Susan and Bill Snyder will introduce the means to plat the land described in your ancestor’s deed.  You will learn basic terms and tools for platting.  By using a case study, they will take you through the process of creating a diagram of the land.  You will then be shown how to locate it on a current day map.

All are welcome.  Hands-On training.  Internet access available, bring your laptop or tablet.  This workshop is presented at, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.  There will be NO EVENING WORKSHOP this week.

The Allen County Public Library in Indiana (ACPL) has gathered one of the largest collections of genealogical materials in the world. It is generally acknowledged to be second only to the Salt Lake library. In 1986, the staff of the ACPL Genealogical Center decided to do something about the limited availability of copies of genealogical articles published in periodicals for family historians. The staff identified publications that regularly contained applicable material, created an index for relevant articles and determined they would make the list available to the researchers of family history. In addition to providing the list, they also decided to obtain current and past issues of the periodicals selected and to develop a methodology for ordering copies of desired essays. The index has been produced with the capability of researching in four categories; people, locations, genealogical methodologies and a bibliography of periodicals included. We will review the development of the collection, describe the process by which one finds articles of interest and discuss how to obtain any helpful articles you may have selected.

Presented by: Fred Gross

Fred Gross knew much about the history of the Holocaust, but he didn't know his own, being a quite young Jewish child during those terrible years. In the late 1980s, he asked his mother to tell him the story of his family's flight from the German invasion of Belgium and the Nazi policies that would become the Holocaust. Later, his two older brothers added their memories. But this story is not simply an account of the years spent one step ahead of Hitler. It is about a little boy then grown man coming to know his own story and realizing the tenuousness of memory. Most of the Grosses' flight takes place in France during its defeat and collaboration with the Nazis, rounding up more than 75,000 Jews for deportation to the death camps. Gross and his family made it through these anguished years because of their fortitude and ingenuity and the help of brave men and women of other faiths, reverently referred to as The Righteous Among the Nations, who risked their lives standing up to their collaborationist government. One Step Ahead of Hitler is a flight not remembered by the author, who was only three when the desperate experience began. Because of his talent in interviewing members of his family, researching, and writing, it is an adventure you will not soon forget.

Reasons for joining a lineage society are many. Proving an ancestor during an event or time in history, a story of an ancestor we always heard about, or finding a new ancestor that lets us start a new story. We will discuss what the lineage societies are, steps in getting started, application examples, and using books and websites for the Jamestown, Mayflower, and Royals.

All are welcome.  Hands-On training.  Internet access available, bring your laptop or tablet.  This workshop is presented twice, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

Reasons for joining a lineage society are many. Proving an ancestor during an event or time in history, a story of an ancestor we always heard about, or finding a new ancestor that lets us start a new story. We will discuss what the lineage societies are, steps in getting started, application examples, and using books and websites for the Jamestown, Mayflower, and Royals.

All are welcome.  Hands-On training.  Internet access available, bring your laptop or tablet.  This workshop is presented twice, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.