The German Genealogy Group will hold its next monthly
meeting on Thursday, May 1st at 7:30 at the:
Hicksville VFW Hall?Post 3211
320 South Broadway (Route 107)
Hicksville, New York 11801
We welcome all who are interested in researching their Germanic
origins. There is no fee for guests and all are welcome.
The program this month will feature ?Civil War Genealogical
Research in New York? with presenter Laura H. Congleton
and ?History of the DUVCW? with presenter Janice Guy.
Ms. Congleton is a member of the Association of Professional
Genealogists, the current NY Department President of the
DUVCW, and a 2005 recipient of NY State Archives? Larry J.
Hackman Research Residency Award for a book she is compiling
on all Union Veterans who served from Owego in Tioga county NY.
Her talk will help us learn how to research Civil War ancestors
using publicly available records online and at NY repositories.
Ms. Guy is descended from the Pearsall and Post families who settled
on Long Island in the 1600?s, is a Past NY Department President of
the DUVCW, has been active in the DUVCW since January 2001
and has attended all Department and National Encampments since
joining. She is also in the Cambridge Who?s Who New York
2006/2007 edition. Her talk will focus on the history of the DUVCW.
An Orientation session for beginners and newcomers will be held at
7 PM and the regular meeting will start at 7:30. GGG members and
guests will have access to the building beginning at 6:30 PM.
Among the many benefits of membership are a newsletter published
ten times a year, a database of surnames, a free translation service,
a book and CD lending library, interesting guest speakers at the meetings,
mentoring, a start-up kit of helpful information and much more.
Visit our website at
http://www.GermanGenealogyGroup.com and while there, be
sure and visit our free, searchable Church, Yearbook, Vital Records and
Naturalization databases.
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