Dedication event planned Monday

The city of Hayden will dedicate the Veterans Memorial Plaza and rededicate the Pfc. Robert J. Gordon Veterans Memorial on Monday at 11 a.m. at City Hall, 8930 N. Government Way.

An open house will follow the ceremonies, from noon to 2 p.m. The community will have an opportunity to meet the Gordon family.

For more information, call (208) 772-4411.

Genealogy group has seminar guest

The Kootenai County Genealogical Society will have a seminar on Saturday at Friends Church, 251 W. Miles Ave. in Hayden, featuring Colleen Fitzpatrick. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the seminar will run until 4 p.m.

Fitzpatrick is the author of “Forensic Genealogy, DNA and Genealogy.” She is also a consultant for the U.S. Identification Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory and is known for solving the mystery of the Northwest Flight 4422 crash of 1948 and “the unknown child of the Titanic.”

Tickets are $25. Seating is limited.

To purchase tickets and for more information, call Louisa Durkin at (208) 699-2687 or e-mail leory1@earthlink.net.

The seminar is sponsored by The Family History Store. All proceeds will benefit the KCGS.

Coeur d’Alene

Ancient stone tools topic of talk

James Woods, director of the Herrett Center for Arts and Sciences, will host “The Stone Tools and Weapons of Ancient Idaho,” a brown bag program at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., on Friday, from noon to 1 p.m.

Wood’s program will focus on his studies in the Northwest and in Guatemala, specializing in the study of ancient stone tools. As an associate professor of anthropology at the College of Southern Idaho, in Twin Falls, he has been conducting experimental studies with his students designed to learn more about ancient stone technology, such as the manufacture and use of stone arrow points and the ancient techniques used to fabricate polished stone jewelry.

The event is free and open to the public and participants are encouraged to bring their lunches. Beverages will be provided.

For more information, visit www.cdalibrary.org.