Research Trip to Ft. Wayne

An all day research trip to The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library will be offered on Saturday, May 19, 2018.  Participants will carpool and leave the parking lot behind the Main Library at 7:30 am, arriving back in Kokomo at approximately 7:30 pm.  The group will stop at a restaurant in Fort Wayne before returning to Kokomo.  For required registration, call 765.626.0839.

Howard County Genealogical Society Meeting

The Howard County Genealogical Society will meet Monday, May 14 from 6 to 8 pm in Meeting Rooms A & B at KHCPL Main.  The speaker will be Gil Porter and the topic will be "Writing Your History".  The public is welcome and for more information call 765.626.0839.  Visit the Genealogy and Local History Department online at www.KHCPL.org.

Lineage Societies Membership Workshop

Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Children of the American Revolution C.A.R. will provide information on joining their groups.  Anyone interested in joining a lineage society can come for help with their application.  The workshop will be held from 10:00 am until noon on Saturday, May 5 at KHCPL Main.  Call 765.626.0839 for more information.

Genealogy Humor

• Did my ancestors inbreed?  My genes seem tight!
• Beginner - A Professional in Training.
• Any family tree produces lemons, nuts and a few bad apples.
• "The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future" - Herbert Spencer
• Genealogy without documentation is mythology.