Seminar: Digitize & Document Your Family History (thru Dec 14)

Various South Bay libraries will be hosting a FREE seminar on the subject: Digitize & Document Your Family History. All sessions are in-person.

Location/Date/Time

• Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St, Mountain View, Aug 10, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Santa Clara Library, 2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, Sept 7, 1 – 3 pm
• Lafayette Library, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, Dec 14, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Summary

• Utilize AI for oral history, scanning, photo restoration, and management
• Explore case studies for weaving family sagas with multimedia
• Discover free resources and best practices for legacy preservation
• Learn tools for creating a digital family heritage library

Dive into a realm where physical artifacts meet virtual storytelling. This session immerses you in the art of utilizing artificial intelligence for oral history creation, scanning, photo restoration, photo management, movie making and storytelling. Explore real-life case studies illustrating how to intricately weave your family’s saga using multimedia methodologies. Discover invaluable free resources and best practices to preserve your family’s legacy. By session end, you’ll learn about tools and techniques to create a digital family heritage library, that will be a timeless treasure for generations to come.

About The Speaker: Ron Chan

Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation principles, captivating audiences worldwide at Genealogy Workshops and libraries. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling, teaching innovative methods to breathe life into ancestral tales. Ron is the Founder of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He is also Co-Founder of the Chinese American GI Project to honor veterans' legacies and a CHCP Advisory Board Member working on CHCP's Oral History Project.