Master Ancestry.com without the intimidation! This beginner-friendly class guides you through searching records, managing hints, protecting your privacy, incorporating DNA results, and backing up your work with offline software like Family Tree Maker. Learn how to avoid common mistakes and build an accurate, lasting family tree right from the start. Attendees are welcome to bring an optional laptop to follow along live, and youth ages 15–17 may register and attend alongside a registered adult.

Even with the best of intentions, most people struggle to find the right words or deeds to support those they're close to who are grieving a loss. Feeling uncomfortable, or fearing they'll make the person feel worse, they simply do nothing - which adds a sense of abandonment to the grief and leaves the griever struggling even more. This workshop will help people be more comfortable and better able to support the grievers they care about. It is intended for friends, family, or community members who want to learn how to support children, young adults, or adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. This workshop will: Provide an understanding of what grief is and how it manifests. Introduce meaningful steps for supporting someone who is grieving. Inform as to what to say and what to avoid, and suggest actions that are truly helpful. Children ages 14 - 18 years old may register with an adult registration. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the class date.

Procrastinate no more! No matter what your age, give your loved ones an important gift by creating two legal documents - a Health Care Directive and a Power of Attorney. These documents are vitally important in the event you become incapacitated and cannot make decisions for yourself. A Health Care Directive is a legal document that communicates your health care wishes and allows you to name someone to make health care decisions for you when you cannot speak for yourself. A Power of Attorney allows you to choose someone to handle your finances and property and is effective immediately upon signing. You will prepare both of these documents, so you leave with these important legal plans in place. Leave class with two notarized documents, and give yourself and your loved ones peace of mind.

Navigating a big life transition, needing to relieve stress, or just wanting to take time for yourself? Join us for this powerful mind and body reset experience. We will begin with a gentle, all-levels 40-minute yoga practice and meditation to release tension, followed by 30 minutes of journaling and group reflection to help you reconnect with yourself. You will leave feeling deeply refreshed, grounded, and ready to take on your everyday life as the woman you want to be! An in-person class will be hosted at the Orono Activities Center on Friday, Oct. 23rd and a virtual session will be held on Friday, November 13th (link will be sent out before class begins).