Genealogy Club
Saturday, December 7, 2019
9:30 - 11:00 am
“Hidden Discoveries about Your Civil War Kin” with Clay Feeter, of Find Your Civil War Ancestor
"Your
Civil War ancestors' stories are always much deeper than the few lines
about them that you might—or might not!—find in your family
genealogy book," says researcher Clay Feeter, who will give
an informative talk and visual presentation on the subject.
Even if
all your genealogy book says is "Killed in the War of the Rebellion,"
you will learn how to use those sometimes dry
and hard-to-understand facts to bring your soldier-ancestor’s story
to life.
Learn
about the challenges and hardships of the Civil War. Not only did our Civil War soldier-ancestors
suffer during that great conflict, but their families at home had it just as
hard … running the farm and taking care of the kids, canning food or making
socks to send to the boys on the front line.
Before
attending the talk, you will want to research your family history. Most Civil War-age men were born
between1815-1847. Try to find out where they fought, marched, were wounded,
captured, and even where they died. Many
of our kin may have fought at the same famous battles, or maybe even side by
side in the same regiment! This is all valuable information to pass on to the
next generations, so bring a pen and notepad.
