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Published 11:24 am Monday, December 17, 2018

Genealogy workshops to be offered

DALTON, Ga. — Two workshops are designed to help family historians at various points in their research. Participants may elect to attend half-day or whole-day workshops. Beginner and intermediate research topics are on the agenda for Jan. 26. From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. topics are Basics of Genealogy (Where to Look for Information, Types of Historical Records to Hunt, Where to Locate Them, Where to Get Help) and Walking the Paper Trail. From 1 to 4:30 p.m. topics will include Searching for Women Ancestors and Why They Are Important, Organizing Paperwork and Preserving Your Heritage (writing family histories and preserving artifacts). A Brick Walls workshop is scheduled for Feb. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This workshop is available for intermediate and advanced researchers who have hit a wall. Lunch breaks are from 12:30 to 1 p.m. on both days. Sack lunches will be available for $6, or participants may bring a lunch. Instructor Jennifer Harvey is a genealogy consultant trained by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a member of the Chief John Ross chapter, NSDAR. Classes will meet at the Crown Gardens and Archives, 715 Chattanooga Ave., Dalton. To reserve a spot, call 706-278-0217 or come by the archives. The cost is $35 for a half-day, $40 for a whole day or $70 for two whole days. Checks may be mailed to the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, P.O. Box 6180, Dalton, GA 30722-6180.

Dance with SHS Dancing Dolls this Friday

LIVE OAK, Fla. — The Suwannee High School Dancing Dolls will host a Christmas Dance Clinic this Friday. The clinic will be held at the SHS Auditorium for grades first through eighth. Students in 1st-5th grades will have their clinic from 9 a.m. to noon and 6th-8th grades will be from 2-5 p.m. The clinic will include a complete dance routine, Santa hat, snack, craft, and performance with the Dancing Dolls at the boys’ varsity basketball game that evening at 7:30 p.m. in the SHS gym. The cost is $25 per person. The funds raised will go towards the Dancing Dolls trip to perform at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019, in New Orleans. For further information, contact Abigail Rodriguez at 386-365-6287.