On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 19:52:43 EST TipperBoo12@aol.com writes: > What would that meeting consist of? > Thanks for your reply. > Barb Barb, Here is the full text of the original advertising. It is always interesting to see what the papers chop out or change when it gets to print. -- Elissa Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:00 AM From the Revolution to WWI--What the Military Records Tell Us By Diane Ragan, CGRS Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Gettysburg Room 4141 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Elissa Scalise Powell, CGRS, Program Chair This very special program takes place in a very unique museum. We will go to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall to hear their librarian speak about Military records from 10 a.m. until noon. You are then invited to use the library with its military histories, GAR post records, diaries, and other records from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. The lecture and library usage are free for the day, however if you would like to tour the museum an admission fee of $4 ($3 for seniors and veterans) will be charged. Parking is available in a garage under the Hall. Diane Ragan, CGRS Certified Genealogical Records Specialist Diane Ragan is one of nine certified associates in Pennsylvania, having received her CGRS designation from the Board for Certification of Genealogists in Washington, DC in 1999. She has been working on her own genealogy since 1980, and professionally for clients for the past 5 years. Diane serves as Education Chair for the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, and is the military research specialist at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Oakland, PA. She is an author, lecturer, and teacher, and specializes in military records. Her interest in genealogy began when she discovered an old photograph of a Confederate Civil War soldier amongst her mother’s pictures. Her mother was born in Virginia—her father in Pennsylvania, and she wondered if she could have had ancestors who actually fought against each other! Thus began her passion for Civil War history. She jokes that while most young mothers were perusing Better Homes and Gardens, she subscribed to Civil War Times Illustrated. She has found the answer as to whether her ancestors fought each other—Yes—at Gettysburg. Prior to her work as a professional genealogist, Diane was the co-founder and Vice President of Administration for a local environmental consulting company. She is the mother of two children, a married daughter, and a son attending graduate school in Idaho. She resides in Washington County, PA with her husband and two cats. CGRS - Certified Genealogical Records Specialist is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and used under license by Board-certified associates who meet program standards and periodic competency evaluations. Visit us at www.WPGS.org ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.