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Crafting Your Family's Story
2025-07-17 18:00:00 2025-07-17 19:00:00 America/New_York Crafting Your Family's Story Is it time for you to share the stories you have discovered through family history research? (Hint: yes!) Are you ready to record personal stories that you want to preserve? Helen Warner Branch -

Thursday, July 17
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-17 18:00:00 2025-07-17 19:00:00 America/New_York Crafting Your Family's Story Is it time for you to share the stories you have discovered through family history research? (Hint: yes!) Are you ready to record personal stories that you want to preserve? Helen Warner Branch -

Is it time for you to share the stories you have discovered through family history research? (Hint: yes!) Are you ready to record personal stories that you want to preserve?

 In family History Story Craft, learn what makes a great story, how to find stories to share, the art of gathering details, tips for writing, and ways AI such as ChatGPT might assist you in the writing process. This class will focus on writing stories in short form, but the principles shared can also be applied when drafting longer narratives.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult |

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Helen Warner Branch
Phone: 269-968-8166, ext. 600
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Today's hours

We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Jul 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 Closed
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