MIDDLETOWN >> Anita Crabtree, Lake County’s most eminent genealogist, will be speaker for the Fireside Chat at Gibson Museum on Saturday, June 10.
Her presentation will be enjoyed by those already practiced in tracing their family ancestry, as well as people who have thought genealogy might be interesting but haven’t known where to start. She will offer a variety of tips for beginners and share her experience and methods of getting through the “brick walls” that can be a challenge in tracing back a family line.
Crabtree first delved into her own family history 20 years ago, shortly after the death of her husband and while she was housebound in caring for her mother. In no time at all she was “hooked” and not long after agreed to be Lake County coordinator for the national GenWeb site, http://www.cagenweb.com/lake/
She still posts to the site, which is a great boon to local historians as well as to local family researchers.
The Crabtree family came to Lake County in 1856; Anita calls herself “not local, having been here only 63 years.”
Fireside Chats are free of charge, although donations to support Gibson Museum are welcomed. The talks begin at 3 p.m. the first Saturday of each month. Questions are welcomed after the speaker’s initial presentation.
Gibson Museum is located at 21267 Calistoga Rd. (Hwy 29), across the street from Middletown Square.
For further information, phone 809-8009 or see thegibsonmuseum@gmail.com.
