This Saturday is the Family History Festival at the Maryland State Archives.
There are activities for the whole family.
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/festival.html
New talks have been scheduled for January and February at the Odenton Regional Library (formerly known as the West County Library). The topics are Introduction to Genealogy and Census Research.
It was great to meet and speak with so many people at the Census table last night! Hopefully you will be using census records, both population and non-population schedules in your research.
Last week I had a chance to volunteer at the Maryland State Archives. This time volunteers were preparing documents and making target sheets for the Caroline County Letters of Guardianship at the turn of the last century. These letters are a great resource, as they tell the story of the young person’s expenses.
This letter states that the guardian would rather not appear in court.
This guardian was behind in filing receipts.
Here are some enumerated expenses, giving you an idea of what items cost.
Pennsylvania RR stock.
On Thursday September 4, 2014, the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society is hosting their “ABCs of Genealogy” meeting. There will be eleven tables filled with genealogical information. I will be at Table 8 with “The US Federal Census”. The event is free. For details see the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society Meetings & Events Web Page.
