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Lancaster County Archives offers classes

While researching a marriage this morning, I stumbled upon this great resource:
(taken verbatim from Lancaster County website)

New Course!
Searching Deeper: Untraditional Geneaology Sources at the Lancaster County Archives
Fridays, March 8th and November 8th
(same class offered two different dates)
9am - noon
Lancaster County Government Center Annex: Room 102/104
Plus:Take a tour of the Lancaster County Archives Department!
Also, Lancaster Central Market is open on Fridays and just a block away!

Discovering Your Roots: Genealogy Sources at the Lancaster County Archives
Fridays, February 8th, May 3rd, July 12th, and October 4th
(same class offered four different dates)
9am - noon
Lancaster County Government Center Annex: Room 102/104
Plus:Take a tour of the Lancaster County Archives Department!
Also, Lancaster Central Market is open on Fridays and just a block away!

Homemade History: Researching Your Historic Home at the Lancaster County Archives
Fridays, June 7th and September 13th
(same class offered two different dates)
9am - noon
Lancaster County Government Center Annex: Room 102/104
Plus:Take a tour of the Lancaster County Archives Department!
Also, Lancaster Central Market is open on Fridays and just a block away!

Courses are free and available to everyone.
Please reserve your seat and register
by calling Lancaster County IT at 717.299.8257
and press "1" for the non-technical nature questions.
Registration is available Monday-Friday, 8:30am until 5pm.


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