
The Ancestors Club
Trace family trees through hands-on genealogy sleuthing, uncovering stories and connections across generations. This welcoming gathering invites curious researchers to explore ancestry and reflect on the legacy future generations will inherit.
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Trace family trees through genealogical sleuthing, research inspiration, and stories about the generations before us. This welcoming library gathering invites participants to explore ancestry and imagine their legacy as future ancestors.

Trace family trees through genealogical sleuthing, research inspiration, and stories about the generations before us. This welcoming library gathering invites participants to explore ancestry and imagine their legacy as future ancestors.
Trace family trees through genealogical sleuthing, research inspiration, and stories about the generations before us. This welcoming library gathering invites participants to explore ancestry and imagine their legacy as future ancestors.

Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.

Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.
Settle in for a collaborative genealogy work session focused on organizing family papers, recording recipes and stories, tracing ancestors’ hometowns, and exploring online family history resources.

Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.

Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.
Explore practical, reliable ways to use artificial intelligence for genealogy, from transcribing historical documents and organizing research to summarizing records, writing family stories, and uncovering new insights.

Hands-on genealogy meet-up focused on tracing family histories through census data, vital records, and other historical documents. Trade research tips with fellow enthusiasts while exploring the social and historical context behind ancestors’ lives.

Hands-on genealogy meet-up focused on tracing family histories through census data, vital records, and other historical documents. Trade research tips with fellow enthusiasts while exploring the social and historical context behind ancestors’ lives.
Hands-on genealogy meet-up focused on tracing family histories through census data, vital records, and other historical documents. Trade research tips with fellow enthusiasts while exploring the social and historical context behind ancestors’ lives.

Explore DNA testing basics for family history, then use library computers and genealogy resources with staff guidance. Beginners and experienced researchers can exchange discoveries in a welcoming, collaborative lab.

Explore DNA testing basics for family history, then use library computers and genealogy resources with staff guidance. Beginners and experienced researchers can exchange discoveries in a welcoming, collaborative lab.
Explore DNA testing basics for family history, then use library computers and genealogy resources with staff guidance. Beginners and experienced researchers can exchange discoveries in a welcoming, collaborative lab.

Adult genealogy enthusiasts watch a recorded learning session on DNA for Native American genealogy, then discuss research methods and family history in a monthly library meetup.

Adult genealogy enthusiasts watch a recorded learning session on DNA for Native American genealogy, then discuss research methods and family history in a monthly library meetup.
Adult genealogy enthusiasts watch a recorded learning session on DNA for Native American genealogy, then discuss research methods and family history in a monthly library meetup.

Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.

Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.
Discuss historical fiction centered on Katharine Wright and the untold story of the Wright family, sharing reading insights and perspectives in a welcoming monthly library book group. Registration required.

Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.

Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.
Share skills and creative ideas across knitting, crochet, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and other yarn or thread crafts. Bring your own supplies for a welcoming, all-levels gathering.

Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.

Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.
Learn how trees benefit properties, how to spot health concerns and structural risks, and which care practices support healthy growth while reducing the likelihood of tree failure.

Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.

Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.
Build imaginative creations with provided LEGO bricks, including Duplo blocks for younger children, in an all-ages library activity. Children under 11 must stay with an accompanying adult.

Children and caregivers share picture books, songs, flannel board stories, and action rhymes in an interactive library program that ends with a take-home craft kit.

Children and caregivers share picture books, songs, flannel board stories, and action rhymes in an interactive library program that ends with a take-home craft kit.
Children and caregivers share picture books, songs, flannel board stories, and action rhymes in an interactive library program that ends with a take-home craft kit.

Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.

Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.
Trace plants and gardens across literature, film, and social media, from familiar favorites to macabre tales spanning centuries and genres. Gather ideas for creating a garden of your own.

Explore English and Welsh genealogy through a recorded learning session on wills, death, burial, and probate records, followed by discussion with fellow family history enthusiasts.

Explore English and Welsh genealogy through a recorded learning session on wills, death, burial, and probate records, followed by discussion with fellow family history enthusiasts.
Explore English and Welsh genealogy through a recorded learning session on wills, death, burial, and probate records, followed by discussion with fellow family history enthusiasts.

Learn how to discover, access, and listen to podcasts tailored to personal interests, with practical guidance for navigating shows and podcast platforms. Adult instructional session; registration required.

Learn how to discover, access, and listen to podcasts tailored to personal interests, with practical guidance for navigating shows and podcast platforms. Adult instructional session; registration required.
Learn how to discover, access, and listen to podcasts tailored to personal interests, with practical guidance for navigating shows and podcast platforms. Adult instructional session; registration required.

Discuss Erik Larson’s historical nonfiction account of the events leading to the Civil War, exploring political tensions, Fort Sumter, and the people caught in a nation’s unraveling.

Discuss Erik Larson’s historical nonfiction account of the events leading to the Civil War, exploring political tensions, Fort Sumter, and the people caught in a nation’s unraveling.
Discuss Erik Larson’s historical nonfiction account of the events leading to the Civil War, exploring political tensions, Fort Sumter, and the people caught in a nation’s unraveling.

Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop creative writing, build stories, share work, and receive peer feedback in a welcoming literary community.

Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop creative writing, build stories, share work, and receive peer feedback in a welcoming literary community.
Monthly gathering for middle and high school writers to develop creative writing, build stories, share work, and receive peer feedback in a welcoming literary community.

Young readers explore a shared theme through open-ended book discussion and sketchbook activities. Bring a chapter book, graphic novel, or nonfiction title for a creative, welcoming homeschool gathering.

Young readers explore a shared theme through open-ended book discussion and sketchbook activities. Bring a chapter book, graphic novel, or nonfiction title for a creative, welcoming homeschool gathering.
Young readers explore a shared theme through open-ended book discussion and sketchbook activities. Bring a chapter book, graphic novel, or nonfiction title for a creative, welcoming homeschool gathering.

Create a glittery tree ornament or colorful suncatcher using pigment dyes in a contained, low-mess children’s craft activity. Registration is required for this free seasonal workshop.

Create a glittery tree ornament or colorful suncatcher using pigment dyes in a contained, low-mess children’s craft activity. Registration is required for this free seasonal workshop.
Create a glittery tree ornament or colorful suncatcher using pigment dyes in a contained, low-mess children’s craft activity. Registration is required for this free seasonal workshop.

Discuss the Star Trek universe, watch episodes, test your knowledge with trivia, and make themed crafts in an inclusive gathering for adult fans, from longtime Trekkies to newcomers.

Discuss the Star Trek universe, watch episodes, test your knowledge with trivia, and make themed crafts in an inclusive gathering for adult fans, from longtime Trekkies to newcomers.
Discuss the Star Trek universe, watch episodes, test your knowledge with trivia, and make themed crafts in an inclusive gathering for adult fans, from longtime Trekkies to newcomers.

Children create framed pictures using three-dimensional fused glass and markers, exploring color, texture, and hands-on glass art in a free youth craft workshop. Advance registration is required.

Children create framed pictures using three-dimensional fused glass and markers, exploring color, texture, and hands-on glass art in a free youth craft workshop. Advance registration is required.
Children create framed pictures using three-dimensional fused glass and markers, exploring color, texture, and hands-on glass art in a free youth craft workshop. Advance registration is required.