The Program will include two lectures:1:00 pm to 2:00 pm "Preserving History through Writing the Personal Narrative" by Elise Woodson. Ms. Woodson has served as the Education and Film curator for the California African American museum since 2009. Her presentation will cover the Mind Mapping method of pre-writing that will help to begin the process of personal storytelling.
2:15 pm to 3:15 pm "Expanding Facts into Family History Stories" by Dick Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey is a retired teacher and the leader of the popular SCGS Family Tree Maker User Group. He will be discussing various strategies for enhancing scanty data to create more compelling stories. Examples from his personal publications will cover childhood memories, holiday traditions, and major historical events.
Doors open at 12:00 noon. Bring a brown bag lunch and sit, chat, and share your genealogy stories with fellow family historians while you eat.
For more information please contact Charolotte Bocage
Lunch and Learn
12:00 noon to 3:30 pm
Second Saturday of most months
Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California
Cross street Glenoaks
(818) 843-7247
www.scgsgenealogy.com
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