Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to explore the seven major genealogical sites: Ancestry, Family Search, FindmyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, Google, Cyndis List. Call 865-215-8809 starting January 2 to register.
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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@ East Tennessee History CenterJanuary 13, 2018 - 8:00am to January 14, 2018 - 9:45am
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@ East Tennessee History CenterDecember 9, 2017 - 8:00am to December 10, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD
Students use an individual computer to explore the major internet sites for state, county, and city genealogical records.
Pre-registration is required and opens on November 27. Call (865) 215-8819 to register.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterNovember 18, 2017 - 8:00am to November 19, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD
Finding your Revolutionary War ancestor, service records, pension records, bounty land records, battle records, regimental histories, burials, obituaries, descendants of the veterans, loyalist records. Participants should bring names of service men....
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@ East Tennessee History CenterNovember 4, 2017 - 9:00am to November 5, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD
Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers and periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 28, 2017 - 8:00am to October 29, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd
Advanced techniques in genealogical research beyond online sources with special attention to primary sources. Participants should have completed some family research including census and internet work, and should bring the research they have already done.
Pre-registration is required and opens on...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 14, 2017 - 8:00am to October 15, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD
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...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterOctober 7, 2017 - 8:00am to October 8, 2017 - 9:45am
Instructor: Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD
Cells/chromosomes/DNA, types of DNA studies (Y, mito, auto), DNA strings, string inheritance, 5-generation possibility, autosomal descent, matching probabilities, time arenas, ethnic origins, limitations. Lecture will be in the first floor auditorium. No pre-registration required....
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@ East Tennessee History CenterSeptember 23, 2017 - 8:00am to September 24, 2017 - 10:45am
Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd
How to begin your family search using charts and forms, free internet sites, genealogy software, and other sources. Participants should bring the names, birth dates and birth places of parents and grandparents.
Pre-registration is required and opens September 11. Call 865-215-8809 to register.
