Blair County Genealogical Society
431 Scotch Valley Rd.
Hollidaysburg, PA. 16648
814-696-3492
bcgslibrary@gmail.com
Meetings at the library, 7 p.m., third Thursday monthly except July & December.
January 21, 2010
C. Arnold McClure
A History Between the Rivers
C. Arnold McClure, a native of Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, has been the publisher of The Valley Log newspaper in Orbisonia for the past 30 years. He worked for 20 years compiling the information in his first history book, A History Between the Rivers, the Susquehanna, the Juniata, and the Potomac, 1609-1959, published in February of 2009.
February 18, 2010
John Rita & Kate Shaffer
Historic Mishler Theater
Professional art conservator John A. Rita, co-founder of Albert Michaels Conservation, Inc., a historic preservation firm, owner of Albert Michaels Gallery, and a partner in The Church in the Middle of the Block Cultural Resource Center, spent over 15 years conserving much of the art and architecture in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building at Harrisburg.
Kate Shaffer has served as the Blair County Arts Foundation’s Executive Director for 15 years, having joined the organization in 1992 as the Arts Festival Coordinator. She has been a member of Altoona Community Theatre since 1980, is a member of the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance, and is past Chair of the City of Altoona’s Planning Commission.
March 18, 2010
Bill Deasy
GG1 4913 - A Locomotive's Journey
is the story of Andrea Vibbert’s heroic efforts to save GG1 4913 from the scrap yard. Tracing the lives of both Andrea and the amazingly durable engine, the reader is taken on a train ride through time that ultimately leads back home to Altoona, Pennsylvania. The book is the first in a series to be published by the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum.
April 15, 2010
Bruce Teeple
The Political Culture of Moonshine
Local historian Bruce Teeple, columnist for the Centre Daily Times, is currently researching and writing As Good as a Handshake: the Farringtons and the Political Culture of Moonshine in Central Pennsylvania.
April 17, 2010
May 20, 2010
Michael & Astride McLanahan
The McLanahan Corporation - 175th Anniversary
June 17, 2010
Dr. Melissa Diamanti
Senior Principal Investigator in Archeology of
Archaeological
and Historical Consultants, Inc.
Economic Transition at Two 19th Century Farmsteads in Western Pennsylvania
July 15, 2010
BCGS Members' Annual Picnic
August 19, 2010
Sandra Kring Leonard
"Indian Eve" - Who Was She?
September 16, 2010
Elise Charlesworth & Cindy Rajala
(Deciphering Handwriting)
Members planning to attend the meeting are asked to send specimens of old handwriting they cannot decipher to Cindy and Elise before the meeting so they can have time to examine it and discuss it at the meeting.
October 21, 2010
Cynthia Mason,
director of folklore documentation, Somerset Historical Center,
genealogical researcher, Meyersdale Public Library.
Online Genealogy Research Resources
November 18, 2010
Doug Bosley & Gregory Zaborowski
Pennsylvania and the Mexican War
Doug Bosley is a Park Ranger for the National Park Service at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Gallitzin. Mr. Zaborowski is a Park Ranger and Education Specialist for the National Park Service at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial.
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Library Hours
Mon 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Wed 10 AM-3:30 PM
Wed 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Thurs 10 AM-3:30 PM
Sat 10 AM-2 PM
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