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Three Free Genealogy Events in June!
June 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Cemetery Walk at Zelienople Combined Cemeteries
South Oliver Street
We will meet at the Zelienople combined cemeteries on South Oliver Street at 6:00 pm to fulfill 49 current requests for photos posted on the Find-A-Grave website. If you can, bring your digital camera or phone, garden gloves, and spray bottle filled with water. Afterward, we will go to the new ice cream shop behind Baldinger’s on Route 19. Rain date will be July 10, same time and place. This is the third year our group has done this "Genealogical Act of Kindness."
June 24, 25, and 27
GRIP Evening Programs - 7 PM at La Roche University
https://www.gripitt.org/evening-programs/
Please use the web address above to get to the listing of Evening Programs - I was unable to find any menu choice or link to this page other than by Google search. Below are the June Evening Program topics. For a description and the sponsoring group, use the link above.
June 24: Aaron McWilliams, archivist at the Pennsylvania Archives, will present “What records do you have? A Casual Look at the Pennsylvania State Archives and Its Collections”
June 25: Kelvin Meyers will present “Draper and Shane; Historians or Hoarders?”
June 27: LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, CG, will present “A Critical Step in Evaluating Old Documents: Accuracy of Transcriptions”
June 24: Aaron McWilliams, archivist at the Pennsylvania Archives, will present “What records do you have? A Casual Look at the Pennsylvania State Archives and Its Collections”
June 25: Kelvin Meyers will present “Draper and Shane; Historians or Hoarders?”
June 27: LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, CG, will present “A Critical Step in Evaluating Old Documents: Accuracy of Transcriptions”
Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society
Free All-Day Conference on June 22
The speaker for this year's Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (WPGS) All-Day FREE Conference will be Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUFA, to be held on Saturday, June 22, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Museum Theater, Lower Level, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Here is a map and here is a link to the conference information on the WPGS website. There are three sessions: The Poor and the Landless, Allegheny City, and Cool Tools for the Cemetery.
Upcoming Meetings
July 2019 - More GRIP free evening presentations
July 15, 16, and 18. Click here for details.
August 28. 2019 - TBA
July 15, 16, and 18. Click here for details.
August 28. 2019 - TBA
Local Workshops:
Free genealogy workshops led by local genealogist Susan Ennis
Beginners are especially welcome. Volunteers will be on hand to assist you.
Cranberry Library Genealogy: Next meeting is Monday, July 8. (Changed from 2nd Tuesday this month only)
Curious about your family's past? Looking for a new hobby? Learn how to use the library's online genealogy resources to dive into your family's history. All ages and all skill levels welcome! Please bring your own laptop or technology so you can participate in hands on learning. Cranberry Township Public Library from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Attend one or all sessions. Please pre-register through the library at this link.
Zelienople Genealogy - Zelienople Public Library. 4th Monday at 10:30 AM - 12 Noon. Next session is Monday, June 24. Check the Zelie Library genealogy page and web calendar for event details.
Evans City Library Genealogy: Limited engagement in 2019. Next meeting is Saturday, June 22 at 10 AM.
Beginners are especially welcome. Volunteers will be on hand to assist you.
Cranberry Library Genealogy: Next meeting is Monday, July 8. (Changed from 2nd Tuesday this month only)
Curious about your family's past? Looking for a new hobby? Learn how to use the library's online genealogy resources to dive into your family's history. All ages and all skill levels welcome! Please bring your own laptop or technology so you can participate in hands on learning. Cranberry Township Public Library from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. Attend one or all sessions. Please pre-register through the library at this link.
Zelienople Genealogy - Zelienople Public Library. 4th Monday at 10:30 AM - 12 Noon. Next session is Monday, June 24. Check the Zelie Library genealogy page and web calendar for event details.
Evans City Library Genealogy: Limited engagement in 2019. Next meeting is Saturday, June 22 at 10 AM.
Other Local Events:
- North Hills Genealogists meet the third Tuesday at Northland Library. Click here for their website. Their next meeting will be on June 18: Marilyn Cocchiola Holt will provide an introduction to the materials available in the collection of the Pennsylvania Department in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Main Library in Oakland, with emphasis on those resources that are most helpful to family historians. Full details are available HERE.
- Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (WPGS) meets the second Saturday. Next meeting is Saturday, June 22. WPGS Annual Member Meeting and All-Day Seminar (Conference) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, in the Carnegie Museum of Art Auditorium. The speaker for this year's seminar will be Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUFA. See above for more details, or click here for their website events page.
- The Cranberry Family History Center is a great resource, as they have many paid subscription websites available for our use, at no charge. Volunteers are available to help you with your research. Beginners are welcome. The FHC is open every Wednesday from 9:30-3:30 and 7-9. Get on their mailing list for notifications when they are closed due to inclement weather or holidays.
- Butler Area Genealogy Society - Second Tuesday of every month except December at 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm at the Butler County Library. Next meeting is July 9. Click here for the Butler Area Public Library calendar page.
- Heinz History Center has an upcoming genealogy workshop:
$40 for general registration and $30 for members
Registration link
Join nationally-renowned genealogist Dr. Michael Lacopo for the History Center’s first German Genealogy Workshop.
This workshop will explore methods for identifying the German origins of your immigrant ancestors as well as strategies on finding and using German church records. “Must use” German genealogical websites and incorporating social history into your Pennsylvania German research will also be covered.
Representatives from the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives, the Archives & Records Center of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Library Pennsylvania Department, the University of Pittsburgh Archives and Special Collections, as well as other local genealogical and heritage organizations will also be on hand to share insights and best practices with workshop attendees.
About Us:
Our purpose is to assemble people who are interested in genealogy and in preserving family history, to provide programs for instruction and education of interested persons, and to help others locate and retrieve genealogical information. We are based in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. We meet the 4th Wednesday of the month, January through October, with special events scheduled for early November. Our meetings are free and open to the public, but membership is encouraged. The $10 annual dues allows us to obtain speakers and support this website, among other activities. Click on Schedule in the upper menu for information on current and future meetings.
President: Susan Ennis
Secretary: Patricia Robison
Programs: Judi Boren
Membership: Pat Purifoy
Treasurer/Webmaster: Debbie Billeter
President: Susan Ennis
Secretary: Patricia Robison
Programs: Judi Boren
Membership: Pat Purifoy
Treasurer/Webmaster: Debbie Billeter
Meeting Location Update - Library Under Construction
Our normal meeting information is below. This year's Cranberry Township Community Project is an upgrade to the public library. They will be moving books and bookcases into some of their meeting rooms, making them unavailable to us. We're glad for the library improvements, but this requires a search for appropriate meeting spaces for August through November. There's a good chance we'll be in different rooms, same building. Please be sure to check the location information included with each meeting announcement and in the reminder e-mail messages. Thanks for your patience.
We meet in the Franklin Station meeting room, inside the Cranberry Public Library, The address, for those using a GPS, is:
2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066. Meetings start at 6:30 PM unless otherwise indicated on the schedule.
Franklin Station is a divided meeting room. We usually meet in the front section, accessed through the library. When the front section is in use, there will be a sign in the community center hallway directing you to the rear hallway, where the door will be unlocked to allow our members entry. Unless you see a sign, enter through the library.
2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066. Meetings start at 6:30 PM unless otherwise indicated on the schedule.
Franklin Station is a divided meeting room. We usually meet in the front section, accessed through the library. When the front section is in use, there will be a sign in the community center hallway directing you to the rear hallway, where the door will be unlocked to allow our members entry. Unless you see a sign, enter through the library.
Contact Us
If you have questions or would like more information, please e-mail us or send a letter. Our mailing address is:
Cranberry Genealogy Club
c/o Debbie Billeter, Treasurer
27 Sunset Court
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Click here to e-mail us. If that doesn't work for you, copy this info@cranberrygenealogy.org into your e-mail "To:" field.
Last updated 14 June 2019
Cranberry Genealogy Club
c/o Debbie Billeter, Treasurer
27 Sunset Court
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Click here to e-mail us. If that doesn't work for you, copy this info@cranberrygenealogy.org into your e-mail "To:" field.
Last updated 14 June 2019