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About our MGS Monthly Meetings

Montgomery Genealogical Society meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of each month at the located at the Figh-Pickett-Barnes House on the corner of Court and Mildred Streets in Montgomery.

Figh-Pickett-Barnes House
512 South Court St.
Montgomery, Alabama

The Montgomery Genealogical Society November 2009 meeting will be Sunday, November 8th, at 2:30 pm in the historic Figh Pickett House at the corner of Court and Mildred Streets (512 South Court Street).

Our speaker will be Ron Head.

Refreshments will be offered after the program, as always.  Please come to enjoy the program and the fellowship with other family and local history enthusiasts--and bring a friend or two along with you!

Upcoming Events and Meetings - Calendar

8th Annual Cemetery Preservation Workshop - November

The 8th Annual Cemetery Preservation Workshop will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

Click here for more information about the 2009 Cemetery Preservation Workshop.

 

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Photos needed for historical book of Montgomery

Karren Pell is a professor working on a historical book of Montgomery and needs the following information:  

Photos of people who lived in the following neighborhoods in Montgomery prior to the 1950s:

Capitol Heights

Cottage Hill

Cloverdale

Centennial Hill

Highland Park

Cloverdale

Idlewild

Garden District

Also photos of houses, churches, schools, events, as well as people inside & outside of houses. She would like to borrow the original to scan and then return the original photos. 

She is also looking for any info on the architect Richard L. Whaley who designed many houses here and then, lore has it, he moved to CA. Finding information on him may lead to information or blueprints on some of the houses. 

Karren Pell can be contacted at 334-264-6826 or karrenpell@charter.net