Gleanings from American Spirit magazine

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (www.ncptt.nps.gov) has 158 articles, with pictures, on headstone repairs and cemeteries etc. Association for Gravestone Studies has a list of over 100 ways people have said died on headstones. A less invasive way to read headstone carvings is to reflect sunlight using a mirror. Harsh cleanser use […]

Effie, is not a name in itself, it can be a nickname or shortened version for Euphemia, Hephzibah, and even Evelyn. It means well spoken. It was fairly popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This is from a question at the meeting. Frenchmen’s Flat is in the area of Lower Washington St. in […]

This Old Tree, November 2017

Your Family’s Vital Records and where to find them. There are many sources that are available for doing research. The problem stems from either not knowing where to find the records or they are not accessible to non-professional Genealogists. The old advice “start with what you know” is where to begin. Record the information you […]

President’s Message, December 2017

I hope that you find the newsletter informative. We’d appreciate any ideas for possible improvement. We’ve had many interesting presentations this year and hope to have more in the coming year. We’ve made good progress in the Archives and it’s an ongoing process. Hopefully you have a productive winter of correlating all the information you […]