With the advent of the 20th century, new immigration patterns, and a growth in government agencies, more questions were added to the US Federal Decennial Census and then removed. Learn what questions were asked, and how to find your ancestors in these documents. This is a hybrid in-person/online event. You can attend in-person at the Headquarters Library, or you can participate virtually via Zoom. To attend virtually, please use the link below to register for this program: infodepot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudeqqrjguHdXXbPmawO0Afnt1b36IzZlX#/registration After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing additional information about joining the meeting. For details see www.spartanburglibraries.org
The Road to Genealogy, What I found and how you start yours
Sharing personal experiences and insights, this session provides valuable guidance on how to begin your own genealogical quest, uncovering family history and heritage, and connecting with your roots. For details see https://leavingalegacy.eventbrite.com/
5 Ways to Involve Others in Your Family History Research
When researching your family’s history, it is important to think about your legacy and how you envision your work continuing after you’re gone. At Permanent, we’ve developed legacy planning features to give you peace of mind that your archives and research won’t get lost to time, and that your wishes will be honored and carried out by a person of your choosing. However, many people have told us that although they have a great passion for their family history research, they have trouble identifying someone that they can trust to pass on their research to. This holiday season, use some of our tips with your friends and family to recruit the next generation of family …
Family History Project Ideas
These very special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and the “ring leader” here in our post-Ponga community. We use these programs …
Playing for Ancestors
We know that it’s stories that stick. If you want children engaged in the stories of their ancestors, work the stories into their games. Children are also naturally curious, so adding story cues into playthings can make the stories all the more interesting. Ahead of this year’s holiday season, we’ve been looking at projects that might be gifts — with the hook of family history. On Nov-30, we’ll feature Simon Davies, Projectkin member and founder of WeAre…[xyz] to talk about a project he’s created for his own family. The project customizes standard playing cards with the stories and photographs of each of 52 ancestors (#52Ancestors). The secret to this project is the combination of ordinary playing cards with an …
Family History Project Ideas
These very special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and the “ring leader” here in our post-Ponga community. We use these programs …
A Scavenger Hunt for Ancestors (with Anna Scheutz)
It can be hard for children to relate to the stories of their ancestors. In a creative approach by long-time community member, Anna Scheutz, children get a chance to engage with the stories of their ancestors in a team-based scavenger hunt. Anna applied her considerable experience as a youth leader to developing something that would be equally fun for young children, teens, and grown adults. Her strategy involves a combination of challenges that bring all ages of the family together with physical activity and questions delivered on mobile web pages. In this Project Recipe event, Anna will share how she went about putting the program together and key pointers about why it works. Our program includes her …
Researching Female Ancestors
Researching your female ancestors can be a difficult, yet rewarding, process. Women’s rights and positions in society varied by time and place, often making their records harder to trace (and how do we find those elusive maiden names?!). In this class, we will learn strategies and records to help you research the women of your family. There’s no cost to participate and registration is required. All registrants will receive an email with the Zoom link a few days before the class.
Native American Research Resources at TSLAC
Learn about the collections at TSLAC with content related to Native Americans in Texas.
Native American Tribal Genealogy
Join Genealogist Rick Fogarty to learn about Native American genealogy. Native American Genealogy may seem complicated and limited in available records. However, the truth is that many records exist and are available at the touch of your fingers. Rick Fogarty will guide you through the history of tribal and governmental recordkeeping and where these records currently exist. He will provide context behind these records and give practical research tips to help take the mystery and myth out of tribal research in the U.S. Fogarty will also discuss the current state of DNA testing and its uses in tribal research. Whether you are actively researching a tribe or have curiosity about this unique area of research, there will be relevant information for genealogists …
