Severna Park United Methodist Church

Featuring guest speaker Nicholas Fessenden It is a little known story that, during 1830-1914, 1.5 million immigrants landed in Baltimore, which was America's third largest port of entry. Mr. Fessenden will describe the stories of the largest groups who came here; Germans, Irish, Jews, and Poles, why they left their homeland and how they fashioned new lives in their adopted country. Nicholas Fessenden taught History in the Upper School at Friends School of Baltimore (1972-2010) and also as an adjunct at Towson University, Maryland Institute of Art, and Community College...

Anne Arundel Genealogical Society is pleased to announce Italian Ancestors and Cousins: Finding Them Gets Easier All of the Time! Featuring guest speaker Joe Smaldone Joe Smaldone will provide an up-to-date review of how to access Italian records, especially on-line, with tips for effective searching. He will explain how to overcome language barriers in reading Italian records and how to use the internet to find new cousins and how to communicate with them, including lots of practical examples and personal experiences for illustration.  

Featuring three short talks beginning at 7:30 pm How to Get Started in Genealogy, by Carol Carman Evaluating Your Sources, by Cindy Steinhoff Organizing Your Finds, by Carol Carman After the talks we will have tables open on a variety of topics, including Cemeteries, DNA, the Kuethe Library, and Publications. Join us for an interesting and informative evening. Learn from our speakers. Share your genealogical experiences. Find out how AAGS can help you with your genealogical research whether your ancestors lived in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, or elsewhere. For more...