MARCH 16
Our March speaker will be Paul Foster whose
presentation will be, “Exploring the Past and Uniting Family
and Community Through Family History Research.”
He will
share stories of how he has found living descendants of
people named in books, etc., that he has found, and how he
has returned these items to family to appreciate and
treasure as family heirlooms and keepsakes. His experiences
will be both uplifting and will inspire you to think of your
own love for history and community and lead you to consider
how you could use it to bless the lives of others.
He says "Sometimes we happen across something from days gone
by (a book, a letter, a photo, etc.) which contains a name
and other identifying information inside. When that happens
most of us might think “Oh, that is interesting “ but our
minds may not immediately consider that these items were
once a precious possession in the life of an
individual...highly valued by an actual living and caring
person.
"When we think of our own ancestors with fond affection, we
quickly realize that we owe much of our own success in life
to their sacrifices on our behalf.” Mr. Foster will discuss
how people can use resources like Family Search, Ancestry.
com, and often the internet in general to connect with their
past. He has taken this process of historical and
genealogical research to another level in his desire to be a
part of what the Holy Scriptures refer to as the time when
“the hearts of the fathers shall be turned to their
children, And the hearts of the children to their
fathers...” (Malachi 4:6).
Paul Foster is retired from some 40+ years of public service
in the U.S. Navy and Federal civil service. He loves family
history research - albeit he says being a self-taught
hobbyist, he knows just enough to be dangerous! He and his
wife Ann Foster, a retired Glynn County school teacher, run
the Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints on Community Road in Brunswick.”
Come and join us for an interesting night of stories and
dialogue
APRIL 20
Navy and Federal civil service. He loves family history
research - albeit he says
being a self-taught hobbyist, he knows just enough to be
dangerous! He and his
wife Ann Foster, a retired Glynn County school teacher,
run the Family History
Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints on Community Road in
Brunswick.”
Come and join us for an interesting night of stories and
dialogue.
At our April meeting, Pam Mueller will make her sixth
visit to LAHS in the last
fifteen or so years to tell us about a new book she has
written. The Sky Is My
Home is the ninth and latest in a string of historical
novels, each of which brings
to life the story of an amazing, unforgettable person.
Hazel Jane Raines, a Georgia girl, is just such a
person. She logged 6,400 hours
of flight time during her 20 years of service. She was
the first female pilot
licensed just before World War II broke out. Because the
U.S. government did
not allow female pilots to fly fighter planes, Hazel
moved to England and flew
Spitfires and Hurricanes for England's Royal Air Force.
Later, back in America,
she flew as a WASP and then with the Third Air Force
during the Korean
War. She learned Portugese to teach pilots for the
Brazilian Air Ministry. She
became one of the first female officers in the new
United State Air Force and
later became a recruiter and advisor to young women
entering the military.
She followed her dreams, never letting rigid,
traditional restraints hold her
back.
Pamela Bauer Mueller was raised in Oregon. She has
worked as a flight
attendant, commercial model, actress, English and
Spanish teacher, and a U. S.
Customs officer.
Pam's young adult and historical novels earned her
acclaim as 2006/2008 and
2009 - Georgia Author of the Year, three Mom's Choice
and Children's Choice
gold medals, the Independent Publisher's Gold Book
Award, and other national
awards with Writer's Digest and Foreword Magazine.
Currently, Pamela lives on Jekyll Island with her
husband Michael and their cat,
Morgan Maurice. They are long-time members of LAHS.
She's an endearing
speaker.
