Special guest presenter Randy Ray will show tips on using cemeteries for genealogy work, using maps and burial records, and what to do and not to do with headstones. Other topics include how to read plot markers, safety, and obeying cemetery rules.
About the presenter: Randy Ray is a retired widower. Randy and his late wife started their genealogy journey back in 1973, and he’s worked on it ever since. His current family tree has about 9,000 people in it. Ray hosts a genealogy club that meets at the Cedarburg Library twice a month. This is a free offering – be sure to check it out on the library’s website! Randy is also a Milwaukee PAF Users Group committee member in New Berlin. Additionally, Randy volunteers at the Ozaukee County and Port Washington historical societies. He has found genealogy to be his lifelong passion.