Sorry - maybe this will show better - notice the windows?  And the four look like the end four in the top - I am sure this is a cropped version...

As I stated in my previous answer to Catherine - this came from another blog - the owner identified it as a picture from a home for the aged in England...

WDYTYA tonight - NARA virtual Gen Fair - new member of the EX Committee!

Just a reminder that Who Do You Think You Are is on tonight and the
subject is Cindy Crawford's ancestry.  She has New England roots - so you
know where this is going...

Also, remember if you miss it, you can catch the full episode (the next
day?) on TLC.com - although, they took down Chelsea Handlers full episode
for some reason...  Hope it had nothing to do with some idiot threatening
her because of her Grandfather, sigh...

Also - follow this link for a great surprise!  The NARA is holding it's
first ever Virtual Genealogy Fair!  Go here for details...
http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records/genealogy-fair/

It is also my great pleasure to announce that, upon consideration, Donna
Hilmers has agreed to join the executive committee as our fifth
representative.  Please join me in thanking her and the other four members
of the committee:
Fred Warnke (Principal)
Mickey Joyce
Renee Romanus
Catherine Caccavallo

Lets give them all our hearty thanks for serving!

Whose relatives do you think these are?

Searching for missing friends

Ancestry.com

Between 1831 and 1920, more than 45,000 advertisements were placed in The Boston Pilot by immigrants looking for family who had come over earlier, or family who had moved elsewhere to find work. 

For nearly a century, the Boston Pilot was a beacon for those seeking information on their loved ones. Now, this amazing collection is available for you to search. Was someone looking for your ancestor? The "Searching for Missing Friends" collection is here:

 http://ancstry.me/15du1PX

If that link doesn't work, try spelling ancestry correctly... :)

This was posted on facebook and transferred here for your enjoyment.

From Leslie

For those who are interested:  My inaugural column is out!  If you'd like
to read it, go here: 
http://theindepthgenealogist.com/going-in-depth/  

My  article is on page 52.  I hope you like it...  Feedback is always welcome.

Thanks,
Leslie

(Published by Catherine)

Who do YOU think you are?

From Leslie today:

Just a reminder that Who Do You Think You Are is on tonight at 8 o'clock.  This episode Is  Zooey Deschanel - you may recognize her from her TV show "New Girl".  Also, Zooey's real life sister is "Bones" on the Fox TV show "Bones"! LOL. 

The last five of the season (in this order) will be 

*Zooey Deschanel (actress), 

*Chris O'Donnell (actor),  

*Cindy Crawford (model entrepreneur),
*Trisha Yearwood (country singer) and 

*my favorite - Jim "Sheldon Cooper" Parsons, actor from the "Big Bang Theory" .

Also, if you are thinking of running for a position on the Executive Committee (or running for re-election), time is tight...  This month's meeting we will discuss the upcoming election in September - ANYONE can run for the committee positions, so if you are inclined to get more involved with the club, please consider running.  The only requirement is that you are sure that you can make MOST of the meetings - a committee member is not effective to the committee if they cannot participate in monthly meetings... At this meeting, we will ask if anyone wants to declare their intent to run and also introduce standing members of the committee and ask if they will run again.

Posted by Catherine (the gravestone might be a relative - I don't know yet.)

The June Meeting!

From Leslie:

"Genealogy Club will meet on Thursday.

"A mini-lecture on 'Writing Instruction For The Family Historian' is planned right after a short version of announcements.  Please be on time as announcements will be read promptly at 6:40 and the lecture will begin at 6:45 - the lecture should last no more than a half an hour."

And bring a laptop!

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