E.O. Jr. and Betty Templeton History and Genealogy Fair 2023
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E.O. Jr. and Betty Templeton History and Genealogy Fair 2023 In-Person / Online
This is a HYBRID event! You can attend either IN-PERSON *or* on-line. If you are planning to attend in person, please review the parking information here: https://www.library.msstate.edu/travel-transit-parking
Schedule:
E.O. Jr. and Betty Templeton Genealogy and History Fair 2023 Schedule
Friday, June 2, 2023
Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University
1 PM Opening remarks – Jennifer McGillan
1-2 PROGRAM: Precious Things: Telling Family Stories with Heirlooms, Sharon Leslie
Morgan, Noxubee County Historical Society (GRISHAM/HYBRID)
Precious heirlooms speak to us from the past. They are physical evidence of our family stories. This session will help you appreciate their significance. To participate, bring a special object that you use to tell a family story to share with the group!
2-2:15 BREAK
Workshops will be held in Eli and Giles, on the 1st Floor
2:15 -3:15 Workshop: Genealogy 101: Getting Started and Tips and Tricks for Mississippi, Jennifer McGillan, Associate Professor / Coordinator of Manuscripts (HYBRID – also on-line)
3:15-3:30 BREAK
3:30-4:30 Workshop: FamilySearch 101, DeeDee Baldwin, Associate Professor/History
Research Librarian, Mitchell Memorial Library (HYBRID – also on-line)
Learn how to use the free resources at FamilySearch.org to create and manage your tree and to effectively search their records - including Mississippi records not found on Ancestry!
4:30 Closing remarks – Jennifer McGillan
- Date:
- Friday, June 2, 2023
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Campus:
- Mitchell Memorial Library
- Audience:
- Administrators Faculty General Public Graduate Students Instructors K-12 Teachers Librarians Researchers Staff Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- Front Page Event Online Workshop Research Skills Special Collections: Manuscripts Department
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