VALPARAISO — The Genealogy Society of Okaloosa County’s next meeting will feature speakers Barbara Russell and Dorothy Pichardo.
During the meeting — 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Heritage Museum, 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso — they will discuss the Electronically Preserving Obituaries as Cultural Heritage program, a depository of obituaries.
Russell, a Chipley librarian, has practiced genealogy for about 20 years. Her family tree includes a favorite story about her great-great-grandmother rising from the dead; her great-grandfather, who brought Chipley Power and Light to the area; and her cousin, Tift Myers, who was a pilot for several U.S. presidents.
She has been talking about cemeteries and obituaries for about five years.
Pichardo of the Washington County Library is a branch manager in Vernon and a tech specialist for the libraries in the county. She has worked with the library for about 20 years. She loves to hear about her ancestors and the past.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa genealogical society sets meeting