A postcard mailed more than 70 years ago from the United Nations headquarters in New York has finally found its way home, closing a mystery decades in the making. The card, postmarked June 17, 1953, was addressed to “Rev. F.E. Ball and family” in Ottawa, Illinois. But it never arrived—until it suddenly resurfaced at the …
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Hopkins County Genealogical Society (in Texas) to Hold Next Lunch & Learn September 24th
We are so excited to have the opportunity to bring to you an in-person and professional speaker for our Lunch & Learn next week. It is not often we are able to do that and we cannot thank MIchele Bailey enough for agreeing to take the time from her very busy schedule to bring this …
Genealogy Fair Brings Speakers, Exhibits to Toledo’s Main Library
A full day of genealogy workshops and exhibits will help family history enthusiasts Oct. 4 at the Main Library in Toledo. The Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s genealogy fair runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the atrium and throughout the library at 325 Michigan Ave. Participants will be able to connect with local …