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Tuesday, November 16
Family History Research at the Library of Michigan  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
Adam Oster, the Community Engagement Librarian for the Library of Michigan, discusses with us the resources and services for researching your family's history through the collections of the Library of Michigan.  Learn about the physical/digital collections of your state library as well as the variety of services available for historical organizations and researchers throughout our great state.


Tuesday, January 18, 2022
What Did Grandma Do? Women's Titles and Occupations  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Online - zoom meeting
Details about this talk will be forthcoming soon.


Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Remember the Maine! The Spanish American War  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
This program will cover the events leading up to and including the war.  The program covers the relief of Peking during the Boxer Rebellion, and a discussion of what kinds of artifacts and records were created and where to find them.


Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Irish Catholic Pioneers of Michigan (1828-1860)  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Farmington Community Library 23500 Liberty Street
Abigail Eynon, past President of the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan, will provide a tale of the immigration of Irish Catholic nationals into what would become the State of Michigan.  She will describe the timing of arrivals of these Irish pioneers; Why they came to Michigan (push); What's land got to do with it (pull); The very early critical mass in the "North Fields" of Ann Arbor; the hard evidence our Irish pioneers left behind at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery; and What a genealogist can find out about strangers by starting with cemetery stones: the life lived by a few of those Irish Ioneers.


Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Genealogy at the Library on Computers  (Computer Lab Session)
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Farmington Hills Library - 32737 W. Twelve Mile Rd
Members can practice the skills they've learned throughout the year - a great opportunity to do the things we've talked about, ask questions, and collaborate on genealogical best practices! If you're not a member, you can come too and our members will help you with one-on-one help on the computers.  Call 248-553-0300 to reserve your spot and computer use.