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Using Historical Literature to Explore Your Ancestors' Lives
2026-10-22 13:00:00 2026-10-22 14:00:00 America/New_York Using Historical Literature to Explore Your Ancestors' Lives Hybrid - Local History Room & Zoom Largo Public Library - Local History Room

Thursday, October 22
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Local History Room

Hybrid - Local History Room & Zoom

Historical literature, both fiction and non-fiction, can help us to better understand the world in which our ancestors lived and the events that shaped their lives. This presentation looks at how to use historical literature to flesh out the stories of our ancestors and provides examples to show what can be learned.

This will be a hybrid class held in-person in the Local History Room and online via Zoom.  Registration is only required for Zoom attendees.

Register in advance for this meeting if attending via Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/c3C3PxmhRnCvVeirXhYGUg

For specific information contact: info@pinellasgenealogysociety.com

Presenter: Karen Fortin

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy |

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