NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

Don’t forget! We are having Scanning and scones today! Hope to see you here!

08/13/2025

📸✨ Scanning & Scones – A Fundraiser for NEAGS! ✨📸Join us on Thursday, August 14, 2025, for a cozy and meaningful day at the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society Library! We’re hosting Scanning and Scones, a special fundraising event to support our 2026 Annual Spring Seminar—and we’d love for you to be part of it.
🕙 Event Time: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM 📍 Location: NEAGS Library, open early from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM for research
Bring your treasured family photos and documents to be digitized by our wonderful volunteers. Whether it’s a faded snapshot or a fragile heirloom, we’re here to help preserve your history!
🎁 Services Offered: • Flash Drives – $5.00 • Document Scanning – $1.00 each • Optional Colorization – $2.00 per scan • Learn how to scan and save your documents yourself!
🫖 And yes—scones, hot tea, and coffee will be served throughout the day so you can sip and scan in good company.
🎉 This event is free to attend, and donations are greatly appreciated. All proceeds will go directly toward planning an enriching Spring Seminar in 2026!
📧 Please RSVP to neagslib@comcast.net so we can prepare refreshments and welcome you properly.
We can’t wait to see you and help preserve the memories that matter most! 💌

08/13/2025

📸🗂️ Preserve What Matters Most 🗂️📸 Tornadoes, floods, fires, and burglaries can strike without warning—putting your irreplaceable family photos, cherished recipes, and vital documents at risk. Are yours stored safely? Could you access them quickly in an emergency?

We’re here to help. Starting Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Nichols Memorial Library, we’re having a fundraiser for our 2026 Annual Seminar: SCANS AND SCONES, from 10 AM to 8 PM.

✅ Bring your items to be professionally scanned and saved to a flash drive ✅ Learn how to scan your own documents using our equipment ✅ Choose from packages tailored to your needs—each includes a flash drive and scanning services ✨ Optional enhancements available, including photo colorization and restoration Flash drives will be available for sale and the scanning will be $1.00 per page and if you want them colorized they will be $2.00 per page.

🎁 With the holidays approaching, consider scanning treasured recipes or family photos to share as meaningful gifts.

The library will also be open for research during event hours. 📅 Appointments are encouraged—contact us to reserve your spot or discuss your needs: neagslib@comcast.net

Let’s make sure your memories and important documents are safe, secure, and ready to be shared for generations to come.

08/04/2025

📸✨ Scanning & Scones – A Fundraiser for NEAGS! ✨📸Join us on Thursday, August 14, 2025, for a cozy and meaningful day at the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society Library! We’re hosting Scanning and Scones, a special fundraising event to support our 2026 Annual Spring Seminar—and we’d love for you to be part of it.

🕙 Event Time: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM 📍 Location: NEAGS Library, open early from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM for research

Bring your treasured family photos and documents to be digitized by our wonderful volunteers. Whether it’s a faded snapshot or a fragile heirloom, we’re here to help preserve your history!

🎁 Services Offered: • Flash Drives – $5.00 • Document Scanning – $1.00 each • Optional Colorization – $2.00 per scan • Learn how to scan and save your documents yourself!

🫖 And yes—scones, hot tea, and coffee will be served throughout the day so you can sip and scan in good company.

🎉 This event is free to attend, and donations are greatly appreciated. All proceeds will go directly toward planning an enriching Spring Seminar in 2026!

📧 Please RSVP to neagslib@comcast.net so we can prepare refreshments and welcome you properly.

We can’t wait to see you and help preserve the memories that matter most! 💌

08/04/2025

Dear NEAGS Members,

I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the summer season. We’re looking forward to gathering for our upcoming monthly meeting, and we’d love to see you there!

🗓 Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM 📍 Location: Nichols Library, corner of Dwight Avenue and Cabot Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35904

We’re honored to welcome Robin Sterling as our guest speaker. Robin will be sharing his insights and research on Cullman County, Alabama—an area rich in history and genealogy. Many of you may be familiar with his work, as he has authored several books that dive deep into local heritage.

🍪 Refreshments will be served following the program, so plan to stay and enjoy some fellowship with fellow members.

Please mark your calendars and feel free to bring a guest who might be interested in joining our society. As always, we appreciate your continued support in preserving and celebrating our regional history.

Warm regards, April Ozbilgin, Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society

08/02/2025

You're invited to join Northeast Alabama Genealoical Society for our monthly meeting, Saturday, August 9, 10 A.M. at Nichols Memorial Library. Our speaker will be Robin Sterling, author of many books on Alabama used by both historical and genealogical researchers. Mr. Sterling's topic will be Cullman, AL, he will be sharing some interesting information that you may not have heard before. You're also invited to stay after the meeting for snacks and fellowship.

07/01/2025

06/12/2025

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society invites you to join us for our monthly meeting June 14, 2025, time 10 AM at Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library. Address corner of Dwight and Cabott Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama.
Our speaker will be Shelia Langford with the Attalla Museum. Hope to see you Saturday.

We invite you to stay after the meeting for refreshments and fellowship.

05/26/2025

The seminar will meet at the Downtown Civic Center, 623 Broad Street, Gadsden, AL 35901. We sincerely apologize for any confusion caused by the omission of the location from the previous notice.

Hope everyone can join us at our 26th Annual Ancestor Swap Meet. Due to conflicts in the spring, we will hold the Ancestor Swap Meet to July 19th. Please see registration form on our website neags.com. All proceeds go to keeping the doors open at Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library.