The Albuquerque Main Library
501 Copper SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(on the northwest corner of 5th and Copper)
Saturday,
March 16, 2013
10:30
AM – Noon
Please note that our programs are at a new location this year!
The New
Mexico Genealogical Society
Presents
Family
Historian and Photo Essayist
Historical
Family Images and Artifacts:
A
creative approach to visualizing
and
narrating your family history and genealogy
In
the first part of his presentation, Andrés Armijo will interpret historic
family photographs and artifacts, and demonstrate how to draw on them to
broaden your family history while keeping, and using your genealogical research
as a foundation. He will present
selections from his family history narrative demonstrating creative and
informative approaches. In the second part of his presentation, he will
facilitate a mini-workshop in which you the participant will use your personal
family photographs, artifacts, oral histories and genealogy to create a photo
essay about your family. Bring your photos, small artifacts, genealogy charts
and other family information.
Andrés
Armijo is the author of Becoming a Part of My History and So
that it may be validated: Family History in the Rio Abajo. He holds a
Master’s degree in Southwest Hispanic Studies and a BA in Spanish with a minor
in Flamenco Dance. He maintains a blog at http://Highnoonarmijo.blogspot.com.
This year he became a member of the New Mexico Genealogical Society Board.
For more information about
our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at www.nmgs.org.
This program is free and
open to the public.
