Book ReViews, 123 S. Main St., Bluffton, will hold a genealogy and family history roundtable discussion with Joanne Vercler Niswander from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, according to Dr. Christina Walton, manager.
"Discover more about genealogy, also called family history, the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history in this roundtable discussion of methods used by Joanne Niswander, author of four books on family research," said Walton.
Participants may share examples of their family research methods and gain ideas from other participants. There will be examples of blending photos with family memorabilia to create albums.
Participants may utilize resources on family history databases, records from birth to death and life in between, locating ancestors, creating family trees and using online sources. Book ReViews will supply books and resources.
Joanne Vercler Niswander of Bluffton has published four books dealing with her family genealogies:
• The Verclers of Illinois with Roots in Switzerland and France 1750 to 1990 (1990);
• A Life-Worth Living: A Memoir for my Family (2004);
• Our Nana (2008); and
• An Alzheimer’s Primer: Lessons for Living, Dying and Living Again (2012).
