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From: "Barbara" <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] History of Black Families in Orange County, NY
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 18:27:27 -0500


Orange County Genealogical Society
1841 Historic Courthouse
101 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924

Saturday, February 3, 2001
Business Meeting 9:00 A.M. Program 10:30 A.M.


GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF BLACK FAMILIES
IN ORANGE COUNTY
presented by Bob Brennan


Bob Brennan is Village of Otisville Historian. He has been interested in
genealogy since 1981 when he gave his seventh grade Social Studies class an
assignment to trace their family and he started to trace his own family. He
was very interested in local history and government. Bob was appointed by
Governor Carey to the Board of Trustees of Washington's Headquarters in 1977
and served for 10 years. He served on the town board of Wallkill for 16
years
and was supervisor when the clean up and dedication of the Pine Hill
Cemetery
occurred. Bob has published two books on the records and people of the
Wallkill area.

Most recently Bob has been dedicating himself to compiling as much
information as possible about black families of Orange County. He spends
countless hours entering information into a database. The program will
include The 1870 Census; 1790-1830 Census, black free heads of household;
Marriages in Orange County 1908-1928; and the Genealogy of a number of
different Orange County families.

The program is free of charge and open to the public. If anyone has
questions
contact Marilyn Terry via e-mail at



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