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SUMMARY:Online Event: Pivoting from Hobbyist to Professional Genealogist
LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library
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DESCRIPTION:Have you thought about transitioning from a hobby genealogist 
 to professional? Whether you’re an aspiring professional or current
 ly working in the field\, learn from professional genealogist Kelli Jo Ber
 gheimer about networking\, continuing education\, specialization\, client 
 development and more. Registration required. Zoom link will be emailed to 
 registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information\
 , please contact 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 18 yrs
 .+ .\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/16604451
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em><strong>Presented by the Special Colle
 ctions &amp\; Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System.</
 strong></em></p>\n<p><strong>About the Program</strong></p>\n<p>Have you t
 hought about turning your genealogy hobby into a professional career? Whet
 her you&rsquo\;re an aspiring professional or currently working in the fie
 ld\, learn from professional genealogist Kelli Jo Bergheimer&nbsp\;about n
 etworking\, continuing education\, specialization\, client development and
  more. Gain practical strategies for making the transition from passion to
  profit.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Presenter</strong></p>\n<p>Kelli Jo Ber
 gheimer&nbsp\;is a writer\, teacher\, editor\, author\, and international 
 genealogical speaker. She holds a Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Biology\, a 
 Master&rsquo\;s degree in Education: Curriculum and Instruction\, and a Ma
 ster&rsquo\;s degree in Business Management. Kelli runs two small business
 es: Mess on the Desk\, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube 
 channel\, and Genetics\, Genealogy\, and You\, a DNA interest group. She i
 s a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.</p>\n<p><stron
 g>About the Special Collections and Archives Division</strong></p>\n<p><a 
 href="https://mdpls.org/specialcollections">The Miami-Dade Public Library 
 System&rsquo\;s Special Collections &amp\; Archives&nbsp\;Division</a> pre
 serves and provides access to rare and historically significant materials 
 for the public and scholarly community. Its diverse holdings include the H
 elen Muir Florida Collection\, the 16mm Film Collection\, the Cuban Collec
 tion of Rare Books &amp\; Ephemera\, the Genealogy Collection\, and rare a
 nd antiquarian books dating back to the 17th century. The Division also ma
 nages the&nbsp\;Library&rsquo\;s Permanent Art Collection\, which features
 &nbsp\;over 7\,000 works displayed across&nbsp\;library locations\, and Th
 e Vasari Project\, dedicated to documenting&nbsp\;Miami-Dade County&rsquo\
 ;s art history since 1945. Committed to accessibility\, it offers material
 s&nbsp\;for viewing and research both in person and online through the&nbs
 p\;Digital Collection\, which includes more than 40 freely accessible coll
 ections\,&nbsp\;featuring materials from the&nbsp\;Library as well as cont
 ributions from outside collaborators and partner institutions. Spanning ra
 re books\, manuscripts\, photographs\, prints\, paintings\, sculptures\, a
 rtifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and electronic media\, these collection
 s ensure that Miami-Dade&nbsp\;County&rsquo\;s rich history\, artistic leg
 acy\,&nbsp\;and cultural heritage remain available to all.</p>\nhttps://md
 pls.libnet.info/event/16604451
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