Monday, February 23, 2015

Genealogy Events in Indiana, March 2015

Want to know more about genealogy? Want some tips on climbing your family tree? Want to meet some fun people who share your love for learning about ancestors? Then check out some of these events happening around Indiana during the month of March!

March 1, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 2:00pm at the History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne. Barbara Olenyik Morrow will present Hardwood Glory: A Life of John Wooden.

March 2, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 2:00pm, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Delia Bourne will present Colonial Southern Overview: What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Research.

March 3, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 2:00pm, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. John Beatty will present Genealogical Research in Colonial New England.

March 4, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 2:00pm, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Cynthia Thuesch will present Using Clues in the 1880 Census to Solve Earlier Research Challenges.

March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2015
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library: 6pm at the library, 220 N. Union St., Kokomo. "Climbing Your Family Tree" workshop. Cost of the classes and notebook with handouts is $25. Registration is required. Call (765) 626-0839.

March 5, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 10:00am, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Sara Allen will present Finding Family in Pre-1850 Census Records and Census Substitutes.

Genealogy Roundtable: 12:00pm at the St. Joseph County Library, 304 S. Main St., South Bend.

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society: 7:00pm at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany. Maire Byatt will present The Island of Record Keepers -- Britain.

Wells County Public Library: 6:00pm at the library, 200 W. Washington St., Bluffton. Genealogy workshop.

March 6, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 10:00am, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Dawne Slater will present We All Deserve a Second Chance! Taking Another Look at the Early Records in Our Files.

March 7, 2015
Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library: 10:00am, Meeting Room A, main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Tina Lyons will present History and Records of Indiana's "Gore."

Marshall County Historical Society: 2:00pm at the society, 123 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. An Introduction to the Fites Genealogy Department.

March 10, 2015
Danville Public Library "Genealogy NUTS Club":  1:30pm at the library, 101 S. Indiana St., Danville. DNA and Me.

Hamilton County Genealogical Society: 2:15pm at the Hamilton East Public Library, One Library Plaza, Noblesville. Genealogy roundtable: Female Ancestors.

LaPorte County, Indiana Genealogical Society: 7:00pn (Central) at the La Porte City Park Dept., 250 Pine Lake Ave., La Porte. Laura Shields will present Polish Emigration from Prussia - Why and How.

March 11, 2015
Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana: 7:00 p.m. at the main Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne. Kay Spears will present Photograph Preservation.

March 14, 2015
GENSIG (Genealogy Special Interest Group): 10:00am at the Goshen Public Library, 601 S. 5th St., Goshen.

Marshall County Historical Society: 2:00pm at the society, 123 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Anita Kopetski will present A Basic Genealogy Class. There is a $5 fee; register at the museum.

March 16, 2015
Wabash County Genealogical Society: 6:00pm at the Wabash County Historical Museum, 36 E. Market St., Wabash. Heather Allen will give a "Behind the Scenes Tour" of the Archives.

March 17, 2015
Marshall County Historical Society: 6:00pm at the society, 123 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Karen Rettinger will present on Researching Civil Court Records, Paternity Cases, Guardianships and Other Resources.

March 18, 2015
Hamilton County Genealogical Society: 9:30am-12:00pm at the Hamilton East Public Library, One Library Plaza, Noblesville. Hand-on lab: Exploring Fold3 and American Ancestors. Registration is required. Register through the HEPL online calendar at http://www.hepl.lib.in.us or call the Indiana Room at 770-3206.

March 19, 2015
Elkhart County Genealogical Society: 7:00pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Beardsley, Elkhart. Panel will discuss Let's Talk Genealogy: Networking to Topple That Brick Wall.

Genealogical Society of Whitley County: 6:30pm at the Peabody Public Library, 1160 E. State Road 205, Columbia City. Deb Muntz will present Land Records and What They Tell Us.

March 21, 2015
South Bend Area Genealogical Society: 9:00am-4:00pm at the Mishawaka Penn Harris Public Library, 209 Lincoln Highway East, Mishawaka. 17th Annual Michiana Genealogy Fair, featuring Harold Henderson. Cost is $5 at the door.

March 24, 2015
Boone County Genealogical Society: 6:30pm at the Lebanon Public Library, 104 E. Washington St., Lebanon. Author and genealogist Kevin Murray will discuss his books, Sgt. A.F. Kelly" Murray U.S.M.C.; A Hoosier Hibernian in the Great pacific War and The 1st Fighting Irish; The 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry; Hoosier Hibernians in the War for the Union.

March 28, 2015 
Hamilton County Genealogical Society: 9:30am-12:30pm at the Hamilton East Public Library, One Library Plaza, Noblesville. Finding Female Ancestors. Registration is required. Register through the HEPL online calendar at http://www.hepl.lib.in.us or call the Indiana Room at 770-3206.

Kosciusko County Historical Society: Camp Alexander Mack, 1113 E. Camp Mack Rd., Milford. Come Climb Your Family Tree. For more information, call (574) 658-4831.

Do you have a genealogy event in Indiana coming up in March that isn't on the list? Please feel free to leave it in the comments below!

Looking Ahead to April:

Don't forget to register for the IGS Annual Conference, April 25 in Terre Haute, featuring Judy G. Russell, "The Legal Genealogist." Register before April 21 and save $15! Also, register for the Society Management Seminar in Terre Haute on Friday, April 24 -- help your local society be stronger!
Learn more about your family's history at these great events!

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  1. Indiana Historical Society Programs: Visit www.indianahistory.org for details.

    Growing Little Leaves: Easter Egg Game and Time Capsule (For Adults)
    March 14, 2015 Presenter: Emily Kowalski Schroeder
    The Growing Little Leaves series continues with a program designed to help adults teach children about family relationships with an Easter egg game and memory preservation with a time capsule

    Women, Tragedies, Oral History, and Eastern European Research Have What in Common?
    March 21, 2015
    Expert genealogist Liza Alzo will be here to help you with difficult female lines, to find heroes and villains in your family tree, to teach how to utilize oral and social history, and to help with your Eastern European Research. Join Lisa for four amazing sessions over the course of an amazing day.
    Grandmothers, Mothers, and Daughters: Researching Your Female Lines
    Murder, Mayhem, and Town Tragedy
    Three Slovak Women: Telling the Story of One Slovak-American Family Using Oral and Social History
    Crossing the Pond: Successful Strategies for Researching Eastern European Ancestors

    Preserving Family Documents and Photographs
    April 11, 2015 Presenter: Tamara Hemmerlein
    Learn simple, effective techniques for preserving family documents and photographs while still keeping them accessible for research.

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