Genealogy Lecture Series: Presented by Gwen Kelley

Join us for an exciting genealogy seminar series led by our Special Collections Librarian, Ms. Gwen Kelley! Discover valuable tips and resources to help you trace your family history, uncover hidden stories, and unlock genealogical mysteries. Perfect for beginners and seasoned researchers alike. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore your roots!

This lecture will be on researching immigration records. Finding Immigration Records in the first step in finding where and when your family came to the United States so that you can research your family history in other countries. Ship manifest, naturalization papers and other documents are a part of immigration records. This lecture will go over how and where to find these records as well as the changing naturalization laws.

Current schedule for the series:

April 9 - Using the U.S. Census

April 16 - Researching Vital Records 

April 23 -  Newspapers & Obituaries

April 30 - Researching Cemetery Records

May 14 - Researching Military Records

May 21 - Researching Immigration Records 

May 28 -  Using Ancestry.com

July 9 - Using FamilySearch.org

July 16 - Using Google for Genealogy

July 23 - Using Facebook for Genealogy

July 30 - Researching Female Ancestors

August 13 - Researching Criminal and Court Records

August 20 - Using Genetic Genealogy

August 27 - Using the Genealogical Proof Standard