Family histories
University Library offers two genealogy workshops this semester
9:40 a.m., Sept. 17, 2015--The University of Delaware Library will present two workshops on genealogy during the fall semester.
“Genealogy for Beginners” will cover the basics for researchers who are just starting to work on their family histories. It will present an overview of the types of records that contain genealogical information as well as research strategies for finding and recording this data.
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Participants will learn how to search the online database Ancestry Library Edition for U.S. census records.
“Tracing Your Family’s World War I Military History” will present strategies for searching Ancestry Library Edition’s U.S. Military Collection, which offers draft registration cards, awards and casualty lists and other service records.
The workshop also introduces historical newspaper databases for coverage of events of the times.
“Genealogy for Beginners” will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m.-noon, 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 in the Reference and Instructional Services Department.
“Tracing Your Family’s World War I Military History” will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m.-noon, in the Library Instruction Room. Presenters will be Knight and Stein.
These workshops are offered at no charge and open to UD 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 faculty, staff and students may register online. The guide 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.