Genealogy Day

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$352

Project of

Plum Creek Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2012

End Date

November 2012

Activity Type

Digitization/Online Information Access

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Research

Counties Affected

Nobles

Project Overview

This program will consist of rotating hands-on sessions. The morning kick-off will present Jo Amato relating local and regional histories to a personal story. Then there will be 3 sessions: "Tools for Recording Your Personal Story," "Utilizing Ancestry.com for Research," "Train to use the new microfilm reader/system at Nobles County Library."

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$352

Direct expenses

$352

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.0094

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will gain insight into the importance of recording their life story. Participants will learn step by step instructions to record their life story. Participants will be introduced to technologies that will assist them in researching and recording their genealogy.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will gain insight into the importance of recording their life story. They will learn step by step instructions to record their life story, and will be introduced to technologies that will assist them in researching and recording their genealogy.

Source of Additional Funds

MN West Customized training department will be providing the space for two of the sessions and will house the presentation of Jo Amato. They will also provide transportation to the Nobles County Library for participants to be trained on the new microfilm