[Genealib] Genealogy Services to Children

[Sutton, Linda]

  We are not set up to do outreach to children but personally I
  plan on trying something at a family reunion that I am helping to
  host this summer.
   
  We get children at the annual reunions asking how they are
  related. There are children in there early teens that are the
  same generation as my mother on the family tree; which leads to
  more discussion.
   
  I found something on the internet that was designed for
  Grandparents Day events that I figure will work across any
  generational line. It is called Generations Scrapbook
  www.somethingtoremembermeby.org part of the Legacy Project
  www.legacyproject.org .
   
  I have added a family totam pole to the mix; with the children
  using stickers of states of birth and the reunion family line:
  child at the top; his/her parents next; family line grandparents
  next; and if enough room the family line great grandparents. I
  figure that any age child could do this part of the project with
  help from an adult.
  My hope is that the children will select a "cousin" to interview
  rather that a parent or grandparent. If so, and both the child
  and the adult do a family tree sheet and totam pole sheet than
  the child will be able to see where the family has traveled
  through the years. Plus how far back on the family tree they have
  to go to connect.
   
  Check it out. This might be something that could also be adapted
  for a library event for children.
   
  Linda
  Linda

Linda Sutton
Oakland County Research Library
1200 N Telegraph
Dept. 453
Pontiac  MI  48341-0453

suttonl at oakgov.com


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    Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:22:46 -0700
    From: "James Jeffrey" <jjeffrey at denverlibrary.org>
    Subject: [Genealib] Genealogy Services to Children
    To: "Librarians Serving Genealogists"
    <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
    >
    >Gang
    >
    >Are any of you currently offering outreach to children and or
    young adults?
    >
    >What sort of programs have you designed and how have they been
    received?
    >
    >Have any of you used PodCasting?
    >
    >
    >
    >James K. Jeffrey
    >Collection Specialist in Genealogy
    >Western History and Genealogy
    >Denver Public Library
    >
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