"I had 71 first cousins. My son has three" Genealogist John Grenham on family change, family trees and new research opportunities ...

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 ...

DNA testing can help confirm your genealogy research — the information you’ve documented through courthouses records, archives, interviews and so forth. My DNA test results have confirmed Brooks and ...

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 the past we have advised you to take advantage of holiday gatherings and the summer-reunion season to collect information from your relatives about family history. Get your kin talking, pull out 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 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 ...

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 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 ...

The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will be held via Zoom at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 3. It is free and open to the public. Registration is at bit.ly/WindhamGen. Historian, ...

The Joplin Public Library will present “Researching Your Roots: Tools for Discovering Your Family Tree” from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the library's community room, 1901 E. 20th St. Staff member Richard ...

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 ...