We will gather for the monthly research meeting this coming Tuesday, May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  We’ll be meeting in a new place that we hope will be a little roomier, the Pillsbury conference room on Level A of the History Center.  Here are some directions, and if you don’t remember them, just ask at the MHS Information Desk on the first floor when you enter the building from the parking lot.

As you enter the History Center from the parking lot, come straight down the hall, past both stores, and turn left when you can’t go much farther.  You’ll be at a set of 2 elevators.  Take an elevator down 1 floor to Level A.  Straight ahead of you when you get off at Level A will be the Pillsbury Conference Room.  

We look forward to hearing about your current and planned research projects.

If you can’t make the meeting but would like to send a message to the group (raise a question, ask for research help, make an anouncement, or offer a suggestion), let Kathie know. We can even post your message on the blog, if you want, and you can receive “virtual” answers! If you really want to get into blogging, we can make you a “contributor” and you can post messages yourself.

Please let Kathie know if you would like to remove your name from the monthly reminder list.

P.S. Deb is recovering well, but will not be with us for the meeting.

Saturday, June 13, at 1:00 p.m., the Maplewood Area Historical Society and the Forest Lawn Cemetery present “Cemetery Symbols and Superstitions: A Guided Tour of Victorian Headstones.”

A tour guide will describe the meaning of symbols on 1890s headstones and the beliefs and superstitions that fostered those symbols. At a few sites you will encounter costumed characters who will enact scenes from the lives of the persons who rest below the headstones.

Registration is $6.00 in advance, $8.00 the day of the tour. Make checks payable to MAHA (this is a fundraiser for the Maplewood Area Historical Society), but mail your checks to the Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1800 Edgerton Street, Maplewood, MN 55117.

For more information call Janice at 651-735-3280.