Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Free Online Webinars in Spanish: Sharing the Expertise of the Family History Library

Have you ever wanted to attend a class at the Family History Library but you couldn’t afford the gas or the plane tickets to get here? Recognizing the limitations many of you face, the Family History Library has begun online webinars as a way to share our expertise with the world.

For Spanish speakers, online webinars are a regular occurrence. These presentations are designed specifically for Spanish speaking researchers in Spain and Latin America. The themes include topics for beginners and intermediate researchers and are taught by the research specialists from the Family History Library Latin America team. The first Saturday class has been designated as a class for beginners while the third Saturday class is for intermediates to advanced researchers. Our most recent class held on May 3 drew 88 attendees from 12 countries around the world.

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Silk Scarf Painting

On Wednesday, December 9th the Local History Room presented the historic craft of painting on silk scarves given by Vivien Pollock. Silk painting is creating art on fabric with silk as the canvas. Silk painting can be traced back to the 2nd century AD in India when the 'wax resist' technique for embellishing silk was used. Silk painting in India reached its pinnacle of popularity during Moghul rule in the 17 - 19th centuries.

Celebrating the Holidays with the Dutch!

On Wednesday, December 2nd the Local History Room celebrated the holidays as the Dutch due in the Netherlands. Participants assisted with making dough for the Letterbanket cookies and they took home paper shoes filled with Dutch goodies.

Needle Felting A Penguin Program

On Thursday, December 3rd we met in the Local History Room where we learned how to needle felt a penguin.
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