In the last note, I gave a notice of the meeting of Pennsylvania Chapter of PalAm (Palatines to America) on the last Saturday in April. In this note, I am giving some of the details on another meeting on that same day, an unfortunate coincidence of dates. This meeting is sponsored by The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) and is to be held in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in conjunction with the Virginia Genealogical Society. I would be going to the MAGS meeting, except that as a Board Member of PalAm (PA Chapter), I feel compelled to go to their meeting.
There is some overlap between the two organizations. MAGS covers a broader geographical area, namely Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. MAGS also overlaps the Germanna Foundation.
The speakers at the MAGS meeting are Dorothy A. Boyd-Bragg, Susanna E. Brooks, and John T. Humphrey. If the name Dorothy A. Boyd-Bragg sounds slightly familiar, there is a good reason. After Dorothy lost her husband, Mr. Bush, she remained single for a few years. But she met an airline pilot, Capt. Bragg, and the lure of free travel was too much for her. Dorothy is a Chairperson and Professor of History at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She has worked extensively on the Germans in the Shenandoah Valley. She is also a member of the list here. She will give two presentations at the meeting:
(1) "Colonial Probate and Inheritance: Don’t Let It Drive You Crazy", and
[If they had asked me to talk, I think that I could have enlarged upon the "Ten".]
Susannah E. Brooks will give "It’s All in the Details, Basics of German Research".
John T. Humphrey will talk about "Developing the Skills to Become a Genealogist". Both are skilled in their fields.
The registration fee is $35.00 for Members. (I have to assume that this is of either Society), and $40.00 for Non-Members. This fee includes lunch. If you wish to register, contact:
The Virginia Genealogical Society
5001 W. Broad St.
Suite 115
Richmond, VA. 23230-3023
Their web site is www.vgs.org . Fredericksburg is not far from the Germanna Foundation Visitor’s Center, so anyone on this list should keep that in mind.
I have donated a complete set of
Beyond Germanna
issues to the MAGS Library, which is now maintained in the County Library in Edinburg, in the Shenandoah Valley [where Klaus Wust used to live].
(16 Feb 05)
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