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SUMMARY:Celebrate America's 250 with Genealogy
LOCATION:Beech Grove Branch\nBeech Grove Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a day filled with genealogy presentations..\nhttps://ind
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong>Celeb
 rate America&rsquo\;s 250 with Genealogy</strong></p>\n<p>Join us for a da
 y of Genealogy programming watching presentations from the Waco\, Texas An
 nual Genealogy Lock-in program and presentations the Beech Grove Historica
 l Society and Kim Midkiff-Shepherd\, co-owner of The Bizy Genies and a rep
 resentative of the Samual Bryan Chapter of the NSDAR.</p>\n<p style="text-
 align: center\;"><strong>FRIDAY\, OCTOBER 16\, 2026</strong></p>\n<p style
 ="text-align: center\;"><strong>Beech Grove Branch Library</strong></p>\n<
 p style="text-align: center\;">Bring a sack lunch\, a drink\, and your lap
 top.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>10:15 am&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Welcome</strong></p>\n<p>10:20 am&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp\; Beech Gr
 ove Historical Society</strong> President Dick Templin will share informat
 ion on the Society&rsquo\;s collection in the Local History Room at the li
 brary branch.</p>\n<p>10:45 am&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Unlocking Your Roots: Starting Your Genealogy 
 Journey </strong>Difficulty: Beginner</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 150px\;
 ">Barbara Coakley\, Genealogy Researcher\, Speaker\, Author</p>\n<p style=
 "padding-left: 150px\;">Learn how to start your genealogy journey or updat
 e your skills using a repeatable research process. Begin with what you alr
 eady know\, frame your research question\, explore essential records\, and
  organize your discoveries.</p>\n<p>12:15 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Lunch&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Bring your own</p>\n<p>12:50pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Beyond the 
 Family Tree: An Introduction to Oral History for Genealogy &nbsp\;</strong
 ><br /><strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Dif
 ficulty: Beginner</strong></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 150px\;">Adrienne 
 Cain Darough\, MLS\, CA Assistant Director and Clinical Associate Professo
 r\, Institute for Oral History</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 150px\;">Genea
 logy often begins with documents\, but it becomes powerful through storyte
 lling. This presentation explores the fundamentals of oral history and how
  intentional interviewing can uncover context\, culture\, and connections 
 that traditional records may miss. Learn how to plan\, conduct\, and prese
 rve meaningful family interviews.</p>\n<p>2:00 pm &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong> Researching 
 Your Revolutionary War Soldier: A Case Study</strong> <br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
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 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Difficulty: Intermediate</p>\n<p><br />
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Craig R. Scott\, CG\, FUGA\,
  President and CEO of Heritage Books\, Inc.</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 1
 50px\;">A Revolutionary War ancestor can be a goldmine of information if y
 ou know where to look. This lecture aims to examine types of service\, com
 piled military service records\, pension applications\, settled accounts\,
  and where other documents can be found using a step-by-step methodology i
 n a case study.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>3:00 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong> Research
  Help with Kim Midkiff Shepherd</strong></p>\n<p>Getting other generations
  (Gen Z\, Gen X\, Gen Alpha) interested in Genealogy\, Ways to get around 
 Road Blocks\, and other questions answered.</p>\n<p>4:45 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <str
 ong>Building Your Digital Family History Archive</strong> Difficulty: Inte
 rmediate</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 150px\;">EvaAnne Johnson\, Genealogy
  &amp\; Local History Librarian at Wilmette Public Library</p>\n<p style="
 padding-left: 150px\;">While we are researching our family tree\, we often
  collect a lot of&nbsp\;digital&nbsp\;files&nbsp\;- from downloaded record
 s and emailed documents to scanned photographs and mobile screenshots. Wha
 t should we do with all these&nbsp\;digital&nbsp\;files\, and how can we k
 eep them organized? This presentation will cover the basics of digital pre
 servation and outline practical steps for creating a well-structured Digit
 al Family History Archive to safeguard your genealogy work.</p>\n<p>5:45 p
 m&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\; <strong>Thank You and Goodbye!</strong></p>\n<p>The programs a
 re provided by the Genealogy Education Network (GEN)\, a multi-state initi
 ative to connect libraries/genealogical societies and provide educational 
 and research opportunities that is spearheaded by the Genealogy Center of 
 the Waco-McLennan County Library. Co-sponsors include the Central Texas Ge
 nealogical Society and the Texas State Genealogical Society.</p>\n<p>&nbsp
 \; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/1701
 6326
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