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.
Location of our meeting is 406 Cushman St, downtown Fairbanks, in the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame.
Happy New Year! The Fairbanks Genealogical Society next meeting will be at the Blanchard Family Funeral Home, 611 Noble St, Fairbanks, Alaska January 22, 2019, 6-8pm The program will be “Mineral Resource Development Prior to the Alaska Purchase”. The presenter is Tom Bundtzen. Meetings are open to the public. Light refreshments are served. Be inspired…
In November, members met via Zoom. The program was the “Vachon Family”, who came to Fairbanks by way of the Klondike gold rush. Many members of the family, including the children, are buried at Clay St Cemetery. A great presentation of research was made by Janet Richardson and Aldean Kilbourn. There are so many side…
March’s program will be “My In-Person RootsTech Experience” by Amy Stratman. What is the difference between attending RootsTech in person vs watching the lectures online? Hint: Enthusiasm! See you on March 28, 6pm, Alaska Mining Hall of Fame. Zoom invitations will be sent out to members the night before. You do not have to be…
Our May meeting was held at the Clay Street Cemetery, a repeat of last year (2022). We walked the cemetery with many guests, talking about select graves and the people we have researched. We had great weather to enjoy the talk. Our guests were different members of the community, some being descendants, some in high…
Happy New Year! We are pleased to announce a new meeting location, the Alaska Mining Hall of Fame. Join us for the January 2023 meeting. The program will be “Alaskan Trade Tokens” presented by Dick Hanscom, an expert on Alaska rare coins, tokens, and similar collectibles. His webpage is Alaska Rare Coins. The meeting will…
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…
