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Join us Oct. 17, 2025 for a day of free genealogy workshops. Have you ever wanted to attend a genealogy conference, but just didn't have the money to pay for the conference registration and travel expenses? If so, this is a golden opportunity for you to learn from experts in the field of genealogy FOR FREE! You can do this from the comfort of your own home in your sweatpants with your favorite beverage next to you! Doesn't get better or easier to learn something new about researching your family history. The Indiana Room of the Floyd County Public Library is hosting this one day virtual event. The event is made available to us through a partnership between the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN and The Genealogy Network of Texas.
All workshops are accessed online and are only available the day of the event. There will be no replays. Registration is required and ends Oct. 15. A link to the event webpage will be emailed to all registrants on Oct. 15 after registration is closed. The event webpage will have the bios for each speaker and the descriptions and videos for each workshop.
Schedule of Online Genealogy Workshops:
9:00 am – 9:50 am From Names to Narratives: A Simple Guide to Writing
Hannah Kubacak, Librarian from the Waco-McLennan County Library’s Genealogy Center
10:00 am – 10:50 am Following a Civil Case Through Documents Filed in Court
J. Mark Lowe, FUGA, Ky-Tn Research Associates Researcher
11:00 am – 11:50 am Jakten - Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors
Carl Smith, Manager of the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
12:50 pm – 2:10 pm The Stories of Our Lives: Beginning Your Family History
Curt Witcher, Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library
2:25 pm – 3:15 pm Research Road Trips: Productive for You, Fun for Family
Jessica Horne Collins, President of the Clayton Library Friends
3:30 pm – 4:20 pm Resources for New Orleans Area Genealogical Research
Stephen Stuart, President of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans
4:35 pm – 5:25 pm Family Trees Get Smart: AI as Your Genealogy Assistant
Sherri Taggart Ahmadzadeh, Chief Genealogist at Family Tree Tracer, LLC
5:40 pm – 6:30 pm All in the Family: Using Collateral Research to Build Your Family Tree
Sandra Crowley, Director of Development for the Texas State Genealogical Society
Registration is required in order to receive the event webpage link. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity!
Register here: https://nafclibrary.libcal.com/event/14801936
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
180 W Spring St, New Albany, IN, United States, Indiana 47150
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