MPL’s Family History Resources
Family History Month
Your library offers a wealth of genealogy research resources. Explore them all in this comprehensive overview.
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Events for September
29
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for September
30
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
1
Family History Writing Contest
Missoula Public Library
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Movement Class with Gyrotonic Missoula
Cooper Room B
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Busting Genealogy Myths
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
2
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Hanif Abdurraqib Author Talk: There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Cooper Room
Events for October
3
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Cooper Room B
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First: Circle of Security
Events for October
4
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
SponCon with Home ReSource
Level Four
Events for October
5
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for October
6
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for October
7
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
8
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm
Memory Café
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
MPL’s Family History Resources
Blackfoot Room
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
9
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
Swan Valley Branch
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Windows User Group
Blackfoot Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Government Poets: An Evening of Poetry and Discussion of the Heart in Local Government
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
Blackfoot Room
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Potomac Branch Library Book Club
Potomac Branch Library
Events for October
10
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Resource Access Day (RAD)
Level Four
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Teen Adventures in Cooking
Demonstration Kitchen
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First: Circle of Security
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hush Hour Missoula
Level Four
Events for October
11
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for October
12
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Electronics – Arduino For Everyone
MakerSpace
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for October
13
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
PainSavvy Health Literacy
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for October
14
No Events
Events for October
15
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Photo Digitization
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
16
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cooking Class
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Emotional Literacy: Building Stronger Bonds Through Emotion
Cooper Room A
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for October
17
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club
Frenchtown Branch Library
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First: Circle of Security
6:30 pm
Lolo Book Discussion
Lolo Community Library
Events for October
18
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Build your Creativity Muscles
MakerSpace
Events for October
19
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Community Heroes Story Time
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society Work Day
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for October
20
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
Events for October
21
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Story Time for Diverse Abilities
Art Box
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
22
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Oral Interviews
MCAT
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for October
23
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:00 pm
Rachel McGovern Artist Presentation
Cooper Room A
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for October
24
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Families First: Circle of Security
Events for October
25
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
Events for October
26
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
Events for October
28
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
Events for October
29
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Infant to 3-Year-Old Playgroup
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
American Red Cross Blood Drive at MPL
Cooper Room
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tiny Tales at EmPower Place
EmPower Place
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The Family History Writing Contest Explained
Blackfoot Room
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for October
30
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Preschool STEM Building
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Open Hours/Sewing Drop In
MakerSpace
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Symphony Kids
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Learn Computer Video Editing
MCAT
Events for October
31
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Game On! @ MPL
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dream Bigger Teen After-School Program
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky Branch 3D Printing Services
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for November
1
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
LEGO Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for November
2
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Research Studies & Science Activities for Kids
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Robot Obstacle Course Challenge
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT