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Sunday, September 1 through Monday, September 30
Save Your Photos Month (COURTESY POSTING)
September is Save Your Photos Month, an annual event sponsored by The Photo Managers Association. This month-long community-driven initiative aims to raise awareness about the importance of preserving personal photos and documents.
Join us throughout September as The Photo Managers and our partners host a variety of engaging activities. LLCGS is offering a local lecture and workshop on September 14th -- see details elsewhere in LLCGS's events. Also free online classes led by top experts are designed to make you aware of the importance of protecting your photos, videos, and treasured items against threats like extreme weather events and changing technology while taming the overwhelming volume of digital content we produce daily. For more about the webinars, see The Photo Managers at: https://thephotomanagers.com/
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Saturday, September 14
Tackling Your Photo Legacy Through Organization, Preservation, and Sharing (LLCGS Event)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm LLCGS Library, 2900 'O' Street, Lower Level, Lincoln NE
Celebrate "Save Your Photos" month with LLCGS. Christie Johnson will present two sessions -- a free morning lecture and an afternoon workshop for a small fee. How will you organize, identify, preserve, and share your photographic genealogical treasures? Attend one or both sessions;
Free Lecture 10-11 a.m. - You will learn how to tackle your photo legacy by organizing, preserving, and sharing your lifetime of printed and digital photos. To attend by Zoom Register Here
Lunch Break - on your own. There are a number of local establishments. Also. the library will be open for research.
Afternoon Workshop 1-3 p.m. - In-person only. $10 for members, $20 for non-members (payable at the door with cash or check). Please bring 3-5 pictures (physical or digital) to review what you learned in the presentation while addressing your very own personal photos. Christie Johnson, owner and operator of Memorable Legacy, will teach you how to gather, sort, organize, digitize, backup, and, best of all, creative ways to relive and enjoy your family photo collection. She will teach you a step-by-step proven method of organization used by professional photo organizers worldwide.
Photo Scanner Demonstration 3:15 p.m.- Come to the library area to learn how to use the society's scanner.
Handouts:
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Friday, September 27
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Tuesday, October 1 through Thursday, October 31
October is Family History Month (COURTESY POSTING)
As we celebrate Family History Month in October, explore a few ways to preserve and share your unique family stories and memories. The National Genealogical Society is offering some free PDF Downloads to support you.
New NGS resources here provide steps and ideas to make three common projects manageable and successful. Use them yourself and share them to inspire friends and family.
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Tuesday, October 1
German Research Special Interest Group (LLCGS Event)
7:00 pm Online
Welcome German researchers! Join our discussion group via Zoom with your questions and experience. Bring your "beginning research tips" to share. Nancy Eckles will share some of research advice for discussion among the group.
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Thursday, October 3
Scandinavian Research with MyHeritage (Nordic Interest Group)
10:00 am Zoom Virtual Session
Do you have Nordic ancestors? Then this group is for you!
This will be our final session this year, completing four years for the Nordic Interest Group.
We will follow 3 immigrant families to find their Danish, Swedish, & Norwegian records using MyHeritage.com. Access these records online; free at the Lincoln Public Libraries! Learn how to find your ancestors in these records and how chatbots can help you transcribe and translate these handwritten records.
This is a Zoom-only session. Register in advance for this session by clicking this link: Register Here
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facilitator: Phyllis Ericson |
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Saturday, October 5
Discover Your Roots Session 3: The Library -- Shelves Full of Family History (Educational Opportunities)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Zoom and In Person @ LLCGS Library, Lower Level, 2900 O Street
Whether you are new to genealogy, or a seasoned researcher, these topics are for you! Learn how to tap into the wealth of library material to get solid answers to the “why” behind events in the past. You’ll tour genealogies and family histories; histories of states, counties, cities, and towns; the Periodical Source Index (PERSI); and several types of maps (which help ground events in the physical world).
Facilitators: Marcia Stewart and Teresa Shane
For Everyone. Open to the Public.
Register to attend by Zoom:
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Thursday, October 10
Family Tree Maker Discussion Group (Family Tree Maker Int. Group)
10:00 am Zoom Virtual Session
LLCGS' Bob McQuistan is hosting an FTM session, which will include a short presentation followed by discussion and questions. Questions can be submitted ahead of time to programs@llcgs.info.
Register in advance for this session by clicking on the link: FTM Session
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Friday, October 11
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Saturday, October 12
Genealogy Odds and Ends (Educational Opportunities)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Zoom and In Person @ LLCGS Library, Lower Level, 2900 O St., Lincoln NE
Jenny Watton will discuss some land, military, and miscellaneous record types you may want to seek out. Come and listen for some fresh ideas about researching just a little deeper!
The public is welcome! Register here if you plan to attend by Zoom. A handout is available below. |
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Friday, October 25
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Friday, November 1
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Saturday, November 2
Discover Your Roots Session 4: Military Services and Homestead Records (Educational Opportunities)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Zoom and In Person @ LLCGS Library, Lower Level, 2900 O Street
Whether you are new to genealogy, or a seasoned researcher, these topics are for you! Holding a document your ancestor once held is a thrilling experience; and this intimate link to your forebears is more readily accessible than ever. Train yourself to navigate through both military records (including service and pension records) and homestead files (which encompass 33 public domain states from 1863 to the 1970s).
Facilitators: Marcia Stewart and Teresa Shane
For Everyone. Open to the Public.
Register to attend by Zoom:
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Sunday, November 3
Research in The Middle Ages Before1550 (British Interest Group)
2:00 pm Zoom Only - Pre-Registration Required
Do you have British ancestors? Then this group is for you!
Phyllis Ericson will lead this group through these essential research topics. During the year we will work back through 500 years of British history. We'll discover how events affected the lives of our ancestors. To help focus your research, the best sources for the time period will be provided.
This is an encouraging group that shares research experiences.
For beginning as well as advanced British researchers.
Sessions are open to the public.
Register in advance for this session by clicking this link: Register Here
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Friday, November 15
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Tuesday, December 3
German Research Special Interest Group (LLCGS Event)
7:00 pm Online
Welcome German researchers! Join our discussion group via Zoom with your questions and experience.
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Friday, December 6
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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Saturday, December 7
Discover Your Roots Session 5: How to Build Historical Context (Educational Opportunities)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Zoom and In Person @ LLCGS Library, Lower Level, 2900 O Street
Whether you are new to genealogy, or a seasoned researcher, these topics are for you! Step away from research and explore how to use historical content to transform your facts into engaging life stories. Dr. Colletta reveals seven steps for building effective historical context, including examining your sources in light of local history, and using history to test a hypothesis about how an event transpired.
Facilitators: Marcia Stewart and Teresa Shane
For Everyone. Open to the Public.
Register to attend by Zoom:
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Friday, December 20
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
New members welcome.
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