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January 1:
Due to the New
Years holiday the Society elected to not meet today but
enjoy Y2K and the very special celebrations surrounding
our entry into the new millennium.
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February 5:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
"Vintage Clothes"
Suzanne Evans, Joice, presents our February program
on "Vintage Clothes". Suzanne found an old forgotten
trunk full of turn of the century clothes in an attic.
The trunk belonged to her husbands late great aunt. The
aunts sister died at age 21, another sister died at age
41. The clothing items are well preserved and tell
interesting stories from the turn of the century. They
have been dry cleaned, brought back to life and may be
modeled.
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March 4:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
"Immigration and Ports of
Entry" March 4th is a perfect day to "March
forth" into Immigration. Gene Watson and
Loren Toomsen present our March program with a
background on the Processing Center in New Orleans and
the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. The program includes a
slide show presentation about Ellis Island and the
experiences of the immigrants early in the last century.
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April 1:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
"New NCIGS Brochure and Web Page!"
Our newly upgraded North Central Iowa Genealogical
Society Web Page will be visited in a video-taped visit
and our brand new brochure will be presented. A dialog
and preparation for the April 15th North Central Iowa
Genealogy Fair.
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April 15th:
Field Trip - 10:00 a.m. / 4:00 p.m.
North Central Iowa Genealogy Fair
at PAF-Ways. First Citizens National Bank Heritage
Room. Please use the southwest entrance to the bank.
Across the road from Walmart in Mason City, Iowa 50401
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April
15th:
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa History Forum,
Des Moines, Iowa
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May 5:
Rummage Sale, held at the home of Audrey Huff, 1208
Sixth Street S.E., Mason City, Iowa 50401
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May 6: (Set)
Meeting
1:30 p.m.
“Big Sister, Dixie Willson!”
Art Fischbeck, dubbed the “unofficial” historian of
Mason City, (515-423-0636) tells of books, short
stories and even several movies based on works by Dixie
Willson. Dixie was as much an artist in her own right
as her younger brother Meredith. Art will also tell us
about “Sketch Books” on North Central Iowas famous
families that can be found in the library.
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June 3:
No Meeting! Band Festival Celebration and 1000 voice
Barbershop Chorus across the street at "The Music Man
Center."
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July 1: (set)
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
Brian Nevermann,
Waverly,
The
McNider Family.
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August 5: (set)
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
“Have a Danish”
Tom and Joan
Sawyer share a genealogy slide show trip to
Denmark. Excellent twists and surprises.
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September 2: Meeting
1:30 p.m.
"Kin to a King!" Ruth (nee Tweeten)
Holtan, Forest City, has traced one of her trees
back to a Nordic King Harold Hairfair -- yes he was
blond -- born 849 AD and died 933 AD at the age of 83.
King Hairfair was one Viking who died in bed. Ruth has
quite a story to tell.
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October 5 - 7:
Iowa Genealogical Society Annual Conference,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
Theme: "In Their Footsteps"
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October 7:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
"The Leibrand Private Collection"
Guests Ruth Leibrand
and Carol Whiteis share the content and services
of a very impressive genealogy collection located nearby
in Forest City Iowa.
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November 4:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
“Sod Houses!”
Rita Goranson a program on Sod Houses in our
ancestry.
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December 2:
Meeting 1:30 p.m.
Marla Zbornik,
"Life is a Patchwork Quilt"
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