LAKEPORT — In recognition of Family History Month, the Lakeport Library will present a program called “First Steps in Family History Research” on Oct. 27 at 9 a.m. at 1425 N. High St. Jan Cook of the library staff will introduce the basics of genealogy and will cover resources available through the library. Guests will have a chance to do some Internet research and will receive a packet of materials to take home.
Sign ups are requested but no library card is required to attend this free program. Lakeport Library”s phone number is 263-8817. The library website is http://library.co.lake.ca.us.
On the subject of family history, Alex Haley commented in Roots, “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage – to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness and the most disquieting loneliness.” Mark Twain expressed a different view of genealogy: “Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.”
Genealogy is a puzzle with no end, a mystery that expands with every solution. Finding one ancestor leads to two more. Everyone is welcome to attend this library program and to begin exploring his or her own heritage.
