We are sad to report that Carol Borchardt, our Registrar, passed away earlier this month. Carol joined our society in 2013 and became our Registrar in 2015. She performed research for many members and non-members alike, and reports are that she helped many people learn more about their genealogy.
Carol volunteered weekly in our library and was a valuable, contributing member of our library staff.
At our 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2019, Carol gave an interesting and informative summary of the history of our organization, the oldest continuously existing county-level genealogy society in the state.
She researched the 49 soldiers named on the Peace Cross Memorial in Bladensburg who had connections to our county. An article she wrote of her findings may be found in Volume 51, #4 of our newsletter.
She also reviewed and organized a large amount of research submitted by the Fetters family to make it more accessible to those researching that surname.
We were fortunate to have had Carol on our council and she is greatly missed. She is survived by a sister and we extend our most sincere condolences to her family and friends.
