VETERANS WRITING WORKSHOP

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CALLING POETS & WRITERS!

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GERMAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH

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A previous post on this blog includes additional details.

You can register online for this free event here.

GERMAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH: BEYOND THE BASICS

Saturday, March 05, 2016

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Central Library – Auditorium (basement level)

This program, co-sponsored with the Germanic Genealogy Group of the German American Heritage Society of St. Louis, will be a day-long seminar comprised of classes on different aspects of German genealogical research.   The speaker for all four classes will be Roger P. Minert, Ph.D., A.G.

Schedule

8:30-9:00    Open for Registration Check-In

9:00-9:15    Opening Remarks and Introductions

9:15-10:30  First Session:  Cemeteries in Central Europe

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:15 Second Session:  Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents

12:15-1:30   Lunch (at our café, or several lunch options on nearby Washington Avenue)

1:30-2:45     Third Session:  Communicating with Agencies and Individuals in Europe

2:45-3:15     Break

3:15-4:30     Fourth Session:  German Census Records

Please enter through the Locust Street entrance as this event begins before Library hours.

You can register online via our Events Calendar, or call us and we can register you for this special event (314-539-0385). Registration is required!

SLPL EVENTS CALENDAR http://www.slpl.org/events/calendar.asp

Downtown restaurants list: http://www.diningstl.com/Downtown.htm

There will be limited free parking available for this seminar on our surface lot at 15^th and Olive Streets (NW corner). The gate will be up, so you won’t need to get a token to leave that lot after the seminar. Remember, though—first come, first served—and parking is no longer free at meters on Saturdays (so car pool or use Metro-Link if at all possible).

Other parking options at Central Library: http://www.slpl.org/slpl/library/central_parking.asp

Metro-Link Stations: http://www.metrostlouis.org/PlanYourTrip/MapsSchedules.aspx

Questions, or to register: cmillar@slpl.org or 314-539-0385.

COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION WORKSHOP

As of January 1, 2015, The United States Patent and Trademark Office now use only the Cooperative Patent Classification when new patents are granted. Come learn how this new patent classification works and what makes it different from the previous United States Patent Classification that has been used since 1790.

WHAT: Cooperative Patent Classification Workshop
WHEN:  Tuesday, July 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.
WHERE:  Second Floor Training Room, Central Library, 1301 Olive St., STL, MO 63103
WHOM:  Anyone interested in filing a patent.

Questions? Ask us!

VETERANS WRITING WORKSHOPS

Veteran's Writing Workshops Reception Kick-Off

The Veteran's Writing Workshops Reception Kick-Off is an informative gathering intended to provide details and answer questions about this series of workshops scheduled for June through August 2015. The reception is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 from 5:00pm-7:00pm in Central Library’s Carnegie Room (3^rd Floor). Anyone involved in the provision of services to veterans is cordially invited to attend and learn more about the workshops. ​

If you know anyone who provides services to veterans, or know a veteran who might be interested in the workshops, please contact me at the email address below.

Thanks,

Scott Morris

St. Louis Public Library