The following workshops and lectures are scheduled to take place in the Archives and History Library on select Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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August 4: Genealogy for Beginners
September 1: Put Your Family's Memories in a Scrapbook, conducted by Lynn Barney
October 6: "His Soul Goes Marching On": The Life and Legacy of John Brown, with Mary Johnson, speaker
November 3: Bastard Battalion: A History of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in World War II, with Terry Lowry, speaker
December 1: A Glimpse at Some Lesser-Known Prominent West Virginians, with Dr. Kenneth R. Bailey, speaker
January 5, 2010: Genealogy and Law: An Introduction to Some Legal Issues in Genealogical Research, with Scott Johnson, speaker
February 2, 2010: Digging into West Virginia's 18th Century, Groundhog Style, with Doug Wood, speaker
March 2, 2010: Going Back before 1850: Genealogical Strategies for Early American Research, with Jaime Simmons, speaker
April 6, 2010: West Virginia Coal Mine Disasters in the Era before Regulation, with Dr. Paul Rakes, speaker
May 4, 2010: Election 1960: The West Virginia Primary
June 1, 2010: West Virginia Statehood, with Joe Geiger, speaker
July 6, 2010: Scrapbooking Workshop
August 3, 2010: Beginning Genealogy Workshop
Registration for these free workshops is helpful but not required. For more information or to register, call (304) 558-0230 or e-mail Robert Taylor, library manager.
