Upcoming Programs
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Monthly meetings are held 3rd Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. FamilySearch Center, Room 20, 1001 Ruth Street, Prescott. Meetings are free and open to the public. Please park at the rear of the building and enter through the east door. Follow the signs. |
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Program: "Kicking off the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War
ith The Boston Tea Party."
Please plan to attend our next meeting to kick off the new year
with some genealogy education!
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What really happened? The Turning Point in English Colonial History that led to America. “Hindsight can be deceptive. . . . we tend to think of the American Revolution as inevitable. But the truth is that, as little as two years before the outbreak of the war, few Americans were thinking in terms of independence.” There will be a 30-minute educational video and then we hope to hear about any of your ancestor’s involvement in the colonial conflicts around the Revolutionary War – either Patriot [traitor to English rule] or Loyalist [keep the status quo]. Please come and introduce us to some of your family (either side) who participated in this ongoing European series of wars which led eventually to the United States. Especially any surprises or little known facts you encountered! Register for the Zoom session here. |
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Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Program:
"Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3 - Is There a Better Way?"
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Speaker: Brian Rhinehart
Ever get confused searching on Fold3? Learn what records are available for your 19th-century military ancestors there and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you’re looking for. Yes, there is a better way to search! Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and is a regular researcher for the television show Finding Your Roots. A direct descendant of eight Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there. Register for the Zoom session here.
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