Source; San Jose Library |
I
do think some people are superhuman – not that they necessarily have special
powers and they do have a seemingly superhuman dedication to helping others!
I was reminded of this when I read Want to learn about your genealogy?
A Virginia man compiles area resources in The Washington Post.
Twenty years ago, Harold McClendon offered to help
his son with a middle school homework assignment on his ancestors.
Harold hasn’t really ever stopped...
“The appeal to me, I guess, is that I get to
meet the people of my past,” Harold said. “If they hadn’t done what they did, I
wouldn’t exist.”
... He volunteers to help people
with their family history questions. And after becoming involved with the Mount Vernon
Genealogical Society (unaffiliated with George Washington’s plantation home),
he created Harold’s List, a massive calendar of genealogy-related events taking place across our
area.
If you live in VA or nearby,
definitely check out his list. Events
into summer 2015 are listed.
Do you know
of a person like Harold who has selflessly created a resource of great benefit
to local genealogists and family historians?
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