Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting ============================================================ Info about next upcoming meeting is below. =========================================================== WESTCHESTER CONNECTIONS HAS BEEN COMPLETED WCGS is pleased to announce that Volume 6 of the WCGS Journal, “Westchester Connections” has been printed. It will be distributed to local WCGS members who attend our first meeting on September 10 at no charge. Out of town members will not be charged but are asked to send WCGS $6 to cover postage and handling. The general public can purchase the journal for $8 + $6 for postage and handling. ============================================================ MEETING INFO: =========================================================== WHAT: Preserving Genealogical Documents with Patrice Kane WHEN: Saturday, September 10 @ 10 a.m. WHERE: The meeting opens at 10:00 a.m. at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 600 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Ms. Kane is Head of Archives and Special Collection at Fordham University. Her responsibilities include the conservation and preservation of rare books and documents. Patrice Kane has both a B.A. and M.A. in History from Duquesne University and M.L.S. from University of Pittsburgh. She will show the best way to preserve documents as well as answers questions from the audience. If you have a document that needs to restore, please bring it to the meeting. Guests are always welcome. Coffee and conversation precede the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Please bring something to share such as cake, cookies, muffins, or fruit. For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society (Westchester Connection or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ Hope to see you on Saturday!! ============================================================ RESERVED THESE DATES FOR WCGS FUTURE MEETINGS =========================================================== Oct 8, 2011 The Last of The Ol' Put - New York Central's Putnam Division - Joe Schiavone Nov 12, 2011 20th Century Military Records - Toni McKeen Dec 10, 2011 The Cemeteries of Westchester County Patrick Raftery, Assistant Librarian @ Westchester County Historical Society. This meeting will take place at Westchester County Archives. Jan 14, 2012 Special Schedules of the US Census - Nora Galvin Feb 11, 2012 Overcoming the Brick Walls in Your Research -Tony Lauriano Mar 10, 2012 Researching Irish Ancestors in New York City - Joe Buggy Apr 14, 2012 Genealogy Web Message Boards & Blogs - Marian Wood May 12, 2012 One Thing Leads to Another: The Continuing Journey of Genealogical Discoveries - Maureen Wlodarczyk June 9, 2012 Searching the 1940 U.S. Census - Dorothy Dougherty