Finding Smeltertown: Uncovering Family and Community History
CATEGORY: Events
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Apr 2, 2022 10:30 AM - 12 PM
Location
Central Library
500 W 3rd Street
Details
Join Dr. Monica Perales in person or online via Zoom to discuss the challenges and strategies she used to uncover the history of a vibrant community from the early 20th century that had all but disappeared from the historical record but lived in the memories of its former residents.
Using the example of her paternal grandmother, she will share how her journey started in family archives — photographs, recipes, oral histories, ephemera — and show how her grandmother’s story helped Perales to understand larger historical processes. Using family history in this way, history isn’t just the story of famous and powerful people, but it something that lives in our families and communities.
