The Lives of Our Ancestors - John Colletta - Oct 9 - Lincoln, Nebraska

Registration is now available for The Lives of Our Ancestors: Discovering and Recovering the Personal Details, featuring John Colletta.











Topics will include:

• Assembling and Writing a Narrative Family History
• Turning Biographical Facts into Real-Life Events: Building Historical Context
• Our Spectacular Library of Congress: An Overview with Research Examples
• Understanding Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them

This Family History Month event is presented by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society and Southeast Community College.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center
301 S. 68th St. Place
Lincoln, Nebraska

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration: $50 includes lunch

Check-in: 8:30 a.m.

Download a flyer with registration form

Also included in the agenda is a music recital and lecture on Woody Guthrie's place in the history of American folk music. Nebraska Humanities Scholars Mike Adams and Kathryn Benzel will present Woody Guthrie: Re-envisioning 1930s America.