Exciting events are coming up at TSGS! Find more details below.
“Midwest Archives: Worthy of More Than Just a Flyover?”
Date: December 10, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m. (Central)
Location: Willard Library & Zoom (email president.tsgs24@gmail.com for Zoom link)
About the Program: Discover whether historical archives in the Midwest are worth the trip or not!
Meet the Presenter: Amber Oldenburg (a fellow Hoosier) is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she currently serves as an online instructor in their Family History Research program. She specializes in Midwest and Great Lakes states research.
“Moving Stones: Replacing Illegible Grave Markers”
Date: January 14, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. (Central)
Location: Willard Library & Zoom (email president.tsgs24@gmail.com for Zoom link)
About the Program: Over the decades, the elements are unkind to individuals’ head stone, replacing the once-upraised letters with sanded-down, illegible versions. Luckily, veterans’ grave markers in poor condition don’t have to stay that way. Thanks to a program by Veterans Affairs, new and legible headstones for past servicemembers are finally attainable. (I should know, because I’ve placed 17 of them!) Throughout this program, I’ll discuss more about the application process, placing these stones, how to proceed if your application is denied, and my past stone replacement projects.
Meet the Presenter: With a Bachelor of Science in History/Creative Writing Minor (Liberty University, 2024) and a love for the past that inspires her to pursue her Masters in History (Liberty University, 2026), Kassidy–who is also TSGS’s IT Coordinator–is serious about sharing history in authentic and relatable ways. Even Mike Wolfe (star of American Pickers) called Kassidy “energetic” about history. Recognized by Congress, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, DAR, SAR, DUVCW, and countless others for her efforts to promote the past, Kassidy has found that history isn’t just a career–it’s a way of life.
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