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It was also announced that Pastfinders will be conducting genealogy workshops for those interested in learning how to find their family history. They will be at the library on May 29, June 5, 12, 19 and 26th. from
10:00 till 12:00. Contact Shirley if you want to help.

Pastfinders has created this page for basic genealogy and it will be used as a handout for help sessions.

Dotty has created a decal that she will iron on to any light colored shirt provided by a member. Provide a shirt and a list of 17 names and specify front or back and place it in a bag and leave at one of the help sessions during the next two help sessions on Friday the 19th or 26th between 10 and 12.

Michael's is having a 2 for $5 sale on Tee Shirts until June 20.

This is the decal that goes onto the shirt.

Last Computer Users' Group Meeting

New genealogical information sources appear on the web very quickly these days and staying up with what's new is not easy. Fortunately there are genealogy Blogs to keep us up to date. We covered a web site that has links to 100 genealogy Blogs. Pick what you like. And once we learn something new, it would be nice to be able to share it with all interested parties at once. That's where social networking comes in. We only talked about Facebook and Twitter but there are others as well. We ended by using a digital camera to copy book pages because it's less destructive and very much faster. The handout is posted on our web site with links to all of the above. Click on the link below to our web site, click on Computer Under Previous Meetings at the top of the page and scroll down to May 20, 2009 and click on the date. After the meeting, we looked at stream flow data to see what the rain was doing to Lake Minnehaha, and Big and Little Creeks based on links we included in last month's handout. (Both creeks are now flowing after months of stagnation).

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Cross Currents: Communications with Library Family Members.
From Friends of Cooper Memorial Library

The new library construction is coming along on target. The finishing and installations will be completed during June. The bldg will be turned over for moving in and a “soft opening” in July. The official Grand Opening ceremonies will be held in early August prior to the new school term. The Special Collections Room that will house the genealogy collection is large and airy. There will be generous space to add to our collection and then some, there should be ample room for the materials now in storage. The Friends of the Library are in the process of coordinating three pre opening events. Two are certain, the third is still rather iffy. PastFinder participation is welcome. The first item is selling of Bricks engraved with donor name or sentiment for adding to the landscaping. Order forms will be available at the Farmer’s Market beginning in May. Jody may be bringing some to our PF mtgs. Profits will go to the Library Fund. The second item and dear to our hearts is the re-enactment of the Book Brigade, which many of you will remember, held in transition to help move the books from the original library on Desoto St to the former location on Montrose. We will hold ours as a symbolic event in the parking lot of the new library and hope to make it a festive occasion, marking the continuing involvement of the community in the life of our library and honoring those earlier members. This is still a very unfinished project but we are excited about trying to pull it off. When the third project idea gets fleshed out a bit, we’ll be back to get your opinions and see if you would like to participate. The two projects need to be planned and executed within a 60 day period so are a bit uncertain at the moment. The donation of dedication Bricks will continue after the library opens.

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