BCGS: Native American Research

Name: BCGS: Native American Research
Start: 2024-05-11T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Foley Public Library

Schedule

Sat May 11 2024 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Foley Public Library | Foley, AL

Janice Hudson and Virginia Shelby will give a talk on Native American Research.
BCGS member Janice Hudson can trace her ancestry back to 1811 in local community of Bon Secour, Baldwin County, a time when Native Americans still roamed the area. Janice has an avid interest in local history and presently is working an ongoing project of reading isolated cemeteries. Janice is presently editor of the BCGS newsletter Yore Lore.
Escambia County, Fla., native Virginia Shelby is the author of two books, ‘Shelby’s of Dixie’ and ‘The History of Beulah Baptist Church and Community’, and a contributor to History of Escambia County, v 1 & 2. She is a member of West Florida Genealogical Society, Mid-County Historical Society, Florida Genealogical Society, South Carolina Genealogical Society, DAR, and Daughters of 1812.

Seating is limited and reservations are required. Email [email protected]; Be sure to indicate the date and/or topic of the meeting and provide your name and contact information. Registration is closed when seating capacity is reached (limit 42).
Image Information: Painting by George Catlin, "THE CHOCTAWS". Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum (Smithsonian Open Access)