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    1. [INSTJOSE] IHS Offers HeritageQuest Online Workshop
    2. Richard Berkheiser
    3. Hi everyone! For your information. :-) Rick B -------------------- IHS Offers HeritageQuest Online: Tips for Successful Searching The Indiana Historical Society will offer a chance for people to learn more about online genealogy research with Using HeritageQuest Online: Tips for Successful Searching on Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. - Noon. The workshop will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Whether you are looking for census records, books, magazine articles, Revolutionary War soldier records or other genealogical information, this presentation will highlight the many valuable features of the databases that make up HeritageQuest Online. Suggestions for optimal searching, viewing, saving, and printing will be discussed. Elaine M. Kuhn, MLS, is the Kentucky History Coordinator for the Kenton County Public Library in Kentucky. She was a reference librarian for several years in the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. A native of Antwerp, Ohio, Elaine is a member of the Ohio Genealogical Society, its Paulding County chapter, and the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. She is also a book reviewer for Library Journal. Cost for this workshop is $10 for the general public and $8 for IHS members. Registrations must be received by April 4. To register for a workshop, or for more information on other upcoming workshops or IHS programs and events, call (317) 232-1882, (800) 447-1830 or email welcome@indianahistory.org. Information is also available at www.indianahistory.org. Visitors to the History Center's William Henry Smith Memorial Library can access programs such as HeritageQuest Online and Ancestry.com free of charge. Hours for the library are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's StorytellerT, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating the state's history. A nonprofit membership organization, the IHS also publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; provides youth, adult, and family programming; provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups; and maintains the nation's premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Margaret Bierlein Senior Coordinator, Public Programs Indiana Historical Society 450 West Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 mbierlein@indianahistory.org 317/234-0033 Fax 317/234-0427

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