main selections. > > Book Review by Jan Alpert: By Faith Alone by Bill Griffeth. Have > you thought about writing your family h istory? With so much > information, how does one begin to tell the story? Bill > Griffeth, business anchor on CNBC, began his family research in > 2003. He quickly became absorbed in the influence that religion > had on several of his ancestors. Griffeth recently published his > story, By Faith Alone (I > SBN: 978-0-307-40747-4, Harmony Books, a Division of Random > House, Inc., New York, New York, 2007). As genealogists, > sometimes we become so bogged down in documenting the details > that we bore other family members when we talk about our > ancestors. Overcoming this tendency, Griffeth tells a story > within a story. On one level he tells the family history of > several of his ancestors. Wrapping around this history is the > story of his quest to discover his f amily history and his > journeys to many of the towns where his ancestors lived. > Griffeth's ancestry includes Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth, > Massachusetts, Puritans from Great Yarmouth, Separatists who > fled to Holland, a witch hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, and a > circuit rider Methodist minister in New York and New Jersey. > They all come together in Washington, Kansas, where Bill grew > up. Like so many of us, when Griffeth began his research, he had > no idea of his varied geographic, ethnic, and religious > background. I was amazed at how much information he packed into > approximately 250 pages. The book is not footnoted, but he has > notes for each chapter that mention his major resources. In > several instances he quotes from original documents. I share his > Cornell line and descend from another witch hanged at Salem. In > those two examples, I can say with assurance that he told the > story rather well. Because Griffeth is a television personality, > I believe he will encourage other business and professional > people to begin their quest. I particularly recommend the book > to family > researchers who are just beginning. He finds the important vital > records and family graves, but he also puts his ancestors in a > historical context, determines how they made their living, and > shows how religion influenced their migration to America. > > The GSBC website is: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsbc/ > > If you have any questions, please contact the GSBC Program Chair > at Burgenlaenderin@aol.com > > > Get instant access to the latest & most popular FREE games while > you browse with the Games Toolbar - Download Now! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUDSON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message