I find family histories to be endlessly interesting. My mother has long been into genealogy and over the years I picked up quite a few skills while conducting my own research. Two of the most prominent online resources for genealogy research require you to sign up and pay to use them, which can be troublesome if you are just getting started.
Fortunately, NCLIVE provides us, and your public library, with access to the database Heritage Quest which contains fully indexed census records, including what is left of the 1890 census. (What happened to the 1890 census? Well........in 1921 there was a fire in the building where it was being housed and what didn't burn sustained water damage.)
On March 20, at 10 am and again at 2 pm, you can join me as I share information on getting started with genealogy and show you how to use Heritage Quest to help find what is typically the backbone of every well researched family tree. Light refreshments will be served and since this is an NCLIVE resource the events are open to the public. Simply bring what information you have on an ancestor who would have been alive for the 1940 census or before. (The 1940 census is the most recent that is available.)
You never know what you might discover as you turn through the pages of the past. For instance, I found out that my great, great grandmother was the oldest of 17 children. Yes, that's right, 17! Hope to see you all there!
No comments:
Post a Comment