Danske Slægtsforskere Aalborg celebrates 50th anniversary

Danske Slægtsforskere Aalborg marks its 50th anniversary with a two-part celebration. All are welcome - registration required with Ulla Thomasen at u.thomasen27@gmail.com by 19 September.

Morning programme - Aalborg City Archive, Arkivstræde 1:
10.00-10.10: Welcome from librarian Karina Øgendahl, Line Votborg Laibjørn from Aalborg City Archive, and board chair Jane JennaMary Larsen, Danske Slægtsforskere Aalborg.
10.10-11.00: Short talks from speakers.
11.00-12.00: Light lunch with opportunity to meet other participants.

Afternoon programme - Medborgerhuset, lecture hall, Rendsburggade 2:
12.15-13.00: Lecture by professor Poul Duedahl, Aalborg University: "The art of rediscovery. On the hunt for good history".
13.00-13.15: Break.
13.15-14.00: Lecture by museum inspector Thor Bæch Pedersen, Nordjyske Museer: "Project Stumbling Stones".
14.00: Closing remarks by board chair Jane JennaMary Larsen, Danske Slægtsforskere Aalborg.

The association - originally called Slægtshistorisk Forening Aalborg - held its first meeting on 16 March 1976 in the canteen at Sønderbro School and is today one of Denmark's oldest genealogy societies with 380 members. For a modest annual membership fee, members can attend historical lectures, city walks, excursions to the National Archives in Viborg and local history archives in North Jutland, and workshops at the City Archive on Thursday afternoons, where experienced researchers also help new members - including deciphering Gothic script in historical sources.