Genealogy Workshop Featuring Maps June 20

Genealogy Workshop Featuring Maps on June 20

The Johnson County Museum of History, Genealogy Library is sponsoring a Genealogy Research “Late Night” workshop on Friday, June 20 from 6:00 P.M. to midnight. At 7:00 P.M. Betty Warren will present a class, “Using Maps to Discover Your Family History.” The presentation will last about an hour and features maps on display from the museum’s collection.

Warren will show participants how to use maps, including Sanborn maps, survey sketches, plat books, and topographic maps in family history research. Betty Warren works in the Genealogy Division at the Indiana State Library, sits on the Indiana Historical Society Program Advisory Board, and is the immediate past-president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.

The program is free. The museum is located at 135 North Main Street in Franklin. A parking lot north of the building and street parking are also free. For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.johnsoncountymuseum.org