Interested in genealogy and preserving your family history? Check out the free webinar for Preservation Week 2019 on Tuesday, April 23 from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. Everyone has a story and every family has stories that have been lost or forgotten. What does it mean to preserve your family history? Family history can include documents, photos, oral history, and family heirlooms. How do you start researching your own family history? How do you preserve family history for future generations through storytelling? Kenyatta D. Berry, author of The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy, will provide tips on researching, preserving, and sharing all aspects of your family's history. During this webinar, participants will learn: * What it means to preserve your family history and why is it important. * How to start researching your own family history. * How to preserve family history for future generations through storytelling. Author of The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy and host of the PBS show Genealogy Roadshow, Kenyatta D. Berry<mailto:kenyatta@kenyattaberry.com> works to bridge the gap between genealogists and historians, a merging of professions that she deems significant and necessary. A native Detroiter, she is a graduate of Michigan State University and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Learn more and register for the free webinar at: https://bit.ly/2Vq7QUz<https://bit.ly/2Vq7QUz?fbclid=IwAR0DFwLhjYRoLgw2NG9QHlfzInk7RfHH83_xkym3ghP2gACO8ySUzGZfDZs> -------------------------------- Shannon White Library of Michigan www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.335.1507 Whites29@michigan.gov