Genealogy Lock-In

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Lisa and I are NOT being punished, yet...

The spring Genealogy Lock-In will be Friday, April 21st from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Click HERE to sign up.

This spring we are going back to the basics with "Starting your Quest". Discover all the information you already have in your home or in your head.

Then you will learn how to organize your research." Family history research generates a lot of paperwork and files. With Lisa's help you will be able to find any of your information in the blink of an eye!

Then Kathy will guide you through how to locate birth, marriage and death records to further your research in "Vital Records"

If you are not "new" to genealogy, join us to refresh your skills and learn about the latest techniques.

OR

Share this program with someone you know who wants to get started and doesn't know how.

As always, light refreshments will be served and there will be DOOR PRIZES!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Genealogy Lock-In

There are still a few spots open for the Lock-In!

Be sure to sign up if you are planning to attend!

(Click on the Lock-In link toward the bottom of the page.)

The April Genealogy Lock-In is scheduled for the 22nd, Friday, from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

If you have never been to one of the Library's lock-ins, let me explain. The Lock-Ins are an after-regular-library-hours genealogy program where we bring in special speakers and spend the night talking about and researching genealogy. The Medina Library co-hosts them with the Medina County Genealogical Society, twice a year, once in April and once in September.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     This April, we are pleased to be offering a session on Researching your Polish Ancestry. Ben Kman of the Polish Genealogical Society of Cleveland will be our speaker. This is part of the Library's efforts to provide training on Eastern European roots, which Lisa and I do not have a lot of experience in. We know there is a need for it from the questions we get at the Reference Desk and during our sessions as the Genealogist is In! This presentation will run from 7-8 p.m. 

After a brief intermission to re-energize with some of the light refreshments provided by the Library, we resume at 9 with a second educational session.

This April, Lisa will be talking about Ancestry Library Edition (ALE), the library subscription database that is the sister site to Ancestry. com  ALE is very similar to the commercial database with some of the personalized options not available. And it is FREE from inside any of the Medina County District Library branches.

You do not have to stay the whole 4 hours.You do not have to come to the educational sessions.  You do have to be present to claim your door prize. You could spend the whole evening doing genealogy research using library computers and databases. Genealogical  society members and library staff will be on hand to help you. 

April Genealogy Lock-In

22 April - Friday

6:30-10:30 p.m.

You can sign up to attend it here: 

Lock-In

Door prizes, provided by the Library and the Medina County Genealogical
Society are awarded during the intermission. You must be present to win.

Speaker at Genealogy Lock-In

The Medina Genealogy Lock-In will feature local expert on Cleveland's Czech and Slovak communities, John Sabol:

John Sabol is a Cleveland, Ohio, area author and lecturer on local history and genealogical research.

He has written four books for Arcadia Publishing that chronicle the histories of Cleveland Czechs, Cleveland Slovaks, Cleveland's Buckeye Neighborhood, and most recently, Kelley's Island.

A Cleveland native and graduate of Benedictine High School and Cleveland State University, John worked as a reporter and editor at the Cleveland Press until it closed in 1982. He also spent more than 20 years at Ernst & Young, where he was a senior editor in the firm's communications group.

In 2008, he retired and began his career as an author of local histories and as a genealogical speaker. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International.

The library's Genealogy Lock-In is on Friday September 18 from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Click HERE to register for the Lock-In. Or call the library at 330-722-4257.

Fall Genealogy Lock-In

Genealogy Lock -In

September 18

6:30-10:30 p.m.

Call 330-722-4257  to register

Join us as the  Medina Library offers an after-hours Genealogy Lock-In, a night where library staff & resources are dedicated to helping you research your family.  Refreshments, door prizes and LOTS of learning opportunities!

This September we will be exploring:

   1.   Slovak Genealogical Research     &
   2.  Writing Your Family History

As more and more people delve into their family history, Lisa and I have been getting many requests for help with Eastern European ancestry. So we will be offering instruction on different ethnicities starting with Slovak genealogy with John Sabol.

Also, many people are overwhelmed at the thought of writing a book about their family history. They don't have to be! In the second session you will learn how You CAN Write Your Family History!

Cosponsored with Medina County Genealogical Society.

Click here to register.