Free Monthly Presentation

Creating Legacies that Last:
How to Create Deeper Connections with Your Family and Capture Your Story for Generations to Come

Tuesday, August 17th at 7 p.m.

This month’s free presentation focuses on tools you can use to get started on your family history project. Learn strategies you can use to get your relatives to sit down and answer your burning questions. Bring your questions and ideas and we’ll discuss them. All attendees will also receive a copy of our booklet with project outlines, great interview questions, and lots of other tips so you can get started.

Light refreshments will be served.
Contact us and let us know how many people will be in attendance, and we will email you the location and directions.

Classes

What is your legacy?

Explore the legacy that your ancestors have passed down to you as well as the heirlooms you will be passing on to future generations. This interactive, multimedia workshop consists of writing exercises, story-telling, video presentations, and theater games–all designed to help you tell your story and that of your family. Sign up with a family member for added fun! Participants need not have prior writing or storytelling experience. Minimum of 10.

Organize your Family Archives/Digital Scrapbooking

Learn how to put digital advances to work for you in this digital scrapbooking workshop. You will use free software and internet sites to organize, label, and save important family archives and treasures such as photographs, documents, stories, and home movies. Weekly assignments will help you preserve your family’s stories and memories so that future generations will know where they come from and have easy access to their rich heritage. Each week you will do some work outside of class and bring in your photos and other family archives. When we finish you will have archived at least one part of your personal or family story. Students must have familiarity with Windows/PC basics. Minimum of 10.