In-Person

If you've wondered about who your grandparents, great-grandparents, and more ancestors were, where they came from, and how they ended up in your hometown, but you didn't know how to find out, this course is for you.

Claudia Bell has been doing genealogy research for almost 50 years. She will help you get started finding those generations, and give you ways to organize your notes.

Today technology makes it easier to research, but even if you don't have a computer, you can find your ancestors.

The course will meet twice. The first class will give some paths to pursue in your search; the second class will discuss your results and answer questions.

10 am

2 sessions:  January 7, 21, 2025

Snow dates: January 8, 22, 2025

Location: North Dining, East End C

Claudia Bell began doing family history research in the 1970s before technology was accessible to all. She spent hours in county courthouses and libraries, and corresponding with relatives.

She has worked on ten of her own family histories, and seven of her husband's. In addition, she answers queries about genealogy for the Farmington Historical Society, and she's a member of the Sandy River Genealogy Society in Franklin County.

Online

Our list of unrecognized (or at least unrewarded) women in Science and Discovery is getting longer instead of shorter.  Many of you have sent more names, so it is time to set up another go-round, once again in study group format.  We will do this on Zoom to avoid winter roads to stay safe and cozy in our homes.

February 4, 2025, 1 pm-2:30 pm

February 11, 2025, 1 pm- 2:30 pm

Eileen, the holder of the “List of Women Scientists”, has coordinated this study group for GLI several times, but we are far from done.  As in the past (with the assistance of other outstanding GLI members), we have divided up assignments and brought unique contributions as we shared what we found about our chosen scientist.