Our Co-VP, Pat Goebel, has a report to share on the March 2014 meeting and what's coming in April. Here's what Pat has to report:
The Williams County Genealogical Society met in March to
finish the DVD on Samuel Clemens. Mark Twain’s most famous books were The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He wrote 28 books and numerous short
stories, letters and sketches. In 1870, Clemens married Olivia Langdon, and
they had four children, one of whom died in infancy and two who died in their
twenties. Their surviving child, Clara, lived to be 88, and had one daughter.
Clara's daughter died without having any children, so there are no direct
descendants of Samuel Clemens living. Our guest speaker at the June banquet is
a descendant of Mr. Clemens. Come and find out how he is related.
Next month,
April 14, 2014, the society will meet in the Harmon Room of the West Annex to
the Bryan Public Library at 6:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Amanda Wells
Blackman from DeKalb County, Indiana. She will be talking about how to identify
old photographs by looking at the different types of photos and the time period
in which they were popular. Amanda will present how to identify and date photos
by their use of clothes, hairstyles, jewelry, military medals, and props used
the by photographer. Bring a photo or two that is 1920 or older for Amanda to
identify.
The purpose of WCGS is the preservation of county records
and family research. Monthly
meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, excluding July and
August, at 6:30 pm, in the conference room of the West Annex of the Bryan
Public Library. The public is invited for all the meetings.
For further information concerning WCGS, visit the Website
at www.wcgs-ogs.com or write to WCGS, P.O. Box 293, Bryan, OH 43506.
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