The Cemetery Walk at Clay Street Cemetery was a great success. Joan and Aldean did a great job talking about the history, the people, and the graves of Clay Street Cemetery. Many people attended and the weather was perfect. The boy scouts also were there to place the Memorial Day flags. Attendees were given cards with random names and graves on them. Information about the person and grave were given, making history come alive.
In winter at a well known hotel, with her children, on multiple occasions with different husbands. One woman’s secrets, let’s try and find the why! Join us in person or on Zoom for the exciting program presented by Lindsay Balmer. November 23, 2021, 6pm-8pm. Refreshments will be served. During the meeting we will be discussing…
Our September meeting will be Tuesday, September 26th, 6 pm at the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame, 825 1st Ave, Fairbanks. The program will be “Probate Records” by Joan Skilbred. The talk will be about probate records in general, then onto early Alaskan Probate Records. Refreshments are served. Meetings are free and open to the…
Originally, we were going to host the Safe Harbor Toastmasters from North Pole to our January meeting, but the cold temperatures have caused us to cancel and reschedule the Toastmasters for February. The weather forecast for January 23 is calling for -40F and our cut-off for meeting in person is -20F. We will have our…
Our next meeting is Tues, January 26, 6pm. “Fairbanks tidbits and FGS member’s genealogy discoveries”. Members will speak about their findings and/or photos. We will also look at a few short interesting findings from our local Fairbanks research. Feel free to share your story during the meeting. We will call upon members if they would like…
Our May meeting will be held at the Clay Street Cemetery, located on Clay St and 7th Ave, Fairbanks. Please park in the parking area at the main gate on Clay St. We will be walking down the path and talking about select graves, who is buried beneath, and the stories of Fairbanks past. “Even…
Our next meeting is April 24, 6pm, at the Blanchard Funeral Home, 611 Noble St, Fairbanks, Alaska. The program is “History of the Military in Fairbanks” by Nick Nugent. Meetings are free and open to the public. Refreshments are served. See you there!
