Event—Adult Education

Liven Up Your Family History with Images

A family history can contain phenomenal research with every event documented and sourced with precision, yet no one is interested in reading it. This is because histories need to have more than just names and dates: they need to be vehicles for “Time Travel”...

Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (by May 19): $45
Regular Price (after May 19): $50

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Seminar Description

A family history can contain phenomenal research with every event documented and sourced with precision, yet no one is interested in reading it. This is because histories need to have more than just names and dates: they need to be vehicles for “Time Travel,” taking us back to the days when our grandparents and great-grandparents lived and raised their families. Images bring them to life and make the story real. This presentation illustrates how to “liven up” your family history with images of people, places, and events that will make the reader keep flipping the pages to be drawn back in time. One session.

Mike Karsen is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), and is Past President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. Mike is also the author of the JewishGen website "Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland" and has published articles on genealogy.

Materials List

Required:

  • None

First Readings:

  • You do not need to prepare anything for the first class session.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.