Calendar bites, Feb. 20

Read today’s Calendar bites for the agenda of this day’s family history events and historical celebrations.
You might also want to review our Calendar, Call for Papers, Contests, or other sections to see what is coming up.

Birthdays

  • Ansel Adams, 1902. American photographer.
  • Robert Altman, 1925, American filmmaker, known for M*A*S*H.
  • Joseph Jefferson, 1829. American actor.
  • William Prescott, 1726. American Revolutionary soldier credited with saying “Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes,” at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.
  • Carl E. Stotz, 1920. Founder of Little League baseball..

Celebrations                               

Handcuff Day
Cherry Pie Day
Love Your Pet Day
Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
, At high noon local time, folks go outside and yell “Hoodie-Hoo” to chase away winter and make ready for spring, one-month away.
United Nationsl World Day for Social Justice.

Today’s events

CO – Colorado Genealogical Society Program Meeting|
CT – Connecticut Society of Genealogists Meeting
GA – African-American Genealogy class Where: Dougherty County Library, Albany, Georgia
IA – Land Research   IGS Library  Des Moines.
IA – Prairie Patchwork: Iowa’s Ethnic Heritage @  IGS Library Des Moines.
IN – You Only Have a Death Announcement, Now What?   Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center  Indianapolis, IN
MA – NEHGS New Visitor Tour , Boston
OH – Summit County Chapter OGS , Akron. Ohio.
SASK – Digital Storytelling Workshop , Saskatchewan, Canada
VA – Genealogy Research Class (1 of 4) , Bedford Public Library

Check our calendar  or individual state pages for details of these and other genealogy events today in your area. Know of any other upcoming events? Please use the Submission tab and let us know!