Thanks everyone for making Archives Month such a success. We enjoyed seeing you all over the last month. Remember to be kept up-to-date on all the events and workshops hosted by the Archives you can sign up for email notifications to be sent to your inbox. Just make sure to check Local History and Genealogy in the selection list.  

Authors Panel book display, October 25, 2014    Fred Schlipf, former director of The Urbana Free Library, presenting at Authors Panel, October 25, 2014

Joe Muskin, Ray Cunningham, and Dennis Roberts panelists at the Authors Panel

Photos from Authors Panel, October 23, 2014. Local Authors presented an evening of stories as they related tales from their research in the Archives.  Authors and notables included: Raymond Cunningham, Guy Fraker, Dannel McCollum, Perry Morris, Joseph Muskin, Dennis Roberts, Fred Schlipf, and Audrey Wells.

Children's Genealogy Event at The Urbana Free Library     Children's Genealogy Event at The Urbana Free Library

The Archives teamed up with Children’s Services on October 25, 2014 to present a morning of kid friendly genealogy activities.  

Noah Lenstra presenting an oral history workshop

While later on in the day we hosted an Oral History Workshop presented by Noah Lenstra.