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Line 1: − + − '''''In-person programs will be held at the Oak Hill Park pavilion; 3000 Oak Hill Rd; Wooster, OH 44691. ADA accessible. Social distancing and mask required. Limit: 10. Registration required.''''' + + + + − '''''Genealogy 101'''''<br> − '''Friday, June 4, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.'''<br> − ''Are you interested in researching your family’s history? Have you been researching for a while but feel overwhelmed with collected information? Are you at a brick wall and do not know where to go? This workshop introduces beginning steps in researching your family. Tools recommended for researchers at all levels of research will be discussed.'' + + + + − '''''U.S. Census and Vital Records'''''<br> − '''Friday, June 11, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.'''<br> − ''These are two types of resources used by family historians at all levels of research. We will explore these resources and the types of information that may be gleaned from them. As a bonus, the 1950 U.S. Census will be released in 2022. What can researchers expect from this latest census?'' − + − + − + − +
Genealogy and Local History Programs (view source)
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The Wayne County Public Library strives to offer genealogy and local history programs for our researchers free of charge. Additional programs are offered through the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwayne/wcgs/wcgs_index.html Wayne County Genealogical Society]. The library is separate from the local historical societies and genealogical society; however, at times our programs may overlap.
The Wayne County Public Library strives to offer genealogy and local history programs for our researchers free of charge. Additional programs are offered through the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwayne/wcgs/wcgs_index.html Wayne County Genealogical Society]. The library is separate from the local historical societies and genealogical society; however, at times our programs may overlap.
==Summer Genealogy Program Series==
==Fall Genealogy Programs==
Pre-registration is required for all library programs, both in-person and virtually. To register for the program, visit the [https://www.wcpl.info/ library's home page] and click on "See full calendar", or you may contact the Genealogy and Local History Department by phone: 330-262-0916, ext. 4670 or by email: [mailto:genealogy@wcpl.info genealogy@wcpl.info].
Pre-registration is required for all library programs, both in-person and virtually. To register for the program, visit the [https://www.wcpl.info/ library's home page] and click on "See full calendar", or you may contact the Genealogy and Local History Department by phone: 330-262-0916, ext. 4670 or by email: [mailto:genealogy@wcpl.info genealogy@wcpl.info].
===In Person Programs===
===In Person Programs===
'''''Woman's Suffrage: A Local Perspective'''''<br>
'''Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.'''<br>
'''Conference Room West, Wooster Library'''<br>
''It took women 144 years in the United States to win the right to vote. What role did local women and men play in the movement? Join us in this presentation to learn more about local involvement in "Votes for women! Woman's Journey to be Heard and Treated as an Equal. An overview will be given on the Woman's Suffrage Movement.''
'''''Lunar knowledge and mound building of our earliest Ohio settlers'''''<br>
'''Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.'''<br>
'''Conference Room, Wooster Library'''<br>
''Do you realize, and appreciate, the incredible archeological imprint left behind by our earliest occupants of the state? Are we knowledgeable, or familiar with the massive earthworks complex they left dating back several thousand years? Join us as we delve into a slice of really early Ohio history as we explore what these earliest of Ohio residents built and left for us over the span of some 5500 years ago.''
'''''Researching Indigenous People in Genealogy'''''<br>
'''''Court and Property Records'''''<br>
'''Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.'''<br>
'''Friday, June 18, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.'''<br>
'''Conference Room East'''
''Many researchers are intimated by these two types of resources. However, these records may include a wealth of information to help in your research. Come and discover what types of information may be found in these record types.''
''Have you heard the stories in your family that an ancestor was a Native American? This presentation will give a very basic overview on how to try to locate your Indigenous Ancestor and the tribe in which he or she may have belonged.''