MEETINGS

Society regular monthly meetings: 2nd Sat. of each month, except July & August, at 1 P.M.

All meetings are held at Homewood at Crumland Farms in their Community Room right off the lobby. They are located on 7407 Willow Rd.

DIRECTIONS: The first exit after Beckley’s motel left off Route 15, approx. 2 miles north of Frederick.

Some meetings are held offsite at special locations. See Calendar of Meetings for details.

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

MONTH	MEETING TOPIC
September 10, 2011	It's time for our annual "Get Re-acquainted" meeting with its "Show 'n' Tell theme. It is your chance to tell us what you have done over the summer, or over the past year, or maybe what your plans are for the coming year.
October 8, 2011	The German Americans: Americans of German ancestry make up the largest ethnic group in the United States or about one-fifth of the nation. German culture has made an indelible impact on American life, influencing the culture in ways ranging from the Christmas tree and Santa Klaus to freedom of the press. The influence was greatly diminished by prohibition and the onset of two World Wars in which Germany was the enemy. As a result, German Americans were forced to deny many of their customs and traditions. Street names were changed to more Anglo-Saxon ones, German books were banned, German teachers were fired and German Americans were detained in U.S. prison camps. The anti-German sentiment also led to German American Day falling out of favor from 1917 until its resurrection in 1987 under President Ronald Reagan with Reagan signing the proclamation for the new German American Day.
November 12, 2011	No Frecogs Meeting. Instead of our November meeting, FRECOGS encouraged our members to attend the MGS Annual Conference held this year in Frederick.
December 11, 2010	Annual Holiday Luncheon with entertainment from the a wonderful brass quartet Cost is $20 for members and $25 for guests to be paid when you get there or through our website www.frecogs.com. Call or email Jane Thursby for reservations. Email is: vicepresident@frecogs.com NOTE: LUNCHEON BEGINS AT NOON.
January 14, 2012	Problems with Indexes and Solutions: Speaker: Jane Thursby will describe the typical problems encountered when searching indexes and solutions to those problems.
February 11, 2012	Are you ready for the U.S. 1940 Census? Speaker: Dottie Aleshire We’ve all been waiting for the release of the 1940 census. Well, it’s almost ready to be released. The good news is that it will be available to us on 2 April 2012. However, the bad news is that it will NOT be indexed; at least not immediately. Will you or your parents be counted for the first time? How will you find all those relatives who were living at the time the census was taken on 1 April 1940? Dottie will walk us through several steps you should take to prepare for this…..the biggest genealogical event of 2012. You don’t want to miss this one!
March 10, 2012	Settling the Chesapeake Area Speaker: John Ashby, a retired professor from Catonsville, will contrast early Virginia with early Massachusetts Back for the third installment of his highly appreciated talks last two Junes.
April 14, 2012	Meet My Ancestors The O’Neal Family: They came across the pond from Ireland and settled into Mason County, KY. George Robert Henry O’Neal would eventually put down roots in the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC areas. He would have 11 children, 8 sons and 3 daughters. One of these sons and his descendents would call Frederick County their home. This elusive man and the family secrets provided scores of genealogical challenges. Speaker: Dottie O’Neal will present her research adventures into her family.
May 12, 2012	The 1940 Census The 1940 census will be released on April 1, 2012, Demo and hands-on workshop exploring the census and what we may learn about our ancestors. What are the questions asked on this census? The standard Population Schedule had 34 questions and more than a dozen Supplemental Questions asked only for those persons who were enumerated on specified lines. Was your relative one of them?
June 9, 2012	Annual Getting Started with Your Research or Need Help Fair Move to the last meeting before the summer break and researching trips. Invite your friends who want to get started, or who are stumped to get help. Do you have a brickwall you need help with? Come to talk to experts from Frederick and local societies of Maryland counties.
No July Meeting
No August Meeting

Regular meetings are open to the general public at no cost, except for the December Luncheon Meeting, where a charge for lunch is approximately $20 to $25.

Meet My Ancestor Programs – given by members for one of their ancestor in Frederick County – special locations, dates, and times.

Holiday Luncheon Meeting is held at Homewood, with a fee for the lunch and special speaker. Starts at NOON!