CCGS EVENTS 4/22/24 The
Clay County Genealogical Society Library will host a Come & Go/Make &
Take Scrapbook Card Party on Saturday from 9:00 am until supplies are
gone. The cost will be $20 per crafter,
snacks will be provided. Please register
by Wednesday. The
deadline is also fast approaching for the CCGS Summer Classes. The deadline is May 1st and the
first class will be on Saturday, May 18th for a cemetery walk. To
register or to get more information call or text, Kimberly Hoyt Smith at
618-843-7327 or email smith4@wabash.net. The
Clay County Genealogical Society is also hosting award winning storyteller Dr.
Michael Locket at the Flora Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room on Thursday,
May 9th at 6:30 pm. Dr
Lockett is the author of 18 books and has presented over 4,000 programs in 32
states. Dr. Lockett will be telling strange but true civil war
stories. He will be dressed in a military uniform and bring a variety of
uniforms and artifacts from the civil war. He uses the artifacts to tell
his stories about weapons, critical decisions, leaders from both the north and
south, and a McLean County Colonel who became a General, then a Colonel, and
then a General again. Admission
will be $5 per person with Clay County Genealogical Society Library Members
getting in for free.