The Niles District Library is having its Family History Day Oct. 5.

This year’s conference is being held in partnership with the TreeClimbers genealogical group, a monthly gathering designed to be a resource for beginning genealogists. This year’s featured presenter is Diane Oslund, a professional genealogist and speaker from the Detroit area. She will cover topics of interest for any genealogist, regardless of experience:

• 10:30 a.m. — Mistakes Everywhere

Diane will show examples of mistakes found in vital records, obituaries, census records etc. and discuss ways to verify or correct the information.

• 11:30 a.m. — The Grave Yard Shift

Tips on how to find your ancestors burial site. Why bother? What can you find there?

• 1:30 p.m. — Where the Heck is it Anyway?

Tips on how to organize and store your genealogy papers and notes. Is there a better way?

• 2:30 p.m. — Berrien County Genealogical Society

Here’s what we have to offer…

 

For information on this or any other program, please go to www.nileslibrary.com or call the NDL information desk at (269) 683-8545 ext.112. Every program hosted by the Niles District Library is free to the public.