Chuck Mason will deliver “Poor Folks at the Almshouse: 19th Century Public Assistance".  Many ancestors fell on hard economic times.  Short term or long term, many people sought financial help from county officials.  Did one of your ancestors need assistance?  What assistance was available for your ancestor?  Come join us to learn about this vital record set.

 

We will meet in person at our library; see our website, https://pgcgs.org, scroll down to Visit Our Library Soon for a map of the library area.  There will also be a virtual option; members will receive a link to the meeting a few days before.  Guests may request an invitation by emailing president@pgcgs.org by noon on May 6.  Guests are also welcome to join us in our library.

 

Chuck specializes in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century Death Records. He has taught genealogy classes for the Fairfax County Parks and Recreation, and has lectured at many of the local, regionl and national genealogical societies in the Washington DC area. Chuck has also co-hosted Tracing Your Family Roots (tracingroots.nova.org) at Fairfax Cable Television Channel 10.

Researching in a small town or a small county courthouse normally presents no problems in locating records. There may be more obstacles to researching in a large city as records may be found in more than one location, creating uncertainty on how to proceed. This presentation gives the background needed to learn where records may reside and help you overcome any fears of researching in a large city.

 

Sharon Hodges, our speaker this month and many times in the past, gives genealogy talks on a wide vaiety of topics based on her many years of researching her own family tree and that of others.

We will meet in person at our library and will hold elections for next years' officers.  There will also be a virtual option.