Genealogical Society to Hold Meeting

The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Road.

Jared Frederick, a current instructor of history at Altoona’s Penn State Campus, will present on his book “Dispatches of D-Day: A People’s History of the Normandy Invasion.”

The culmination of nearly two years of research and writing, “Dispatches of D-Day,” conveys the deeply personal tales of the countless men and women who took part in the 1944 Normandy landing. It includes over a hundred accounts from period newspapers interwoven together to form a moving portrait of both the front lines and home front of what General Dwight D. Eisenhower called “the great crusade.”

Jared Frederick is currently an instructor of history at Penn State Altoona. A native of Altoona, Frederick was formerly a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. He is an accomplished artist and author of several other history books, including “Images of Modern America: Gettysburg National Military Park” and “Images of Modern America: Altoona, Pennsylvania.”

More information about his books and historical artwork can be found on his website, http://jaredfrederick.com.