{"id":51,"date":"2019-08-01T12:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/bhla\/genealogists\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:06:00","slug":"genealogists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/genealogists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Officers Email:<\/strong>  <a href=\"mailto:FoBGofficers@gmail.com\">FoBGofficers@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>President:<\/strong> Janice Gilbert Hurst<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President:<\/strong> Thomas Liby<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership\/Treasurer:<\/strong> Billi Janet Burkey <\/p>\n<p><strong>Journal Editor:<\/strong> Anitra Kraus<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past-President:<\/strong> Gerald Rhoads<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fellowshipbrethrengenealogists.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.fellowshipbrethrengenealogists.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1061739186162109\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1061739186162109<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Organized:<\/strong> 1966<\/p> \n<p><strong>Sponsored by:<\/strong> Historical Committee of the Church of the Brethren<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bhla\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2019\/07\/fobg-annual-meeting.jpg\" alt=\"Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists meeting\" class=\"wp-image-25\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists annual meeting. Photo by Hannah Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<h2>Purposes:<\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To foster communication among persons tracing the same Brethren ancestral lines.<\/li>\n<li>To encourage research in Brethren genealogy.<\/li>\n<li>To encourage the preservation of materials relating to the history and genealogy of Brethren families.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Membership is open to anyone who believes in these purposes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2>Privileges of Membership<\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quarterly Newsletter (<em>Brethren Roots<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Free queries in Newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to correspond and exchange information with other members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2>How to Join<\/h2>\n<p>Membership dues are $12.00 for electronic newsletter and $24.00 for print version. For information\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:billijanetburkey@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Billi Janet Burkey<\/a>. All memberships are on a calendar year basis, but one may join at any time. New members receive all of the publications for the year in which they join.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers Email: FoBGofficers@gmail.com President: Janice Gilbert Hurst Vice President: Thomas Liby Membership\/Treasurer: Billi Janet Burkey Journal Editor: Anitra Kraus Past-President: Gerald Rhoads Web: www.fellowshipbrethrengenealogists.org Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1061739186162109 Organized: 1966 Sponsored by: Historical Committee of the Church of the Brethren Purposes: To foster communication among persons tracing the same Brethren ancestral lines. 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