Upcoming Genealogy Garage
Saturday, January 16, 2016
11 am – 1 pm
Is Your Family in the LAPL Archives?
Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), Central Library
630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
History & Genealogy Department
Lower Level 4
Beyond the “open shelves and stacks” of the History & Genealogy
Department at the LAPL is a trove of material available to the public IF YOU
MAKE A REQUEST. What is in the
archives and how do you request it? This will be the
topic of January’s Genealogy Garage.
Among the archived stacks are family histories compiled by other
researchers and donated to the LAPL. If you telephone or email by January 7,
2016 to Donie Nelson at 310-204-6808 or doniegsha@earthlink.net
with no more than two of your family’s surnames, a search will be done to see
if there is a family history on those names. If the names are unique, all
that is needed are the surnames, but if it is a common name, you must furnish
county and state locations. For example: Surname St. Croix County,
Wisconsin.
Julie Huffman, Genealogy Librarian, will show samples of the material in
the archives and explain how you can find material valuable to your own family
research. You can make requests and see the results after the workshop!
RSVP Central Library 213-228-7000, ask for the History and
Genealogy Department Tell them you are making a reservation for the Genealogy Garage workshop on [give the
specific date]. Give them your name and an e-mail address or phone number so
you can be notified if the workshop is unexpectedly cancelled.
Park
UNDER the library, entering at 524 Flower Street just off 5th
Street. You need a LAPL card to receive the $1.00 Saturday parking rate. Apply
for the card at your local LAPL or at the Circulation Desk when you arrive.
Just bring identification. Show your library card to get your parking ticket
validated at the Information Desk before returning to your car.
Please travel light. This is a public building—it is NOT
recommended that you leave computers, purses or other personal items unattended
while researching.
Contact:
Charlotte Bocage/SCGS Education Chair: 323-669-1982 or
rubymoon01@yahoo.com
Donie Nelson: 310-204-6808 or doniegsha@earthlink.net
