Dr. Edna Bridges will present a program on the Tennessee Valley area of Bell County at the Bell County Genealogical Society meeting Feb. 16, at the Temple Public Library.

Dr. Bridges, UMHB professor in the Education Department for many years, will speak on her early life in the Tennessee Valley area, which was taken over to create Fort Hood and Belton Lake.

The Bell County Genealogical Society’s meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8 p.m. in the McLane Room, 3rd floor, Temple Public Library, 100 North Adams Avenue, Temple.

Meetings are open to the public.  Anyone interested in genealogy, family history, and Local History Research is welcome to attend.