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Discover how Irish records and surname mapping can reveal local and family connections with genealogist John Grenham.
Renowned genealogist John Grenham will explore how mapping surnames across major Irish records can reveal family and local history, showing how these maps deepen our understanding of Irish surnames and families. He’ll highlight how some names stay tied to one place while others spread widely, using free online resources essential to 19th-century Irish research. Sponsored by the Ozarks Genealogical Society.
The Library Center is the headquarters of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The 82,000-square-foot building houses major collections of print and electronic resources. These include special collections such as business and local history and genealogy; public Wi-Fi computers, four private study rooms, five small conference rooms, a kitchen and state-of-the-art reference technology. In addition, the Library Center includes other amenities characteristic of larger urban libraries. Those features include a 150-seat auditorium, a glass-enclosed reading room and art gallery, a story hour room, outdoor patio and outdoor story garden and the Between Friends Gift Shop.