EFFINGHAM EVENTS (Savannah Morning News)
SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS
Deep in the heart (The Post and Courier)
Mary Wilks was a little girl with a big imagination when she saw the name on the plaque at the Alamo in San Antonio. It was "Melton," the same as her grandmother's maiden name. So, she allowed herself to think she might have an ancestor who gave his life for Texas. Wilks didn't tell anyone about the man, Elijah Melton. She could not risk having someone burst her bubble. But every time Wilks ...
Delving into designs on our ancestors (The Herald)
The Stevensons', for obvious reasons, includes a lighthouse.
Galway, Ireland (Irish Emigrant)
Ireland goes it alone to protect economy The Government's decision to guarantee all deposits placed with Irish-owned banks and underwrite all loans taken out by these banks may not have had any great influence on global markets, but it was noticed across Europe and generated some annoyance in Britain in particular.
Genealogy introduced to Jessieville's fourth graders (Hot Springs Village Voice)
On Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18, Jeanette Frahm and Tomie Jo Price, members of the Village Genealogical Society, visited Jessieville's fourth graders and introduced the young people to genealogy. The key instrument which they used was the booklet, "Hunting for Your Heritage," published by the National Genealogical Society, in Arlington, Va.