On Saturday at 9 AM, BIFHSGO’s Annual General Meeting will be held for members. On the agenda are reports, elections to the Board of Directors for President, Vice President, Treasurer, Communications and Membership, and presentation of awards.
All are welcome to join at 10 AM; there will be three Great Moments presentations:
William Wallace: Family Myth, Brick Wall, Loyalist
Presenter: Carolyn Brown
Breaking the brick wall of this Loyalist ancestor meant first exploding a family myth and then using every genealogy pathway to learn his true origin.
Secrets: The Pullman Family Revisited
Presenter: Patty McGregor
Patty’s grandmother, Sadie Pullman Weir (1896-1981), had always wondered about her father’s origins. The search to find the family of her father, John Pullman (1841-1905), was the subject of a BIFHSGO talk back in 2003. As it turned out, his weren’t the only secrets the Pullman family kept close. New information has challenged those original findings, and led to questions about the well-documented ‘paper trail’.
Nottingham’s Old General
Presenter: Marianne Rasmus
While researching one of her direct lines, Marianne Rasmus stumbled across a distant cousin, whose otherwise unremarkable life made an unforgettable impact on the people of Nottingham—a story which remains part of the city’s lore to this day. Beginning with a present-day search for a statue, Marianne will examine available records and newspaper articles and share the remarkable story of Nottingham’s Old General.
Plus a Book Grab at the breaks.
For details, go to https://www.bifhsgo.ca/events