Florence, Arizona Library Participating in “Capturing Arizona’s Stories” June 1-20, 2009

Oral history is an integral part of genealogy. The Florence Community Library in Florence, Arizona is helping to capture those stories. The following excerpt is from an article in the Florence News section of the TriValleyCentral.com.

… for the next three weeks, anyone who has ever thought about recording their family history firsthand now has an opportunity to do so, without having to purchase the digital equipment.

From June 1 through June 20, anyone wishing to record their own personal or family history can do so at the Florence Community Library. It’s part of the Capturing Arizona’s Stories program, funded through a grant from the Arizona State Library Archives and the Library Services & Technology Act.

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For information about Capturing Arizona’s Stories, call the Florence Library at (520) 868-9471.

Read the full article – including tips on doing interviews.

About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

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