The Boaz Alabama Public Library hosts the meeting for the Boaz Chapter of the NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society.
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Mailing Address:
NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society (NEAGS)
Attention: Boaz Chapter
P. O. Box 8268
Gadsden, Al 35902
Nichols Library Location:
1 Cabot Avenue
Gadsden, AL
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NEAGS Mailing Address:
NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society (NEAGS)
P. O. Box 8268
Gadsden, Al 35902
Boaz Chapter
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The Boaz Public Library (which hosts the Boaz Chapter of NEAGS meetings) has the following posted on its web site regarding genealogy:
Did you know that the Boaz Alabama Public Library has the following data for those researching genealogy?
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“A group of people stood among the gravestones in Red Apple Cemetery on Tuesday watching a man hold two L-shaped metal wire rods over the sites of buried bodies.
A mixture of the curious and the interested, the people were attending a meeting of the Boaz Chapter of the NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society (NEAGS).
The man holding the slender rods was Rodentown resident Wayne Gregg in the midst of a demonstration on the art of grave dowsing.
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For those who attended the session "Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard" (by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack) on July 10th Meeting of the Boaz Chapter of NEAGS held at the Boaz Library, have you checked any of your ancestors' tombstones? Either a picture or in person? Have you spotted anything that was from the presentation?
By chance I happened to view the tombstone image of my second great grandfather. I've seen this gravestone many times and never noticed the symbol of the man & woman clasping hands. I had always zeroed in on the death date & 78 years. If I remember correctly, this was a symbol indicating love binding the couple.
Check on http://findagrave.com & look for your ancestor's graveyard & tombstone. Many have taken pictures & posted. FindAGrave is all volunteer effort too. Information posted about the person may or may not be correct. So don't take it as 'gospel' ... utilize it as potential research.
Did you know that Sharon DeBartolo Carmack has a book on cemetery research − Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Perhaps your local library has a copy???
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