PART 1 – THURSDAY, JULY 18 AT 10 AM
Carol Ansel, Director at the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, will present the ABC’s of beginning genealogy, with an emphasis on the eight (or so) basic types of genealogical records—where you can find them and how best to use them. She will include plenty of personal anecdotes to help you learn from both her mistakes and her successes. Before she was bitten by the genealogy bug, Carol was a school librarian for many years, so she is no stranger to presentations, and she finds that adults are generally better-behaved than seventh grade boys. $12 pp – Must register by July 11.
PART 2 – THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 AT 10 AM
Just starting out in genealogy? The first two programs most people
start with are Ancestry (the library edition is available for free at most public libraries) and FamilySearch.org (provided for free by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). Join Carol Ansel, director of the Godfrey Memorial Library, as she demonstrates the basics of searching these two databases. She’ll teach you how to begin searching and warn you about possible pitfalls so you can develop good research techniques right from the get-go. $12 pp – Must register by July 18.