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The New LCN Digital Archive is Live!
If you are a Skidompha Library Card holder, you now have access to an online archive of historic issues of The Lincoln County News. This access is the culmination of a multi-year effort to preserve…
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Genealogy: Scanning Best Practices
This short demonstration and talk will cover scanning basics. Handling and displaying original items causes wear and degradation. Good digital copies allow unlimited sharing while preserving the original items. We’re successful when the scan and…
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Genealogy Beginner Class: EVENING
Genealogy beginner class. Class size limited; participants must sign up for the 4-session course in advance. To do so contact Kathleen Maclachlan by email at genealogy@skidompha.org
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Genealogy Round Table Discussions
Genealogy Round Table discussions are informal opportunities to share and collaborate with researchers on the same topics. No sign-up needed for this free time of sharing experiences and resources. July 10: Reading Old Writing– Bring…
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Skeletons In My Closet
Join researcher Susan Handel in Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library as she takes us along on her research journey and uncovers several surprises! Titled “Skeletons in My Closet” Susan’s carefully prepared presentation includes the…
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Genealogy Beginner Class (Full)
Designed for REAL beginners, this one-evening class will help participants know the basics of best practices for family research, giving a solid foundation for future research. Staff genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will also recommend books and…
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Traveling Back to our Ancestors’ Neighborhoods
Genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will recount the details of researching and planning to visit four areas in Ireland and Scotland where her ancestors and her husband’s ancestors lived and the surprises which the trip held. She…
