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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms</span></a>. All virtual programs take place on Zoom and registration is required. The topics for the 2025 schedule include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 6, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FfqHCjR8rSN6l9bgN9W_ukw/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/aRcarXG41Q3DzfAY8zGP9GiErmcYV_LVIiF3zOhNFbA=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Cluster Research or Discovering You’re Related to the Whole Block</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 6, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2F2VdU0jFbRaGGkaDz_ToD-w/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/g7lI0wArowTNWDif09TWS-_L7k07773uDUBH05umVKM=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">MyHeritage Library Edition</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="color:#006EB6">House Research</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 2, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FPDQ82cINRI6keYILl83ilA/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/v8CVa3YoHSbCvbtGAe4tUmuRTBXEI-J0UvYM2oyX0AA=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Cemetery Research with the Library of Michigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 5, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2F5OFWv2K2R9mmXWbKXFAGaw/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/3OUh7deCFP0sjGUbLE1kKPtzePeIrdXNAwc8IuRCFNk=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Time To Hit the Books – Yearbooks, Alumni Lists, and more</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 10, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2Fc0wYnjiRR-SKTm9TM4lu-A/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/VycfokDQoBAGGnalk-0IHBoP_ixbYpnK7YeOtEmhzxw=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Vital Records Research at the Library of Michigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">August 7, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FvFIHOn8kQBKf5AXMCTDGkA/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/DnkRT9GQLxTGPsnemmCGk8q7G4u_X-6Q1TVEb1HDv34=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Digitizing My Family Tree: Formats, Software, and Techniques</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">September 4, 2025 -
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Newspaper Research at the Library of Michigan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 2, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FsKSvM1tkRraZx1PE7ZOykw/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/lFeajKkgrAJjRTXGaFlifcx1EgG-zni5dgMCj2xsJZI=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">FamilySearch.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 6, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FDv5UHtoxR6mja2mTvaYNXQ/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/UfmwLUtgzX3t06HTEyZu8KrqCJ8jAP6m_z-yAnTp8q0=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Fold3 Library Edition</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 4, 2025 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FBK9xJGMgTjyOY5KojoNggg/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/HKBUJoluhGoDwNp2DhuBMiTMEQvOG5rGT38qENr-Rqk=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan Pioneer Collections</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All programs are on the first Thursday of each month starting at 6:30PM, except for the July program (it is the following week to avoid
the July 4th holiday). All questions related to the 2025 virtual programs should go to
<a href="mailto:Librarian@Michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Librarian@Michigan.gov</span></a> or 517-335-1477.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">State Law Library</span></a> will be closed Monday, December 23, 2024 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Library of Michigan grateful to the over 100 libraries, schools, organizations, and individuals who have reached out so far to donate
yearbooks to Library of Michigan's collections. Several hundred yearbooks have been received with more on the way. Each yearbook helps preserve the stories of communities, schools, and individual people from all across the state. However, the collection project
is by no means complete as the many communities still need to be represented in the collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please help this project continue by spreading the word across Michigan. More information is available at
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/LibraryGift</span></a>. Potential donors are encouraged to first contact the Library of Michigan at
<a href="mailto:Librarian@Michigan.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#006EB6">Librarian@Michigan.gov</span></a> or 517-335-1477.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Explore fast paced poetry slam to soothing nature scenes in
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan in Verse</span></a> as Michigan poets showcase the state's diverse voices through their stanzas and stories with Michigan Poet Laureate
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Nandi Comer</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Poet Laureate Nandi Comer</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Episode 2 - <a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.wkar.org%2Fshows%2Fmichigan-in-verse%2Fepisodes%2Fdr-melba-joyce-boyd-michigan-in-verse-gx85wo/1/010101941998c14b-fa4cd312-5a11-4893-8805-69fe19e246e8-000000/Sk8oKNT2zF-VVIhBvGAX5E4rrUSnKfldkzDoghHUj_k=385" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#006EB6">Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Masaki Takahashi</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Alise Alousi</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Charisma Holly</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan in Verse is a co-production of
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<span style="color:#006EB6">WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University</span></a>. Learn more about the Michigan Poet Laureate program at
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<span style="color:#006EB6">Michigan.gov/PoetLaureate</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer in "Michigan in Verse"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan’s Lady Senator: Eva McCall Hamilton</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by Valerie Marvin | 9:30am – 10:15am<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anywhere on the Face of Creation, but Michigan: Colonizing and Developing the Grand Rapids Fruit Ridge</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by Jayson
Otto | 10:30am – 11:15am<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sunken Stories of the Grand River and It’s Lost History</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by Adam Gross | 11:30am – 12:15pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stanley Ketchel: Origins of American Achilles; Grand Rapids’ First World Boxing Champion</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by David Votta | 1:00pm
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The WPA-funded City Tax Survey – A Literal Snapshot of Grand Rapids 1936-1938</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by Pam VanderPloeg | 2:00pm –
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<em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baseball and the African American Experience in West Michigan</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> presented by GF Korreck and George Bayard | 3:00pm – 3:45pm<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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