When:
October 24, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm America/New York Timezone
2020-10-24T13:00:00-04:00
2020-10-24T17:00:00-04:00
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Sarah Kiefer
201-670-5600 x135


NOTE: Registration for this event is full, please use the link below to sign-up for the wait-list. 

Online and FREE—join us from wherever you are!

All are welcome to join us on Saturday, October 24, from 1–5pm at the 17th Annual RPL–GSBC Virtual Lock-In, co-sponsored by the Ridgewood Public Library and the Genealogical Society of Bergen County. Registration is limited, so register early to reserve a space!

What is the “Lock-In”? It's an event (this year, virtually) where all levels of researchers are welcome to:

  • Spend a few hours learning and sharing
  • Attend our opening panel and have the chance to ask our experts about DNA
  • Sit in on our sessions (see schedule)
  • Ask your brick wall questions during each session’s Q&A time
  • Win one of five raffle prizes: DNA Testing Kit; Access to Legacy Family Tree Software; One Year Membership to Family Tree Webinars; German Genealogy Research Book; and One Year GSBC Membership

EVENT SCHEDULE 

(Times and titles subject to change; registrants will be notified of any changes once they have registered for the event and the session.)

  Time Event Choice of Presentation
  1:00–1:15 pm Introduction and Raffle Prize Winners
  1:15–2:15 pm DNA Discussion with the Experts
  2:30–3:30 pm Sessions City Directories [2:30 pm]
Newspaper Research [2:30 pm]
  3:45–4:45 pm Sessions Beyond the Basics [3:45 pm]
Bergen County Research [3:45 pm]
  4:50–5:00 pm  Closing Remarks

 


REGISTRATION

Registration for the full event is required: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=5615&EventID=417050.

Please register by Friday, October 9, 2020. Zoom login details will be sent closer to the date. Registration is limited, so register early to reserve a space!

Once you have completed the above registration, we will send sign-up details for individual sessions (see schedule above).

If you have any questions about the event, the sessions, or need assistance with using Zoom, please contact Sarah Kiefer at 201-670-5600 x135 or skiefer@ridgewoodlibrary.org or visit the Zoom Help Center (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/201146643-Meetings-Webinars). You can also view this Zoom tutorial on joining a meeting prior to the event (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-meeting).

We look forward to “seeing” you all soon!