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Contact: Marilynn Fryer
(517) 796-8466
e-mail: FryerMarilynT@jccmi.edu
8/18/05
For immediate release

Get to know your ancestors! JCC presents introduction to genealogy workshop

Jackson Community College will present an introductory workshop entitled "Genealogy for Beginners @ JCC: How to Start Researching your Family Tree," at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 in Federer Rooms B&C, Potter Center.

Have you always wanted to start the search for your ancestors but you don't know where to start? Are you doing genealogical research or are you collecting dead would-be relatives? Genealogical research requires a commitment to finding as many records as possible in order to document the life of your ancestors. The tips provided in this free workshop will jump start you on the successful hunt for your ancestors.

Historian Karen Heard from the College's Atkinson Library will present this workshop, which is free of charge but registration is requested. Call the Atkinson Library at (517) 796-8622 to register for this program as seating will be limited.