When: Wednesday evening, 12 May 2010.
Where: Archives side of the Michigan Library and Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan
What: To Celebrate the 2010 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship Winner
Who: Randy Riley is the winner of the 2010 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship
The Michigan Genealogical Council, in conjunction with the Michigan State Archives and Museum put on a gathering to celebrate Randy Riley’s award of the 2010 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship. The venue was on the 2nd floor of the Michigan Historical Center, almost in amongst the exhibits.
Looking over a table at the amazing backdrop for the evening - most of that is painted on the walls and ceiling.A number of people with connections to genealogy in Michigan, and/or the Library of Michigan spoke glowingly of Randy’s contributions since joining the Library of Michigan.
Kim is a past president of the Michigan Genealogical Council, and currently works for Ancestry.com. On the left Randy is with Jan Alpert, President of the National Genealogical Society having just received the 2010 Filby Award.The last speaker was the Man of Honour – Sir Randy of Filby (see below in photo gallery).
Randy was the last speaker. He spoke of the honour, and of how it is about the Collection and the Staff, not just about him.A photo gallery of the evening follows…
According to a post by Thomas MacEntee the sessions to be streamed live from RootsTech 2012 have been announced. I’ve consolidated them here into a single easy to view list… RootsTech 2012 Streaming Schedule Thursday 2 Feb Friday 3 Feb Saturday 4 Feb 8:30 -10:00 Keynote – Inventing the Future, as a Community – Jay…
This quilt was made for Aunt Jean’s 70th birthday. It was a collaborative effort. Design by Lisa Some photo scanning by Roger Some photo scanning by Carol Photo work by Roger Printing them on fabric by Roger Putting the front panel all together by Lisa Putting the back on it by Aunt Bev
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