PERSI and AGBI are two finding aids for location information in History Centers’ and/or Genealogical Societies’ newsletters. Transcriptions, including civil records, family bible pages, and tombstones are just some of the sources embedded in these newsletters, a mainstay of genealogy research before computers. How do you access these newsletters?

Join the Sussex County Genealogical Society (SCGS) in-person in the library or online for a presentation by Suzan Bates. Suz Bates has brought her expertise in genealogy to the public, spreading her enthusiasm for family history research to everyone during her workshops and presentations as well as with her private clients and small group consultations. She has been a family history researcher for over 45 years and a private consultant for 30 years. Having begun her genealogy interests in the early 1970’s, before computers, Suz spent many hours at the Newberry Library with a special admittance pass. She learned the traditional research methods from many kindly old gentlemen and ladies holed away doing family research before it was popular. After college, where Suz earned a B.A. in Modern Foreign Language with a minor in History and an M.S. in education, her career in education was just as long and varied, teaching both adults and children in various educational settings. Suz takes these teaching and lecturing skills, combined with her extensive genealogical research experience, into her genealogy career of speaking, researching, and consulting in an easily understood manner with enthusiasm and a wealth of knowledge. Suz has been a member of various genealogy and history associations.

NOTE: this session is available to attend in-person or through Zoom. Current SCGS members automatically receive an email with a link to join the meetings via Zoom. Non-members are welcome to attend and may request an invitation link by sending an email to programs@scgsdelaware.org no later than January 20.

If you have need assistance with registration or getting your Zoom invitation, please email SCGS. Basic written instructions for using Zoom may be found here and a brief video tutorial may be found here.

SCGS is a non-profit organization and its mission is to promote genealogy and educational work in a professional manner, encourage and instruct its members in genealogical research through careful documentation and maintain quality genealogical standards. For more information, visit the SCGS website. This program is co-sponsored by the Lewes Public Library.