UPCOMING MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
The Society holds regular meetings throughout the year except in December and January. An integral part of each meeting is a talk given by a noted speaker on topics related to genealogical and historical research. See the full calendar below. All General Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, at 6:30 P.M. in the BCGS Library.
The society also holds one dinner meeting and one picnic each year. The June Dinner Meeting and the Annual Picnic are held at various locations.
Periodically the Society conducts workshops, seminars, and trips for members and the general public which relate to genealogical research, methodology, and various other related activities.
- Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Womelsdorf is celebrating its 250th Anniversary this year and John Grimes will share his extensive knowledge of the history of the boro.
- Thursday, June 21, 2012
- Annual Dinner including Mary Owen Steinmetz's Award presentation and Introduction of New Officers and Board Members.
- Thursday, July 19, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Paul Troutman will present items you may not recognize.
- Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Bruce Becker will discuss the Amish as well as the horrific Amish Schoolhouse shooting tragedy at Nickel Mine, PA on October 2, 2006. Bruce is the artist of the Schoolhouse Bell painting.
- Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Our guest speaker, Paul Beavens, Jr., will discuss Old Mohnton and early industry powered by the Wyomissing Creek.
- Thursday, October, 18, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Charles J. Adams III, author of several popular books about ghost stories in our area, will share some with us.
- Thursday, November, 15, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
- Dr. Robert Reynolds, the curator of the Hottenstein Mansion in Kutztown, PA, will enlighten us about this 228 year old Berks County landmark.
- December 2012 & January 2013
- No meetings scheduled. Happy Holidays.
