Begin researching for your family history using DNA and Genetic Research.  Dave Boyle, retired professor from the South Dakota School of Mines will get us started with understanding DNA and genetic research as it applies to family history.

More details regarding menu coming soon!  Do you have a fun and special item (and the story behind it) that you have from your faorite ancestor that you would like to show and tell?  Please "Bring a Thing." 

 

Additionally, we will be getting you fired up about doing research in Salt Lake City at the Family History Library.  Learn about the upcoming research trip as well as what and how you can make the best of your research time while in Salt  Lake City.

Learn how to restore and digitalize your old family photos.  Learn how to identify the era of the photo.  Kenny Putnam of Image-Up will be our guest speaker, and he will share his expertise on restoring and saving those old family photos and images.

Learn about using cemeteries and related records for genealogy research.  Virginia Hanson, Archivist from the South Dakota State Archives, will show uncommon records connected to an ancestor's death and the life they created.  We will learn about coroners' records, wills and probate records, memorial cards, clues in photos, death notices and/or obituaries.  We will discuss finding the cause of death, transportation records, understanding the artwork on stones, and especially, how to find those stones.

Join us for a research trip to the Salt Lake City Family History Library.  What better way to learn more about genealogy research and immerse yourself in the records that are at your fingertips and with a group of individuals who make this trek on a regular basis.  For further information, please e-mail us at:  askus@rcgenealogy.com

They do not teach cursive writing in school anymore, but here is your opportunity (or ours) to learn more about old-time handwriting.  Cathy Druckrey & John Rankin will try and share what they have learned about deciphering handwriting.

Do not miss this opportunity!  We are selling some of our used books from our genealogy collection.  This is in conjunction with the AAUW book sale.  

We are celebrating Family History month!  Join us in making sense of census records.  The 1950 Federal census is due for release in 2022!  Cathy Druckery will help us make more sense of previous census records and what we can expect about information we will see from the 1950 census.

Speaker:  To be determined