You have probably seen the TV program on NBC “Who Do You Think You Are” where celebrities search for their ancestors, well this workshop will teach you how to do that right here in Lansing! A keynote speaker will provide a how-to story and stimulate your appetite for writing your own family history! LAAAGS will help you get started at the Workshop! All ages are invited to attend, this will be an excellent opportunity to involve your children in their family’s history. The Workshop will showcase the newest techniques in genealogy software and online searching of family records.
Featured presenters will be:
:: Dr. Veta Tucker, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature,
Grand Valley State University
:: Dr. Clarence Hooker, Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric and American Culture,
Michigan State University
:: Prof. Morris Thomas, Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
The workshop will include such topics as:
:: Beginning Genealogy
:: Geographical Searches
:: Researching Vital Records
:: Online Searching and Genealogy Software
:: Publishing Family Histories
:: Storage of Your Valuable Documents
This Workshop will be Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Capital Area Downtown Library, 401 S. Capital Ave., Lansing, MI 48901. Do not miss this opportunity to learn how to research your family’s history and discover “Who…You Are”.
Contact: Willye Bryan, President LAAAGS, webpage: www.laaags.org, email: Willye@laaags.org or entpeople@yahoo.com, phone: 517-393-2871.