Monday, February 23, 2009

Free Genealogy Workshop

The Bell County Genealogical Society, Middlesboro Library, and the local Kentucky path of the Daughters of the American Revolution are sponsoring a workshop at the Middlesboro Library on Mar 14th, 2009.

Workshop Agenda:

9 am-1pm
Book Fair

Genealogical Material by Mark Treadway
Paul Johnson "Claiborne Cemetery Book"
Bell County Historical Society

10:00am-11:15Basic Genealogy Workshop

Guest Speaker: Michele Lawson, Bell County Library

12:30 pm-1:00 pm Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm

Melungeon Speaker: MHS member Johnnie Rhea

"Life on Newman's Ridge"

Melungeon is a term traditionally applied to a group of people that lived on Newman's Ridge. Newman's Ridge stretches a great distance over east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and east Kentucky.

2:00pm-4pm

One on One Workshop

Members of the Bell County Genealogy group and the local DAR will be on hand to offer one on one help with your genealogy needs.

Pre-registration is required by March 12th, 2009

Call 606-242-0005

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