2024 Monthly Meetings
Jan 27th : The program January 2024:
Feb 24th : Please join us for our February 2024 Program “Kelly Ingram: Hero to Many and Uncle to Few.” presented by Karen Downs on Saturday — February 24, 2024 –2:00 PM. 1st Floor Meeting Room — Birmingham Public Library.
***** Karen Downs’ Program has been cancelled *****
“Tragedy on the Tracks: The 1896 Cahaba Bridge Train Wreck” will be presented at 2:00 p.m. by Terri Hicks in the 1st Floor Meeting Room of the Birmingham Public Library. Registration is not required.
BGS is now meeting on the lst floor of the Central Library near the checkout desk, elevator, and restrooms. The meeting room is easy to access from the library parking lot, and the building entry is handicapped accessible. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram. We post many announcements about free presentations and opportunities throughout each month.
Mar 23rd : Alexis Miller, the niece of former member Margie Miller, will be presenting this month’s program, “Women Between the Pages: Unsung Heroines of Genealogy”. Come and enjoy Alexis’ wonderful presentation.
April 27th : Shane Sanderson will present “Frozen Reflections: The Beginnings of American Photography”. Come and enjoy this wonderful presentation.
May 25th : No Meeting — Memorial Day
June 22nd : Jeff Hirschy, Assistant Professor of Library Science, University of Southern Mississippi, will present “The History of the Birmingham Public Library and its Archives.”
July 27th : The program July 2024:
Aug 24th : NO membership meeting for this month.
Sept 28th : NO membership meeting for this month. The Board Meeting from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm will be held at the Birmingham Public Library.
Oct 19th : Genealogy Open House to be held on October 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Southern History Department.
Nov : No Meeting — Happy Thanksgiving
Dec : No Meeting — Merry Christmas