Burlington Genealogical Society in cooperation with Walworth County Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Family History Fair on Saturday, September 25th from 9am to 3pm at the Burlington High School Commons, 400 McCanna Parkway, Burlington, WI.
Mike Karsen will present two workshops on Creating Your Family History --
9am
Registration and vendor browsing
10am to noon
Write Your Family History NOW!
Most genealogists are very good at doing research and collecting many facts about our families. However, most of us delay publishing the results of this research. Mike Karsen shows how you can publish your findings in books that vary from simple 30 pages to one that contains detailed biographies and places your family in historical context, with the goal to organize your research and share it with your family.
1pm to 3pm
Liven Up Your Family History with Images
Family histories can contain phenomenal research with every event documented and sourced with precision. Our family histories need to be more than just text, as they are vehicles for "Time Travel" taking us back to the days when our great-grandparents lived and raised their families. We need images to bring them to life. This presentation illustrates how to "liven up" your family history with images of people, places, and events that will make the reader keep flipping the pages to be drawn back in time.
Mike Karsen, a professional speaker, is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG), and is currently President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. He speaks on family legacy topics locally and nationally, presents conference programs and is on the faculty of Newberry Library and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago. Mike is the author of the website "Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland" and has published genealogical articles. He holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics/computer science and a master's in operations research alongside 30 years in telecommunications management.
In addition to the workshops there will be vendors, food and a silent auction. Admission is $5 for adults which includes 5 tickets for the silent auction. Children may attend for free. Free parking and building is handicap accessible. For more information, please contact Judy Rockwell at (262) 742-4306, email [email protected] or Sharon Worm at email [email protected]