NERGC’s fifth Librarians’ and Teachers’ Day will be held on Wednesday, 15 April 2015 at the Providence Biltmore. The day will be devoted to showing attendees how genealogy can enhance curricula, attract new patrons, and highlight collections. Librarians’ and Teachers’ Day provides the opportunity for professionals to learn how genealogy can serve them in their dual roles as curators of their unique collections and as ambassadors of genealogy resources for their schools and libraries. All librarians and teachers who work with family history patrons or genealogy-related research materials will benefit from this special event. The cost is $40.00 per person and includes lunch compliments of ProQuest.
8:45 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
Registration and Welcome
9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
Genealogical and Historical Use of Federal Government Publications: Publications Librarians and Teachers Can Use! - Connie Reik, MA, MS
A selected and brief overview of the wide variety of publications librarians and teachers can use in helping their patrons and students in their research. Who and what can you find in them?
10:45 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.
Bring Your Town’s Historic Residents to Life: Cemetery Walk - Denise Picard Lindgren
During a cemetery walk costumed actors portray historical town residents whose lives and times might inspire current residents. Learn how to conduct your own from someone with several years’ experience.
12:00 NOON - 1:25 P.M.
Lunch, Courtesy of ProQuest
ProQuest Information and Learning - William Forsyth
1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Genealogy and the Core Curriculum State Standards -- Sailing into the Educational Future - Catherine A. Zahn
Using primary resources, maps, and tried and true methods from her own classroom, the presenter will demonstrate how to create fun activities that meet the demands of the CCS.
2:40 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
The Congregational Library of Boston: A Treasure Trove for Genealogists - Sari Mauro, MS, LIS
Learn how genealogists use the Library’s extensive collection of church and other historical records for family history research. Collections include buried treasures from manuscript church records, to biographies, to town histories.
3:40 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
From Archives to Internet – Digitizing the World’s Records - David Ouimette, CG
Learn how FamilySearch, Ancestry, BrightSolid, and other organizations select, digitize, index, and publish records globally for online family history research.