Burton Historical Collection
The Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library invites you to our Family History Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. featuring notable author and speaker George G. Morgan and nationally recognized genealogist Dr. Deborah A. Abbott. 

Schedule of Events
The Burton Reading Room will be open 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. with full reference service.

10:00-10:45 a.m. : Registration, Friends Auditorium

Receive your packet with the day’s schedule and other handouts (and your lunch ticket, if you pre-ordered from us)
and then go to the nearby Staff Lounge for refreshments provided by the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research.

10:45 a.m.-Noon : Friends Auditorium
    George G. Morgan, The Genealogist as CSI

12:15-1:30 p.m. : Friends Auditorium
Dr. Deborah A. Abbott, Finding Female Ancestors

1:30-2:30 p.m. : Lunch, Staff Lounge
If you pre-ordered a lunch, please come to the Staff Lounge. All lunches must be pre-ordered.

2:30-3:45 p.m. : Friends Auditorium
    George G. Morgan, Bring ‘Em Back to Life:  Developing an Ancestor Profile

4:00-5:15 p.m. : Friends Auditorium
    Dr. Deborah A. Abbott, Slave Research: 
    A Closer Look at Freedom

For more information, call (313)481-1401

Free limited parking available in the staff lot on Putnam Street
(south side of the library).