The Special Collections Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will present the free program “Discovering Your Ancestors Online” Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Main Library Auditorium, 60 South High St., Akron, 44326.
The program will feature presentations by experts on a variety of online resources available through the Library. Laura Prescott, a nationally known researcher, writer, and speaker who serves as president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and as a consultant for Footnote.com, will speak about “Genealogy Research Online: Sites and Strategies That May Surprise You” and how to “Find Your Family on Footnote.com.” Judith Porter, Director of the Family History Center in Tallmadge, will present “Family Search - The Largest Source of Free Genealogy.” Edward Loera, a Customer Education Training Specialist with ProQuest, will demonstrate how to use the Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online databases.
Program schedule:
9:30 – 9:45 Introductions
9:45 – 10:45 Genealogy Research Online: Sites and Strategies That May Surprise You - Laura Prescott
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Find Your Family on Footnote.com - Laura Prescott
12:00-1:15 Lunch on your own
1:15 – 2:15 Ancestry Library Edition - Edward Loera
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:30 HeritageQuest Online - Edward Loera
3:30 – 4:30 Family Search - The Largest Source of Free Genealogy - Judith Porter
The program is free and open to the public. Free parking is available. To sign-up, contact the Special Collections Division at 330-643-9030 or speccollections@akronlibrary.org. For more information, see http://sc.akronlibrary.org/.
