May Newsletter

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Let's Get Started
with Ancestry.Com
A guided workshop to explore the various features of the website and database. For beginners and family researchers wanting to learn more. Bring your laptop/tablet or use one provided by the Library. Seats are limited, registration is required.

[Main Library l Wednesday, April 24 @ 6pm]
Registration opens I Wednesday, April 17

The Generators- Genealogy Club
[Main Library l Monday May 6 @ 6 pm]

The Generators: an ad hoc hands-on workshop that focuses on Family Genealogy.
This is a monthly meeting centered about a topic of genealogical interest and a chance to
connect with others to learn more about genealogy.
Please bring your laptop/tablet AND any family data to share your journey.

May Topic: Military Records and FOLD3

*Must have taken the Beginning Genealogy Class prior to attending*

RESEARCH YOUR HOME
with LuAnn Mims, Special Collections Librarian
and Emily Foster, Senior Planner, Historic Preservation

A hands-on workshop using local documents, records, maps and directories
to find out more about your home.
[Main Library l Wednesday, May 15 @ 6pm]
Registration opens May 8

PRESERVING MEMORIES
What to do with your old photographs, slides, VHS tapes, audio cassettes?
Come find out more about how to preserve your family's
treasured materials in this workshop.
Also included is information about Lakeland's D.I.Y. Digitize Lab,
where you can reformat your materials at no charge.

[Main Library l Wednesday, May 22 @ 6pm]
Registration opens, May 15

The Lakeland History Room digital collection contains more than 7000 images. Each month a different collection will be spotlighted.

Explore the digital collection of Mayfaire-by-the-Lake posters through the years.
This two day festival of arts began as a crafts show on the lawn
of the Lakeland Public Library.
View the digital collection here.

Please check out our Flickr album "Lakeland and Its Lakes"
Take a step back in time to see some of Lakeland's beautiful lakes in earlier
years to get an idea of how Lakeland earned its name.

Featured Album: Lakeland and Its Lakes

Watch for these events coming in JUNE...

Beginning Genealogy
An introduction workshop to the search for family history with tools to get organized, hints to help along the way, online resources, connection to groups and Ancestry.com

[JACKSON Library l Monday, June 10 @ 6pm]
Registration opens, June 3
*Registration is required, seating is limited. Bring your own laptop/tablet if available.

Start your family history search
here at the library!

Free access to Ancestry.Com
to all library patrons.
(In library only)

Not sure where to start? Call
863.834.4269 for details.

Create your own Personal Family Archive and digitize your old home movies, photos, cassettes, slides & negatives so you can easily share them with family and friends.

To schedule an appointment please fill out our contact form or for more information call LuAnn Mims 863.834.4269

DIY Digitize Form

For more information about any of these events, contact LuAnn Mims 863.834.4269 or luann.mims@lakelandgov.net

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In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statute, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, or those requiring language assistance (free of charge) should contact the City of Lakeland ADA Specialist, Jenny Sykes. Because providing a reasonable accommodation may require outside assistance, the City asks that any request be made with as much notice as possible; preferably five (5) business days, but no less than two (2) business days, in advance of the event, at: (863) 834-8444, Email: Jenny.Sykes@lakelandgov.net. If Deaf or Hard of Hearing, please contact the TDD numbers: Local – (863) 834-8333 or 1-(800) 955-8771 (TDD – Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or the Florida Relay Service number: 1-(800) 955-8770 (VOICE), for assistance.