My Thanks go to David Nicholson of Thunder Bay for sending the following article to me. It sounds like an exciting time!
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more
about your family tree, then the Family History Forum is your chance
to get some help from the experts.
The Thunder Bay Public Library is
holding its second annual Family History Forum at the Mary J.L. Black
Branch Library on Saturday, October 24th from 1-4 pm.
This
event was launched in 2014 and nobody was entirely sure what to
expect in terms of public attendance; which turned out to be an
unnecessary worry as the family history enthusiasts came out in
droves. Based on that success and the feedback received from
participants, this year’s forum is going to be even better.
Local genealogist Dave Nicholson will
be the host for the afternoon’s activities. “There isn’t a
specific theme for the Forum; we want to have a variety of
discussions based on three concepts – technology sources for
genealogy, a family historian sharing their personal research
experience, and traditional records not found on the Internet.”
While commercials for ancestry websites
can make it seem as simple as a couple of clicks to find your entire
family tree, not all the answers can be found online. Basic family
history research techniques include talking to relatives about the
stories of their ancestors and working back from the present to the
past, one generation a time.
The afternoon sessions include Sharing
Your Family Archives Online with Sara Janes (City of Thunder Bay
Archives), Using DNA Tests To Find Your Family with Clare Cook
(Thunder Bay Branch – OGS), and Genealogy and the Funeral Home:
What Can I Find and Where with Sheleigh Dika (Everest Funeral Home).
There will be a Q&A session to wrap up the afternoon as well as a
variety of door prizes for those in attendance. Light refreshments
will be available.
The Library is also offering an
Ancestry Library Edition database class on the same day from
11 am-12 pm, pre-registration for this class is required and space is
limited. Call 684-6815 to register.
Connect with
this event on Facebook to get updates leading up to the day.
Contact
Jesse Roberts at jroberts@tbpl.ca
for more information or with questions.
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