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FBCL Eighth Annual Genealogy Workshop

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Program Type:

Lectures

Age Group:

Adult
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Program Description

Description

9-9:30 - Check-In

 

9:30 am  Which Port? When? Why? From Where?

Learn how to determine which port your ancestor might have

departed from and in which port they arrived.

 

11:00 am Sources for Irish Research

Learn about the record types available in the United States

and in Ireland.

 

12:30 pm Lunch (bring your own or visit a local restaurant)

 

1:45 pm Finding Women in Your Family Tree!

Identify the best strategies for locating and writing

about your female ancestors.

 

3:15 pm Strategies for Effective Use of the Internet

Learn tips that will aid you as your genealogical research

takes you online.