NOTICE: The Fenton History Center is closed Feb. 7, 2026
You’ll remember from the April edition of the Walnut Press, that there were two intriguing Swedish inquiries. In Part I, I relayed the inquiry by
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, the Fenton’s third Chautauqua Regional Genealogical Conference was held at the Fluvanna Community Church. This was our third conference, previously
Our Research Center recently received a request from a gentleman in Sweden who was looking for information about his ancestors who had come to Jamestown.
My apologies to Bob Dylan for co-opting his lyrics to suit my personal preference. I believe that everyone should have a cemetery marker to show
Recently, Brain Rapp, Clair Hanley, Karen Livsey, Sandy Johnson, MaryAnn Ingrao, and Janet Wahlberg traveled to Salt Lake City to join the Annual Swedish American
While gardening at their home at 11 Peach Street in 1975, a couple found a wedding band. The band’s engraving gave the initials and wedding
On June 3, 2023, we had a special workshop on German genealogy. Special thanks to the Jean Vandewark Olson Stowell Genealogy Research and Education Fund
Several years ago, Karen Olson, a member of the Fenton, established a fund in her mother’s memory. Karen and her mother Jean Stowell had spent
On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., I will be speaking on Dutch Genealogy as the second of our workshop series this year. I
The annual Fenton History Center Workshop Series begins this month. The 2023 series will focus on various ethnic groups. All workshops will be held on