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Genealogy Roundtable
Join us online on the second Tuesday each month at 2:00 pm. for an informal genealogy discussion group. We focus on a different topic each month. You will need a mobile device or computer with a microphone (webcam is optional) to join the Zoom meeting. November 10 | What is on Your Genealogy Gratitude List? December 8 | Journaling for Your Descendants January 12 | Genealogy Goals for 2021
As I Recall Storytelling Guild
Tuesday, November 17 | 7-8 pm | Virtual Tuesday, December 15 | 7-8 pm | Virtual Everybody has a story to tell! Listen, learn, and share your family stories. It is a chance to recall a moment from your life, try out a new story with an audience, or just listen to some good family stories. All are welcome! The guild will meet virtually via Zoom. To participate, please send an email to our host Ellen at ellen@storytellingarts.org and she will send you a Zoom invitation.
Creating a Family History Book
Saturday, November 21 | 10-11:30 am | Virtual Family history books are a great way to capture your family’s past, documenting generations or just your immediate family. There is much more to include in a family history beyond photos and text. Join us as we review content to add and helpful websites to compile a valued family legacy for generations to come.
Exploring Newspapers.com and Findagrave.com
Saturday, December 19 | 10-11:30 am | Virtual Newspapers.com holds treasures to discover about our ancestors through published newspaper articles. HEPL cardholders can access this database remotely. Learn effective ways of searching this database and using its tools to save/print articles. Findagrave.com is a free website which allows us to “visit” our ancestors’ graves. We’ll learn how to effectively use this website.
Eight Step Approach to Genealogy
Saturday, January 9 | 10-11:30 am | Virtual Are you ready to start researching your ancestors? Have you put aside your research to take a break from your family history? Join us to learn eight basic steps to discover (or rediscover!) the joy of genealogy research and to see what is new and now available online to help us in our ancestor hunt.
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