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Bucks County
Genealogical Society
June
2015 Newsletter
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Greetings to all BCGS Members and Friends,
Happy summer to everyone! We had a terrific meeting on June 6th, when Patrick Connelly, NARA Archivist, spoke to our large group on military research, in honor of the anniversary of D-Day. There were lots of questions and everyone who attended surely learned something new.
Although we have no meeting in July, our Board and our Ancestry Fair Committee continues to meet and plan our "bigger and better" fair in September. Our new Ancestry Fair website has been launched - check it out at
www.ancestryfair.org.
We've received two donations this month: The Samuel Thompson family Bible, and an original Civil War diary (author unknown). We'll be scanning these and making them available on our website soon. If you're interested in helping with the scanning, please let us know!
We hope you will plan to join us at our next meeting on August 1st, to learn about Quaker records. See you then!
Warm Regards,
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THERE IS NO MEETING IN JULY
Our next meeting will be
Saturday,
August 1, 2015, 1
0:00 AM-12:00 PM
at the David Library of the American Revolution
1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA
(Park behind the building and use the Conference Center entrance)
The August program will be
Understanding and Using Quaker Records
and the
speaker is Christopher Densmore,
Curator, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Mark your calendar for August 1st and come out to learn about Quaker records
and share coffee
and conversation with other BCGS members.
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9th Annual Bucks County Ancestry Fair
Saturday, September 19, 2015
to be held at Bucks County Community College,
in Newtown, PA
The Ancestry Fair
committee has met several times since January and plans are developing for a terrific event! Exhibitor tables are filling up fast, and almost all the speaker slots are filled as well. Check the latest information on the Ancestry Fair website: http://www.ancestryfair.org/
We need your help to make this a successful event! If you want more information about volunteer opportunities or want to sign up to serve a couple of hours on the day of the event, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Peg Felter, at
[email protected]
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REFRESHMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE AUGUST MEETING
Can you help for this meeting or a later date?
We need someone to pick up two containers of coffee at Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. Both places supply the cups, stirrers, sugar and cream. You will reimbursed by the BCGS treasurer at the meeting. We also need one person to bring a snack.
Also, if you are a member and bring refreshments to a meeting, the meeting fee is waived. If you are a non-member and bring refreshments, the meeting fee is reduced from $10 to $5.
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LOOK FOR YOUR SURNAMES ON OUR DATABASE. YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU FIND!
The latest additions to the database: Baptisms, marriages, and burials from Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lower Tinicum , 1760 - 1953; baptisms, marriages, burials and church memberships from the Salem Reformed (UCC) Church of Doylestown, 1861 - 1952.
The database now contains:
25,555 birth and baptism records
17,271 marriage records
84,199 death and burial records
20,647 other miscellaneous records
272,359 total searchable names
Your feedback is welcome! Please email Nancy Heath at
[email protected] with your comments.
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DO YOU HAVE ROOTS IN DEVON UK?
You might want to check out the Devon Family History Society's website at: http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/.
The website has a variety of pages providing information, maps and describing the many Devon parishes. They would love to hear from you about your Devon roots and research.
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The Cemetery Assessment Project (CAP) still needs your help.
There are only 55 cemeteries for which CAP forms are still needed.
You don't need to go to the cemetery...just check this
cemetery list, pick a cemetery in your neighborhood, and complete the CAP form.
Most of the information can be found on the Internet or by calling the cemetery management company or nearby church.
Complete as much as you can - don't worry about trying to fill in everything on the
CAP form
- and return it to Joann Cosgrove at
[email protected]
We appreciate your help! Thank you.
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BEGINNERS CORNER
What are the three biggest mistakes of new genealogists?
Take a look at this article:
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COMPREHENSIVE EVENTS CALENDAR
Click the link for a listing of upcoming genealogy events for our organization and others in our area:
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Have you looked at our Facebook page?
Cathy Ivins, BCGS Director of Publicity, posts great genealogy information almost every day. Click here and take a look...
www.facebook.com/bucksgen
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Do you have a query about a Bucks County ancestor, and don't know where to send it?
If you would like an answer from our Query Coordinator, Tom Myers, please send your query to Tom at
[email protected]
If you would like the query published in a BCGS newsletter, please send your query (or comment) to VP Membership, Pat Gessner, at
[email protected]
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Membership Fees for One Year Membership
Individual: $20 Dual/Household: $35
Organization: $75
Our membership fees help to pay for speakers, facility rental, website costs, insurance and more. Membership in BCGS is on a rolling basis and lasts one year from the month you join. Won't you join and help us continue to grow?
Member Benefits - with more to come:
- Discount on Society educational programs and events.
- Members can have their surnames posted on our website with a link to the member's email address.
- Members-only section of the BCGS website. Participate in discussion forums, share files, photos, and information with other members; see members' favorite genealogical websites and contribute your own.
- Meeting handouts are available to members unable to attend the Society's regular monthly meetings.
- Free scanning of documents is available by appointment.
- GenealogyBank: 20% ($14) discount - members may subscribe for $55.95 per year.
- Fold3: 37% ($30) discount - members may subscribe for $49.95 per year.
- Saving Memories Forever: 12% discount - members may receive a one-year premium subscription for $35.00.
- FindMyPast: 50% discount on annual membership
- Dell purchase program: provides discounts on products sold through the Dell website to FGS member societies' members, their families, and their friends. BCGS is a member of FGS (Federation of Genealogical Societies) and the discounts are available to our members.
Join or renew by mail using our
membership application/renewal form
, on line on the Society's website via PayPal or by paying with cash or check at our next meeting. And, we now have the ability to accept credit card payments at our monthly meetings!
If you have questions and to get access to the above discounts,
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More information about us:
Members only...join our Members-Only section of our website. Registration information available at: Login - Bucks County Genealogical Society
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BCGS 2015 BOARD MEMBERS
President Christine Roberts
Vice President - Membership Pat Gessner
Vice President - Programs & Education Jeff Sipler
Vice President - Projects & Research Joann Cosgrove
Secretary Mary Butash
Treasurer Marguerite Mogila
Director - Public Relations Cathy Ivins
Director - Website Nancy Heath
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