Join us on Thursday, July11 at 7:30 pm as Cindy Steinhoff, director of the Andrew G. Truxal Library at Anne Arundel Community College, introduces us to HathiTrust, a collection of more than 17 million digital books, and Genealogy Connect, a database of books available through the Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL).

More than 6.5 million of the books in HathiTrust are in the public domain and available free of charge for anyone to use. The HathiTrust began in 2008 as collaborative project sponsored by the largest university libraries in the United States. Learn about materials in the HathiTrust database that can be useful in researching genealogy and how those resources not openly available can also assist in research. Genealogy Connect contains hundreds of books, many published by Genealogical Publishing Company and not openly available online. Learn how to access and search this valuable collection of research materials.

Cynthia Steinhoff has worked at AACC for nearly 36 years. She co-authored Delaware Discoveries: Girlhood Embroidery 1750-1850, published in April 2019, and extensively researched the family trees of young girls who produced the signed needlework pieces discussed in the book. She is First Vice President of Anne Arundel Genealogical Society and is active in the Maryland Library Association and other state and national library organizations. Cynthia holds a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, a master of science degree in library science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and a master of business administration degree from University of Baltimore.

We are changing the location of our monthly meetings. The new meeting location will be posted here and in the AAGS Facebook Group, and emailed to all of our members before the July meeting. Also note that our July meeting will be on the second Thursday, July 11.

On Thursday, August 1, at 7:30 pm, Mary Mannix, the Manager of the Maryland Room at Frederick County Public Library, will discuss resources available for researching Maryland and Frederick County genealogical and historical topics.

Mary Mannix graduated from Hood College with a degree in history and political science and went on to earn a master’s degree in America history at University of Delaware, as well as a certificate in museum studies. She later graduated from University of Maryland College Park with a master’s degree in library science. Mary received an award from the History Section of the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, in 2011, for her contributions to historical and genealogical librarianship. She was honored in 2015 by the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society of Sons of the American Revolution in Frederick for her service to lineage associations. Mary has been instrumental in contributing digital collections, including the Thomas Johnson Letters, to the Digital Maryland project. She has served as vice chair and meetings coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, as well as the Maryland state representative to the group.