GENEALOGY Discover your roots.
Celebrate Preservation Week with the library and discover how to scan, back-up and care for irreplaceable items such as family photos, home movies and heirlooms. More information available at ala.org/alcts/preservationweek.
Preserve your Pictures, Home Movies and Slides
Preserving Family Heirlooms
Tuesday, April 27, 6–7:30 p.m. / Zoom
Tina Beaird will share how to preserve valuable family documents, photos, fabrics and glass for future generations through proper storage and simple preservation techniques. Attendees will learn about preservation products and hear dos and don’ts for historic and modern scrapbooks.
Clear out some space in your home by converting your photos, home videos, and 35mm slides to digital. You’ll learn about the right equipment to use, how to get the best image quality and the best way to store and backup your newly digitized memories.
Wednesday, April 28, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom
Genealogy Discussion
Beginning Genealogy
Tuesday, April 13, 7–8 p.m. / Zoom
Thursday, May 6, 2–3 p.m. / Zoom
Attend this online monthly meeting to discuss genealogy projects, family history research and to share resources. Bring your questions and brick wall problems.
Discover the basics of researching your family history. We’ll discuss techniques for finding your ancestors and essential genealogy databases.
Your Next Step: Write Your Family History Sunday, April 18, 2–3 p.m. / Zoom
Steve Szabados, an author of many genealogy books, will walk you through the process of writing out your genealogy research to share with future generations.
Genealogical Gold in the DAR Digital Resources Friday, May 7, 6:30–7:30 p.m. / Zoom
Jane Gregga, longtime member of the NSDAR and First Vice Regent of the local Eli Skinner Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), provides an overview of the digitized resources of the DAR that can be used for American history research. A wide range of the collection is available for free and open to the public.
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