Stark Library to host genealogy workshop with author Sunny Jane Morton

Stark Library's Jackson Branch will present “Telling Our Stories: A Journey Through Family History” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, offering a full day of genealogical lectures and workshops led by family-history educator Sunny Jane Morton.

Running from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event features four sessions designed to help participants dig into their roots, craft narratives and preserve family legacies. The morning begins with “A Wild Ride: Ohio River Travel Stories, Songs and Scenes” at 9:30, followed at 11 a.m. by “From Documents to Sentences to Stories: Rebuilding a Family’s Stories.” After lunch, Morton will deliver “Fable or Fact? Verifying Old Family Stories” at 1:30 p.m., and the day concludes at 3 p.m. with “Plan Your Next Family History Writing Project: Hands-on Workshop.”

Morton, content director at Your DNA Guide and a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine, is known nationally for her expertise in genealogy research, writing and editing. She has co-authored How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, a book recognized by the National Genealogical Society for its contribution to family-history studies.

Attendees register once for the program, which covers all four lectures, but may choose to attend the sessions that fit their schedules. The event is aimed at adults and older adults interested in genealogy, memoir writing or uncovering their family stories.

More information and registration details are available at starklibrary.org.