For Immediate Release
Release Dated: Feb. 22, 2006
Media Contacts:
Marjorie Nugent
Marketing and Communications
651-296-9108
marjorie.nugent@mnhs.org
This news release is available online at: events.mnhs.org/media.
Event: Library Classes: Introduction to Oral History and Court Records Research
Dates and Times: Tuesday, March 14, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 25, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Place: Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul
Cost: $8, $2 for Minnesota Historical Society Members
Call for more information 651-296-6126, 800-657-3773, 651-282-6073 (tty)
Email: reference@mnhs.org
Website: http://www.mnhs.org/library
Library Classes Offer Patrons Chance to Record and Research History
Two special Minnesota Historical Society Library classes in March will offer participants the chance to dig deeper into their own research.
On March 14, James E. Fogerty, head of documentary programs for the Society, will describe oral history – what it is and how to use it to record family and community histories. Oral history is one of the most exciting tools available for collecting and preserving history. The presentation, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., will include comments on legal considerations, ethics and the equipment necessary to do the job.
On March 25, government records specialist Duane Swanson will show how to sort through Minnesota court records at the library. Swanson’s presentation will cover records from probate, civil, criminal, justice-of-the-peace, municipal, district, supreme, and appellate courts. The class will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost for each class is $8 or $6 for members of the Minnesota Historical Society or Minnesota Genealogical Society. Reservations are required. A free weekly introductory class is also offered by the library year round. “I’m New Here: Introduction to the Library” takes place every Saturday from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
The Minnesota Historical Society Library is located in the History Center at 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. in St. Paul. Auxiliary aids and services are available with notice of five working days (call 651-296-6126). Regular library hours are noon to 8 p.m. Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849 to preserve and share Minnesota history. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.
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