Genealogy Classes Available from Ball State University Libraries

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, 1876, Ball State University Libraries

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, 1876, Ball State University Libraries

Mapping Your Roots:  Genealogy Classes Available from Ball State University Libraries

The Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) and the Archives and Special Collections will be conducting two genealogy classes for members of the community.  Melissa Gentry of the GRMC and Bethany Fiechter, Archivist for Manuscript and Digital Collections in the Archives and Special Collections, will share information about how to use library materials to search for ancestors.

The first class, Genealogy:  Traveling through Time, will be October 22 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) on the second floor of the Community Center for the Arts at 520 East Main Street in Muncie.  This session will focus on the available resources from Bracken Library and online sites for researching family history.

The second session will be held at Bracken Library on November 19 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. with transportation provided from the CCVA.  During the second class, participants will have access to the historic and cartographic materials in the Archives and the GRMC.

Both sessions are free to the public.  Please contact the CCVA to register for the classes at 765-289-4541.  For more information, please contact the Archives and Special Collections at 765-285-5078 or the GRMC at 765-285-1097.