Our next meeting will be March 23, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Johnson County Central Resource Library.  Cheryl Lang from the Midwest Genealogy Center will be our presenter, and the topic will be "Tell Me A Story". 

 

The Midwest Genealogy Center of Mid-Continent Public Library developed an oral history program called “Tell Me A Story” to help folks record family stories, veteran memories, or group histories.  Whether through the in-house recording studio or a portable recording kit, find out how you can easily save and preserve those family stories.

 

Cheryl Lang, MLS, is the Manager of the Midwest Genealogy Center branch of Mid-Continent Public Library in Independence, Missouri. Her previous work experience includes 13 years as a rural library director as well as working as a digital collections Librarian. All of these positions have continued to fuel the genealogy bug she acquired almost 40 years ago. Ms. Lang obtained her master’s degree in library science from Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas and bachelor degrees in both management and computers from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

Cheryl currently serves as 1st Vice-President of the Missouri State Genealogical Association and belongs to several local genealogy societies. She is a member of the History Section and the Genealogy Committee of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. There is nothing that Cheryl enjoys more than providing equalizing public library service and helping folks find their family history.