LECTURER - Leslie Leith

• THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN FLEMINGTON
  In honor of Black History Month, Flemington Presbyterian Historian Glenn Hooper will give a lecture on slavery in Flemington followed by a cemetery tour with Leslie Leith to view slaves' graves.
  Flemington Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Flemington.
  February 8, 2014

• HUNTERDON'S BURIED PAST - LITERALLY. PART I
  Join Bob & Leslie Leith for a discussion about where Hunterdon's most historic figures are buried.   Who are they, where are they, what did they do as part of our past history? As well as a discussion about some of Hunterdon's cemeteries.  Following this lecture, for three weeks, the Hunterdon Tricentennial Committee will offer a Hunterdon's Buried Past Scavenger Hunt designed by the Leith's that participants may download and print out.  It will lead participants through the 26 municipalities to explore the graves of historic persons. 
  Main Branch of the County Library, County Complex, 314 Route 12, Flemington.
  October 15, 2014

• HUNTERDON'S BURIED PAST - LITERALLY, PART II
  Join Bob & Leslie Leithare back to have the Historic Cemetery Scavenger Hunt participants discuss their big adventures.  What was found? what was the most interesting grave? What did you learn?  How was your overall cemetery hunting experience?  At the end of the discussion, all participants will receive a "sur-prize" courtesy of the Hunterdon Tricentennial Committee.
  Main Branch of the County Library, County Complex, 314 Route 12, Flemington.
  November 6, 2014
  

After a 30 year career in Chemistry, Leslie Leith is a recently retired Research Scientist from Bristol-Myers Squibb. Her research into her own family history was her introduction to a website called Findagrave leading to her volunteer work with the group.This free website offers the ability to link family members buried globally using volunteers to create memorials for the deceased and photograph their graves. In the past year, as a volunteer for Findagrave, Leslie has photographed 1300 graves and created 757 memorials. Besides supporting this great genealogical tool, for Leslie, the work has been a history lesson of Hunterdon County’s farm families.

Leslie is a member of the Flemington Presbyterian Church Choir and Bell Choir leading to her interest in the documentation of the cemetery on their property with interesting discoveries of many individuals buried there. She is a member of the Hunterdon County Tricentennial Committee where she volunteers at various County functions. Time not spent with her grandsons, yoga, saxophone and flute practice is spent along with her husband. Robert Leith, exploring the County’s past centuries in their cemeteries, on-line and at the Historical Society.