WHAT’S NEWS IN NORTH ALLEGHENY
events throughout the year, with most
incorporating a collection for a local
organization. NAWA is excited to embark
on a further mission: to support service-
minded women living in the district who
are beginning or continuing education
in college or training programs through
a $500 scholarship. If you or someone
you know would like to apply for the
scholarship, please visit nawomen.org.
INGOMAR GARDEN
CLUB’S SPRING PLANT
SALE AND MONTHLY
MEETINGS
Ingomar Garden Club’s Spring Plant
Sale will take place on Saturday, May 12.
Attend the annual fundraiser for hanging
baskets, perennials, annuals, vegetables
and garden crafts. The event will be
located at the corner of Ingomar Road
and 9600 Old Perry Highway (Route 19),
15237 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Ingomar Garden Club meets the
first Wednesday of the month, March
through November, at St. John’s Lutheran
Church, located at 311 Cumberland
Road, 15237. Business meeting begins at
10:30 a.m., followed by a light luncheon
and speaker. All prospective members
are invited. For more information, visit
ingomar-garden-club.com.
THE NORTH
ALLEGHENY WOMEN’S
ASSOCIATION
The North Allegheny Women’s
Association (NAWA) is an organization
for women living within the North
Allegheny School District that focuses
on empowering and connecting women
through social and service activities.
It is dedicated to building meaningful
friendships and support networks for
women, while serving women in need.
NAWA has hosted charitable donation
collections, organized volunteer events
with several nonprofits in the North
Allegheny area, and helped women in
the community experiencing personal
hardship. Members also enjoy social
NORTH HILLS
GENEALOGISTS
GROUP HOSTS FAMILY
HISTORY CONFERENCE
& WORKSHOPS
North Hills Genealogists is hosting
its 2018 Family History Conference &
Workshops March 23-24 in Wexford.
John Philip Colletta, PhD, national
speaker on topics of family history, and
Aaron McWilliams, reference archivist
at the Pennsylvania State Archives,
will speak on topics important to both
beginner and advanced genealogists.
Colletta will speak on finding ancestors
in various records such as federal and
naturalization records; McWilliams will
talk about the resources housed in the
state archives, such as state land and
military records. Registration is open
online at NorthHillsGenealogists.org.
Questions may be directed to
[email protected].
The event will be held at The
Columbian Room, located at 250
Swinderman Road in Wexford, just past
the junction of routes 910 and 19.
There are two sessions of two
workshops each on Friday, March 23.
Those interested may sign up for one or
both:
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Facts about
Ancestors Found in Federal Records
and Genealogical Resources at the
Pennsylvania Archives
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.— State Land
Records of Pennsylvania and Military
Records at the Pennsylvania State
Archives
On Saturday, the all-day event offers
two morning workshops starting at 9
a.m., breaking for lunch (included) and
door prizes, followed by two additional
workshops. The last one should end at 4
p.m. The workshops include:
• Passenger Arrival Records, Colonial
Times to Mid to 20th Century
• Naturalization Records, Colonial
Times to Mid to 20th Century
• Only a Few Bones: Case Studies in
Assembling Sources to Reconstruct
Real-Life Events
• Discovering Your Ancestors’ World
Through Maps and Gazetteers
WEXFORD ACTING
STUDIO SPRING
SHOWCASE
Wexford Acting Studio students are
excited to present their Spring Showcase!
It is the Broadway-style culmination
of all the skills they have been learning
and honing in class for their work
on the stage. Family, friends and the
community are all invited to attend this
free performance at The Kean Theatre at
5 p.m. on May 19. For the past 12 years,
Wexford Acting Studio has brought major
talent and entertainment to audiences.
The showcase will include a variety of
monologues and scenes from plays, solos,
duets and song-and-dance ensemble
production numbers from many popular
musicals. The students range in age from
6 to 18 and are training to be the best
triple-threat performers they can be.
Join in an entertaining evening at the
theater. No tickets are required. If you
would like more information about the
Spring Showcase or Wexford Acting
Studio, please call 412.491.2416 or visit
the website, WexfordActingStudio.com.
See you at the Kean!
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