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Crossing the Ocean

Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor

2022-06-22 14:00:00 2022-06-22 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Crossing the Ocean Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Wednesday, June 22
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-06-22 14:00:00 2022-06-22 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Crossing the Ocean Many researching their families’ histories want to find the location of ancestral home places. There are oceans of possibilities to assist one in uncovering the answers. Georgetown Branch - Children's Activity Room

Georgetown Branch

Children's Activity Room

Many researching their families’ histories want to find the location of ancestral home places. There are oceans of possibilities to assist one in uncovering the answers.

A librarian from our very own Genealogy Center will lead you in this journey of discovery. Learn what documents and information to look for in your quest to find your immigrant ancestor and ancestral hometown.

The SPARK Summer Learning Program is generously funded by the Foellinger Foundation, Friends of the Allen County Public Library and the Allen County Public Library Foundation. Join us this summer for amazing events, creative programming, and fantastic prizes.  Log the time you spend reading to help us read to our 10 million minute community goal. Get started at www.acpl.info/spark. 

This program is intended for adults. Register for all programs on our Events page, on the ACPL mobile app, or by calling the branch. In an effort to be courteous to our presenters, audience members, and waitlisted registrants: 

  • Register all attendees.
  • Please arrive prior to the program’s start time. Registering for a program will not hold your seat after the program’s designated start time.
  • If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration online or by calling the branch. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading/SPARK | Family History & Genealogy |

TAGS: | SPARK | History | Genealogy |

Georgetown Branch

Phone: 260-421-1320

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The Georgetown branch is home to a full-service maker lab with a large collection of tools that customers can use to create things. The branch features a public fax machine, study rooms, a meeting room, and a popular collection of materials that includes video games.  

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