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North Carolina Collection Presents Genealogy 101:  How to Research Your
Family Tree

DURHAM—Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection will present six
90-minute sessions titled Genealogy 101:  How to Research Your Family
Tree.  The six sessions will be held on Thursdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov.
1, 8 and 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to attend the free
session held in the Main Library’s 3rd floor conference room, 300 N.
Roxboro Street.

Learn how to gather basic genealogical information, interpret records,
overcome roadblocks, organize and write your family history; get the most
out of Internet resources, and use local, regional and national libraries
and archives.  For more information about the program, please call
560-0171 or e-mail lrichard at durhamcountync.gov.

Each session will focus on a different topic.  Oct. 11:  Introduction:
Birth, Marriage and Death Records. Oct. 18:  Census Records.  Oct. 25: 
Library and Archive Skills, Software Suggestions.  Nov. 1:  Planning the
Genealogical Trip.  Nov. 8:  Writing Your Ancestor’s Story, Finding More
Information on the Internet.  Nov. 15:  Overcoming Brick Walls.

Genealogy 101 will be led by husband-and-wife team Rob and Cathy Elias.
Rob serves as president of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (D-OGS)
and is a member of the National Genealogical Society (NGS).  Cathy is on
the staff at Wake County’s Olivia Raney History Library and is an active
member of NGS and D-OGS.  They have conducted extensive genealogical
research throughout the United States and in Great Britain and have
presented talks and workshops on basic, African-American,  Scots-Irish,
and Welsh genealogy.

Durham County Library provides the entire community with books, services
and other resources that inform, inspire learning, cultivate understanding
and excite the imagination.

CONTACT:  Lynn Richardson (560-0171)

email: <lrichard at durhamcountync.gov>

Program:        Genealogy 101:  How to Research Your Family Tree

Date/Time:      Thursdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8 and 15; from noon –
1:30 p.m.

Location:        Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.

                        3rd Floor Conference Room (560-0171)

Cost:               Free and open to the public