Using real-life examples, this presentation will illustrate techniques and methods used for tracing family members. Topics that will be covered include: organization and proper documentation, the use of various types of records and where they can be located such as census, city directories, church and vital records, cemetery records, newspapers, military records, immigration and naturalization, land records, probate, local histories and genealogies, and DNA testing.
Garbarini is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the New England Historic Genealogy Society, as well as the Mohegan Chapter – National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The program will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the library, 668 Route 6; registration is requested. Register online at www.mahopaclibrary.org, or call 845-628-2009, ext 100.Click here to follow Daily Voice and receive free news updates.