On February 7, 2009, the Seniors Resource Center hosted a seminar on how to create a family history, using audio and/or video documentation. Whitney Hahn, the president of Digital Bard, explained how to conduct interviews to gather stories about the family, including best practices. She also demonstrated how to use a video camera properly to capture quality pictures. Chris Haugh discussed his own work at piecing together his lineage, and explained how to use a wide aray of resources to gather information, from websites (such as Google and Ancestry.com) to church and library records, to tombstones in the places your family lived.

Robin Summerfield, representing Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, addresses an audience of 50 at the Civic Council-sponsored Seniors Resource Center in Frederick, MD, on December 10, 2008. He discussed some of the challenges facing the Social Security and Medicaid systems, and some of the options for addressing those problems.

Thomas Cromwell (at podium) and Edwin Pierson, of the Civic Council, explain some of the advocacy programs of the Council to 50 guests gathered at its Seniors Resource Center in Frederick, Maryland, on December 10, 2008. Among the issues discussed was the need to achieve a fairer COLA calculation for Seniors, as well as the dangers posed by a totalization agreement with Mexico.

Letter of Appreciation

"I want to profoundly thank you for your many efforts to put together this Senior Resource Center. No easy task, I am sure!

To my knowledge it is the only one of its kind in Frederick. The Frederick County Senior Center having a slightly different approach to seniors..." Full letter

Zambian Orphans Celebrate with Christmas Cards from Frederick
By Sonia Boin, Frederick News Post - January 15, 2008

They wore worn-out clothes and sat on broken benches in a dilapidated school house, but their faces were washed and their eyes shone with joy.

More than 600 Zambian children orphaned by AIDS waited excitedly for their first-ever Christmas party. Full story

Zambian man who helps orphans speaks in Frederick
By Sonia Boin, Frederick News Post - November 11, 2007

Nine-year-old Esther loves music. She wants to be a singer and may become a teacher.

She spends her days selling fritters outside a bar to raise money for her grandmother.

A 7-year-old girl named Gift is so poor she can't get the medicine prescribed by a local clinic. She dreams of becoming a nurse. Full story

Man Seeks to Connect Local Seniors with African Orphans
By Sonia Boin, Frederick News Post - November 11, 2007

Thomas Cromwell was on a business trip in Africa when he saw how dedicated a Zambian farmer is to helping orphaned children.

The children became orphans when their parents died of HIV or AIDS. They go to Zambia Hope International founder Adamson Musonda with nothing. Full story

Public invited to opening of Seniors Resource Center
By Sonia Boin, Frederick News Post - November 08, 2007

The Seniors Resource Center opens 10 a.m. today at 1780G N. Market St. The public is invited.

Center Director Susan Hilberg said the public will have an opportunity to see the center and discover what programs and activities will be offered by the nonprofit organization. Full story