Lydia O’Connor The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club members and guests received a special treat at the February 1 meeting. Our guest presenter, Karen Hall, an international and national educator and actor, entered in period custome telling of her life and love for her husband Ben Franklin. This was not the usual text book rendition or…
Lydia O’Connor The presenter for the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club’s first meeting of 2018 was club Vice President Patty Gregory-Burke. She told us about a little-known fact in the constant search for our ancestors: British Home Children, Canada’s Forgotten Children. During the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, the larger cities became over populated and as a…
Lydia O’Connor The September meeting of the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club was held at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse in the Coyote Room. Pat Rourke-Spencer, treasurer, filled in for our president. She presented Treasurer and Audit Reports. At our October 5 meeting, Amy Uman made a presentation entitled The Paper Trail of Death, just in time for Halloween. Our…
Barbara Barr Members and guests of the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club were treated to a Sneak Peek of the new 2017 version of the Family Tree Maker program at the June 1 meeting. Gloria Quigg, the Education/Research chair of the club, shared the soon-to-be-released version of the genealogy software. As a Beta Tester for Family Tree…
Barbara Barr The April 6 Genealogy Club celebration luncheon was held at the MountainView Country Club. The organization honored the twentieth anniversary of its founding. Also, the slate of new officers was announced, while outgoing officers, board members and volunteers were recognized. Chris Nelson opened the luncheon with intriguing quotations about genealogy and family history.…
Lydia O’Connor Did you know that many of our ancestors who came from Great Britain in the 1600 to 1700 timeframe may have been convicted criminals? At the February meeting of the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club, Katie Gertz from Mesa, Arizona delivered an in-depth lecture on the resettlement of convicted criminals to the American Colonies prior…
Have you ever wondered where Grandpa Tom was born; when Great-Grandpa Patrick came to America; how to research who Aunt Tilly married; or where Uncle Homer settled? Most importantly what to do with that box of old photos and letters you’ve been storing for 30 years and are afraid to throw away but can’t identify…
Nora Graf On Thursday, March 3, 2016, The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club will welcome Carolyn O’Bagy Davis who will be talking about Goldie Tracy Richmond, a quilt maker from the Tucson area, and how quilts can integrate with family history. Carolyn is a fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers, has written ten books on the history of…
Nora Graf Irish genealogy research has unique challenges due to destroyed and missing records, multiple jurisdictions and family naming patterns. The McClelland Irish Library in Phoenix has many resources that are available to help you trace your Irish ancestors. Learn why most Irish research starts in the U.S. and how Irish migration patterns can provide…
Our guest speaker for October was: Janna Larson – Genealogy One-on-One presenting PERSI – Periodical Search Index at 1:00 p.m. on October 1 in the Coyote North SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Janna has been involved with genealogical research since 1981. She has ancestors who were English, Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and German. She has extensive…