Finding Family in the Census



Location:

County-Wide

Event Type(s):  Lecture / Workshop 

Organization:  Akron-Summit County Public Library, Special Collections Division  

Description:  Finding Your Family in the U.S. Census
United States census records are valuable resources when you are researching your genealogy. Join us to learn more about using these records in your family research and how to effectively search the census using the Library’s subscription databases. As the emphasis will be on using electronic resources, basic computer skills are recommended.
Class will take place in Computer Lab 2 on the First Floor of Main Library.
To register, please contact the Special Collections Division. 

Address:  60 South High Street  
  
 Akron, Ohio 44326 

Contact Name:  Main Library - Special Collections Division 

Contact Phone:  330-643-9030 

Contact Email:  speccollections@akronlibrary.org 

More Info Link:  sc.akronlibrary.org/ 
Date:  Saturday, 4/11/2015 
Start Time:  10:30 AM 
End Time:  12:30 PM 

Branching Out in Genealogy





Location:

County-Wide


Event Type(s):  Lecture / Workshop


Organization:  Akron-Summit County Public Library, Special Collections Division  


Description:  Branching Out: U.S. Vital Records and Obituaries

This class focuses on the types of information and sources researchers encounter in their genealogy, what to expect when working with U.S. vital records and obituaries and basic strategies for finding these records. Because this class will use electronic resources, basic computer skills are recommended.

Class will take place in Meeting Room 1 on the High Street Level of Main Library.

To register, please contact the Special Collections Division.


Address:  60 South High Street  
 
 Akron, Ohio 44326


Contact Name:  Main Library - Special Collections Division


Contact Phone:  330-643-9030


Contact Email:  speccollections@akronlibrary.org


More Info Link:  sc.akronlibrary.org/

Date:  Saturday, 3/28/2015
Start Time:  10:30 AM
End Time:  12:30 PM  

NEWS!

From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette : 3/16/2015
Ohio set to open adoption records sealed for 50 years

Beginning Friday, potentially hundreds of thousands of adoptees may get the answers they’ve wanted. Ohio will throw open a door that had been slammed shut to as many as 400,000.</p>

Birth certificates and court decrees — some sealed as long as 51 years — will become available to adoptees or their direct descendants for the first time without a court order. It remains to be seen, however, whether the papers that many adoptees have longed to hold in their hands will contain the information they want.
Full Story  , Walk Through of Ohio's New Adoption Law!

African American Geneaology
 
Location: County-Wide


Event Type(s):  Literary


Organization:  Akron Summit County Public Library-Maple Valley Branch Library


Description: Do you want to trace your African American family tree? Not sure how or where to begin? The Special Collections Division presents a two-hour session for genealogy beginners who have a specific interest in African American ancestral research.  


Address:  1187 Copley Rd.  
 
 Akron, Ohio 44320


Contact Name:  Emmalee Coontz

Contact Email:  ecoontz@akronlibrary.org

Date:  Thursday, 3/19/2015
Start Time:  6:00 PM
End Time:  12:00 PM  

Getting Started in Genealogy

Event Type(s):  Lecture / Workshop


Organization:  Akron-Summit County Public Library, Special Collections Division


Description:  Join the Special Collections Division for an introduction to genealogy for new family historians. This class includes an overview of genealogical sources available at the library, suggestions for getting started, and tips for organizing your research.

This class meets in Meeting Room 2AB, High Street Level, Main Library. Time permitting, a tour of the Special Collections Division on the Third Floor will be included.

To register, please contact the Special Collections Division.


Address:  60 South High Street
 
 Akron, Ohio 44326


Contact Name:  Main Library - Special Collections Division


Contact Phone:  330-643-9030


Contact Email:  speccollections@akronlibrary.org


More Info Link:  sc.akronlibrary.org/

Date:  Saturday, 3/14/2015
Start Time:  10:30 AM
End Time:  12:30 PM

Genealogy Late Night at Akron Library

Join the Special Collections Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society for Late Night at the Library, an evening of genealogy research at Main Library. On Friday, November 4, the Main Library will close at its regular time of 6 pm, and reopen for genealogists from 6:30 to 10:30 pm. Mingle with fellow researchers as you uncover the details of your ancestry. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided. Parking in the High-Market deck adjacent to the library is free after 6:00 pm. For additional information contact the Special Collections Division by phone: 330.643.9030 or email: speccollections@akronlibrary.org <mailto:speccollections@akronlibrary.org> .

Discovering Your Ancestors Online

The Special Collections Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society are pleased to present "Discovering Your Ancestors Online" on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. This FREE day-long program will take place in the auditorium of Main Library, located at 60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326.

Featured speakers are: Laura Prescott, current President of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a consultant at Footnote.com; ProQuest Training Specialist Edward Loera; and Judith Porter, Director of the Family History Center in Tallmadge, Ohio.

Program schedule:

9:30 - 9:45 Introductions

9:45 - 10:45 Genealogy Research Online: Sites and Strategies That May Surprise You (Laura Prescott)

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:00 Find Your Family on Footnote.com (Laura Prescott)

12:00-1:15 Lunch on your own

1:15 - 2:15 Ancestry (Edward Loera)

2:15 - 2:30 Break

2:30 - 3:30 Heritage Quest (Edward Loera)

3:30 - 4:30 Family Search - The Largest Source of Free Genealogy (Judith Porter)

Parking is free in the High-Market Parking Deck. To sign-up, contact the Special Collections Division at 330-643-9030 or speccollections@akronlibrary.org. For more information, visit http://sc.akronlibrary.org/classes-events/discovering-your-ancestors-online/.