September Events and In Memoriam: Barbara McLean

Happy Labor Day! Hope you are having a good holiday weekend. While you are enjoying this day off, why not grab your calendar and make plans for some of these upcoming September StLGS genealogy events:

StLGS Monthly Meeting: Saturday, 8 September 2018

"Cities of the Dead for the Living: The Rural Cemetery Movement," by Jeff Smith; St. Louis County Library Headquarters Auditorium, 10:00 a.m.; free, open to all, no pre-registration.

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German Special Interest Group Meeting: Wednesday, 19 September 2018

"Finding Clues and Information for your Ancestors in Unusual Places," by Carolyn Schaeffer; St. Louis County Library Headquarters Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.; free, open to all, no pre-registration.

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StLGS Class: Sunday, 9 September 2018

"PERSI: The Periodical Source Index," by Carol Whitton; StLGS Office, 1:00 p.m. Free to StLGS members; fee for non-members; pre-registration required at 314-647-8547.

StLGS Class: Saturday, 15 September and Saturday, 22 September

"Foundations of Genealogy, Parts I and II," by Ilene Murray; StLGS Office, 1:00 p.m. Free to StLGS members; fee for non-members; pre-registration required at 314-647-8547.

StLGS Class: Saturday, 29 September 2018

"Beginning Irish Research," by Carol Hemmersmeier and Kay Weber; StLGS Office, 1:00 p.m. Free to StLGS members; fee for non-members; pre-registration required at 314-647-8547. 

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In Memoriam: Barbara McLean

With great sadness, we share with you the news that Barbara McLean, a former StLGS officer and board member has passed away. Barb died on 8 August 2018. She served as society treasurer from 1998 to 2001. In 2002, she was the recipient of the annual Achievement award, and for several years afterwards, she served the society in the office research room, where she assisted in cataloguing materials and helping visitors.

Barb was a thoughtful, compassionate woman who always had a big smile for everyone. She loved genealogy and traveling and her family. Married to husband Jack for sixty-four years, when she retired from the society office, she devoted herself to his well being and spending more time with her family. She had two adult children and two granddaughters, whose achievements she excitedly shared with her friends. All of us who knew Barb already miss her sparkle. We send our deepest sympathy to her family: son Tim and daughter-in-law Yoshika, daughter Linda, her grandchildren, and her sister, Naomi.