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Basic Woodworking: Build a Tool Tote is a two part session that will be held Saturday, May 13th, 2023 and May 20th, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Participants in this class will each build their own tool tote using saws, chisels, brace, marking gauge and hand planes. You will learn to mark and cut dovetails and dados to build the tote. The includes cost of materials. Although they are provided, those who have their own chisels and dovetails saw may wish to bring those as well. This class is limited to a maximum of four participants.

West Baton Rouge Museum will be the host site for a new series exploring the challenges of African American genealogy research that will take place on Saturdays, May 6th , 13th , and 20th , 2023 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Participants will engage in their own family tree in a three-week interactive workshop series with notable guest speakers recognized in the field of genealogy and hands-on family tree building. This series is sponsored in part by the West Baton Rouge Genealogical Society with collaboration from the West Barton Rouge Parish Library and spearheaded by West Baton Rouge Historical Association board member, Debbie Doiron Martin.