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SUMMARY:Advocacy for Genealogy with Alec Ferretti
DESCRIPTION:Our May Delegate meeting will be on Friday as a kickoff to the 2026 Barbara J Brown Family History Seminar. \nGenealogists need records but access is constantly under threat. Whether it’s new privacy laws or underfunded archives\, the obstacles are real. This session is a call to action: Learn what’s already being done to protect and expand access\, and how you can get involved. From grassroots petitions to courtroom battles\, genealogists are stepping up and it’s making a difference.
URL:https://mimgc.org/event/advocacy-for-genealogy-with-alec-ferretti/
LOCATION:Michigan Library & Historical Center\, 702 West Kalamazoo Street\, Lansing\, MI\, 48912\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Barbara J Brown Family History Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Every year the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan Genealogical Council host a seminar to promote family history awareness and teach genealogy research skills. The event is generously supported by the Abrams Foundation in loving memory of Barbara J. Brown. We are delighted to be hosting Alec Ferretti\, who will be joining us onsite in Lansing and via Zoom. \nThe Archives of Michigan is pleased to continue offering this flagship annual gathering as a hybrid event. In addition\, the Archives of Michigan will offer the following additions to this year’s seminar: \n\nA free pre-seminar session on Friday\, May 15 at 10 a.m. (for online access\, please register separately).\nA continental breakfast for onsite attendees on both Friday and Saturday at no additional charge.\nLunch for onsite attendees on both Friday and Saturday at no additional charge.\nExtended research hours in the Archives of Michigan reading room.\nRecordings of seminar sessions are available to registrants for 30 days following the event.\n\nSession Schedule\nFriday – Social Media & Connecting Researchers – Judy Nimer Muhn\nFriday – Lady Liberty: The Story of Women’s Citizenship – Alec Ferretti\nFriday – New Updates to Michiganology – Archives staff\nSaturday – Accessing Michigan’s Naturalization Records! – Kris Rzepczynski\nSaturday – The Mess of New York Vital Records  – Alec Ferretti\nSaturday – Finding Community Through a USCT “Widow’s Pension” – Jessica Trotter\nSaturday – My Ancestor in Court – Alec Ferretti\nSaturday – Migration and Development of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – Adam Oster \nFor additional information and registration.
URL:https://mimgc.org/event/2026-barbara-j-brown-family-history-seminar/
LOCATION:Michigan Library & Historical Center\, 702 West Kalamazoo Street\, Lansing\, MI\, 48912\, United States
CATEGORIES:Barbara J Brown Family History Seminar
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