Bring your family history to life with maps!
Discover how to unlock hidden connections and visualize your ancestors' journeys with Mapping Family History! This engaging genealogy class will show you how to use maps as powerful tools for research and storytelling. Learn to find and map your ancestors’ residences, reveal relationships between homesteads, and follow your ancestors across the globe.
Genealogist Susie Wickman has been teaching genealogy classes since 2017. She holds a BSBA from the University of North Dakota and an MA in Emergency and Disaster Management from American Military University. Her interest in family history began in 2002, after her parents passed away. Her research into her father’s military service led to years of studying records, mapping movements, and uncovering the stories behind the names. Susie enjoys sharing practical ways to write and map family history, believing that stories are what spark curiosity and keep children and grandchildren engaged in their heritage.
This program is cosponsored by the Champaign County Genealogical Society.
Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.
