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We invite you to join us for the meeting of the FxGS Family History Writing SIG online Zoom meeting on Monday night, October 7th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, to review a manuscript prepared by Fran Millhouse, The Loss of
the Mechanic.
The steamboat Mechanic, built in Marietta, Ohio, was the steamboat that Lafayette was on
when it struck a submerged tree and sank in the Ohio River. No passengers were lost, but Lafayette lost
his carriage and the bags of “fan mail” from his tour of the U.S. It was 1825, and he was on his way to
Cincinnati.
We are looking for manuscripts to review at the Nov. 4 and Dec. 2 meetings. If you have a manuscript you are writing for your family or publication, members of the Family History Writers’ Special Interest Group would enjoy reading and reviewing your family narratives to help you to make them even better.
We are all at different levels of writing skills and experience, and we enjoy helping each other. Whether questions of grammar, comma usage, spelling variations, or those fiendish footnotes, we welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate the issues.
If you wish to be added to the members‘ list to receive a copy of the draft manuscript by email and join the online meetings, please send your name and email address to SIG co-leader Sean Furniss at Sean.Furniss@gmail.com.
Join us at the online Zoom meeting and see how historical context can be incorporated into family history narratives. See how two stories can be told at once, placing the protagonist in the center of the action, adding suspense, injecting drama, and using dialogue to move the story forward.
Topic: Discoveries - What did you do genealogy-wise during the summer?
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85793356027?pwd=syHbhDlCNEzaaKo3uODJG6OFLTACzL.1
Meeting ID: 857 9335 6027
Passcode: 762576
Any questions contact us at aamericansig@fxgs.org
Are you new to genealogy? Feel the need for a refresher on certain topics? Are you trying to figure out what to do with all the names and dates that you have gathered? Are you running into brick walls before you feel like you‘ve even gotten started? We can help! Led by Stephanie Glotfelty, a former co-editor of the FxGS newsletter, the Beginners’ SIG is a chance for novice genealogists to gather, learn, and share some of the challenges they are facing. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. In even-numbered months, the meeting is on Zoom. Contact Stephanie at beginners@fxgs.org to get the Zoom link.
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Fairfax County Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke, VA.
Our meetings are open to all — you do not have to be a member of the Fairfax Genealogical Society to attend. The group meets once a month from September through May. There are no meetings over the summer months. We generally meet on the 3rd Monday of the month (except when a Federal Holiday occurs on Monday, then we meet the next day — Tuesday — of that month). Meetings are normally held at the Fairfax County Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke, VA. from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Participants range from beginners to experienced experts.
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Join with genealogists at all skill levels in the conference room in the Virginia Room for Open Genealogy Night.
The meeting will be on zoom. The meeting topic will be The Middle Peninsula of VA. The focus will be on Mathews, Gloucester, Middlesex, King and Queen, Essex/Old Rappahannock, King William, Caroline, and York counties. Zoom link and handout will be sent out a few days ahead to SIG members or non-members who contact Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net.