NCGS March 2022 Program

Title: “Using the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) to Take Your Research to the Next Level”
Presenter: Curt B. Witcher

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 7:00pm Eastern
Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-GsqjstHtXD5A3xsDf6yvgB1A3STlAl

Open to the Public.
Please consider joining NCGS so that we may continue to offer free programming to the public ($20 USD).

Program Description:
Experience the new, larger, free version of PERSI and hear how you can leverage information from historical, genealogical and ethnic serial publications in your family history research.

Speaker Bio:
Curt B. Witcher is the Director of Special Collections for the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Leading the team of the world-famous Genealogy Center where he enjoys working with experts in family history as well as managing the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection of Abraham Lincoln related research materials and the newly opened Rolland Center for Lincoln Research has made for an exciting and engaging career for more than forty years. A former president and leader of many state and national organizations who has contributed so much to archival research and personal history, Curt has received numerous major awards, including the Indiana Historical Society 2019 Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award.  A leader in digitization and preservation, an author, storyteller and educator, and bridge builder between the past and future, Curt is a visionary in family history and passionate about connecting everyone to their own history.