Write Your Family History for Future Generations

Name: Write Your Family History for Future Generations
Start: 2026-07-12T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-12T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Oakville Public Library - Central Branch

Schedule

Sun Jul 12 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Oakville Public Library - Central Branch | Oakville, ON

Learn how to navigate ancestry websites, mine photos for information, interview relatives, and write your personal ancestral journey.
About this Event

Learn how to navigate ancestry websites to search records from all over the world, including Census information, marriages, deaths, passports, travel documents, voter lists, and a worldwide burial registry.
Interview seniors in your family-questions to gently probe for stories, names and any other family information.
Photos—how to mine information from old photos. What to look for and how to interpret key details in photos.
Begin the writing process with a chronological outline to ensure you stay on point! Shelly will provide tips for creating this outline and for writing your story. She will ease you into the writing process through exercises designed to stir your creativity and curiosity.
Resources and online classes available to improve research skills, learn search methodologies, navigate archives, and enhance your capabilities.
Publish your ancestral memoir with photos and stories, through sites like Canva. Memoirs are the perfect gift for families and can be created and purchased directly from online sites.