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 ...

The Oberlin African-American Genealogical and History Group held its biennial Mind Feast event May 4 at the Oberlin Public Library. The event featured presentations from professional genealogists J.

The next hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on “Working with Handwritten Records for Genealogical Purposes," presented by WCGIG member ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Genealogy is the second most common hobby within the United States, and its growing in popularity. The Richard I. Bong museum held a beginners course in learning how to research your family history. A ...

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 ...

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 Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the community to hear a presentation titled Mexican Genealogy Research: Civil & Church Records and Beyond, 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. The talk, ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO--FamilyBuilder demonstrated at DemoFall on Tuesday software that is letting people link together family tree information from Facebook and other social networks. They also offer a DNA test ...