Ceil Wendt Jensen, CG presents Free Genealogical Resources for Michigan Researchers and Beyond

Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 10:30 AM, at the Holocaust Memorial Center

There is a wealth of useful free resources online for family researchers. It’s a matter of knowing where to look and, sometimes, brushing up on your computers skills. This session will give you instructions on how to find maps, images, and content for your family history. Once you find the documents you seek, how do you share and protect them? A short overview on conservation methods and supplies.

Cecile (Ceil) Wendt Jensen is a Certified Genealogist and owner of Michigan Polonia, LLC. Author, educator, and researcher, Cecile was born and raised Detroit. In 1998 Ceil began a transition for from public education to genealogy and has become a feature international speaker. She has conducted research in Poland at libraries, civil and diocesan archives, and in local parishes. She is the director of the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI) on the historic campus of Orchard Lake, Michigan. Her published articles have appeared in National Genealogical Societies Magazine, Ancestry Magazine, FEEFHS Journal, Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan’s Polish Eaglet, and online with Gen Dobry.

She had authored five books to date: Internet Lesson Plans (1994); Detroit’s Polonia (2006); Detroit’s Mount Elliott Cemetery (2006); Detroit’s Mount Olivet Cemetery (2006); and Sto Lat: A Modern Guide to Polish Genealogy (2010).

Refreshments will be served.