Feb. 18, 2012     10:00 am -12:30 pm

Journeys to Our Ancestors
Presenter: African-Am Special Interest Group
To commemorate Black History Month, our FHC is sponsoring a morning seminar at the Visitors' Center next door to our FHC. Keynote Speaker: Margo Williams: "My Research Journey to Home" Finding Miles Lassiter - An Early African American Quaker Presentations: "Starting at the Beginning - The Value of Oral History" "Genealogy Brick Walls" "Slaves in the Family - Perspectives from a Slave Owner's Descendant" "Organizing Your Family Reunion" "Personal Reflections, Don't Get Discouraged" "Military History" "DNA as a Genealogical Tool to Connect with Kin"

Mar. 17, 2012     9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Google for Genealogists
Presenter: Dr. Margaret M. McMahon
Join Dr. Margaret M. McMahon and learn how to search for ancestors using Google and its tools. You will learn how to construct searches to look for your ancestors on the web and be introduced to the use of selected search techniques.

Apr. 21, 2012     9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

"Working with Digital Photographs"
Presenter: Craig Kieffer
Learn effective techniques of properly scanning photographs, adding captions and tags, and working with digital media with Craig Kieffer. Mr. Kieffer will take appointments to consult with individuals after the class.

For further information and registration, please email info@wdcfhc.org or call 301-587-0042.