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March and April meetings were cancelled
Hello everyone! Our March meeting was cancelled because it came only a few days after the government mandated social distancing. The meeting was going to be held at the Fairbanks Community Museum, and we were looking forward to the talk and tour of the museum. We have tentatively rescheduled the museum tour for next fall….
Reminder! Sept meeting Tues the 26th, 6pm
Reminder! Our September meeting will be Tuesday, September 26th, 6pm at the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame, 825 1st Ave, Fairbanks. Please note the new time of 6pm. Meetings last about 2 hours. The program will be “Probate Records” by Joan Skilbred. The talk will be about probate records in general, then onto early Alaskan…
March 26 meeting
For our March meeting, the program will be author Ray Bonnell speaking about the conservation of our historic bridges on the Alcan, which are slated to be demolished or repaired. He has authored 3 books, “Sketches of Alaska” and through drawings, has preserved Alaska history. We hope to see you Tuesday March 26 at 6pm….
Jan Meeting of the FGS “Funeral Home Records”
Keith Blanchard of the Blanchard Family Funeral Home will discuss Funeral Home and Cemetery Records & Research. We will learn what can be found in records for funeral homes, and cemeteries; the right questions to ask in locating this type of information; and an understanding of some of the terminology associated with these types of records….
Meeting of the FGS Nov 28 ~ Program change~
Updated Nov 23: The originally intended program for November was “Funeral Home records” by Keith Blanchard, but was changed to “Archives for Regular People (and how to access them)” by Joan Skilbred. Blanchard Family Funeral Home 611 Noble St Fairbanks, Alaska 6pm – 8pm
April 26 Meeting: Photo Restoration, preserving Old Photos
Tuesday, April 26 meeting of the Society will be a presentation by Photographer Tom Payer. Tom owns Alaska Camera, and the former Fairbanks Fast Foto. “Photo Restoration, preserving Old Photos”. The meeting will be in person at the Kilbourn residence and also on Zoom. Email FbksGenSociety@gmail.com for the link or the address.
