NORTH CAROLINA chapter FALL MEETING
Saturday September 21, 2024 10:30 AM EDT
Zoom Virtual Meeting

Researching Records of the Moravian Archives
Southern Province, Winston-Salem, NC

Presenters will discuss records available at archives; resources available on-line; accessing copies of records via mail; early records available in Germany via email; copy service; translation service and more. Types of records include church records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, funerals, confirmations and communions, as well as diaries of ministers and missionaries, biographical memoirs, obituaries and other items. The speakers have taken a course in reading German script.

MEAGHAN O’RIORDAN became Director of the Southern Province Archive in August, 2022. She formerly worked as Accessing Archivist at Emory University’s Rose Manuscript, Archive and Rare Book Library. She simultaneously earned two Bachelor’s Degrees from NC State in English and Religious Studies. She holds a Master’s Degrees in Library Science and Theological Studies. Meagan has given presentations and authored and co-authored professional publications.

SABRINA GARITY joined the staff as Assistant Archivist in May, 2023. She holds a Master’s Degree in Library Science and Master of Arts in History with a focus on post-war Germany. She also has a Master of Fine Arts from the New School in New York and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from UNC-Wilmington.

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Registration Deadline: September 14, 2024