At each program\, authors will speak\, fol lowed by a question and answer session. This event is free\, but registrat ion is preferred. For other Genealogy and Local History fair events and of ferings\, visit https://www.toledo library.org/genealogyfair/.
\nABOUT THE AUTHOR< /p>\n
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen\, AG\, AGL\, FOGS\, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members.
\nFor for ty years\, Peggy has been a frequent lecturer at Family History seminars a nd has presented at Brigham Young University\, and ICAPGen\, and taught Co ntinuing Education classes at community colleges and The Ohio State Univer sity. She was tested through ICAPGen to become an Accredited Genealogist\, a credential she has maintained for twenty-eight years\, working hard to polish her research skills.
\nRecently retired as a featured columni st in Reminisce magazine\, she has written several Legacy QuickGuides\, an d has filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018\, she was hono red to be awarded Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society and received the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. Most recently she was honored by the National Genealogical Society by bein g awarded the Rabbi Malcolm Stern Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a for mer researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists. Peggy and her husband Kerry se rve as FamilySearch Center Directors in northcentral Ohio.
\nAccessibility Details: Located on the first floor\, accessed by e levator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout th e building. Limited free parking is available in the attached garage. \;
\nPlease call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the program date. \;
\nThis program is sponsored by the Library Legacy Foundation \ ;(LLF) of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. \; LLF exists to sup port and promote the goals of the Library\, with a major emphasis on progr amming and services that promote literacy\, education\, collection develop ment\, enhanced cultural and recreational opportunities\, and an endowment for future stability. For more information on LLF and its mission\, visit https://www.toledolibrary.o rg/give/.
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