"Ancestors as Heroes"

This event is presented by the Palm Springs Genealogical Society with guest speaker Jean Wilcox Hibben. This FREE program will be from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in The Learning Center at the main library.

Jean Wilcox Hibben; PhD, MA, former So. Cal. college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore), is a national speaker and author. A member of the DAR, she is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and was a host for podcasts on social history A former Board-Certified genealogist with over 40 years of research experience, she is a former board member of APG and past President of its So. Cal. Chapter, president of the Corona Genealogical Society, as well as webmaster for that same organization; and has participated on a number of other society boards. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County New York Genealogical Society. Her website: circlemending.org.

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