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Wednesday, February 25
Black Cemeteries of Georgetown-Genealogy, Memory, Community by Lisa Fager (Monthly Educational Meetings)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Via Zoom
After a brief history and restoration update of the Black Cemeteries of Georgetown, hear some case studies tracing burials to living descendants (e.g.Cartwright, Fleet, Poindexter/Lynch); learn about tools like their Cemetery Information System (CIS) and how community archives advance genealogical research.
Does anyone in the Montgomery County Genealogical Society have any connections to any people buried in Old Methodist Burying Ground, Mt Zion Cemetery or the Female Union Band Society Cemetery in Georgetown, and is it documented in our Cemetery Information System at https://www.blackgeorgetown.info/?
Zoom registration will be announced shortly. |
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Wednesday, March 25
Introducing MoCoGenSoc's Partnership with Rockville Cemetery by Hannelore Quigley (Monthly Educational Meetings)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Washington DC FamilySearch Center, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington MD 20895 and via Zoom
Join fellow members of MoCoGenSoc to learn about a new partnership between the Montgomery County Genealogical Society (Maryland) and the Rockville Cemetery Association to research the history of notable and everyday Rockville families who made contributions to the history of Montgomery County, Maryland through their lives and businesses. We'll be researching the history of people who are interred at Rockville Cemetery, which has been in continuous operation since 1742.
Hear about progress on the first biographies produced as part of the project, and learn how you can become involved in documenting the history of some of Montgomery County's community members.
Hannelore Quigley is a sixth generation Rockville resident, and President of the Rockville Cemetery Association. She is on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Genealogical Association, and volunteers extensively with non-profit historical associations in Montgomery County to help people get interested in Rockville history. She joins Patty Hankins and Cristina Lyons from the Montgomery County Genealogical Society Board of Directors to present current research on some familiar and not so familiar names from Rockville history. |
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Wednesday, April 22
Indirectly Evident: Finding William's Parents by Debbie Wilson Smyth (Monthly Educational Meetings)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Washington DC FamilySearch Center, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington MD 20895 and via Zoom
Challenges arise in identifying parental relationships when the time period lacks traditional birth and death records. Research is further complicated by early marriage records that did not name parents and early census records that did not state relationships. A genealogist must rely on the analysis and correlation of many sources to reach a conclusion. This presentation will explore a case study using indirect evidence to arrive at a conclusion for the parents of William Graham of Meigs County, Ohio.
Debbie Wilson Smyth has been researching her family since 1993 and holds a Certificate in the Genealogical Research program from Boston University. As the owner of Oak Trails Genealogy Services, LLC, she provides professional genealogical services in research, education, consultation, and speaking. Her research focuses on midwestern and southern states, methodology, lineage society applications, and DNA. Debbie is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogy Speakers Guild, as well as a number of national, state, and local societies.
Zoom registration will be announced shortly or join us at the FamilySearch Center, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington MD 20895.
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Wednesday, May 27
Hands On at the Washington DC FamilySearch Center (Monthly Educational Meetings)
4:30 pm to 8:30 pm Washington DC FamilySearch Center, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington MD 20895
You have probably heard about the resources available at the Washington DC FamilySearch Center (FSC) in Kensington and the multitude of records available for research from FamilySearch online and other databases available at the FSC. Have you actually used them? This is your chance to learn by doing. There will be no formal presentation in May. Instead from 4:30 to 8:30PM there will be a members only in-person program to guide your indepth usage of the FSC. A light supper will be provided and by leaving at 8:30 you will have time to get home before dark. Save the date. More details and registration will be announced shortly. |
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Saturday, June 13
Genealogical Society Potluck Picnic (Monthly Educational Meetings)
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Gaithersburg, MD
Join fellow genealogists for a potluck get together on Saturday, June 13th from 4-7pm, rain or shine, at the home of one of our members in Gaithersburg. Please bring a dish to share and a guest if you would like. We will provide drinks. There will be no formal program. Come and meet society members and talk genealogy! There will be time to share a success story or describe a brick wall and get suggestions to further your research. About a week before, directions will be sent to members via our newsgroup at MontgomeryCountyGenealogy@groups.io.
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