Thursday, March 16, 2017
5:45 p.m.
502 West Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton
Finding Your Ancestors in Military Records
Kathryn Miller Marshall, Ph.D.
Whether
you are seeking information on family members who served during the
second World War or are looking for ancestors' records from the Civil
War or earlier, there is a wealth of details to be found in military
records--as long as you know where to look.
For
this month's membership meeting, we are pleased to announce the return
of a favorite speaker. Kathryn Miller Marshall is no stranger to our
members, having given several well-received presentations over the last
few years. She most recently served as director of the Lodi Family
History Center, a position which she held for sixteen years.
While
her Ph.D. is in psychology from UC Berkeley where she taught for many
years, Kathryn Miller Marshall has served as a senior research scientist
in Bethesda, Maryland, evaluating the nation's substance abuse programs
for congressional reports. Returning to California for her husband's
last assignment as a military officer, Dr. Marshall designed curricula
and began to specialize in the history of our state between the years of
1840 and 1865. She has had experience developing interpretive panels
for museums, editing books for fellow historians, and writing books of
her own on the Gold Rush era. Dr. Marshall is a member of the Advisory
Board for the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation, which provides
living history re-enactors at state parks and preserves historical sites
in California.
Please consider yourself welcome to
come early to this Thursday evening's meeting to enjoy refreshments and
visit with fellow members. We look forward to seeing you then!
