Title

Using Family Connections to Create Community Connections: How a Genealogy Fair Can Benefit the Community and the Library

Authors

DeeDee Baldwin, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Jennifer McGillan, Mississippi State UniversityFollow
Corinne Kennedy, Mississippi State UniversityFollow

Abstract

The Mississippi State University Libraries Genealogy Fair was founded to assist Mississippians with developing research skills, to encourage genealogists to use resources held by the Libraries, and to create community connections that would support donations of historical material to the Libraries.

Publisher

Mississippi Library Association

First Page

85

Last Page

88

Publication Date

1-1-2018

College

University Libraries

Keywords

genealogy, genealogy fairs

Recommended Citation

Kennedy, C., Jennifer, M., & DeeDee, B. (2018). Using Family Connections to Create Community Connections: How a Genealogy Fair Can Benefit the Community and the Library. Mississippi Libraries, 81(4), 85-88.