Interested in learning more about your immigrant ancestors? Join Pennsylvania State Library librarians Kathy Hale and Amy Woytovich for a virtual Lunch and Learn session that will feature tips and strategies for uncovering information in genealogical records to help discover the story of your ancestors' arrival to the United States. Immigration information available on Ancestry.com, Family Search, the National Archives, and the Pennsylvania State Archives will be discussed.
You must register to attend this virtual event. Please complete the registration form to receive a link to attend this live, virtual event via the Zoom platform.
A State Library card is not necessary to attend, however, some resources will require a State Library card to access. Apply for a State Library card (state employees only).
Students age 8-12 are invited to join the State Library makerspace team live on Zoom on Thursdays this summer for a virtual STEM program focused around ecology. We will explore topics that include gardening, marine biology, epidemiology, zoology, stream health, and more. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Download the Virtual Summer Camp STEM Days flyer.
Stories and Recipes from Jamison Farm to Your Table
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
12PM to 1PM (EST)
Cost: free
Join us as we discuss the 2020 IPPY Award Winning book Coyotes in the Pasture and Wolves at the Door: Stories and Recipes from Our Farm to Your Table.
In 1985, Sukey and John Jamison started a farm business with two mortgages, three kids, and no job. They started raising lambs on grass, developed a mail order business, got discovered by many of the chefs who were fueling the Food Revolution, bought a USDA meat plant, and somehow educated their three kids whom they hoped would support them in their golden years. Sukey and John relate how they dodged the bullets of under-capitalization, learned how to farm sustainably, and made Jamison Farm Lamb a staple on the menus of the best restaurants in the country.
You must register to attend this event. Please complete the registration form to receive a link to attend this live, virtual event via the Zoom platform.
Operation Desert Storm: Reflections 30 Years Later
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
12PM to 1PM (EST)
Cost: free
Army Heritage Center Foundation Education Director and Operation Desert Storm Veteran Jeff Hawks will reflect on the 30th anniversary of the Gulf War, the seventeen years of reform and rebuilding after Vietnam that made the stunning victory in the desert possible, and the untold story of how the 101st Airborne avoided a disaster that could have changed the course of the war.
You must register to attend this event. Please complete the registration form to receive a link to attend this live, virtual event via the Zoom platform.