DDGS MEETINGS

Location: Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York Street, Dover, Delaware

Dates: Meetings are generally held on the 1st Saturday of the month on a bi-monthly basis (October - June).

Time:   2:00 - 4:00 pm

Programs: Most meetings have a guest speaker who will present information on a genealogy topic.  Some presentations are for local interest researchers and others are not. They usually appeal to both the beginner and experienced genealogist. Meetings allow time for members to share research information with other members. Elections are held during the June meeting.

Upcoming Meetings:

More meetings scheduled for Fall 2010.

Past Meeting Dates & Speakers

June 5, 2010 - Sally Williams, DDGS president, will speak on her 2009 trip to Sweden to meet newly found relatives, visit ancestral landmarks, and discovery of ancestral royalty

April 3, 2010 - This program was devoted to helping resolve "brick walls" encountered in family research.

March 6, 2010 - Helen Underwood spoke on primary and secondary sources; she has taught writing at both the secondary school and college levels, having recently authored her first novel, Under Cedar Shades, a historical fiction family saga.

October 3, 2009 - Pricilla Lowell, retired reporter spoke on her experiences with interviewing and providing ways with which to conduct interviews to enhance genealogy research and family history.

May 16, 2009 - Elections & General Meeting

March 21, 2009 - Shirley Arnell, The Digitalization of the LDS Records

January 17, 2009 - Chuck Swift & Doug Breen, Fields of Stone - a project to identify tombstones located in private cemeteries in the Laurel, Delaware are

November 15, 2008 - Noel Kurht, Mayflower Society (history of the Mayflower and the Compact)

September 21, 2008 - Moira Conlan, Delaware Public Archives (project between DPA & Ancestry)