The University of Delaware Library will present a workshop on genealogy, with a focus on wills and court records, on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Genealogy workshop

Library offers genealogy workshop with focus on wills, court records

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9:30 a.m., Oct. 15, 2014--The University of Delaware Library will present a workshop on genealogy on Thursday, Nov. 6. Titled “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way to Find Information about Your Family,” the workshop is meant for intermediate genealogists. 

Wills and the court records associated with the legal process of proving them (probate) are important resources for genealogy and other history researchers. Wills can provide details about a family’s standard of living, property, household members, friends, and the legal position of women and minors in the household.

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This workshop will cover the basics of the probate process and provide steps for locating these records.

“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way to Find Information about Your Family” will be offered from 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Library Instruction Room (116A) on the first floor of the Morris Library.

Presenters will be Rebecca Knight, associate librarian, and Linda Stein, librarian, both of the Reference and Instructional Services Department.

The workshop is offered at no charge and open to University of Delaware students, including students in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, faculty, staff and the general public. 

Seating is limited, and registration is required. The general public and members of the University of Delaware Library Associates may call 302-831-2432 to register and UD students, faculty and staff may register online at this website, which also has the complete list of workshops offered by the library.

Questions regarding the workshops may be shared by calling 302-831-2432 or emailing lib-workshops@udel.edu.

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