The Durham County Library is hosting six free sessions on how to gather basic genealogical information and write your family history, starting Thursday.
Registration is required. The details:
WHAT: Genealogy 101
WHEN: noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays, from Sept. 25 through Oct. 30.
WHERE: Durham's Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St., Third Floor Conference Room
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to gather basic genealogical information, interpret records and overcome roadblocks, organize and write your family history, get the most out of internet resources, and use local, regional and national repositories.
Led by Rob Elias, past president of Durham-Orange Genealogical Society and member of the National Genealogical Society, and Cathy Elias, staff member at Olivia Raney Local History Library and active member of D-OGS and NGS.
Rob and Cathy have conducted extensive genealogical research throughout the United States and in Great Britain and have presented talks and workshops throughout the Triangle on basic, African-American, Scots-Irish, and Welsh genealogy and writing your ancestor’s story.
For more information, please call Lynn Richardson at 560-0171.
Week 1: Class Objectives; Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Week 2: Census Records
Week 3: Library and Archive Skills; Software Suggestions
Week 4: Planning a Genealogical Trip; Freedmen’s Bureau records
Week 5: Writing Your Ancestor's Story; Internet Resources
Week 6: Overcoming Brick Walls
To register for one or two sessions or the whole series, visit the Durham County Library Web site and click on "Programs and Events."
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