The Monmouth County Genealogy Society [PO Box 5, Lincroft, NJ 07738-0005] announces: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHAT: "The Use of Catholic Sacramental Records in Genealogy Research" WHERE: Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown, NJ [Parking in rear of building] WHEN: Sunday, January 9th -- 1:30 p.m. SUBJECT: The January 9th meeting will be a presentation by Kathleen S. Dodds, D.A., Archival Assistant at the Msgr. William Noé Field Special Collections Center and Archives of the Walsh Library at Seton Hall University. Her presentation will review how to begin and how to pursue compiling a family history by means of Catholic sacramental records such as baptisms and marriages. Working back through generations may mean searching out parishes and using clues in the sacramental records one has already found and employing hints from civil records or family lore! We will look at examples of different registers and examine how the form of the register book influenced the types of information recorded. Our study will also include deciphering Latin entries and dealing with archaic handwriting, faded ink, lack of indices and changing names. Family History Month Essay Contest ~~ 1 p.m. -- Presentation of Awards Preceding the MCGS general meeting on January 9th at 1 p.m., the winners of the Family History Month essay contest will be presented with their awards. Please join us for this event! -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko