Williamsburg Virginia Family History Center/Events

= Annual Open House =

Saturday, October 8, 2016, 10 am - noon
National Family History Month Open House: The Power of Story

= Our presenters: = Cameron Blackhurst is Chartered Organization Representative for Boy Scout Troop 109 and third generation Scouter. He is a husband, father, professional musician, and soldier in the US Army. He speaks Japanese fluently and recently completed a Spartan race.

Janet Cummings is a volunteer docent with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Assistant Director of the WIlliamsburg Family History Center. She is a retired school principal and speech pathologist.

Peggy Natoli Duffy is a wife, mother, grandmother, retired school nurse, and long-time patron of the Williamsburg Family History Center. She is the volunteer co-facilitator of our RootsMagic User Group, an avid quilter, and loyal William and Mary soccer fan.

Lise Embley is writer/editor and content specialist at the National Center for State Courts, wife, mother, grandmother, and director of the Williamsburg Family History Center. In all four roles, she enthusiastically leverages technology to organize, analyze, synthesize, preserve, and share information.

Nathan B. Oman, professor, William and Mary Law School, is a husband, father, banjo player, runner and fly fisherman.

= Third Thursday Brown Bag Lectures =

Held each month on the third Thursday at noon, these presentations are designed to be short (30-45 minutes) and narrowly-focused. They are less formal than a class, and meant to be interactive. Feel free to bring your lunch, and eat while you're learning!

Thursday, November 17 - noon
FamilySearch Memories - New features, new ways to capture and share your family's story

= RootsMagic User Group =

This group meets every other month on the third Thursday at 10:00 AM.

Thursday, November 17, 2016
10:00 - 11:30 am