Topics of Meetings Held in 2011-2012
September 20, 2011 |
Caring for
Heirloom and Modern Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks can contain an infinite number of types of inclusions,
which can make their care and preservation a problem. Owners of
heirloom scrapbooks may need guidance for their care. Modern
scrapbookers can get a head start on preservation by using the best
archival quality materials and storing their scrapbooks in optimum
conditions. Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer will discuss the history
of scrapbooks, how to preserve ancestral scrapbooks, and what to do
to be sure your modern scrapbooks survive.
Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer,
MLS, has been doing genealogical research since 1979, and has been
Vice President for Programs and Vice President for Publicity for the
Dutchess County Genealogical Society since 1988. She is a member of
several genealogical and professional societies, including the
Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers
Guild, the National Genealogical Society, and state and local
societies. Her training as a librarian is useful in her second
profession as genealogist.
Ms. Crawford-Oppenheimer's
book, Long Distance Genealogy: Researching Your Family History
from Home, was published by Betterway Books in 2000. Articles
she has written have appeared in journals such as the National
Genealogical Society Quarterly.
Ms. Crawford-Oppenheimer has
spoken on topics as varied as basic genealogy, long-distance
genealogy, family health history, and the published Pennsylvania
Archives at many national conferences and at meetings of the
Dutchess County Genealogical Society, the Western Pennsylvania
Genealogical Society, the Capital District [NY] Genealogical Society
and other societies. She lives in Dutchess County with her husband
and five cats. |
October 29, 2011 |
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE
SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011, POSTPONED DUE TO
INCLEMENT WEATHER, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2ND - SEE DETAILS
BELOW |
November 15, 2011 |
Immigration to Poughkeepsie (check back in the
coming weeks for details)
Harvey K. Flad will present “The Immigrant
Experience in Poughkeepsie.”
From the 17th C to the 21st C, immigrants to
Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County have followed national trends of
source regions, flows, and life experience. A short introduction to
the region’s various national, ethnic, and religious groups, and
where they lived, worked and recreated, will lead to an informal
discussion. Copies of Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and
Social Change in Poughkeepsie (Albany: SUNY Press, 2009) by
Vassar emeritus professors Harvey K. Flad (historical geography) and
Clyde Griffen (social history) will be available.
Harvey K. Flad is Emeritus Professor of Geography
at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. from
Syracuse University in 1973. From 1972 to 2004 he taught courses in
Geography, American Culture, Environmental Studies, and Urban
Studies. Dr. Flad’s scholarship has focused on cultural and historic
landscapes, and environmental and urban planning, including
waterfront and urban revitalization. He has published numerous
articles on 19th century landscape design theory and practice,
including the influence of the Hudson River School of Art. His work
in film, video and photography has included the prize-winning film
Hyde Park; an on-line essay on landscape photography for the
Smithsonian Institution; and as writer and narrator of the 2006 DVD
A Digital Tour of Poughkeepsie, reissued on the Vassar
College YouTube site in 2010. Research for the latter led to the
best-selling book Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social
Change in Poughkeepsie, co-authored with Clyde Griffen (SUNY
Press, 2009). He is the recipient of a Ford Fellowship, Fulbright
Award, Manitoga’s Russel Wright Award for Environmental Preservation
in 2003, and the Helen Wilkinson Reynolds Award from the Dutchess
County Historical Society in 2010. |
January 17, 2012 |
Members Helping Members
“Members Sharing with Members:” The
meeting will be an informal, open forum where attendees
(non-members are welcome) can discuss their research problems
and see if others have suggestions to help them. Attendees are
also invited to share research breakthroughs and tell how they
made them, or to bring along their favorite genealogical book
and discuss why it is important to them.
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March 20, 2012 |
Tracing Irish Ancestors
Mary Colbert will present “Researching Irish
Ancestors”
Finding Irish ancestors can sometimes be a
challenge, but many records are now available online making success
more likely than ever. Mary Colbert will show how to use American
and Irish records to find the townlands of your Irish ancestors.
Mary Colbert has been researching her New York-Irish family history
for over 30 years. Her first ancestor arrived in 1843 and the last
in 1901. She is currently writing a family history book which should
be finished next year. She posts her progress on the book as well as
family stories on her blog:
http://colbertwhelanfamily.wordpress.com/
For the last year she has served as the DCGS Librarian and has
taught genealogy classes. |
May 15, 2012 |
Research in the
1940 Census
Mary Colbert will discuss research in the newly released, currently
unindexed 1940 census, including tips for finding families without
an index, and what's new and different about this census.
Mary Colbert is the librarian for the Dutchess County Genealogical
Society, and a long-time genealogical researcher.
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June 2, 2012 |
Seminar
(postponed from October 29, 2011) - "Who Do You Think Your Ancestors
Were?"
9:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Hyde Park, New YorkClick here to
view/print brochure and advance registration form |
September 18, 2012 |
"The Quack's Daughter: The True Story of the Private
Life of a Victorian Girl"
Featuring author Greta Nettleton, presenting her over five years of
research of the life of ancestor Cora Keck, a unique and independent
Victorian piano prodigy who rose to the pinnacle of America's social
pyramid at Vassar College. Nettleton describes it as thus- "Imagine
that a Saratoga trunk full of diaries and photgraphs belonging to a
forgotton black sheep ancestor came your way... what secrets might
be hidden inside?" |
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