Tag: Genealogy Club

Love letters in the basement

Edith’s Death Certificate

Ed Schmidt When a Robson Ranch resident came into the possession of 170 love letters from the late 1800s that were found in the crawl space of a Philadelphia house, he came to me for help because he knew that I belonged to the Robson Genealogy Club. The letters were written by a woman named…

Genealogy Club sponsors heirloom show

Karen Solomon showing handmade bedspread. Photo courtesy of Andy McConnell

Charles Forshaw On March 1 the Robson Genealogy Club sponsored an Heirloom Show that was open to all Robson residents. There was a variety of different heirlooms shown by Robson residents and club members during the evening, each heirloom described with a wonderful story. Some of the items presented included a family Bible handed down…

Start a Family Memory Jar

Memory Jar

Charles Forshaw As we have just closed out the year of 2015, now is the time to peer into 2016. If we tried to look back into 2015, most likely we could only remember a few of the happenings in our lives, as well as family members. Big things are pretty easy to remember, but…

Genealogy Club upcoming events for June and July

Jena Suarez Please join the Robson Ranch Genealogy Club for the following: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. – DNA sharing session or genealogy jar panel discussion In July the planned meetings will include the following: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. – Your Civil War ancestors (webinar) Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Is…

Geneology Club to meet May 19

Jena Suarez The Genealogy Club will be meeting May 19 at 7:00 p.m. DNA (Discovering New Ancestors) Testing Results. In June the planned meetings will include the following: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Your Civil War Ancestors (webinar). Wednesday, June 10, 2015 a Civil War Museum field trip is planned. Wednesday, June 16,…

Upcoming Genealogy Club meeting schedule

Jena Suarez The Genealogy Club will be continuing their twice monthly meetings in 2015 on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Please come and join us on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Webinar: Breaking Down Your Irish and Scottish Brick Walls. Wednesday, March 11 at…