Genealogy 101 Workshop: A Four Part Series presented by Lois Mackin PhD. Discovering Family History Part 4: Recording Your Findings, Writing, Planning Next Steps This session will help you create a useful record of your genealogy discoveries, write about them in a way that will interest and engage your family, and plan what’s next in… Read more »
Genealogy 101 Workshop: A Four Part Series presented by Lois Mackin PhD. Discovering Family History Part 3: Getting the Most Out of Your Sources This session will help you make sure you’re getting the most out of the records you find in your family history research. You’ll learn to glean all the information from each… Read more »
Genealogy 101 Workshop: A Four Part Series presented by Lois Mackin PhD. Discovering Family History Part 2: Key Sources and Major Websites In this session we’ll review major sources of information for your family history (vital records, census records, newspapers, military records) and explore the major websites (Ancestry, FamilySearch) where you can find these records… Read more »
Genealogy 101 Workshop: A Four Part Series presented by Lois Mackin PhD. Discovering Family History Part 1: Finding What You Already Have, Organizing, and Making a Plan This session tells you where to find facts and information about your family history that you may already have, shows how to organize and preserve family history materials,… Read more »
“Exploring Ancestry” presented by Lois Mackin PhD.
“Becoming an Intermediate,” presented by Lois Mackin, PhD.
“Maiden Names and Where to Find Them,” presented by Paula Stuart-Warren.
“Beginning German Research,” presented by Kim Ashford.
An experienced genealogist, translator, and author, Ole-Bjørn Tobiassen was born in Bergen, Norway and now lives in Hammond, WI. His book, “Thorhilde the Viking Queen,” covers the first migration to America through Iceland and Greenland. This presentation focuses on the historical research for the book. Register online or at the front desk.