Genealogy events: 2012 new events added to calendar
Thank you, due to the response of readers, the genealogy events calendar will expand. Please continue to send in events and mark this column for the latest news on area events.
2 April 2012 – yes it is passed; the 1940 census unveiling celebration at the National Archives at Atlanta is history. Many researchers attended, waiting to find themselves or their ancestors in the census. Guy Hall was the first to find his father in the Maine census. The music, food, and fellowship made the event unforgettable thanks to the archive staff. Also digressing to 31 March, Shane Bell presented an outstanding program on the privateers during the War of 1812. Shane asked, “Do you know the difference between a privateer and a pirate?” The program centered on original documents in the National Archives at Atlanta. Come in to see the display of ship documents and court cases. The location of the archives is 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260.
NEW EVENTS:
7 April 2012 – “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Collecting, Identifying, Preserving, and Sharing Your Family Photographs and Videos” will be presented at the Atlanta History Center from 10:30a.m. until 12:00p.m. For registration and information contact the Atlanta History Center or 404-814-4150.
14 April 2012 – Ren and Helen Davis authors of Our Mark on This Land: A Guide to the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps in America’s Parks will present a program on the amazing legacy of the CCC. The program will begin at 2:00p.m. at the National Archives at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260, 770-968-2100. Attendees will receive a copy of a guide to CCC records held at the archives.
14, 21, and 28 April 2012 – Public events of interest to family historians in metro Atlanta and Gadsden, Alabama are on Dee Leclair’s website at Creative Memories linked to “my calendar.”
20 July 2012 – “Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience” will be presented at the National Archives at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260, 770-968-2100. Contact the archives for more information.
9-10 November 2012 – The Family History Expo returns to Duluth, Georgia. Watch this page for more information as it becomes available.
Please send event information to Selma Blackmon, Thank you!
