The Georgia Genealogical Society hosts its quarterly meeting on November 13, with certified archivist Elaine DeNiro discussing the Roswell Historical Society. The event will be held via Zoom from 10:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
The Roswell Historical Society, founded in 1971, is a great place to visit to research the city. While Roswell is located in north Fulton County today, it was part of Cobb County until 1933. DeNiro and others have gathered together many Roswell records that had been placed elsewhere, so it is truly the place to go for any historical information on that city and its citizens. The society is located in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. DeNiro’s subtopic is: “In-Person and Online Help for Genealogy Researchers.”
At that same Georgia Genealogical Society meeting, officers for 2022 will be installed. To attend online, the cost is $10 payable via PayPal through the society’s website gagensociety.org, where the link to the meeting is located. Deadline for registration is November 10 for PayPal and November 5 for snail mail. Contact the organization via www.roswellhistoricalsociety.org or 770-992-1665. For more information on the GGS meeting, contact Maggie at 678-800-8456.
Order of Birth
Have you considered your ancestor’s position in the order of birth among their siblings? One of my ancestors was the second oldest of 15. Family knowledge and materials, like the family Bible, are often inherited by the last sibling at home and with the parents at their ends. So, when tracking down family stuff, consider the order of birth and your strategy for contacting kin for information. I know in the case of the 15, the only Bible I ever found was with the descendants of the 15th child.
Did your ancestors have pets?
Are pets in your family stories? Family pictures? What were their names? Pets can be a good conversation starter with older relatives. My own pet saga was pretty sad. My first dog, named Nap (for Napoleon), met an untimely early end.
Contact Kenneth H. Thomas Jr., P. O. Box 901, Decatur, Ga., 30031 or www.kenthomasongenealogy.com.
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