October's Family History Month

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Saturday, Oct. 3, the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County offers classes, Genealogy and Local History Department tours, and free consultations with Hamilton County Genealogical Society experts. More events happen throughout the month, including a library lock-in Oct. 17. See the Genealogy Section of the library’s October Calendar (a PDF download) for more details.

The Fort Myers-Lee County Library in Florida has a free Family History Month class series on Saturdays in October. For more info, mouse over the listings on the library’s online calendar.

The Indiana State Library in Indianapolis has lots of classes planned, including dating photographs, Indiana marriage laws and getting started.

The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Ind., has something going on every day in October, including sessions on house history, female ancestors and Adobe Photoshop, as well as the first-ever International Black Genealogy Summit (Oct. 29-31).

Online genealogy class Web site GenClass is sponsoring a competition for a free genealogy class—write a 1,200 word essay about a creative way you’ve honored your ancestors and what inspired you. Get the entry instructions here.

CNY Genealogical Society - Full Day Conference
Outside the Box” by Meldon Wolfgang III, founder of Jonathan Sheppard Books, genealogist for 40 years, specializing in immigrant and ethnic group research in the urban Northeast.
9:00 - 10:15 AM - “Birds of a Feather: Cluster Studies and Record Linkage for Genealogists”
10:30 - 11:45 AM - “Uncommon Research Tools Equal Uncommonly Good Results”
1:00 - 2:30 PM - “Beyond the Basics - Techniques for Newspaper Research”
Also: Jonathan Sheppard Book Exhibit - books and maps available for sale.

Event Location:
Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, 5299 Jamesville Rd., DeWitt, NY