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Wednesday, September 3
PGCGS Monthly Meeting  (Monthly Meetings)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
PGCGS Library, 12219 Tulip Grove Dr., Bowie, MD 20715
Welcome back from a hopefully fun and constructive summer full of wonderful travel, good family times and inspiring genealogical findings.
 
Our September meeting will be held in our library where we will hear Barb Henry talk about Maryland Probate Records.  This presentation covers historical (before about 1930) probate documents for Maryland. Learn what documents to look for, what these documents can tell you and how to use them to further your research. We will also cover where you can find them, both on-line and on-site.
 
Barb has been researching since 2000 and has very deep Maryland roots, with several lines dating back to the late 1600s/early 1700s. She is a member of multiple Maryland Genealogy and Historical societies and serves on the board of Baltimore County Genealogy Society as the Vertical File Manager. She is also active in several local discussion groups where she presents on various genealogical topics. 


Wednesday, October 1
The Cost of Freedom in Early Maryland  (Monthly Meetings)
7:00 pm
PGCGS Library, 12219 Tulip Grove Dr., Bowie, MD 20715
A Contrast of Narratives: Declaration of Independence Signer, Charles Carroll and his Free person of Color, cousin Isaac Queen
 
Two men, circa late 1700s, both descendants of James Carroll and beneficiaries of his massive estate.  One uses his fortune and influence to build America.  The other compensates with his acquired skill, grit, and perseverance to leave a defining mark on the new nation.  Charles Carroll of Carrollton was an American politician, planter, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only Catholic signatory of the Declaration and the longest surviving, dying 56 years after he signed. Isaac, a playmate of young philanthropist Johns Hopkins, is later contracted to build several buildings for him.  During the Civil War, he assisted in "freeing his race" by helping to build fortifications on McKim's Hill where there was a military hospital. Through the narratives of Charles and Isaac, the true story of Maryland and this state’s significance in our nation’s Independence and Emancipation are revealed. 
 
Our speaker is Lisa Palmer Stafford, current co-chair of the Sacred Heart White Marsh Cemetery Memorialization Vision/Design Committee (Bowie, MD) leading efforts to preserve this historic site.  She is also Secretary of the White Marsh Historical Society, working to honor local heritage. Ms. Stafford has contributed 20 years of research to the Georgetown University Memory Project and is a member of GU272/Descendants of Jesuit-Catholic Enslaved and a member of the Queen family in Maryland.