Registration Form - 2016 Basics Plus Workshop
Funeral services, cemetery markers, and obituaries pay tribute to those lost, comfort the grieving, and aid in our genealogical research. In recognition of Memorial Day, our Basics+ Workshop, features three presentations that discuss records that memorialize our ancestors' deaths--and their lives.
Registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 AM; the first presentation begins at 9:00 AM.
Free parking on-site, accessible from York Road or Bellona Avenue.
Speakers:
Rebecca Whitman Koford, CGSM – The Dead and the Dying: Cemetery and Funeral Home Research
Jacqueline Hedberg – Saving a Maryland Historic Treasure: Lessons from a Graveyard Project
Angela McGhie, CGSM – News of Their Deaths: Finding Obituaries and Notices
Cost $25 for MGS members; $30 for non-members.
Pre-registration is closed. Walk-in registration is an additional $5, space permitting.
Pre-registration is closed. Walk-in registration is an additional $5, space permitting.