Genealogy Research Lab & Monthly GSBC Program

Computer Research Lab | 12:00pm (In-Person) Explore genealogy resources with hands-on support.

General Meeting & Social | 1:30pm (In-Person) Join us for light refreshments and society updates.

(Registration not required for In-Person | Walk-ins welcome!)

Program | 2:00pm (In-Person or Online)
                     ZOOM registration for online attendees:
                     https://nova.zoom.us/meeting/register/Xq6NbIPiQceNz0E-KWQr0A

Discover Your Family History with Expert Support

We can help you with your genealogical research. Members of the Genealogical Society of Broward County (GSBC) will be on-site to assist you, answer your questions, and help you navigate the many tools available for uncovering your family’s story. It’s a welcoming space to share tips, troubleshoot challenges, and learn how to make the most of online and in library resources. During the Open Lab, you can:

• Search the Genealogy Collection through NovaCat and check out physical materials on the 4th floor.
• Access NSU databases that support genealogical research.
• Sign up for a free NSU Alvin Sherman Library Card—available to anyone who lives, works, or studies in Broward County. Choose a physical card or an e Card.

GSBC Monthly Program - Oral History for the Family Historian

Oral history is more than opening an app and asking someone to reminisce. In this engaging presentation, Linda Barnickel provides a practical introduction to planning, creating, recording, preserving, finding, and using oral histories in genealogical research.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Ask effective questions
• Use best interviewing techniques
• Understand legal and ethical considerations
• Locate and use oral histories created by others

This overview will prepare you to confidently incorporate oral history into your family history research and deepen your understanding of its many applications.

Featured Speaker

Linda Barnickel, Author, Archivist, Historian, Independent Researcher

Linda has extensive experience creating and curating oral histories, including work with the Veterans History Project in partnership with the Library of Congress. She is the author of Oral History for the Family Historian: A Basic Guide and the award-winning Milliken’s Bend: A Civil War Battle in History and Memory. She has presented widely on oral history, archives, genealogy, and military history, and is an active member of multiple historical and archival organizations.

As a membership benefit, we are pleased to inform you that this genealogical event will be recorded and made available exclusively to members of GSBC. Additionally, any handout will be uploaded to our website for members to access.

About GSBC

The Genealogical Society of Broward County meets on the first Sunday of every month, except when holidays require schedule adjustments.

Meetings are free and open to the public.

Learn more at www.gsbcfl.org

We are here to help you find your ancestors!
 

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