The Blair County Genealogical Society will have speakers Cindy Rajala and Elise Charlesworth on September 16, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. The Society is located at 431 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648 and the meeting is free and open to the public. Cindy and Elise will present a program on old script writing and how to read those old documents. The style of the old time writings and what to look for in reading those old documents. This program can help everyone in doing research in those old wills, deeds, Bible records, and etc. Writing has changed over the years, and to the younger generations, it may be impossible for them to read. There are many examples that will be displayed this night. Everyone attending Cindy and Elise's Old Script lecture will receive a packet of writing styles from the 1700's to modern times. This will include alphabets, numbers, and abbreviations in both English and German forms. Cindy will also have a basic translation key for anyone trying to read Finnish language family records. If you have any old documents that you cannot read bring them along and let us help you to determine what is written. This program will be of interest to all ages and school students to learn of the old writings. Cindy Rajala is a local resident of Hollidaysburg and has done genealogy research for 30 years. She has a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan, former director of Tioga Point Museum, Athens, Pa. She is currently a volunteer for the Hollidaysburg Area Arts Council as Secretary, and the Society as archival, transcribing, imaging and indexing documents of historic letters and account ledgers. Elise Charlesworth is a life long resident of the Duncansville area. She has been doing research since 1956 and has done a lot of work on most of the families that lived in Duncansville. She is a member of the Society since 1980 and has been a librarian and held office and volunteered in many areas of service. Please tour the library before and after the meeting.