Professional genealogist bring family history research help to Ritzville

Beginning Thursday, July 16, Professional Genealogist Kathi Donahue will be available at the Ritzville Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. to help patrons learn how to use the internet and other tools to build their family histories.

All levels, beginners and more experienced researchers, are welcome and asked to bring whatever personal history they have in any form, to receive help.

Researchers will have access to the library’s local history holdings including Polk dictionaries, files on local families, businesses and organizations, a sizeable Volga German collection donated by Thelma Spenger and...