Sara Thielen is fascinated by genealogy science, and soon she will share this interest with a young generation of researchers: 8 to 12-year-olds. Thielen, president of the genealogical research ...

A free event teaching how to research family history and create a family tree is taking place this weekend. Family Discovery Day is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 9627 Adams Hill Drive.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library at 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, hosts introductory genealogy classes for those who are interested in tracing their family histories. The genealogy staff ...

Gather what you already have: Old photographs, family Bibles, letters, birth/marriage records, military records, obituaries, quilts, or heirlooms. Digitize important documents for safekeeping. Get a ...

When it comes to researching family history, the obit is a treasure trove of information. Genealogists hunt down a family’s history by using a wide variety of resources, from church records to census ...

When I look back over my six decades of doing genealogical research, some statements made by people have stuck with me for years. Sometimes, it’s worth it to write down some memorable lines you’ve ...

In much the same manner as the observation that "all politics are local," it perhaps could be said that "all genealogy is history." Genealogy research results in family history. And family history ...

The Back to Your Roots Genealogy Club, based out of the Mentor-on-the-Lake Branch of Mentor Public Library, will continue to dive into the history of local families at their next upcoming meeting on ...

Should you offer your research to a library, archives or historical society? Or is there a next generation in your family willing to take it? Should you consider that as part of your estate planning?

The Lemon Project Genealogy Research Initiative provides beginner to advanced family history workshops to our descendant community in Williamsburg and the Greater Tidewater area. The continuing ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A small office space in the library of Brunswick Community College is now dedicated to genealogy research for people digging through records in southeastern North ...