Special Events

Presented by the Special Collections Division

LATE NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY
AFTER HOURS GENEALOGY EVENT
Join us for an evening of genealogy research.  Mingle and share with fellow researchers as you uncover the details of your ancestry.  Staff and volunteers from the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will be available for research assistance.  Special Collections Division - Third Floor, Main Library. 
No sign up is necessary.
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Friday, October 23, 2009  6:30 -10:30 pm

DISCOVERING YOUR APPALACHIAN ANCESTORS
Does your family tree include ancestors from Appalachia?  Attend this all-day seminar to learn more about the many resources available to West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky family historians.  Speakers include award-winning filmmaker and author, Mari-Lynn Evans, and Certified Genealogists, Jana Sloan Broglin and Barbara Vines Little.  Main Library Auditorium.  To sign up, contact the Special Collections Division, 330.643.9030 or speccollections@akronlibrary.org.  Click here for program schedule.

Saturday, November 7, 2009  9:30 am – 4 pm