Beyond the Dates: Capturing Family Stories

Saturday, 21 February 2026, 2 p.m.Athens-Clarke Co. Library, Multipurpose Room AFree and open to the public An in-person, skill building program featuring a slideshow, helpful handout, and easy, hands-on writing practice led by Laura Williams Carter. All levels of experience welcome. Stories! This is what our genealogy needs. They are such an important part ofContinue reading “Beyond the Dates: Capturing Family Stories”

Brick Walls? Start Using Genealogy Wikis to Break Them Down

Saturday, 19 October 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Athens-Clarke County Library | 2nd floor computer room We have updated information about this program below. Laura W. Carter will begin the program with a brief demonstration of the “Ancestry.com Family History Wiki.” This resource includes two major reference works for family historians. Next, we’ll watch the 21-minuteContinue reading “Brick Walls? Start Using Genealogy Wikis to Break Them Down”

FamilySearch Digital Library

presented by Doug WhiteSaturday, 10 February 2024 at 2:00 p.m. EasternAthens-Clarke County Library, Multi-Person Room A or via Zoom Are you using the FamilySearch Digital Library? This resource has over 500,000 genealogy books, family histories, maps, yearbooks, and more that you can access free! The FamilySearch Digital Library can connect you to the stories ofContinue reading “FamilySearch Digital Library”

The FamilySearch Research Wiki: Your Genealogy BFF

One of the most important tools in genealogy research is the free FamilySearch Research Wiki. International in scope, the ever-changing wiki offers historical information, articles, online records, links to information on places all over the world (countries, states, provinces, counties, parishes, etc.), migration trails, local history, African American research, American Indian information, other ethnic research,Continue reading “The FamilySearch Research Wiki: Your Genealogy BFF”