Students use individual computers to access the oldest and one of the richest free genealogy sites. Many millions of Items including names, surname lists, mailing lists, atlases/gazetteers, birth, census, church, court, death, deed, directory, divorce, foreign, land, marriage, military, mortality, native american, naturalization, newspaper,...
Genealogy Workshops
The Genealogy Workshops listed below are Previous Genealogy Workshops. ETHS and its programmatic partner Knox County Public Library are currently planning workshops for later in 2022. Updates will be posted here and on social media. In the meantime, Knox County Public Library's online guide Genealogy–Where to Start? is available at: https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/explore-the-east-tennessee-history-center/genealogy
Previous Genealogy Workshops
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May 11, 2013 - 8:00am to May 12, 2013 - 9:45am
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April 27, 2013 - 8:00am to April 28, 2013 - 10:45am
Students use an individual computer to explore the four major sites. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre-registration required; begins April 01. Call 865-215-8809. Bring birthdates and birth places of parents and grandparents.
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TEST TESTApril 13, 2013 - 8:00am to April 14, 2013 - 9:45am
Students use an individual computer to explore the four major sites. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre-registration required; begins April 01. Call 865-215-8809. Bring birthdates and birth places of parents and grandparents.
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March 23, 2013 - 9:00am to March 24, 2013 - 10:45am
Finding your Civil War ancestor, service records, pension records, battle records, regimental histories, burials, obituaries. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre-registration required; begins March 11. Call 865-215-8809. Bring name and state of known or suspected Civil...
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March 9, 2013 - 8:00am to March 10, 2013 - 10:45am
Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census & voter lists, birth, marriage, & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers & periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land, wills, & family trees. Also reference materials & finding...
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February 16, 2013 - 8:00am to February 17, 2013 - 9:45am
Students use individual computers to access the billions of records and features of Family Search, the largest free genealogical internet site. Items to be explored include available records, family trees, catalog of library items, scanned genealogical books, detailed research guides, forms and maps, free online genealogical...
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February 2, 2013 - 8:00am to February 3, 2013 - 10:45am
How to begin your family search using family, governmental, library, and electronic resources. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. Limited to 22 participants. Pre-registration required; begins January 22. Call 865-215-8809.
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January 19, 2013 - 8:00am to January 20, 2013 - 9:45am
Students use an individual computer to explore the four major sites. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre-registration required; begins January 07. Call 865-215-8809. Bring birth dates and birth places of parents and grandparents.
