We are honored to have Stanley Moss, author, who will present a picture history of Pinson.

Meeting Date:  July 17, 2010, 10:00-11:00 am

Gardendale Historical Society

Meets 3rd Saturday of each month at the Gardendale Martha Moore Public Library.

The Alabama Genealogical Society's Fall Seminar Soldiers, Settlers and Brick Walls presented by Robert Scott Davis, professional genealogist, author, and lecturer will be held on Saturday 2 October 2010, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama. The four lectures will cover:  (1) The Strange World of Revolutionary War Records for the Old South, (2) Creditors, Soldiers, Homesteaders, Federal Lands in the Old Southwest, (3) Gone for a Soldier: Military Records of Georgia and the Old Southwest, (4) What You Might Do When You Hit a Brick Wall.

Hello Genealogy Researcher, are you looking for an easier, faster way to get better results with your research?

AlaBenton Genealogical Society may have the answer for you.

We are sponsoring a genealogy workshop on "How to Research on Ancestry.com".  The workshop will be conducted by Nancy Dupree, head archivist of the Alabama Archives in Montgomery, Al.  The workshop will be on Saturday 24 July 2010 starting with registration at 10:00 A.M.  It will feature four one hour segments, with a 15 minute break between each segment, and a one hour break for lunch (on your own).  The cost is $15.00 for AlaBenton members and $20.00 for non-members.  It will be in the Ayers Room 2nd floor, Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library, 108 East 10th Street (corner of East 10th Street and Wilmer Avenue, Anniston, Al. 36202.  There is plenty of parking behind the library off Wilmer Avenue.

Register now by mailing your application to:  AlaBenton Genealogical Society Workshop, P. O. Box 308, Anniston, AL 36202 with your check.  Advance registration is preferred to insure seating arrangements, number of handouts and snacks.  You may also register at the door.

Applications are available at the Alabama Room in the Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library and on the AlaBenton Genealogical Society website.

Nationally renowned speaker, award winning author of 15 books, famous Civil War historian, former National Park Service Chief Historian, television commentator, recognized preservationist and popular battlefield guide, Edwin C. Bearss (pronounced BARZ),  will discuss "The Rebel Victory at Vicksburg" at 7:00, July 8, 2010 in the Chan Auditorium, Business Administration Building, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama.  Introduction by Paul Bryant, Jr. (Board of Trustees Civil War Preservation Trust -CWPT and trustee for the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, VA) from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  Admission $10.00.  Proceeds donated to the Civil War Preservation Trust.  Advance registration suggested.  Sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table.  (256) 971-6952.  P.O. Box 7382, Huntsville, AL, 35807. 

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The event is an evening with Edwin C. Bearss  wherein Ed will retell the story richly described in his book "Rebel Victory at Vicksburg." His talk is about the 1862 Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, or the FIRST Vicksburg Campaign, which predated Grant's Vicksburg victory by nearly a full year.  It is the story of the grim determination of the Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines who broke the siege and unleashed the ironclad gunboat, CSS Arkansas, against the overwhelming but equally determined naval forces of future admirals Farragut and Davis and a detachment of The Army of the Gulf under Major General Benjamin Butler.  The Confederate success at Vicksburg in 1862 prolonged the war for the control of the Mississippi River for at least one more year and greatly uplifted hopes for the survival of a new Southern nation.

Thursday, May 13th, Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table: Howard Kittell will speak on "The Big Picture Approach to Battlefield Preservation".  Mr. Kittell is the President & CEO of The Hermitage in Nashville, TN, the home of President Andrew Jackson.  Previously, he served for 10 years as  the Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation in Virginia where he oversaw the preservation of 10 Civil War battlefields, the development of interpretive programs, and the promotion of tourism to "the Valley". 

Mr. Kittell will speak at the Elks Lodge, 725 Franklin SE, Huntsville, AL, North entrance, 6:30 pm., free to the public, visitors welcome, chicken dinner buffet available at 5:30 pm for $7.95. Call 890-0890 for more information.