Monthly Archives: April 2026
Addition enhances already large Blair genealogical facility
Published April 5, 2026
A little more than a quarter century ago, a substantial inheritance helped put the Blair County Genealogical Society on the map as the largest library strictly for family history in the wide swath of Pennsylvania between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. As many from the area already know, the society just enhanced its Roller-Hojeth Memorial Library’s footprint …
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The Best of "Roots & Branches", Fifth Edition published July 2017, edited by Terri J. Bridgwater.
It contains a selection of columns from Beidler’s award-winning newspaper column (currently published in the Altoona Mirror), which is the only syndicated newspaper column on genealogy in Pennsylvania.
The book can be ordered online, or purchased directly from Jim when he speaks at a conference.