ESGR Board Member Mary Jane Koenig joins us with other speakers to give a presentation on the forthcoming book, Answering The Call: Erie County, Pennsylvania in World War One."  Produced by the Erie County World War 1 Centennial Committee, the book is organized into five sections: At War; The Homefront; Sketches; Bios of the 200 Men From Erie County Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice; A List of 2300+ Men and Women From Erie County Who Served.

 

 

Are you ready to explore the information in the 1950 United States Census? The Census report is released 72 years after it was taken. In 1950, Census Day was April 1, so it will be released on April 1, 2022. Come hear speaker Thomas MacAntee on the types of information and resources you can expect to tap when all of that data is released next year. On Zoom. Link will be posted in the Members Area shortly before the date.

Speaker Ari Wilkins on the valuable genealogical information often available in the information that funeral homes collect. Funeral home records often contain extensive information on the family's genealogy, church affiliations, business activities and other topics valuable to family history researchers. Wilkins, a graduate of Louisiana State University, has been researching family history for more than 20 years. She works at the Dallas Public Library and teaches genealogy classes there. She specializes in African American research, and has spoken at the National Genealogical Society, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, Roots Tech, the American Library Association and many local societies.