Name: Genealogy Using Catholic Records
Start: 2026-03-28T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Lincoln Library, The Public Library of Springfield, IL

Learn about using sacramental records such as baptism, marriage, and death records to trace your family history. Presentation will include a brief overview of how to get started doing genealogy and a detailed look at sacramental records and the information they contain.
There will be a special focus on using Church records to trace African American/Black family history.
Katie Oubre, MLIS, CA, CRM is the Vice-Chancellor for Archives and Records for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. She has worked for the Diocese for over nine years and previously worked for the Diocese of Baton Rouge Archives. She is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists.
Hosted by the non-profit, Untold Histories, Mary Frances, President, as part of a black history lecture series. It will be held in Carnegie Room North at the library.