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 htt ps://www.toledolibrary.org/genealogyfair/.
\nABOUT THE A UTHOR
\nPeggy Clemens Lauritzen\, AG\, AGL\, FOGS\, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members.< /p>\n
For forty years\, Peggy has been a frequent lecturer at Family His tory seminars and has presented at Brigham Young University\, and ICAPGen\ , and taught Continuing Education classes at community colleges and The Oh io State University. She was tested through ICAPGen to become an Accredite d Genealogist\, a credential she has maintained for twenty-eight years\, w orking hard to polish her research skills.
\nRecently retired as a f eatured columnist in Reminisce magazine\, she has written several Legacy Q uickGuides\, and has filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018 \, she was honored to be awarded Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society a nd received the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professio nal Genealogy. Most recently she was honored by the National Genealogical Society by being awarded the Rabbi Malcolm Stern Lifetime Achievement Awar d. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists. Peggy and her h usband Kerry serve as FamilySearch Center Directors in northcentral Ohio.< /p>\n
Sensory Considerations: This program will use artificial lighting. \; All speakers will use microphones.
\nAccessibility Details: Located on the first floor\ , accessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpe t throughout the building. Limited free parking is available in the attach ed garage. \;
\nPlease call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the p rogram date. \;
\nThis program is sponsored by the Library Legacy Foundation \;(LLF) of the Toledo Lucas County Public L ibrary. \; LLF exists to support and 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 future stability. For more informatio n on LLF and its mission\, visit https://www.toledolibrary.org/give/.
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