Family History Month 2014

We have a small display in the Fort Dodge Public Library. We decided to feature ancestors who served in World War I. Many Webster County residents, both men and women, either served in the military or aided the war effort at home.

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Webster County Genealogical Society President Carol Foltz stands next to the society’s Family History Month display at the Fort Dodge Public Library.

The back of the display focuses on men from the area who served in the military during World War I.

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October meeting

We will meet at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, in our room at the Fort Dodge Public Library. We will set the officers for the coming year, and finish working on our display for Family History Month. The display should be installed in the library next week.

September meeting

Our September meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on September 8, due to the Labor Day holiday. We will present potential names for officers for 2014-2015. Voting for officers will be held in the monthly meeting on October 6.

We will also ask for updates on projects for the Family History Month display in October. If you have volunteered to have something for this, let us know how you are progressing.

August meeting

We meet at 1 p.m. on the first Monday of every month except when that Monday is a holiday. So our next meeting is Aug. 4. The September meeting will be on Sept. 8.

Our meetings are held in our room (Room 134) of the Fort Dodge Public Library, 424 Central Ave. The public is welcome.

Open house is today!

Check out the resources at the Webster County Genealogical Society.

Check out the resources at the Webster County Genealogical Society.

We’re having an open house at the Fort Dodge Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. today. The library closes at 2 p.m on Saturdays.

Come on over and visit with us about family history. The Webster County Historical Society will also be open during the same time.

There will be refreshments.

And photo scanning. You can bring in family photos and we will scan them and save them to your USB drive or email them to you.

A four-generation photo.

A four-generation photo.