1 week Ago By Daily Republic Staff
FAIRFIELD — Elena Smith will discuss genealogical research with the Witkin State Law Library at the next virtual meeting of the Solano County Genealogical Society on May 11. The Witkin State Law Library is the law library of the California State Library, with a premier collection of legal materials. "Participants will learn how to mine legal resources for genealogical treasures that can provide rich details about an ancestor's life.
Did your ancestor commit a crime? Maybe they filed a lawsuit? Or, perhaps, a law was enacted in their honor," organizers said in a statement. "Smith will discuss which records are available from the comfort of your home, or at your state law library, and which types of records are available elsewhere. She will then use several examples to explore how to use those resources to find information about ancestors.
" Smith is a reference and outreach librarian for the Witkin State Law Library. In addition to two years of experience as a law librarian, she has over a decade of experience helping patrons with their history and genealogy research in a wide variety of local libraries and archives. The meeting is scheduled to begin a 11 a.
m. To attend, send an email to [email protected] no later than 4 p.
m. on May 2, and request an invitation. More information on events can be found at www.
scgsca.org and Facebook page..
