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Hawaiian and Oceania Ancestry Genealogy Research

And How You Can Be A Good Ancestor Now!
2024-04-20 12:00:00 2024-04-20 13:30:00 America/Denver Hawaiian and Oceania Ancestry Genealogy Research Rawlings (Main Branch) - Technology Training Room

Saturday, April 20
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-04-20 12:00:00 2024-04-20 13:30:00 America/Denver Hawaiian and Oceania Ancestry Genealogy Research Meet Miya Jensen, the "Polynesian Genealogist" who can help you connect with your Pacifica ancestors and teach you how to be a good ancestor now! Rawlings (Main Branch) - Technology Training Room

Rawlings (Main Branch)

Technology Training Room

Meet Miya Jensen, the "Polynesian Genealogist" who can help you connect with your Pacifica ancestors and teach you how to be a good ancestor now!

Did your ancestors travel across the Pacific Ocean? Perhaps settle on an island like Hawaii? Learn about researching Polynesian and Oceania ancestry with Miyamoto "Miya" Loretta Jensen, known as "The Polynesian Genealogist." Miya is of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) descent and is a professional Genealogist with a background as a Pacific Area Content Strategist and Oral Genealogies Analyst for FamilySearch, an independent freelance Genealogy researcher, and current podcast host for "Tala Mo Le Moe: Oceania Mythology and History Told as Bedtime Stories." Miya can help you connect with your Pacifica ancestors and teach you how to be a good ancestor now!

This is a virtual class. Link to livestream: PolynesianGenealogist


View Miya's work at @ThePolynesianGenealogist on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to learn more.

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Baby Storytime
Wed, Feb 26, 10:00am - 10:20am
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For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format perfect for babies. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 26, 10:30am - 10:55am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
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For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults, this Storytime focuses on simple books, rhymes, and songs that help develop early literacy, language skills, and social skills.
Bilingual Storytime - Cuentos Bilingüe
Wed, Feb 26, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven... more
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven con nosotros para cuentas y canciones contadas en inglés y español!
Origami Odyssey
Wed, Feb 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rawlings Thurston Room
Origami Odyssey
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Fri, Feb 28, All day
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is... more
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Feb 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while... more
Books come alive for children and their favorite adults while supporting early literacy and preschool skills. Best for ages 3 - 5.
Reception: Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Fri, Feb 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is... more
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Sat, Mar 01, All day
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Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Family Storytime
Sat, Mar 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children and their favorite adults can come read books and sing... more
Children and their favorite adults can come read books and sing songs at the library! This program is designed to support early literacy skills, while encouraging the love of books at an early age.
Make Your Masterpiece
Sat, Mar 01, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Come to the library to use our supplies and make your own piece of... more
Come to the library to use our supplies and make your own piece of art to display at the Young Child Art Show at Rawlings Library.
LEGO Club
Sat, Mar 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Try your hand at our challenges or build your own! Legos provided.... more
Try your hand at our challenges or build your own! Legos provided. Lego fun every Saturday afternoon.
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Sun, Mar 02, All day
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Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Mon, Mar 03, All day
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Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Tue, Mar 04, All day
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is... more
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Pueblo Brain Injury Art Show
Wed, Mar 05, All day
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is... more
Pueblo Brain Injury, LLC & Re-Inspired Minds non-profit mission is to continue advocating, educating, and strengthening survivors to support each other as peers and spread awareness of brain injury.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Mar 05, 10:00am - 10:20am
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or... more
For children from birth to 15 months and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write, and play together in a format perfect for babies. Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement.
Early Literacy Book2Go: Think Big, Little One
Wed, Mar 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children 4 and younger can take home the book Think Big, Little... more
Children 4 and younger can take home the book Think Big, Little One to celebrate Women's History Month and see important women who made their dreams come true. While supplies last.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Mar 05, 10:30am - 10:55am
Rawlings Youth Program Room
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults,... more
For children from 15 months to 3 years and their favorite adults, this Storytime focuses on simple books, rhymes, and songs that help develop early literacy, language skills, and social skills.
Bilingual Storytime - Cuentos Bilingüe
Wed, Mar 05, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Rawlings Youth Program Room
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven... more
Join us for stories and songs told in English and Spanish! ¡Ven con nosotros para cuentas y canciones contadas en inglés y español!
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