Family history Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/family-history/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png Family history Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/family-history/ 32 32 Documenting Local Stories Builds Community Identity https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:46:01 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?p=8751 Preserving your story isn’t just about memory. It’s about identity, belonging, and connection. When we document local stories, we help build stronger, more inclusive communities. And the best part? It all starts with you.

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/documenting-local-stories-builds-community-identity/feed/ 0 Sharing Interesting Ancestors: Writing Brief Narrative Sketches https://www.permanent.org/events/sharing-interesting-ancestors-writing-brief-narrative-sketches/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:23:21 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6157 Do you want to share your family history research and enthusiasm with your relatives, but find that their eyes tend to glaze over when you pull out your pedigree charts and family group sheets? Try presenting the information to them in bite-size chunks, one interesting ancestor at a time, using brief, 1-3 page narratives with visual impact. Presented by Karen Fortin. For details see us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdOurqzwjHNOLve9iftyo9jspkVAzsYek

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]]> Are you calling my granddad a liar? Family lore and what to do with it https://www.permanent.org/events/are-you-calling-my-granddad-a-liar-family-lore-and-what-to-do-with-it/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:22:26 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6156 Oral family history can be spot-on accurate, or rife with misconceptions. Combining genealogy and pop psychology, we’ll discuss some real examples of family lore that have come up in my research over the years, examine why and how misinformation gets repeated, and look at some ways to tease out the truth in our family trees. For details see www.wakecogen.org

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]]> Sharing Your Family History https://www.permanent.org/events/sharing-your-family-history/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:21:12 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6155 There are many ways to share your genealogy research with future generations. But with so many available tools and methods, getting started can be overwhelming. In this class, we’ll cover some of the ways you can share your hard work and heritage with family members. Just in time for family reunions and summer vacations! There’s no cost to participate and registration is required! All registrants will be emailed a Zoom link and instructions a few days before the class. Don’t want to wait? Download the class handout from this calendar listing or check out our website to learn more about PPLD’s other genealogy resources! For details see ppld.librarymarket.com/event/sharing-your-family-history-virtual-genealogy-class-418901

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]]> How to Date Old Photographs https://www.permanent.org/events/how-to-date-old-photographs-2/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:16:02 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6150 Discover how to uncover clues to help determine when a photograph was taken. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously. Registration is required and closes one hour before the start of the program. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person or virtually when registering. An email address is required when registering to attend on Zoom. All start times are Central Standard Time. For details see www.mymcpl.org/events/95392/how-date-old-photographs-hybrid  

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]]> Hidden Information in Old Photographs with Stephen Gill https://www.permanent.org/events/hidden-information-in-old-photographs-with-stephen-gill/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:11:45 +0000 https://www.permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6145 The talk follows a timeline of photographic history and how it can relate to your own research. We look at examples where looking at details can help put a photo into a time, place or context.

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]]> Organizing Your Family’s Best Reunion https://www.permanent.org/events/organizing-your-familys-best-reunion/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:17:18 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6101 Once you know you want a family reunion, start planning it soon and correctly. In this session, we walk you through the right time for the many details to consider. We cover specific tips and case studies from successful events like using social media and options for budgeting. After following the right steps, you can be confident your reunion will be the best ever! Handout includes a complete planning checklist. Presented by Lori Coffey

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]]> Growing Little Leaves: Children and Genealogy https://www.permanent.org/events/growing-little-leaves-children-and-genealogy/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:15:28 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6099 Get the kids in your family interested about their family history! Learn about fun, hands-on ways in which to engage and teach the children in your life about their ancestors, and why learning family history stories can be beneficial to children and teens. Presented by Emily Kowalski Schroeder. Emily Kowalski Schroeder is the creator and author of the Growing Little Leaves blog. Since 2014, she has designed and presented beginner genealogy and heritage classes for both adults and children. She has also had the privilege of speaking at the Federation of Genealogical Societies National Conference and at RootsTech. She is currently employed as a reference staff member for the Cuyahoga County Public Library system in ...

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]]> RootsTech 2024 https://www.permanent.org/events/roots-tech-2024/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:27:26 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=6045 RootsTech is the premier event to celebrate your heritage and other meaningful connections through a deeper understanding of family history and genealogy.
Come join us and discover your story at RootsTech 2024! Visit permanent.org/rootstech for a special offer.

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]]> Public Archive Spotlight: The Cohen-Snyder Family Archive https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/ https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:12:56 +0000 https://permanent.org/?p=5990 In 1888, at the age of eighteen, Micheal Cohen came to America. He established himself in New York City and soon sent for his wife, Freida, to bring her from Minsk to Manhattan. Together they would have eight children. Micheal was Jewish and spoke Yiddish as his first language. He was conscripted into the Russian Army, but felt he had “little desire to serve a country that segregated and discriminated against his faith.” Deciding then to leave Russia for America, he sought work in the fashion industry, eventually finding success alongside several of his sons. One of Micheal and Freida’s daughters, Rose, would marry shoe merchant Morris Snyder —also a child of Jewish immigrants from ...

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]]> https://www.permanent.org/blog/public-archive-spotlight-the-cohen-snyder-family-archive/feed/ 0 Kathy’s Corner: Digitizing that collection of inherited family photos https://www.permanent.org/events/digitizing-that-collection-of-inherited-family-photos-2/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:18:38 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5974 This popular monthly session focuses on a challenge for every family historian: Sorting and digitizing collections of inherited family photos and artifacts. Our speaker, Projectkin member Kathy Stone has decades of experience as a professional photo organizer and is now working on her family history projects. As a pro, she appreciates the challenge of actually getting projects done. In these “Corner” events, she answers questions and coaches members as your personal “sherpa over Mt. Inertia.” Our programs build on the 8-step approach she shared in a post and the 2023 Kathy’s Corner series. (Projectkin members have access to event recordings through the Members’ Chat Room in the Projectkin Forum.) Now the focus will be on ...

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]]> Tracing the Path of African Americans from Enslavement to Freedom https://www.permanent.org/events/tracing-the-path-of-african-americans-from-enslavement-to-freedom/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:08:44 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5968 Join Hillary Delaney who will share tips and tricks for finding evidence and breaking research barriers in African American genealogy and pre-Emancipation historical research. Specific examples will be used to illustrate how traditional genealogical methods, combined with a creative approach can help to solve the most difficult research puzzles. Hillary Delaney serves as the lead researcher for the African Americans in Boone County History initiative at the Borderlands Archive and History Center in Boone County, KY . She has documented hundreds of Underground Railroad incidents and genealogical data of thousands of individuals once enslaved in Boone County and across Kentucky. Projects developed from this work include: The Underground Railroad in Boone County bus tour (a ...

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]]> Why Was Grandma So Mean, with Jennifer Holik https://www.permanent.org/events/why-was-grandma-so-mean/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:01:11 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5964 Have you ever uttered those or similar words? Why was grandma so mean? Why was grandpa so sad or angry? Why did aunt Alice avoid the family when babies or small children were around? These are some of the questions we think in our heads but do not always ask out loud to family members. The time to break the silence is now. There are always more than two sides to every family story. Do you ever wonder what influenced the behaviors, patterns, and emotions of our ancestors? In this webinar we will look at our genealogy & military documents to identify events both personal, family, and historical, that may have shaped the behaviors and ...

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]]> Informal Archives: Capturing Family Memories https://www.permanent.org/events/informal-archives-capturing-family-memories/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:51:01 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5960 This workshop aims at collectively exploring different shapes and forms of informal family archives and oral histories’ role in keeping family memories alive. Informal family archives could include (but are not limited to): letters, photographs, clothes, audio recordings, videos, etc. Participants are encouraged to bring along and share one item from a family collection and share memories and stories associated with it. We will be discussing: tangible and intangible memories, what is an archive? And what we practically need to create one. For details see www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informal-archives-capturing-family-memories-tickets-723721609817

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]]> Digitizing that collection of inherited family photos https://www.permanent.org/events/digitizing-that-collection-of-inherited-family-photos/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:46:10 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5906 This popular monthly session focuses on a challenge for every family historian: Sorting and digitizing collections of inherited family photos and artifacts. Our speaker, Projectkin member Kathy Stone has decades of experience as a professional photo organizer and is now working on her family history projects. As a pro, she appreciates the challenge of actually getting projects done. In these “Corner” events, she answers questions and coaches members as your personal “sherpa over Mt. Inertia.” Our programs build on the 8-step approach she shared in a post and the 2023 Kathy’s Corner series. (Projectkin members have access to event recordings through the Members’ Chat Room in the Projectkin Forum.) Now the focus will be on ...

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]]> Archiving a Life Story: How to Preserve Family Records https://www.permanent.org/events/archiving-a-life-story/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:45:01 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5905 Your family’s records give clues about their lives and what they valued. This program will teach you how to arrange your “stuff” into an organized personal collection, from start to finish. Learn how to preserve documents, photographs, and artifacts for future generations with practical tips and best practices. By preserving and organizing family records, you can help pass on your family’s story. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously. Registration is required and closes 1 hour before the start of the program. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person or virtually when registering. An email address is required when registering to attend on Zoom.

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]]> Writing a Register-Style Sketch https://www.permanent.org/events/writing-a-register-style-sketch/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:43:23 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5904 Do you have notebooks, digital files, and family tree programs full of information you’d like to write up for your family? Whether you just want to write about your grandparents, write an article, or compile a whole book, the Register style is a widely used genealogical format that has been used for more than 150 years. Moving from the past toward the future, generation-by-generation, the basic building block of the system is the family sketch—treating a couple and their children in an organized and interesting way. Join Senior Genealogist and author Kyle Hurst to learn how to use our new Register-style template and present your family history research in an understandable way. For details see ...

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]]> Family History Project Ideas https://www.permanent.org/events/family-history-project-ideas-2-2/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:42:20 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5903 These special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. See the Event Archives for recordings of previous sessions. (Accessible to Projectkin community members only. It’s free, just join here.) We use ...

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]]> Finally Get Organized! Conquer the Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal https://www.permanent.org/events/finally-get-organized/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:38:55 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5900 The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society welcomes Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal with her presentation, “Finally Get Organized! Conquer the Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style.” Have you tried organizing your family history documents, photos, and digital files, but you just can’t find a system that you can stick to? Start organizing according to your natural learning style! This talk will help you identify your specific learning style and will share brain- and research-based organizing strategies for each style. Learn how you learn so you can finally get organized with the right system for YOU! All are welcome at our meetings. Zoom attendees must register in advance at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkce6gpjstHNFwdI3JpjpX9LyvnitnBzrN About the Speaker: Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal is a ...

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]]> Genealogy Activity Books for Kids https://www.permanent.org/events/genealogy-activity-books-for-kids/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:35:11 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5898 Project Recipe: Genealogy Activity Books for Kids When we pour our time and energy into researching our family history and capturing the details of biological or adopted genealogy we generally do it with a mission to preserve these stories for future generations. But what if the next generation doesn’t care? This is a topic we keep coming back to with Projectkin because it’s so fundamental to what fuels us: Legacy. If nobody cares, what will it matter that it’s preserved? Join us for a special project recipe program with noted genealogist Sindi Broussard Terrien a research genealogist, specializing in Acadian and Cajun women. Family-tested, family-proven projects When Sindi learned that fellow genealogists were discouraged by ...

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]]> Family History Project Ideas https://www.permanent.org/events/family-history-project-ideas-3/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:30:12 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5894 These very special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and the “ring leader” here in our Projectkin.org community. We ...

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