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(All times and locations are subject to change. Societies are open to the public, except as noted) BOUSE: Bouse Genealogical Society – 9:30am, every Friday (October – April) at Bouse Community Building, 44031 Plomosa Rd. Bring sack lunch. Publication: Bouse Genies Newsletter. Write to: Society, PO Box 463, Bouse, AZ 85325-0463, Phone: 480.229.3741. E-mail: bousegenies@gmail.com. …
Gloria Parker – May 2023 Volunteers comes in all varieties. Volunteer Appreciation Awards try to honor different varieties of volunteer experiences. Some awards have been to long time members who have pitched in over the years to fill many roles. Some have been for members with special skills that have used them on behalf of …
Volunteer Appreciation Month April was Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we honored every one of our volunteers instead of just one.
Stories Behind the Stars: The World War II Fallen Speaker: Jackie Menasco The Stories Behind the Stars project (see
February 13, 2023 – WVGS Membership meeting – CDC. When one of our members reaches the age of 90, they get to choose a book for WVGS to purchase. The book is presented at a Monthly Membership meeting. It goes back to the Library as part of our collection. The most recent honoree is Nancy …
The Collection Development Committee not only works with collections donated to our library but also purchases books when one of our members reaches the age of 90. The member can choose a book for WVGS to purchase, which is presented at a monthly Membership Meeting, Then the book goes back to the library to be …
He was born in 1932 and raised in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University in 1954. While at OSU, he met Shirley. They married and spent 63 years together before she passed away in 2020. He spent four years as an Officer in the U. S. Navy and 38 years with General Electric …
Marvin was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1932. He attended grammar and high school in Chicago. In the 1920s and ’30s, his father had a business of moving and residential ice and coal delivery. He has his last ice card, which you would place in your window, showing how much ice you wanted that day. …
Sandy Turner and Stewart Porter – March 2023
Peggy Morphew – March 2023 Our Volunteer Appreciation Award this month honored Peggy Morphew for her contributions to the 50th Anniversary celebration specifically – her knowledge of WVGS to contact and coax members and ex-Presidents to participate, her solicitation, organization, and MC skills for the raffles and door prizes. But a review of her history …