Genealogy Club of the
Montgomery County Historical Society

The Genealogy Club newsletter is now being printed as part of the MCHS bi-monthly newsletter. The new Genealogy Club: Between the Lines is available in print as part of the general membership newsletter (a benefit of membership) or here on the website.

For links to past issues of Genealogy Club: Between the Lines:

March-April 2008 edition click here

January-February 2008 edition, click here

February-March edition, click here.

April-May edition, click here.

June-July edition, click here.

November-December edition, click here.

Genealogy Club membership is available as a free benefit to all MCHS members. Membership benefits include:

  • Regular monthly meetings, September through July, with informative speakers
  • First notice of all genealogy classes sponsored by MCHS
  • Assistance with research questions pertaining to genealogy and other historical topics

Join a knowledgeable and interested group of people dedicated to researching their family histories!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

On-going: Genealogy Clinic. 1st Friday of month; 10:30-12:30. MCHS Jane C. Sween Library

Programs for 2008

The Genealogy Club meets monthly, and meetings are open to all MCHS members. All meetings are free and, unless otherwise stated, held at the Beall-Dawson House, 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville.For information call 301-340-2974.

 

Lincoln’s Other White House: The Missing Link in the Story of His Presidency
Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30

Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, will speak on Lincoln’s Other White House. Before there was Camp David, there was the cottage at the Soldier’s Home where presidents went to take a break. It is known as the Summer White House and it is there that Lincoln is said to have drafted the Emancipation Proclamation. She will have available for sale after the talk her book, Lincoln’s Other White House: The Untold Story of His Presidency, for $24.95.

 

Research in the Archives of The United Methodist Church

Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30

Thomas N. Connar, President of the Historical Society at the Lovely Lane Museum, will speak. Dr. Connar's role as President of Lovely Lane Museum is to encourage the study of Methodism in the United States, and to care for their archives. His doctoral dissertation was on racism in the United Methodist Church in the Baltimore Conference. He is a recently retired United Methodist Minister, who last served a church in Highland, Maryland, while living in Mt. Airy. He now lives in Delaware.

Mills
Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30

Emily N. Robinson, Historic Preservation Chairman for Goshen Mills Chapter, NSDAR, will speak about Goshen Mills and her chapter's involvement with its 2005 restoration, along with Frank Ierardi, a resident of Laytonsville, and a member of the Seneca Greenway Trail Volunteers, who will speak about his research on the Seneca Creek Trailway and its mills.

What Genealogists Should Know about the National Archives and Volunteer Opportunities There
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30

Speaker Lee Mathis is a docent at NARA in Washington, D.C. and will do a presentation about basic genealogical research and about the roles and functions of volunteers. He has served as a tour docent at NARA and as a speaker for their school and community outreach program for nine years.