Making History Come Alive

The fifth annual Horizontal Grandeur prairie art exhibit will begin coming down on Friday, October 28th.  If you haven’t voted for your favorite or seen the art work yet, you can visit our Facebook page by clicking here.

If you are thinking of attending Dr. Harold Hinds’ family history lecture, “Reflections on Researching a Family History, Saturday at October 29th, you will still be able to see some of the pieces.  This page also has some of the details about Peter Bremer’s workshop on the changes to Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.  Be sure to drop by the museum, email us or call us at 320-589-1719 during our regular hours of 9-5, M-F.

The West Central Family History Association (WCFHA), the SCHS committee that sponsors genealogy and family history programs, has scheduled the following fall programs.

 Saturday, October 1, 2011

Heritage Education Commission’s
36th Annual Family History Workshop
“Tying up Loose Ends”
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Moorhead, MN

 At this workshop, 24 classes for all skill levels are offered – novice to professional. An Exhibitors’ Hall, presenting extensive offerings of difficult to find history and genealogy books/materials is also available.

This annual event is held in the Comstock Memorial Union on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus (located at 615 14th Street South, Moorhead, MN). The luncheon program features a keynote speaker and presentations of family history research awards. The workshop cost of $40 includes four lectures of your choice, a workshop syllabus with all of the lecture handouts and coffee breaks. The noon luncheon is provided at no additional cost for those who pre-register with payment received by September 23. Walk-in attendees are welcome. A limited number of luncheon tickets will be available for walk-in registrants on a first-come basis. If you are interested in carpooling (leaving from the museum at 6:45am), email research@stevenshistorymuseum and we will pass your information onto other interested parties.

“Reflections on Researching a Personal Family History”
SCHS Upstairs Gallery
Saturday, October 29th
10:00am – 12:00pm

 ”This lecture will summarize what I’ve learned from researching a book-length personal family history. These reflections should be of interest for anyone undertaking a similar project.”

 Harold E. Hinds, Jr., PhD  and Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Minnesota-Morris will retire in January of 2012, after some forty years of teaching a wide variety of history courses, including one on genealogy and personal family history. He has published extensively, most recently a book-length family history, Crafting A Personal Family History . A Guide Plus A Case Study: Three Generations of The Hinds Family in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, which will be on display and in the SCHS Gift Shop. He currently serves as Contributing Editor of the Minnesota Genealogist, as Program Chair of the West Central (MN) Family History association, and as columnist for the NGS Magazine. This is a free event and open to the public.

Ancestry & FamilySearch Website Changes
Briggs Library Computer lab
UMM Campus
Saturday, November 5th
10:00am – 11:30pm

 Learn about the changes to some of the most popular and respected genealogy websites. Peter Bremer, Reference Librarian at the University of Minnesota, Morris Briggs Library, will provide a virtual tour of Ancestry and FamilySearch.org, pointing out changes and enhancements to these important resources. The free talk will be held on Saturday, November 5th at 10:00 am in computer lab 350a of the UMM Briggs Library. The public is invited to attend and there is no charge.