In-person & Virtual Event

Speaker: Sue Kaufman

Topic: Using Social History for Family History Research

Handout

Join the meeting via Zoom anytime after 10:30 am (US Central Time).

About Susan

Susan D. Kaufman is currently Manager of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library. She has been a genealogy librarian for 22 years including 6 years at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the nation’s largest genealogy collection in a public library. She began her career as the genealogy librarian in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria Public Library. She offers expertise in genealogical/ historical reference, collection development, and educational outreach. Her collection development skills include being able to acquire one-of-a-kind resources, government documents and other hard to find research materials. Her genealogical community activities include board positions currently and in the past with local, state and national genealogical organizations in Illinois, Indiana and Texas. She has been a Director on the Federation of Genealogical Societies Board since 2003. For FGS she is Chair of the Awards Committee and Librarians Day committee and was the National Conference Co-Chair for the FGS National Conference annual conference held in Boston in August 2006. At the Texas state level, Sue will be President of the Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 – 2013, Manager of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research / Houston Public Library and a lecturer at local, state and national meetings and conferences.