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Genealogy & Local History Fair is among the State Library’s most-attended events in five short years. Human’s natural curiosity for who they are and where they’re from is the basis for why the State Library’s Genealogy Collection is it’s most popular public resource. This also explains the growing popularity of the Indiana Genealogy & Local History Fair, which is hosted each fall at the Indiana State Library. Nearly 200 family history researchers and over 30 vendors from around the region participated in the fifth-annual event. The Fair connects researchers to the myriad of resources offered by the State Library and offers a complete complement of educational programming. Various programs from family history experts Wayne Winkler and Ron Darrah, as well as State Library staff were offered during the day. “Connecting Hoosiers with one of the Midwest’s largest Genealogy Collections is crucial toward maximizing the public’s utility of the State Library,” said Connie Bruder, Interim State Librarian. “We look forward to growing the Genealogy & Local History Fair, as well as offering exciting new family history programming throughout 2014.”
The 2013 Genealogy & Local History Fair was sponsored by the Indiana State Library Foundation. The event’s first sponsorship in its fifth-year enabled the State Library to expand programming and added value for those in attendance. The Fair also remains free and open to all family history researchers through the support of the Foundation and Fair vendors and exhibitors. Visit www.in.gov/library/events.htm to learn more about genealogy workshops and family history tours scheduled monthly. The State Library also offers email updates on upcoming events, which interested parties can sign up for at the aforementioned web address.
Family history expert Ron Darrah speaks in front of a packed house in the State Library’s History Reference Room. Mr. Darrah covered topics including records generated by journalists, historians and photographers during World War Two and offered a major opportunity for genealogists to enhance their family history research.
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