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Tuesday, March 19
Creative Storytelling Techniques Borrowed from Photography  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
Family history storytellers can borrow techniques which make stories more compelling, more easily digestible, more emotionally impactful, by borrowing concepts of photography.
 
Using nature photography photos as examples, presenter Laura Hedgecock shares strategies that help personal and family stories to connect with readers and future generations.



Tuesday, April 9
Come Find Your Ancestors on Ancestry.com and other databases at the Library  (Computer Lab Session)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Farmington Hills Library, 32737 W. Twelve Mile, Road, Farmington Hills
Come join us for help with your research.  Members of the Farmington Genealogical Society will help attendees look through the thousands of databases of Ancestry.com Library Edition plus FamilySearch.org (Latter Day Saints) database. Registration is required.  CLICK HERE to register on the Library Website


Tuesday, April 16
The Great Midwest Fires 1871 and 1881  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
Professional genealogist Derek J. Blount returns and provides a historical look at the fires that swept the Midwest and Ontario and wiped-out whole communities. Join us in finding out what caused the fires and what happened to the people who were affected.



Tuesday, May 21
Genealogy Jeopardy  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
Join us to see how good you are at the game of Jeopardy but with a genealogy twist!  We will have two teams who will try and answer questions about methodology and research techniques.  If either team doesn't get the answer, the audience can chime in.  Come join us in a fun and informative session!