Peggy Clemens Lauritzen\, the event's feat ured speaker\, will explore clues and resources that can help researchers trace family lines when a father's identity appears to be missing. The pre sentation will discuss how to approach these discoveries with care and sen sitivity. A Q&\;A session will follow the presentation.
\nAt each program\, authors will speak\, followed by a question and answer session. This event is free\, but registration is preferred. For other Genealogy a nd Local History fair events and offerings\, visit https://www.toledolibrary.org/genealogyfai r/.
\nABOUT THE AUTHOR
\nPeggy Clemens La uritzen\, AG\, AGL\, FOGS\, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members.
\nFor forty years\, Peggy has bee n a frequent lecturer at Family History seminars and has presented at Brig ham Young University\, and ICAPGen\, and taught Continuing Education class es at community colleges and The Ohio State University. She was tested thr ough ICAPGen to become an Accredited Genealogist\, a credential she has ma intained for twenty-eight years\, working hard to polish her research skil ls.
\nRecently retired as a featured columnist in Reminisce magazine \, she has written several Legacy QuickGuides\, and has filmed as an instr uctor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018\, she was honored 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 ho nored by the National Genealogical Society by being awarded the Rabbi Malc olm Stern Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a former researcher at Ancest ry ProGenealogists. Peggy and her husband Kerry serve as FamilySearch Cent er Directors in northcentral Ohio.
\nSensory Considerati ons: This program will use artificial lighting. \; All speake rs will use microphones.
\nAccessibility Details: Located on the first floor\, accessed by elevator and/or stairs. A ll doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to pr ogram start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout the building. Limited free parking is available in the attached garage. \;
\nPlease call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodatio n 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 support an d promote the goals of the Library\, with a major emphasis on programming and services that promote literacy\, education\, collection development\, enhanced cultural and recreational opportunities\, and an endowment for fu ture stability. For more information on LLF and its mission\, visit https://www.toledolibrary.org/give /.
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