June 2023
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? Are you curious about their military service or medical history? Begin your family-history research at Fort Bend County Libraries. Library staff will present three programs in June to help the beginning family-history researcher start their genealogy search.
- June 17, 10:30 am, Computer Lab – George Memorial Library, Richmond
“Family-History Research: Beginning African-American Genealogy”
Daniel Sample, manager of FBCL’s Genealogy and Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond, will discuss many of the resources that are available to family-history researchers, with special focus on tools to help individuals who are researching African-American family histories. Get tips on how to extend family-history research into the years before the American Civil War took place. Get clues on how to continue to search records prior to the Civil-War era. Click here to register.
- June 21, 10:30 am, Computer Lab – George Memorial Library, Richmond
“Family-History Research: American Civil War Records”
Find out how to search for U.S. Civil-War ancestors by using databases, websites, and military records. Learn how and where to obtain copies of compiled service records and pensions for both Union and Confederate soldiers. Databases such as Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, and Fold3 will be discussed, as well as other resources in the Genealogy and Local History department of the library. Click here to register.
- June 28, 10:30 am, Computer Lab – Missouri City Branch Library
“Family-History Research: Beginning African-American Genealogy”
Daniel Sample, manager of FBCL’s Genealogy and Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond, will discuss many of the resources that are available to family-history researchers, with special focus on tools to help individuals who are researching African-American family histories. Get tips on how to extend family-history research into the years before the American Civil War took place. Get clues on how to continue to search records prior to the Civil-War era. Click here to register.
Those who are interested in more local-history or genealogy resources, are encouraged to join the Family-History Research FBCL Facebook group page. Managed by the Genealogy & Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond, the group page is an interactive, online forum for sharing genealogy tips and resources, as well as local-history stories.