Speaker will discuss military records
GENEALOGY CLUB
The Genealogy Club will meet Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1. Social time starts at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10, with coffee, tea, pastries and fruit.
There will be a Zoom presentation screened live at the meeting. Those watching remotely should sign in a few minutes before 10 a.m. at https://shorturl. at/aAH37.
Tina Sansone will speak on American military records starting with King William’s War of 1689 to the invasion of Iraqin2003. Resourceswillbe covered to help find ancestors who fought in the war.
Sansone is the co-owner of Past & Present Pathways, a genealogical and DNA research company. She is on the board of the Tennessee Genealogical Society; editor for their quarterly Ansearchin’ News; current president of the Second Life Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG); registrar for the Watauga Chapter DAR and belongs to several lineage societies.
The club’s popular Theme Thursdays from 1:30-2 p.m. are held in the Genealogy Library in Clubhouse 3, adjacent to the lobby. Topics include:
• Sept. 14: Germans from Russia
• Sept. 21: Video from Pearl Harbor during the battle
• Sept. 28: Follow-up on the Sept. 27 meeting presentation The Genealogy Library is open Monday through Thursday from 1-4 p.m., closed Friday, and open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help out with library hours or act as substitutes. To volunteer, contact Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Brass at 714-390-4213 or lisnhow@gmail.com.
The Genealogy Library gratefully accepts donations of old computers, office chairs, office supplies and shredders.
For more information, call 316-640-8509.
